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June 2, 2017 - June 8, 2017
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Sunday Service
single service at 10:30 a.m.
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June 4
Annual Rising Up Flower Communion Service for All Ages
Single Service, 10:30 a.m.
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This service celebrates youth who are rising up to Middle School, High School, and graduating High School Seniors. It culminates in a favorite ritual of the Unitarian Universalist faith--the Flower Communion. Each attendee should bring a fresh flower to the service to contribute to the communion. The service is followed by a reception honoring the Seniors and their families.
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OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS June 2-4. Peak of the Rhododendron Bloom along the Peaks of the Parkway. Asheville after dark. Good times, good eats, good friends. RSVP:
chandler-dorfman@mindspring.com
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CONGRATULATIONS SARA!
We are happy for Sara (and sad for us) that our Religious Education Assistant Sara Gush will be leaving us this summer. She has been accepted in the Master of Divinity Program at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and will be pursuing her vocation for religious leadership. We will be honoring Sara at the Rising Up Service and reception on
Sunday, June 4, at 10:30
. Come and share your congratulations with Sara.
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FOOD FOR KIDS Members of the sanctuary committee will be passing out "Bountiful Bags" this Sunday,
June 4, to help with TABLES's Food for Kids Summer Program. On the grocery bag is list of items needed. Please take a bag and bring back with items in a week or two. Thank you for your generosity.
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FIRST SUNDAY RECYCLABLES - June 4. Used greeting cards.
Cards will be remade into new cards by children at St. Jude's Ranch. Also, as every month, batteries(AAA - D, button, rechargeable), corks (natural and synthetic), plastic pencils, pens, and markers.
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COMMUNITY CLICKERS will be designing an afghan (Carolina blue and white) for the 2017 Auction at their monthly afternoon gathering on the first Wednesday, June 7, 2-4 p.m. Join us in the Commons area for fun and fellowship! All knitters and crocheters, including beginners looking for assistance, are welcome. After designing the afghan, we will knit, crochet, chat, and get to know each other better. Contact Susan Blanchard
for more information.
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BUDGET TOWN HALL
Want a sneak preview of the church's proposed operational budget for 2017-18, with opportunities to ask questions and offer comments? Then please join us in the Sanctuary at 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 8th. Copies will be distributed. Rev. Thom and Treasurer Andrew Wright will be there to provide information and answer questions. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Warshaw, warshawsj@gmail.com.
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UU READERS On Saturday, June 17, at 10:30 in the Kirby Room, Steve McNeary will be leading our discussion of David McCullough's The Wright Brothers
. This 2015 best seller vividly describes how history was changed in 1903-on the coast of our own North Carolina-when we learned how to fly.
Join us for a stimulating discussion. UU Readers welcomes folks on a drop-in basis.
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TUBING THE DAN RIVER with the WomenCircle Saturday, June 17.
Last chance to sign up!!!
Throw us in the water! All C3H2 Women are invited (along with family members) to our annual tubing trip. Cost will vary according to your choice of tube and must be paid in advance. Final day for registration is June 4. Get all the information at the WomenCircle table on Sunday or email Ruth Gibson.
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UPCOMING MEMORIAL SERVICE A memorial service for Dorothy Mayer will be held at the church on
Saturday, July 8, at
10:30 a.m. A link to her obituary is
here.
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CLOTHES EXCHANGE WomenCircle is having a Clothes Exchange
on Sat 9-12
July 22. Please put aside gently used clothes, scarves, jewelry, shoes, etc that you no longer wear and save the date! Any questions,
e-mail Helen.
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CALL FOR PHOTOS! We're hoping to freshen up our website and communications with great photos of some of the wonderful activities the church is involved in. Got any great snaps from recent church trip?
Send them in! Have an upcoming event? Don't forget to take some pics and
send them to the office! A variety of action photos in both landscape and portrait orientation will really brighten up our web presence and let folks see that The Community Church has an active, vibrant congregation!
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CURIOUS ABOUT COVENANT GROUPS? Try-it-Out Covenant Groups will be available 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! Sign up for one or more; there'll be a different focus topic each time. To sign-up
contact Joanne Wood. Dates:
Tuesday June 20,
Sunday July 16, Sunday
August 20, 6:30 to 8:00 in the sanctuary.
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WORSHIP MINISTRY Are you new to the church or looking for a way to be more involved with the
Sunday services? Then the Worship Ministry is the place for you. We meet monthly to learn and plan. Mentoring and shadowing help new associates become comfortable. Contact
Becky Waibel or
Thom Belote for more details.
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RAMADAN SOLIDARITY IFTAR
Event to raise funds for food packages for Palestinian refugees and vulnerable families in Gaza, West Bank, and Lebanon via American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA). Full-course dinner, talk by ANERA Director of Donor Development Hani Almadhoun, and spoken-word performance by Syrian-American artist Omar Offendum. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sunday, June 4, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, 3313 Wade Avenue.
Tickets: $35, students and children $25: Click here.
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Justice & Service Events
suggested by members/committees
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GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY Rally to raise awareness of importance of increased education and commonsense legislation. Speakers from Moms Demand Action and North Carolinians Against Gun Violence. Raising of an orange flag to demonstrate continued commitment to ending gun violence that kills more than 90 Americans each day and injures many more. Noon, Friday, June 2, Peace and Justice Plaza, corner of East Franklin and Henderson Streets, Chapel Hill. Wear orange. Encouragement from Pam Hemminger,
919-968-2714 Submitted by P & J
UNMANNED: AMERICA'S DRONE WARS
Brave New Films documentary, investigating impact of US drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere, has
more than seventy interviews, including a former American drone operator, Pakistani families of drone victims who are seeking legal redress, high ranking politicians, and some of military's top brass, a warning against blowback from loss of innocent life.
6:30 p.m., Friday, June 2, Recyclique, 2811 Hillsborough Road, Durham (parking in Food Lion lot). $5 suggested. http://communecos.org/. Submitted by P & J
MARCH FOR TRUTH
Join
thousands of people in cities across US including Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville, to demand special counsel, Trump's tax returns, full Russiagate investigation, prosecution. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, June 3, Legislative Building on Halifax Mall, 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh. Bring signs, spirit, and voices; wear red, white, and blue, and be ready to stand up for democracy. Contact:
marchfortruthnc@gmail.com.
DEMOCRACY REVIVAL: A LEGISLATIVE TOWNHALL
Join NC Senator Valerie Foushee, NC Representative Verla Insko, and NC Representative Greg Myer for discussion and questions from the floor.
9:30 a.m., June 3, Carrboro Century Center, 100 North Greensboro Street. Co-sponsored by Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Information:
naacp5689@gmail.com ,
919-929-5983.
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ART IN THE SANCTUARY "ENVISIONS" paintings by Nina Benedetto May 7-June 25, 2017
Artist's Statement:
"My work is in response to life's twists and turns. Somewhere between allegory and realism, these paintings can be understood as 'envisions' meant for the viewer to imagine ideas or ponder possibilities. Viewers are invited to enter into a world where the universal is made personal and the personal universal."
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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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