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December 1, 2017 - December 7, 2017
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Sunday Services
9:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
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December 3
"
Prophets Without Honor"
Rev. Thom Belote, preaching
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Across virtually all religious traditions, one thing is certain: when a prophet arrives people won't listen. In fact, usually the prophet will be ridiculed, mocked, and scorned. Often the prophet will be persecuted. (Just ask Jesus.) As we enter the advent season of preparation, what do we need to keep in mind to truly hear the prophets?
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SHARE THE PLATE NC Commission on Torture
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TABLING (COMMONS) Peace & Justice - Share the Plate, ECO, Building Task Force
TABLING (JONES BLDG) Holiday Bazaar
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SHARE THE PLATE FOR NC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON TORTURE Since 2006 UU Service Committee and Community Church have supported efforts urging NC officials to investigate extraordinary rendition using CIA-funded Aero Contractors from airports in NC ( www.nccit.org). On December 3 STP will help preparation of a NCCIT report to provide transparency, advocate for justice for those enabling torture, seek restitution to victims and/or their families, and establish torture is unacceptable, against the law, ineffective, and immoral.
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FIRST SUNDAY RECYCLING
December 3
(at the ECO table during coffee hour) Recycle your holiday lights (working or not).
Also batteries (AAA - D, button, rechargeable), natural and synthetic corks, tiny bits of metal (paper clips, nails, screws, etc.). Also, stop by the ECO table for information on NC Clean Path 2025,
an exciting strategy to replace fossil fuels with solar energy and battery storage.
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YEAR-END GIVING Do you know that about a third of all charitable gifts are given at the end of the calendar year? As the end of the year approaches, many people want to "catch up" on donations they want or need to make in order to offset income on their taxes for 2017. Please consider giving to the Capital Fund this year. Contact Ivy Brezina 415-663-8703, Paige Smith 919-618-1748, or Cathy Cole 919-967-3422 to discuss how you can do this.
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CURIOUS ABOUT BUILDING PROJECT COMMENTS?
We are grateful for the approximately 400 thoughtful, constructive, enthusiastic questions and comments we've received! A compilation of questions/answers is now available, categorized by various elements such as "restrooms," "storage," etc. This compilation is posted on the FAQs pages in the Building on Our Legacy section of the church website. Have a look! We will gladly respond to further questions and comments as we continue along this exciting path together.
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CHERYL WHEELER IN CONCERT!! Community Church Concerts is proud to present the inimitable Cheryl Wheeler in concert
Friday, December 1, 2017, 8 p.m. at the church with gourmet desserts/coffee/cider/tea at intermission as usual! Cheryl: a poet, songwriter, and comic will both entertain, make you laugh, and touch your heartstrings! Tickets available between and after services the two Sundays before the concert or at:
www.communitychurchconcerts.org. Don't miss!!
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WREATH-MAKING AT THE GREENING on
Saturday, December 2 will be without the mess of real greens this year. Join us in the Straley Room,
4:30-5:30. Bring any holiday decorations you would like to use. We do have some left over from years past. Questions?
Contact Becky Waibel.
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COVENANT GROUP TRY IT OUT --
December 3 3:00-4:30 Curious about covenant groups? Covenant groups are about deep listening and connecting with others. We especially welcome newcomers but groups are open to all.
Sign up here.
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COMMUNITY CLICKERS will meet on Wednesday December 6 from 2-4 pm in the Commons Area. Come join us! We will design a shawl for UNC Hospice using our 7" x 9" washable acrylic, worsted weight (#4) blocks and then click and chat. You are also welcome to come click and chat the entire time! Can't knit or crochet? Come learn! Contact clickers@c3huu.org for more information. Next meeting: January 15th from 7-9 pm, Straley Room. More info here.
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WOMENCIRCLE ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING on Friday, December 8, 9:30 -11:30 am in the Straley room. Come help plan our 22nd year of monthly adventures- arts, crafts, trips, great conversations, food and fun. Bring your ideas, inspiration and energy. If you can't attend, but have a suggestion, please email Joann Haggerty.
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GRINCH DINNER: NOTE CORRECTED DATE -- DECEMBER 15
The Grinch is coming to town! All-Church Dinner followed by Scott Provan's wonderful reading of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" in costume as the Grinch accompanied by Glenn Mehrbach, followed by a Carol Sing led by Danny Gotham. Dinner is from 6:00-7:00. A main dish and dessert (with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options) are provided for $3/person. Please bring a side (vegetable, salad, bread, etc.) to share. RSVP HERE. by 3 p.m. on Wednesday the 13th.
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SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION FOR ADULTS (SEA)
Drop-in Tai Chi classes: Wed 7-8 pm through 12/20.
Led by Joe Swain.
Register on-line
or drop in.
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CONGREGATIONAL MEETING JANUARY 7, 2018.
In the Sanctuary immediately following the second service. Come enjoy coffee hour BEFORE the second service
. Learn about the very exciting Building on our Legacy events that will unfold in 2018. Childcare/food will be provided for youth and kids.
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2017 SERVICE AUCTION: But wait, there's more! There are two places available for BLD10: "Festival di Gnocchi," 12/9/17, 6:30 pm, $25 each, Mayer/Salman). You can celebrate National Rubber Ducky Day with the Gibsons (1/13/18, 3:00 pm, $5 each) or make masks with Heather Cramer (2/3/18, 9:00 am, lunch included, $30 each). Go totogetherauction.com/ccchuu . Click on Catalog Grid then on Unsold Auction Items to find other available items. Want one? Click here to email Susan and Don Blanchard.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
We have three more Saturdays (December 02, 09, & 16) this year where Habitat for Humanity is inviting volunteers of ALL skill levels to help build the house our church is co-sponsoring for the Tengono family in Habitat's new Tinnen Woods neighborhood in Efland. Workers needed for both morning and afternoon shifts. For more information or to join the weekly Habitat email update, contact Dave Morgan at
morgandb@gmail.com
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THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE is pleased to announce that the following church members have been elected to the Board of Trustees for terms beginning January 2018:
Vice President - Russ Bowen
Three-Year Terms - Steven Day, Bianca Rodriguez
One-Year Terms - Dave Klibanow, Andy Hencke
We appreciate their commitment to serve this vital function in the life of our church.
- The 2017 Nominating Committee (Maggie Scarborough, Elsbeth van Tongeren, Sindy Barker, Kim Gush)
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CONCERT AT ERUUF "Deeper Than The Skin" is "a musical presentation on Race in America" with two amazing singer/songwriters: Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway. They are performing in our area
Wednesday, December 6, 7:30 pm, at ERUUF. Sign up online at
Deeper Than The Skin Tickets. All proceeds go to the artists.
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IF YOU LIVE IN CHATHAM COUNTY and would like to get involved in Clean Path 2025
, there will be a meeting at 6:30 p.m. on December 7 to talk about ways to make solar energy and battery storage a reality in the county. For detailed information, contact ECO at
eco@c3huu.org. Submitted by ECO
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NC WARN The Race between the Solar-Battery Breakthrough and Climate Chaos
is the topic of NC WARN's Annual Meeting on Saturday, December 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Eno River UU Fellowship,
4907 Garrett Rd, Durham
. Join NC WARN for a hopeful discussion on
NC Clean Path 2025
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a strategy to replace fossil fuels with solar energy and battery storage and slow the climate crisis. Lunch and refreshments provided. Please RSVP by December 6:
919-416-5077
ncwarn@ncwarn.org. Submitted by ECO
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Justice & Service Events
suggested by members/committees
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SUPPORT UNC STUDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT SURVEILLANCE ON CAMPUS Public urged to join students involved in Silence Sam Movement by standing one to two hours every day demanding to know who authorized undercover surveillance of students at Silent Sam Sit-in. What other student groups have campus police infiltrated? When will Silent Sam come down? Go to Google Form to sign up for weekly shifts. Community contact: ekkeel@embarqmail.com or 252-944-7474. Submitted by Peace & Justice Committee
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UNJUSTIFIABLE MEANS: THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE CIA, PENTAGON, AND US GOVERNMENT CONSPIRED TO TORTURE
Talk by author Mark Fallon, whose career includes over 30 years employed in US government (some in Naval Criminal Investigative Service), and a Witness at NCCIT Hearings in Raleigh. 7 p.m., Friday, December 1, Quail Ridge Books
, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road,
Raleigh. Submitted by Peace & Justice Committee
GOING TO SCHOOL IN BLACK & WHITE
Talk by
Cynthia Geary and LaHoma, authors of a book on school integration in Durham. 1:15 p. m., Monday, December 4, Carol Woods Assembly Hall, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill. Elders for Peace, judybellin@gmail.com. Submitted by P&J
CONVERSATION ON EQUITY: THE BLACK IMAGE IN THE WHITE MIND
Speaker Sheldon Lanier, Director of Equity, Chapel-Hill Carrboro Schools, discusses educational consequences of media racism. 6:30-8 p. m., Tuesday, December 5, Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive. Co-sponsors: Campaign for Racial Equity in our Schools, Chapel Hill's Justice in Action Committee, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP. Submitted by P&J
ACLU'S SAFEGUARDING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN TRUMP ERA
David Cole, author and ACLU's National Legal Director, arrives after just appearing before U.S. Supreme Court to argue Masterpiece Cakeshop case involving rights of LGBTQ people and others to be free from discrimination. Copies of his most recent book, Engines of Liberty: The Power of Citizen Activists to Make Constitutional Law, available. 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, December 8, Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Chapel Hill. Submitted by P&J
THE RACE BETWEEN SOLAR-BATTERY BREAKTHROUGH AND CLIMATE CHAOS
Discussion on replacing fossil fuels with cheaper. local solar energy and battery storage across the state via NC Clean Path 2025 strategy. 10 a.m., to 2 p.m., Saturday, December 9, Eno River UU Fellowship, 4907 Garrett Road, Durham. RSVP 919-416-5077 by Dec 6. Lunch served.Submitted by P&J
BENEFIT FOR SOUNDS OF PALESTINE
Join Coalition for Peace with Justice and Jewish Voice for Peace to support program using music to improve lives of Palestinian children living in refugee camps. Start with Jackie Cook's Yoga class 5:45-6:30 p.m., Meditation & Yoga, followed by 7-8:30 p.m. local Palestinian musical performances, Saturday, December 9, 119 W Main St, Ste 300, Durham. Tickets: $ 15 class; $20 performances, refreshments; proceeds go to Sounds of Palestine. Submitted by P&J
FIGHTING TRUMPISM
Speaker Nancy Milio, UNC Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and member of governing body of Friends Committee on National Legislation. 1:15 p.m., Monday, December 11, Carol Woods Assembly Hall, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill. Elders for Peace, judybellin@gmail.com. Submitted by P&J
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OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CHOOSING AND SHIPPING BOOKS TO NC PRISONERS Come to Prison Books Collective that has sent free books to people on the inside in North Carolina and Alabama, and magazines around the country, since 2006. Volunteer workdays are 1 to 4 p.m, Sundays, 4312 Etta Rd, Durham. Directions and information: http://prisonbooks.info/get-involved/volunteer/. Contact: prisonbooks@gmail.com. Submitted by P&J Committee
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MEDITATION Please join us in the sanctuary for silent meditation. We regularly meet
on Tuesday evenings,
7:15 - 7:45 p.m. For more information contact
Delia Keefe.
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LECTIO (SACRED READING) MEDITATION GROUP meets at
noon every
Friday in the Commons. We use readings from poetry and the wisdom traditions of the world's religions
as prompts for reflection and sharing. No need to sign up ahead of time. Please join us.
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STAY CONNECTED
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