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New Service times: 9:30am & 11:15am
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August 18
Return to Two Services, 9:30am & 11:15am
Limitlessness
Rev. Thom Belote, preaching
Rev. Forest Church defined religion as "our human response to the dual reality of being alive and having to die." As human beings, we are bound by finitude, by limits of our existence. This Service considers the flip side of this equation: the human impulse to transcend our limits. This Sunday, we will debut a new Service schedule with Worship held at 9:30am and 11:15am.
MUSIC NOTES This week, congregation Member, pianist and vocalist Erich Leith will provide the Special Music with the help of returning Music Director and pianist, Glenn Mehrbach. For Gathering Music, Erich and Glenn will share the keyboard on some tunes exploring the "limitless" theme, then perform a spontaneous improvisation for the Service. Erich will also sing and play a song made famous by Barbra Streisand later in the Service. |
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT PARKING:
Parking is available at The Community Church, as well as alternate parking options.
Click
here
for a map. UNC Move-In is this weekend! Alternate parking areas may be impacted.
Please note: parking is not allowed at the Kehillah across the street.
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- NEW SERVICE TIMES Beginning THIS SUNDAY, August 18, we will be trying a slightly different schedule on Sunday mornings. We return to two Services, and those Services will be at 9:30am and 11:15am. All other Sunday morning programs will also be shifted 15 minutes later.
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- WHAT'S NEW AT SUNDAY'S POP-UP MART? Come see the adorable and useful zippered bags made and donated by qUUilters! And colorful handmade jewelry galore! Flowers and produce, of course, and fresh eggs! No telling what this Sunday will bring. 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!
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- WEEK EIGHT OF FIXING UP THE JONES BUILDING The first two lower-level rooms are now ready for use! (The third room must wait for resolution of flooding issues). Work has begun in the upstairs rooms. If you could cheerfully fit in a couple hours of cleaning or prepping (patching/wiping/taping), please do sign up for a shift. There are lots of open slots in August's two remaining weeks - workers needed!
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- WOMEN CIRCLE POOL PARTY The Gillioms are again hosting a pool part at their home on Friday, August 16 from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Spend the afternoon lolling around in the pool with other UU WomenCircle Water Babies. Bring suits, towels, sun screen and hats. Floats, snacks, and drinks will be provided. RSVP Bonnie by email or phone (919-636-0994) and she will send you directions to their house.
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- COMMUNITY CHURCH CHOIR SINGS NATIONAL ANTHEM AT DURHAM BULLS GAME 8/31 Join the Community Church Choirs at the Durham Bulls game! Members of both adult choirs will be singing the National Anthem at the Durham Bulls Game on August 31 at 6:35pm. Special seating and reduced price tickets are available for those who like to cheer them on. Please email Glenn Mehrbach by August 19th to reserve tickets.
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- COMMUNITY CLICKERS Join us in the Straley Room for our monthly evening meeting on Monday, August 19th from 7-9 pm to to sit, click and chat. We are taking a break from designing shawls, but are working on blocks, baby hats and other items! Can't knit or crochet? Come learn! Next afternoon meeting: Wednesday, September 4th from 2-4 pm, Commons.
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- COME HELP FEED THE HUNGRY 8/20 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.
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- LUNCH WITH THE LOVE TEAM The Side With Love Ministry invites you to join them over lunch on Sunday Aug. 25, 12:45-2:30 to plan upcoming activities for justice: Pride Fest, Voter Registration, a fall Concert for a Cause.
If you want to help with these or other opportunities to Side With Love, please join us. RSVP here.
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- RURAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP SHARE THE PLATE On August 25, 2019, our Share the Plate goes to our partner schools in the remote mountains of Nicaragua. Our help goes for desperately needed school supplies and improvements to these simple schools. This year we will be helping two new schools who are very excited about what they might be able to do with our help - perhaps some used instruments for a band.
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- TRY-IT-OUT COVENANT GROUPS Curious about Covenant Groups? Come try one out on Sunday, August 25th 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. Another Try-It-Out opportunity: September 22. To sign up, contact Joanne Wood.
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- RARE WOMEN Women who are seniors (self-defined) are invited to join one of two Rare Women groups that are forming in mid-September. One group will meet on the first and third Monday of each month (led by Carolyn Holt), and the other will meet on the first and third Thursday (led by Susan Blanchard). Check out our webpage for more information, including meeting guidelines and topics, and to sign up for the Rare Women email list.
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- ALL CHURCH POTLUCK PICNIC Please join us for an evening of fun and fellowship!
Saturday, September 7th, 2019
New Hope Camp & Conference Center
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
~Rain or Shine~
New Hope Camp is a lovely wooded setting with covered eating space, nearby bathrooms, and plenty of parking -- all are wheelchair accessible. We will share a potluck dinner, visit with friends old and new, and play games for all ages!
Please visit the church's website or click HERE for more information and to sign up.
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- BUILDING BLOCKS BULLETIN - ISSUE #8 August's BBB, featuring "mauvelous" progress in the Jones Building and updates on closing the Gap, is available at the Sunday Coffee Hour display and online. Enjoy!
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- 3 RESERVED SUNDAY PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE
Are you a church member who attends second service 3-4 times/month on average? Could you walk from Kehillah Synagogue across the street? Would you like a designated parking space good for most Sundays? Kehillah generously offers 15 spaces registered through our church; 3 are open this year. If interested, contact Cecilia or come to tabling after second service this Sunday. Be prepared with license plate #, make/model, year and color of your vehicle/s. Cecilia
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- 2019 FALL AUCTION Join us for the 2019 Fall Auction on Saturday, October 19th! The doors open at 4:30 pm, and Silent Auction bidding begins at 5 pm. Check out our new auction website where you can get details about the auction and sign up to volunteer to work and/or bring finger foods for our fabulous buffet! The catalog website is now accepting donations for 2019 so enter your offers now! Questions? Contact Don and Susan Blanchard.
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 Art in the Sanctuary Dennis Szerszen's photography exhibit, Unstill Waters, will be shown through August 27. Predominantly abstract images of water, his photographs are intended as contemplative studies. Dennis states that he is "pulled to water: its power, resilience, movement, and interaction with its surroundings...I am never alone when I am near it." Dennis Szerszen retired from a career as a software company executive to engage in his passion-- photography-- and to see how he could leverage that interest in the community. Dennis volunteers as a photography mentor with the Karen Youth Art Group, which is sponsored by the Frank Gallery. He also teaches various photography- related topics through Duke University's OLLI program. Dennis is a staff photographer for local community magazines. He exhibits as a proud member of the Triangle Visual Artists guild.
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- REMINDER ABOUT WEEKDAY PARKING Thanks for participating in the life of our church! We love to see you here. If you come to church during the week, however, there are some parking guidelines we'd like you to heed. Please do not park in the big lot, as the church rents those spaces on weekdays from 6am to 7pm. The income from parking rentals is a significant part of our operating budget, and we want to treat these renters equitably. Folks are welcome to park in the lot near the office, or in the "pine lot" at the top of the driveway, or in the small lot in the back (with its own driveway). Questions? Please contact Rachel Rose, when she's wearing her Office Assistant hat.
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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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STAY CONNECTED
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