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Sun Jun 2 2019 Spring #11
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| On the Journey: Borders/Boundaries (2019 June) - HERE |
| From the Minister: Fri May 31 - HERE |
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Practice of the Week: Love We need to give love to be healthy and whole. If you bottle up your love, you bottle up your whole being. Love is like water: it needs to flow; otherwise, it backs up on itself and gets stagnant and smelly. Look at the faces of some people who are very loving: they're beautiful, aren't they? Being loving heals old wounds inside and opens...READ MORE |
List of all Practices of the Week -
HERE
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From the Music Director Sunday's solo piano music consists of fragments, short pieces that function like the broken shards of glass to make a mosaic. Elsewhere, Kim and Christian Force provide another musical exploration of the monthly theme of Borders and Boundaries in Lady Gaga's "The Edge of Glory," and the CUUC Choir serves up Greg Gilpin's "Rise Above the Walls" and an arrangement of Spirituals by Sonja Poorman...
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Religious Education Our UU covenant enables us to reach our children, other congregants, and people at large with a message of hope, a desire to live in harmony, and an abiding affirmation of the sanctity of life. In doing this, we pay homage to the ideal of Memorial Day, and all those who offered the ultimate sacrifice.
RE This Sunday: All ages start in classrooms. Kids go to Fellowship Hall at 11:00am so teachers can join the annual meeting in the sanctuary...
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Upcoming Worship Services
Sun Jun 2, 10:00 AM
"Borders, Boundaries, and Edges"
Catherine Kortlandt
Border, Boundaries, and Edges -- what are they and why do we care so much?
Note: This service will be an exercise in being present; there will be no printed order of service.
Sun Jun 9, 10:00 AM
"Crossing the Line"
Rev. Meredith Garmon
It's important to establish good boundaries. We are also called to reach across borders. How to tell the difference?
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Annual Meeting, Sun Jun 2, following Worship
The Board of Trustees will call the Annual Meeting of the Congregation on Sunday, June 2, 2019, after worship. Please plan to attend this important meeting.
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White Fragility Book Discussion - Part 2, Sun Jun 2, 12:30pm, Fellowship Hall
We continue the important talk begun May 5. Even if you haven't read the book, the Racial Justice Team invites you to join the conversation. Read about author Robin DiAngelo's ideas
HERE. Or see her video
HERE.
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Wise Aging Group, Tue Jun 4, 3:00pm, Fireside
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Memorial Service for Roberta "Bobbi" Collins, Sat Jun 8, 2:00pm, Sanctuary
We gather to celebrate the life of longtime member Bobbi Collins, who died on May 14. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Wildlife Conservation Society at wcs.org.
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College Scholarship Awards
Deadline extended. CUUC offers scholarships for our graduating seniors. To apply, send a short essay on your contributions at CUUC, a brief explanation of how you will use the $250 scholarship money, and the names of two CUUC references. Send to [email protected] by Mon Jun 3.
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BBQ Community Meal, Sun Jun 9, After Worship
The Annual CUUC BBQ is coming! BBQ chicken, hot dogs, burgers, vegan options, and more! Suggested donation only $5 per person; $4 for kids under 12 and senior; maximum $21 per family. Don't miss it!
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Faith Development Friday, Fri Jun 14, CUUC
Our evening of learning, spiritual growth, and community. 6:15pm Pizza & Salad Community Dinner; 7:00pm Programs; 8:30pm Coffee. Programs include "Faith Like a River" Adult RE and Family Journey Group. RSVP to
[email protected] by Fri 12:00 noon so we know how much pizza to order.
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From Environmental Practices
Major manufacturers, many identified by Greenpeace as the biggest plastics polluters, are cooperating in an experiment in reusable packaging. Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Unilever, and others will be selling products on a site called Loop and will deliver them in attractive and sturdy reusable containers in a returnable pouch. The emptied containers will be picked up in the pouch for free, then cleaned by the manufacturer, and resold. The pilot is planned for launch this spring.
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Wild Walk, Sat Jul 27, 10:00am, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Visitor's Center, Far Rockaway, NY
Explore how learning about other animals teaches us to know ourselves, and helps us live more deeply, more joyfully, and more compassionately. Contact: Rev. LoraKim Joyner ([email protected]). Register HERE. Future walks: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens on Sat Jul 20, Governors Island in Manhattan on Sat Aug 10.
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"Our Dreams Are Inspired"
2019 Annual Giving Campaign
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From Refugee Resettlement
English Tutors Needed
Our newest Afghan refugee family is here and we need volunteers to tutor them in English. Tutors work with either the parents or the two children, ages 6 and 9. Experience in ESL/Adult Literacy or ESL/Elementary Education preferred. Contact Terri Kung ([email protected]).
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The inspiration for our 2019 Auction is the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. Please donate your gently used light-colored flat sheets so we can transform them into tie-dyed tapestries to adorn our sanctuary! Drop off in lobby. Contact: Claire Flower (
[email protected]).
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$500 UU Camp Voucher
Sophia Fahs RE Summer Camp, Sun Aug 18 - Sat Aug 24, Camp Echo, Burlingham, NY
After 38 years on Shelter Island, the Sophia Fahs Camp has moved to Camp Echo in Burlingham, NY. Through a special grant, A LIMITED NUMBER OF $500 VOUCHERS ARE AVAILABLE TO NEW CAMPERS. Deadline Jul 1. To request a voucher, email [email protected].
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In the Community
LGBTQ Panel Discussion, Tue Jun 11, 6:30pm, Patterson Public Library, Patterson
"Toward a Better Understanding of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People" panel discussion including CUUC's Tony Arrien. Hosted by PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Putnam. Contact MJ Karger ([email protected]). See flyer HERE.
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District Happenings - June 2019
To see this month's
Opportunities for Connection newsletter for our region, with articles and the calendar of Central East Region events and webinars, click
HERE.
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Share the Plate for May: Interfaith Council for New Americans of Westchester
We donate half our non-pledge collection this month to the
Interfaith Council for New Americans of Westchester (ICNAW)
, a coalition of local congregations that provides welcome and support to refugees being resettled in our area. The ICNA recently welcomed a second family from Afghanistan. To learn more or to join the CUUC Refugee Resettlement team, contact Robin Rocchi (
[email protected]
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[email protected]
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Caring & Sharing Circle
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This Week at CUUC
The full calendar can be found
HERE.
Room numbers subject to change; please check the board on Sunday morning. To reserve a room or Zoom online meeting, contact the CUUC office (914-946-1660 x2,
[email protected]).
Sat Jun 1 - 10:00am Zen; 12:30pm Journey Group Facilitators; 4:00pm New Member/Friend Reception
Sun Jun 2 - 8:45am Choir Rehearsal; 9:00am Special Friends Breakfast; 9:30am Nursery Care; 10:00am Worship; 11:15am Annual Meeting; 12:15pm Coffee Hour; 12:30pm White Fragility Part 2; 4:00pm Refugee Resettlement Leaders
Mon Jun 3 - 6:30pm T'ai-ch'i; 7:00pm Rental: Straight Spouse Network; 8:00pm Rental: Amnesty International
Tue Jun 4 - 3:00pm Wise Aging Group; 7:00pm Rental: WCSPP Town Hall; 7:30pm Board of Trustees; 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal
Thu Jun 6 - 7:30pm Journey Group Facilitators
Sat Jun 8 - 10:00am Food Prep for Community Meal; 10:00am Zen; 1:00pm Rental: WCBNY; 2:00pm Memorial Service for Bobbi Collins; 2:30pm Rental: WCHJ
Sun Jun 9 - 8:15am RE Council; 8:45am Choir Rehearsal; 9:30am Nursery Care; 10:00am Worship; 11:30am Community Meal: BBQ; 11:40am Music Committee
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Coordinator of Religious Education: Michele Rinaldi,
[email protected], 914-946-1660 x4
Congregational & Communications Administrator: Pamela Parker,
[email protected], 914-946-1660 x2
Board of Trustees
Social Justice Coordinators
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The weekend of May 17-19, when Rev. Kimberley Debus was visiting CUUC, I was yet again impressed with, and grateful to, this congregation I serve. It was exciting to behold the outpouring of energy and interest in meeting and getting to know Rev. Debus, who will be the sabbatical minister while I'm away for six months from Oct 1 to Apr 1. CUUC is truly ready to engage with some new possibilities, and that's wonderful!
Rev. Debus will be bringing CUUC some new ideas and some different skill sets: she was herself a UU music director before going into ministry, so she brings a level of musical expertise that I lack to the collaboration with our music staff, and with her eye for aesthetics she will surely be a help to our members that are already at work on making the look and feel of our worship space more vibrant, enticing, welcoming, and conducive to spiritual experience. She has an Adult RE curriculum of five sessions that she created herself that I believe she will be offering while she's here.
There will be some changes. Perhaps some of them will instantly strike you as good ideas, and maybe you'll be rather dubious about others, but I trust you'll give every experiment a fair chance to win you over. Then when I get back, I'll be keen to know which changes you liked and that we should keep. I've encouraged Rev. Debus to be bold in deviating from "the way we've always done it." Upon my return, I look forward to having some adapting to do to "the new CUUC"!
Yours in faith,
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Your Moment of Zen: The Goal Gray Wolf made one her rare visits to the circle, and after a talk by Raven she remarked, "The goal of practice seems to be just more practice." Raven bobbed her head. "Well?" Gray Wolf hesitated, and then asked, "So there's no end to it?" Raven hopped down from her perch to a little hummock beside ... READ MORE
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