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Sunday Services
9:15 & 11:00AM
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April 28
rev. charlie kast, preaching
alone: loneliness or solitude
"I live in that solitude which is painful in youth but delicious in maturity." Albert Einstein
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MUSIC NOTES This Sunday's Service will have a wide variety of music, but all following the theme of aloneness and solitude. For Gathering Music, Glenn Mehrbach will play very spare, personal and contemplative piano music from Erik Satie's
Gymnopédie and
Gnossienne. During the Service, the vocal trio
Luminescence will sing Brian Wilson's ode to his special place of solitude, and Danny Gotham and Maria Fairchild will offer a lovely song about the peace found in nature, with a sing-along chorus. And Danny will perform a folk classic to end charlie's message.
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PARKING is available at The Community Church, as well as alternate parking options .
Click
here
for a map.
Parking is not allowed at the Kehillah across the street.
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- WHAT'S AT THE POP-UP MART THIS SUNDAY? Usually there are fresh eggs from Cathy Cole's hens and sometimes bunches of blooms from each other's yards. Have you some bounty to offer on the "Close-The-Gap" table during Coffee Hour on Sunday? Such a grand idea - Every dollar helps close the gap between estimated costs and projected capital funds for the church's building project!
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- OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS The Raulston Arboretum outing has been rescheduled to Sat., April 27. Suppose there was a place where a half century effort to cultivate the most beautiful plants in the world was on display in garden settings borrowed from the cultures which have cherished them. There is. It's free. Please join us. Meet at the church at 10:00 to carpool. We'll have lunch at the mother church of Mediterranean food in the Triangle, Neomonde. RSVP HERE.
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- FREE LUNCH FOR JUSTICE The Side With Love Ministry invites you to lunch on Sunday April 28, 12:30-2, for a conversation about our work for the coming year. Where do you want to put pen to paper, feet on the street or raise a liberal religious voice for justice this coming year? Bring your ideas and concerns and if you like, some food to share. But mostly your ideas. Contact Ruth Gibson to let us know if you are interested.
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- DEATH CAFE You are invited to a Death Cafe hosted by Member and seminary student Sarah Clark-Farnell as part of her studies on April 30th from 7-8:30pm in the Commons. Death Cafe offers space for agenda-free discussion about death in a comfortable, relaxed setting. With cake!! Please note: Death Cafe is not bereavement support or grief counseling and doesn't work for people who, for whatever reason, aren't able to discuss death comfortably and openly. Please email Sarah for more information.
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- COMMUNITY CLICKERS Join the Community Clickers in the Commons Area for our monthly daytime meeting on Wednesday, May 1st from 2-4 pm. We will design and sew one or more shawls for UNC Hospice House, then sit, click, and chat. Can't knit or crochet? Come learn! Can't come? Drop finished blocks in the Clickers Box in the Commons Area. Next evening meeting: Monday, May 20th from 7-9 pm in the Straley Room. CLICK HERE to contact us.
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- EXCITING SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION FOR ADULTS (SEA) PROGRAM Meet the Documentary Filmmaker Diane Bloom on whose award-winning film, An Unlikely Friendship, the new feature film, Best of Enemies, is based. Features the true story of a friendship between a klansman and an African American civil rights activist in Durham in 1971. Thursday May 2 at 7 PM.
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- COME HELP SERVE WITH INTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES 5/3 & 5/21 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 IFC, of which The Community Church is a founding church. Questions? Contact Maureen O'Rourke.
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- NONFICTION BOOK DISCUSSION FOR MAY On Saturday, May 18, at 10:30 in the Kirby Room, the Nonfiction Readers will discuss Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-Year Fall--and Those Fighting to Reverse It, by lawyer and journalist Steven Brill. Ed Steffes 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.
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- BUDGET TOWN HALL Join us at 12:30 on Sunday, May 19, for a Budget Town Hall. Church Treasurer Andrew Wright and Rev. Thom Belote will provide financial information about the church including results from the Annual Pledge Drive, information about the FY2020 Operating Budget, and more. There will be an opportunity for questions and feedback.
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- CONCERT SERIES 2019-20 SEASON ON SALE! Blue Highway, The Kruger Brothers, The Barefoot Movement, and Becky Buller Band will take the stage for the Community Church Concerts 2019-2020 season!! Tickets are on sale NOW, including our annual (discounted) SEASON PASS!! Go HERE for more information on dates, artists, and ticket purchases. The Concert Series is a community-building and fund-raising venture that supports the mission of the church! Tell your friends about us!! Questions? Terry Baker; Jane Provan
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- SHARE THE PLATE 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 support the many programs of the IFC including the food pantry and the community kitchen.
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Justice & Service Events
Submitted by Members & Committees
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- FORUM FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE Forum for Peace & Justice, Mon, Apr. 29, 1:15pm, Carol Woods, "Food, Immigrants, and Justice", Melinda Wiggins, Executive Director of Student Action with Farmworkers. Contact Sylvia Hubbard, 919-918-3644
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- CHURCH WOMEN UNITED (CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO UNIT) May Friendship Day, May 3, 10 am, First Baptist Church (106 N. Roberson St, Chapel Hill, Phone 919-942-2552), Program: The Time is Now, Agree to Differ, Lunch following the program (bring a salad to share, as you are able) Sponsored by Church Women United, Chapel Hill - Carrboro Unit, 919-929-0650 Submitted by Connie Gates
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- UU FORWARD TOGETHER JUSTICE ON JONES STREET There will be a UU Day of Advocacy Day at the state legislature on May 14. UUs will gather at the UU Fellowship of Raleigh at 9:30 to discuss current issues before the legislature and how to be an effective citizen lobbyist. After a quick tour of the Legislative Building, we will have a chance to talk to our Senators and Representatives. To sign up or for more information, CLICK HERE.
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- ART IN THE SANCTUARY
The art in the Sanctuary from March 3 through April 28 is fabric constructions by Alice Levinson. Please take the time to view them, but do not touch. You can see more about Alice at her website.
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- 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!
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- 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).
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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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- MEDITATION Want to explore learning to meditate or developing your own mindfulness/meditation? Our group members would be happy to meet with you individually and share experiences. Join us Wednesday to set up a one-on-one discussion or call Delia Keefe (919)357-3510 or email Delia Keefe. Please join us for silent meditation in the Sanctuary Wednesday evenings from 7:15-7:45pm.
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