WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
 June 21 - 27, 2019
In This Issue:
Sunday Service: 10:30am
June 23           
Susan Blanchard, Preaching Practicum
On Being a Worshipper
 
Susan will explore what it means to be a worshipper, including some surprising benefits of coming to church and being part of a supportive community of friends who worship together.

Susan Blanchard has been a Unitarian Universalist for nearly 70 years and an active member and sometimes leader in eight congregations in six different states.  She met her husband, Don, when they were both serving on a church board.  They raised three children together in a blended family.
 
MUSIC NOTES  This Sunday, music will be provided mainly by guest pianist Scott Schillin, with a special collaboration with vocalist Bianca Rodriguez. Scott will be playing a medley of popular songs for Gathering Music, so come early and sing or hum along if you like. Scott would also love it if you sang along with the Offertory song.
PARKING: Parking is available at The Community Church, as well as alternate parking options. Click here for a map.
Please note: parking is not allowed at the Kehillah across the street.
Within These Walls
  • OFFICE CLOSED 6/21 In order to better serve the mission of The Community Church, Rachel Rose (Membership Director/Office Assistant) and Kat Good (Assistant Director of Religious Education) will be attending an anti-racism training at The Racial Equity Institute on 6/21. The office will be closed for this time. For urgent matters, please call Dana Lundquist, our Congregational Administrator, on her direct office line: (919) 229-9452.
  • NIA MOVING TO HEALING FOR THE WOMEN CIRCLE WomenCircle invites you to join us for Nia Moving to Healing with Robin Poer on June 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Jones Building. Nia uses 52 movements for body awareness and flexibility. Moves include those standing, sitting and on the floor. All can be done in a chair. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle, and a yoga mat if you have one. For more info, email Joan O'Brien.
  • SHOWER AND RECEPTION Help us shower Religious Education with supplies for the upcoming year. We will be accepting new and used items from 10-2 this Sunday, 6/23. Check out the registry for a list of suggestions. No shower is complete without cake and refreshments, which we will enjoy during Coffee Hour directly following the Service.
  • WHAT'S THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL? Last week it was pink hydrangeas and heavenly gardenias! Flowers of the hour, tempting produce, fresh eggs - you never know what there'll be. Have you some bounty to offer on the "Close-The-Gap" table during coffee hour this Sunday? Bring it on! Every dollar helps close the gap between estimated costs and projected capital funds for the church's building project!  
  • CHURCH CANCER SUPPORT GROUP If you have received a cancer diagnosis at any point in time, you are invited to the next meeting Thursday, June 27, 10 - 12 noon, in the Straley Room. New people are welcome anytime; there is no attendance expectation. The group is lay led. This meeting will use the lectio model which readily accommodates current and new people. If you have questions, please contact Cecilia.
  • Memorial Service A memorial service celebrating the life of Ruth Boyce will be held Saturday, June 29 at the auditorium at Carolina Meadows at 3:30. Rev. Thom Belote will officiate. All in our church community are invited to attend.
  • Hogwarts on the Hill Please join the fun at the Hogwarts on the Hill Maker's Party on June 29 from 9:00-12:00 in the Community Room. We'll be making decorations that create the magical experience of the Common Rooms, Diagon Alley, and the Great Hall. We are also still recruiting candy makers. Contact Selden Holt or Lisa Lackmann for more information. 
  • TRY IT OUT COVENANT GROUPS Curious about Covenant Groups? Come try one out on Sunday, June 30 from 3:00 to 4:30 in the Sanctuary. These small groups promote deep listening and connection by sharing around themed readings and focus questions. Try a summer drop-in group to see if you might like to join one of the year-long monthly ones, which re-form in the fall. Other Try it Out opportunities: July 28, August 25, September 22. To sign up, contact Joanne Wood.
  • COME HELP FEED THE HUNGRY 7/5 & 7/16 WITH IFC Want to serve the food insecure in our community? It's simple! Sign up HERE. Sign up once or sign up every month to serve with The Inter-Faith Council for Social Services (IFC), of which The Community Church is a founding church. We need help preparing the meals and serving them - do one job or both! HELP IS ESPECIALLY NEEDED DURING THESE SUMMER MONTHS. Questions? Text (919)428-4440, or Email Maureen O'Rourke.
  • HABITAT HOMES DEDICATION All Community Church members are invited and encouraged to join the celebration of a wonderful church-sponsored Habitat for Humanity project: the dedication of the eight Crescent Magnolia townhouses our church has been working on this year. The dedication will be Sat., July 13 at 10 a.m. at 131 Skip Rock Rd., Hillsborough. Seven new senior citizen townhouse owners will be there and our QUUilters group has made quilts to present to each of them. For more information on Crescent Magnolia, CLICK HERE.
  • NONFICTION BOOK DISCUSSION FOR JULY On Saturday, July 20, at 10:30 in the Kirby Room, the Nonfiction Readers will discuss The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, by Jon Meacham. Lila Berry will be leading our discussion. The Readers meet on the third Saturday of each month; new members and drop-ins are welcome. Click here to contact the group.
  • GRATITUDE FOR MOVEMENT TO END RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA SHARE THE PLATE Movement To End Racism and Islamophobia (MERI), the Peace and Justice Committee and Side with Love Ministry would like to thank the congregation for the very generous collection of $1,443.48 during the Share The Plate on June 9. These funds will go a long way to assist MERI's part-time staff and volunteers to continue their important work of coordinating workshops, teach-ins, and media campaigns to combat systemic racism as well as rising cases of prejudice and hatred.
  • A CHANCE TO LIVE YOUR VALUES AND HAVE A FREE ROOM
    The Sanctuary Ministry is looking for a responsible person willing to share a house and help host asylum immigrants/refugees. If you would like to join our efforts, you will have a bedroom and bathroom of your own and share access to the kitchen, laundry facilities and the rest of the house with the guests and with church groups that also use the Manse. Your primary responsibility will be to sleep in the house. If interested, send a resume and references to Mary Hulett and Polly Johnson.
  • SIGN-UP IDEA OF THE WEEK - FAMILY DAYS! Families with kids who are home from college, maybe nostalgic about their RE days, could get together for a shift (max 6) and have a jolly time while cleaning/patching/painting for the common good! (There are still quite a few not-yet-populated shifts in this summer's Fix-Up-the Jones-Building-Spaces project.) For more information and a link to online signups, visit the Building on Our Legacy webpage.
  • SUMMER 2019 - SPRING 2020 CALENDAR REQUESTS Now that many of the all-church functions (All Church Picnic! Fall Auction! Musical! Pageant! And, so much more!)  have been scheduled, we are opening up the Summer/Fall 2019, Winter/Spring 2020 church calendar to the many groups and individuals within our community. The regular church calendar goes from early September to late May, and we'd love to see your group's meetings and other events get on our church calendar! If you'd like to hold events, meetings or other get-togethers at the church for any time from now through May 2020, please CLICK HERE to check the church calendar on our website to make sure your preferred day/time/space is available, and then please FILL OUT THIS FORMQuestions? CLICK HERE to contact RACHEL ROSE via email while she's wearing her Office Assistant hat.
Justice & Service Events
Submitted by Members & Committees
  • NC STOP TORTURE NOW VIGIL AND PRESS CONFERENCE JUNE 26, NOON - 1PM 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh. Join NC Stop Torture Now and co-sponsors on UN International Day In Support of Victims of Torture outside Gov. Roy Cooper's offices to elicit a response from him to make a statement about NC's role in the CIA's torture program. The event will be held on the same day US Rep. David Price is to read the Executive Summary Report of NC Commission of Inquiry on Torture into The Congressional Record. For more details about the event or to read the report click HERE. Submitted by Charles M. Jones Peace & Justice Committee 
Ongoing Events
  • ART SHOW IN THE SANCTUARY May 5-June 30 Rock, Water, Tree by Joan Meade.
  • Help make Sunday mornings happen - Become a Greeter! Our church is busier than ever, and we need folks to help welcome people in to our church on Sunday morning and we have many Greeter spaces open over the next few weeks! Please take a moment to sign up to be a Greeter, and help new people see what our community is really like.  Please join us when you can for this simple, but important work.  Thanks so much - your help is appreciated!
  • WELCOMING CHILDREN IN THE SANCTUARY Children are a wonderful gift to this community. Children are always welcome to worship in the Sanctuary. To support little ones during the service, we will now offer Busy Bags (pouches with fun activities) and Busy Boards (coloring and writing activities) as well as soft toys for our youngest worshipers. Stop by the new Children's Welcome Table in the Sanctuary (across from the Art Table near the Sound Room).
  • 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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