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July 21, 2017 - July 27, 2017
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Sunday Service
single service at 10:30 a.m.
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"The Intersection of Capital Punishment
and UU Faith"
Bill Rote, Preaching Practicum
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Come hear of a personal encounter with capital punishment and how an evolving faith can change the outlook of one person. How do our principles require us to react? Not just to the punishment but the punished. Does our compassion end with the families of victims? How are we all tied together? Society, the victim and the convicted? A look at a test of what we believe and the hard work our faith requires of us.
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MUSIC NOTES Larry Ross and Danny Gotham will be providing the Gathering Music. Within the service Danny will be playing and singing "Satisfied Mind" by Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes, and "Billy Austin" by Steve Earle.
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TABLING Building Project, School Supplies
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WOMENCIRCLE CLOTHING EXCHANGE
Join us at the Community Church on Saturday, July 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for the third annual clothing exchange. In order to be ready for the shopping spree, you can bring your gently used clothes, scarves, jewelry, shoes, etc. to the church from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, July 21. If you can't attend and want to donate items, please contact Helen Lancaster at 831-239-5370.
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HELP SUPPORT THE ANNUAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES PROJECT
Sponsored by the Community Service Ministry You will be helping us to fill backpacks with new pens, pencils, paper, crayons, magic markers, highlighters... all the necessary tools needed to hit the ground running on the first day of school. Your help will also diminish the burden on the fabulous teachers who often supplement supplies from their own piggy banks.
We will table July 23 & 30. Thank you!
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JOIN SEA FOR A DISCUSSION of Tim Tyson's new book,
The Blood of Emmett Till, after church on
Sunday, July 23 in the Kirby Room. Participants will talk about their impressions of the book, issues raised and steps for action. Light refreshments will be served. For more information or sign-up,
contact Kathy Hodges.
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PROMPT WRITING WITH JOYCE ALLEN
The WomenCircle is joining author Joyce Allen on Tuesday, July 25 as she walks us through "on the spot" and "no threat experiments" in story-making. Joyce will provide prompts designed to get your imagination going. No preplanning, no revising, no critique! Come enjoy your creativity. We will meet in the Kirby Room from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Contact Joyce Allen at 919-632-0322 or
joyceclarkallen@gmail.com.
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OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS
Saturday August 5: Kayaks and Canoes, Contemplation and Comestibles. Cheap rentals and easy, shaded paddling in our own backyard wilderness at University Lake. Meet at the lake at
9:00. Brunch-lunch (blunch?) at City Kitchen. RSVP:
chandler-dorfman@mindspring.com
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WELLSPRING 1 PROGRAM
Wellspring
invites participants to deepen their individual spiritual journeys through a commitment to a 10-month program centered on developing a daily spiritual practice and twice a month regular group meetings built around the principle of deep listening. For more information:
see church website
or interested participants are encouraged to contact the facilitators Marion Hirsch
or Deborah Day
. Applications for the program are due to Marion and Deborah via email by
August 27
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YOU ARE INVITED to an early viewing of draft materials about the church's building project, now showing in the Jones Building alcove (between the kitchen and stage). The church's website won't have this information until August - so do come on over during coffee hour this Sunday! Take advantage of this advance opportunity to study conceptual drawings, raise questions, offer inputs, and find out how you can get involved a little or a lot, as you wish.
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APPLICATION PERIOD FOR ENDOWMENT FUND MINI-GRANT NOW OPEN THROUGH SEPT 15, 2017: Up to $7,000 is available for distribution this cycle with priority being given to projects that align with the Our Space Our Future Project. Awards will be finalized by a congregational vote at a called meeting later in the fall of 2017 with funds available beginning
January 1, 2018. Application form and further information is available
here.
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2017 SERVICE AUCTION NOVEMBER 11 We need donations, donations, donations!!
Dinners (steak for 8, tofu for 4); lunches (the best Reuben you ever ate); brunches (green eggs & ham); food items (pies, cakes, pastries, soups, breads); special events (musical parties, mystery night, ladies' night out); services (music lessons, tax help, home repair); vacation rentals; tickets; wall art; and hand-made treasures. Surely, Shirley, there's something you can offer! Enter your donations at togetherauction.com/ccchuu.
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MISSING ANYTHING? The office has some small miscellaneous lost-and-found items, including keys, a AAA card and several pairs of reading glasses. If any of these sound like they could be yours, feel free to stop by and claim during office hours (Monday-Friday 9-2).
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CURIOUS ABOUT COVENANT GROUPS? There's one more Try-it-Out Covenant Group this summer before year-long groups re-form in the fall. We especially welcome newcomers but summer groups are open to all, including people missing their groups during the summer hiatus! To sign-up
contact Joanne Wood. Date: Sunday
August 20, 6:30 to 8:00 in the sanctuary.
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MORE TIPS ON HOW TO USE LESS PLASTIC
1. Buy in bulk.
Many stores offer bulk food where shoppers can refill reusable containers without needing more plastic packaging. Watch this short video for a tip on bulk buying.
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Borrow or buy used. Sharing stuff with your friends and neighbors and buying second-hand items both reduce the amount of new stuff and its plastic packaging that you consume.
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ANYONE CAN COMPOST
Food waste sent to the landfill creates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Food waste that is composted creates nutrients for your soil. If you are not able to set up your own compost bin, you can take your food waste to the Carrboro Farmer's Market every Saturday. Or sign up for a service that will pick up your food waste (including meat, bones, and pizza boxes!) weekly. See GreenBucketComposting.com or compostnow.org).
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LATIN AMERICAN FESTIVAL in Carrboro
Sunday August 27, 2017, 12:30-7:30 Weaver Street at North Greensboro Street
Delicious food, music dancing, crafts and more to support the work of El Centro Hispano and the Center for Education and Leadership (Workers Center)
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Justice & Service Events
suggested by members/committees
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STORIES HAPPEN IN FORESTS: A LIVE STORYTELLING EVENT Join Dogwood Alliance for an evening of storytelling and community-building in spirit of forest protection and community justice, featuring 10 live true, personal stories. 6-9 p.m., Thursday, July 27, Motorco, 723 Rigsbee Avenue, Durham. www.facebook.com/events/685059211618633.
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FOOD FOR THE SUMMER
provides meals
to eligible children who rely on school lunches to continue receiving a weekday meal during summer vacation
at walkable meal sites throughout our community.
Click here to learn how you can help
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Volunteers especially needed
August 14-25, when school cafeteria staff go back to the regular school year system (e.g. help with packing lunches) Sign up for opportunities here.
(OKAY supports complementary activities) Submitted by Community Service Ministry
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ART IN THE SANCTUARY
Paintings by Emma Skurnick "I spend a lot of time observing the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, noting the delicate fuzz on the underside of a leaf, or the way color shifts along the length of a bird's feather," Emma writes. Emma observes the natural world from Bynum, NC where she lives and creates the inspiring watercolor and acrylic paintings that will illuminate the sanctuary walls July 2 through September 9, 2017.
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LECTIO (SACRED READING) GROUP meets at noon every Friday in the Commons. We use readings from poetry and the wisdom traditions of the world's religions. No need to sign up ahead of time. Please join us!
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STAY CONNECTED
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