Rock, Water, Tree  

Art by Joan Meade in the Sanctuary, May 5-June 30
Reception in the Commons, Sunday, May 19, 2:30-4:30  

 

Joan's passion is for the natural world and she uses sculptural acrylics to create a three-dimensional effect in her work. Her travel has inspired her to represent landscapes and seascapes enhanced by her imagination. She has exhibited widely across the Southeast and in New Mexico, participating in local and national juried shows, and her paintings are in many private and public collections across the US and abroad.

A GENTLE REMINDER We reserve a time each week during Sunday Services for the sharing of personal joys and sorrows. This is not a time for announcements or political statements, or a time to go into great detail. Please share your heartfelt joy or sorrow briefly so the service will not run overtime. It's important our Services end at the same time as the children's Religious Education. Respecting these guidelines will insure that Joys and Sorrows during Service can continue. Questions? Contact Ruth Leopold.

With the tenant preschool's settled departure on June 21, we are getting ready to actually launch PHASE I of the Building Project - fixing up the existing space in the Jones Building! We have a plan for getting those six rooms completed and ready for use before September's new wave of classes and meetings.

 

All we need is lots of willing (not necessarily experienced) volunteers to work one or more shifts in July-August, supervised by experienced Building & Grounds Team members.  

 

Everybody is invited to be part of this church-wide endeavor benefiting virtually all congregants who either participate directly in church activities (e.g. covenant groups, adult and child Religious Education, fellowship and service gatherings, committee and other meetings) or enjoy being in a church community where these activities thrive.  

 

A menu of specific volunteer opportunities will become available later in May. Interim updates may be found on the Building Project webpage.  

First Sunday Recyclables
May 5 at the ECO table: Cell phones (including chargers). As every month, ECO is also collecting batteries (AAA - D, button, rechargeable), corks (natural and synthetic), and tiny bits of metal (paper clips, nails, screws, etc.). You can also find helpful information at the table, including information on Clean Path 2025, NCWARN's plan to make our state's electricity 100% renewable by 2030.

ECO thanks everyone who participated in our many Earth month activities in April. We hope you found them to be educational and useful and that you are motivated to help our Earth every month!

Special thanks to those who participated in the Drawdown EcoChallenge. Unfortunately our friendly rival, ERUUF, managed to pull off a win - 9,299 to 7,999. But the Community Church did great, with 39 participants, and we helped our planet!

SHARE THE PLATE SUNDAYS APPLICATIONS DEADLINE MAY 12!! The Share the Plate (STP) Steering Committee is now accepting applications for STP Sunday Collections for the period of July 1-December 31, 2019. The mission of the STP Steering Committee is to support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by designating Sunday morning collections that support specific causes or organizations, which reflect the passions of the congregation. (e.g. Habitat for Humanity, TABLE, OKAY, Charles House, etc.). Applicants MUST use the most current application forms found HERE. DEADLINE for applications: May 12, 2019. Questions? Jill Baker or Jane Provan 

SHARE THE PLATE THANK-YOU! The STP collection on March 24 raised $1454 for the Refugee Community Partnership Youth Community Advocates program. The funds will be used to send local refugee youth to social justice and leadership development trainings and college readiness workshops, equipping them to become bilingual advocates for their communities. The Sanctuary and Immigrant Support Ministry is so very grateful for your generous support of RCP. Thank you!

SHARE THE PLATE THANKS The Community Service Ministry thanks the congregation for the generous donation of $1,982 to the Inter-Faith Council. These funds will be used to fund the many programs of the IFC including the food pantry and the community kitchen.

 

Everyone is invited to celebrate Margie McKinney's 90th birthday!  

We will honor that wise old maxim, "Eat dessert first!" Sunday, May 26, after the Service; no gifts please, no RSVP needed.  

If you have questions, contact Jean McKinney.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN WIDER COMMUNITY Better Angels depolarization workshops and presentations led by our church's Sanctuary for Dialogue members are being well received in the Triangle and beyond. Since November 2018 our members have been invited to teach six workshops and make seven presentations, to churches, retirement communities, college campuses, high school classes and other groups of citizens. We have five more scheduled in May and June. Participants in the workshops find that they share more values with people on the other side of the political divide than they realized. It is exciting that our values of openness, respect, curiosity and honesty are making a difference. We plan to offer a newly released workshop designed for politically liberal and progressive Community Church members in the near future. You're invited to attend our meetings (12:30 on second Sundays in the Straley) or visit our website and learn more about what we do.

 

 

WomenCircle invites you to come to the Jones Building in the Community Church for our musical get-together called Making a Joyful Noise. Voices and instruments are welcome. We will gather on Friday, May 17 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please bring a favorite song that can be shared by all. Coordinators: Val Vickers, Shannon Richards, Linda Thompson

The Community Church's annual Fall Auction of dinners/events, food, treasures, services, vacation places, and more will be on Saturday, October 19th! Save the date and plan to attend! This is the church's largest FUN-raiser in support of annual expenses. If we have an exceptionally successful Fall Auction, the extra money will be used to help CLOSE THE GAP!!! It is never too early to start planning your auction donations and fabulous finger foods for munching on while bidding! Visit the auction website to get ideas from previous years or to check on what you bought and sold last year (under My Statement after you log on using your phone number and the last four digits of the number as your PIN).
The 2019 website will go live in July.