Sun Dec 20, 10:00am ~ “Zooom Goes The Christmas Pageant”
~ Rev. Meredith Garmon, et al.
Get ready to dress up and act out at home. Is this the year you're going to be one of the Wise Monarchs? Or a shepherd? Or an angel? Maybe you'd like to be Mary for this year's pageant -- or Joseph. Or one of the animals -- sheep, goats, horses. We'll be on regular Zoom (rather than our usual webinar zoom), so we can see each other if we choose to turn our video on as we act out from our homes our annual pageant.
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or phone in (audio only): 929-436-2866 · Meeting: 336 956 2210 · Passcode: 468468
or phone in (audio only): 929-436-2866 · Meeting: 336 956 2210 · Passcode: 468468
For additional CUUC program & login information, scroll to bottom
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Thu Dec 24, 5:30pm ~ “Christmas Eve Service”
~ Rev. Meredith Garmon
Our annual candlelight service of readings and carols, translated for online worship.
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Sun Dec 27, 10:00am ~ “A Meditative Service”
~ Rev. Meredith Garmon
A quiet, reflective service with some guided meditations.
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K-12 RE classes are on break through the holidays. We invite parents and caregivers to a RE meeting and check-in after worship Sunday, January 3rd. K-12th grade classes resume Sunday, January 10th.
Our K-4th grade class will continue with a focus on justice and equity (fairness): LGBTQIA+, Race, Indigenous, Immigration, and Climate.
This would have been an Our Whole Lives (OWL) year for our youth but we do not offer sexuality education online. However, our 5th-12th grade classes will have conversations about healthy relationships and communication, gender identity, sexual orientation, managing and transforming conflict, decision making, living into our values, and justice making. The spring equity focus will be LGBTQIA+ justice.
We are also offering a wonderful series for adults who are supporting youth. Adults will have the opportunity to recall and explore their own experiences as youth, and to be intentional about how they want to support the youth in their lives who are navigating their own evolving identity and relationships. This is open to all adults, with or without youth participating, and intended to support conversations at home.
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Christmas-themed music from around the world is featured in this Sunday's solo piano offerings.. . Read Adam Kent's blog post here.
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Congregation & Community News |
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Happy Birthday, Ludwig! Beethoven at 250 online Concert, This Sun Dec 20, 4:00pm. Recorded in the CUUC sanctuary, our concert includes a delightful video of an imagined meeting between young Ludwig and his early teacher Franz Joseph Haydn, brought to life by special CUUC guests. Log in at bit.ly/Beethoven-Kent or Adam's Facebook page. Or phone in (audio only) 646-876-9923, Webinar: 761 321 991, Passcode: 468468. Click here to support our Music at CUUC programs. Thank you!
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Cards for Coachman
Only 25 left to go! Help us reach our goal of giving a $25 gift card to each of the 200 school-age children at Coachman Family Center, a local shelter for families experiencing homelessness. Mail checks to CUUC with the memo “Coachman Gift Cards.” Or donate online here, and select “Coachman Gift Cards” from the dropdown. Click here to learn more about our gift card collection. Questions? Contact: Jacy Good ( goodjacy@gmail.com).
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Congregation Dance Party Project
YOU are invited! Terri K and the CUUC Past Prime Time Dancers invite everyone to participate in a congregation dance video! All are welcome to contribute videos or photos to the project. Click here for instructions. Videos/photos should be submitted by Fri Jan 1.
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Email Scam of the Week
Scammers don't go on holiday! The latest fake email had the subject line “Blessings” and was from "Rev. Meredith Garmon" "ministerm.cucwp@gmail.com ." Know that Rev. Meredith will never email you asking for favors, money, or gift cards. If you are ever unsure, contact the office (admin@cucwp.org). Learn more HERE.
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From the Treasurer
The theme for this year’s Canvass -- “You are a Piece of the Puzzle – Together We Can!” -- holds true now more than ever. We rely on everyone's pledges, which account for more than half our total income, to continue the work of supporting one another and our community. Help us meet our budget by pledging generously, as you are able. Give your pledge confirmation to Chris Kortlandt (treasurercuucwp@gmail.com, 917-821-4289). Click here to read the full treasurer’s message.
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Opportunities for Giving
We are collecting NEW items for residents of local shelters, including underwear, socks, gloves, hats, toiletries, and more. We are also collecting gently USED winter clothing for our neighbors served by Grace Church's outreach program. Drop items off outside CUUC's doors, using our bins for small new items, and plastic bags for clothes. You must keep New and Used items separate! Please use large white plastic bags and clearly mark "Used" or "New." Learn more about our collection here. Contact: Ray Messing (914-592-4497) |
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Holiday Gift Idea
This year’s UUA Common Read, Breathe: A Letter to My Sons, makes a meaningful holiday gift. Breathe explores the terror, grace, and beauty of coming of age as a Black person in contemporary America and what it means to parent our children in a persistently unjust world. Order copies from InSpirit, the UU bookstore, or your local bookstore, for yourself and loved ones.
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Share the Plate for Dec: Coachman Family Center
We share half our non-pledge collection this month with the Coachman Family Center, a 100-room shelter that provides housing, healthcare, and services to local families experiencing homelessness. Mail checks to CUUC with the memo "Share the Plate - Coachman" or click here to pay online, and select "Share the Plate." |
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Online Offering
To make your offering, pay your pledge, donate to our Share the Plate, contribute to Coachman Gift Cards, or support Music at CUUC, use our PayPal button here. Or go to our website, cucwp.org and click "Donate." You may also click on the chalice picture at right.
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The CUUC passcode for all our Zoom gatherings is 468468.
For one-click links to our online meeting rooms, see below.
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Weekly Calendar and Logins
Fri Dec 18 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Rm 8428); 11:00am Journey Group: Rev. Garmon (Rm 7899); 3:00pm "A Tempo with Adam" (Rm 5149); 7:00pm Journey Group: Sehdeva/Cox (Rm 7899)
Sat Dec 19 - 10:00am Zen Practice Online (Rm 7899)
Sun Dec 20 - 10:00am Sunday Worship (Rm 2210); 11:00am Coffee Hour (Rm 2210); 11:45am Journey Group: Freiberger (Rm 3131); 11:45am Journey Group: Miller/Walkup (Rm 6161); 4:00pm Online Beethoven Concert (Webinar 1991)
Mon Dec 21 - 3:00pm "A Tempo with Adam" (Rm 5149)
Tue Dec 22 - 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal, Soprano/Alto (Rm 3131)
Wed Dec 23 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Rm 8428); 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal, Tenor/Bass (Rm 3131)
Thu Dec 24 - 5:30pm Christmas Eve Service (Webinar 1991)
Fri Dec 25 - Office Closed
Sat Dec 26 - 10:00am Zen Practice Online (Rm 7899)
Sun Dec 27 - 10:00am Sunday Worship (Webinar 1991); 11:00am Coffee Hour (Rm 2210); 4:00pm Journey Group: Leahy (Rm 2210)
ONLINE MEETING ROOM LOGINS
or phone (audio only): 646-876-9923 · Webinar: 761 321 991 · Passcode: 468468
or phone (audio only): 929-436-2866 · Meeting: 336 956 2210 · Passcode: 468468
or phone (audio only): 646-876-9923 · Meeting: 289 850 7899 · Passcode: 468468
or phone (audio only): 646-876-9923 · Meeting ID: 313 195 3131 · Passcode: 468468
or phone (audio only): 929-436-2866 · Meeting: 616 163 6161 · Passcode: 468468
or phone (audio only): 646-558-8656 · Meeting: 602 164 635 · Passcode: 468468
or phone (audio only): 646-558-8656 · Meeting: 817 388 428 · Passcode: 468468
or phone (audio only): 929-436-2866 · Meeting: 939 6077 5149 · Passcode: 468468
Please mute your microphones.
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Contacts
Dir of Lifespan Religious Education and Faith Development: Tracy Breneman, cuucwptracy@gmail.com, 914-434-7539
Congregation & Communications Administrator: Pamela Parker, admin@cucwp.org, 914-946-1660 x2
Board of Trustees
Social Justice Coordinators
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