e-Communitarian for Sun Sep 4, 2022

2022 Sep 4 | Summer #11

Our in-person worship is live-streamed on Zoom. Proof of vaccination, masks, and distancing are required for those in the building.

Upcoming Worship

IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP

Sun Sep 4, 10:00am “Listening” ~ Rev. Meredith Garmon

Listen! Can you hear it? It's the sound of a new Congregational Year coming and with it a new set of 10 themes of the month. Our theme for September is "Listening."

All-Congregation summer worship in Fellowship Hall. Childcare is available.

Click here for the Sun Sep 4 Order of Service.

IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP

Sun Sept 11, 10:00am “Water Celebration: Ingathering” ~ Rev. Meredith Garmon

We return to the sanctuary for our annual ingathering and water celebration service. If you are attending in person, we invite you to bring a sample of water from your summer. Those watching on Zoom can have water nearby to use.

All-Congregation worship service.

Click here to join the live-stream of our Summer Sunday Worship

or phone in (audio only): 646-876-9923 · Webinar: 313 195 3131 · Passcode: 468468

Everyone live-streaming the service is invited to stay online afterward to socialize on Zoom. Log in to bit.ly/CUUC-CoffeeHour or phone: 929-436-2866. Meeting: 336 956 2210, Passcode: 468468

For additional CUUC program & login information, scroll to the bottom.

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Messages from Ministry

From the Minister

Click to see past weeks' Practice of the Week.
Catch up and review our UU history – see the UU Minute "Table of Contents" with links to all the "UU Minute" segments – both text and video.
See text of past sermons at “The Liberal Pulpit.”
See videos at YouTube.com/TheLiberalPulpit.

From the Religious Educator

RE Activities Begin Soon!

Religious Exploration classes and Youth Group begin September 18th! Find weekly information at bit.ly/CUUCRENews and the full overview with an updated schedule at bit.ly/CUUCRE22-23. Adults who would like to support multigenerational community can visit bit.ly/CUUCREConnect22-23 for opportunities or e-mail Tracy (cuucwptracy@gmail.com).

Please Save These Initial Dates

~Sat Sep 10, 12:00pm Enchanted movie party for all ages hosted by Arturo at CUUC

~Sun Sep 11, 10:00am Whole congregation Ingathering worship service

~Sun Sep 11, 11:30am Parent orientation for 8th-9th grade Our Whole Lives at CUUC, required for all participating families

~Sun Sep 18, 10:00am Bag Blessing then RE Classes & Youth Group Begin

~Wed Sep 28, 7:30pm UU Parents/Caregivers of Tweens/Teens Covenant Group

~Sat Oct 1, 10:00am Fall Fun Day for all ages and PlaceKeeping Practice

Congregation & Community News

Summer Fun

The CUUC family pool party was a great time! Eleven families attended and were treated to lunch, afternoon fun, and fellowship. Thank you, Catherine and Chris Kortlandt for hosting this wonderful event!

It's September, which means it's time for our Journey Groups to start up again! Journey Groups are for exploring together, and spiritually growing and deepening, each in our own way. The groups meet once a month, Sep through Jun, to examine monthly themes. Many of last year's facilitators are returning. While you are welcome to rejoin a group you were in before, we encourage everyone to try a new meeting this year. Note that some groups will be in person only, some will be online only (on Zoom), and some will be hybrid (in person and on Zoom). Click here to sign up for a Journey Group online. Click here for the September reading packet, "On the Journey: Listening." (printed copies also available in the CUUC lobby).

Making Meals for Our Neighbors

Meals for HOPE meal prep, Mon Sep 12 & Mon Sep 19, 10:00am-2:00pm, CUUC Kitchen

Our Meals for HOPE cooking team prepares food that we deliver to HOPE Community Services soup kitchen and to Open Arms shelter. Extra hands, for even a few hours, are always appreciated! Click here to see the different ways you can help. Please sign up IN ADVANCE using the HOPE Planning Schedule.

Gather Water

Ingathering Worship & Water Ceremony, Sun Sep 11

Remember to stop and collect a sample of water to bring in or use at home for our Ingathering Worship and Water Celebration Sunday, September 11th. Let the water you collect represent how your summer has been for you.

Sing, Sing, Sing!

CUUC Choir Rehearsals, Tuesdays, Starting Tue Sep 13, 7:30-9:15pm, Sanctuary

Join the CUUC Choir and add more joy to your week! All voice parts are welcome, and you don't have to read music (just match pitch – we'll help you learn the rest!) Rehearsals are Tuesday nights from 7:30–9:15pm, and the Choir performs two Sunday services each month. If you are interested in joining, full- or part-time, contact our choir director, Lisa Meyer (choir@cucwp.org or 347-278-3187 during daytime hours).

Take the Self-Assessment Survey

The Congregational Self-Assessment Committee's survey is designed to help us discover where YOU see us going in the future. We encourage everyone, from age 13 to 103, to participate. Each congregant in your household should complete their own. The survey is open through Sun Sep 18. Responses are anonymous. Take the survey at bit.ly/CUUC-Self-Assessment-Survey

Important Congregation Workshop

“Path to the Future” Congregation Workshop, Sat Sep 24, 8:30am – 4:00pm, Fellowship Hall

Join us for a fun, fast-paced, and engaging congregation workshop where we will all address the questions: • Where have we been? • Where are we now? • Where are we going next? It is vital to our coming transition that we hear your voice, and that we all hear each other. Participation open to everyone at CUUC ages 13 and up. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Childcare is available. Stay tuned for details!

New CD from Adam Kent

Perfect for gift giving, or your own musical enjoyment! CUUC Music Director Adam Kent has released a new recording of music by Cuban-American composer Tania León, Teclas de mi piano (Keys of My Piano). The New York Times singled out Teclas de mi piano as one of “Five Classical Albums You Can Listen to Right Now.” CUUC members may remember Ms. León’s visit to our sanctuary in 2016, when Adam interviewed her and performed her music as part of a concert dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement. You may buy or download Teclas de mi piano at Albany Records or Amazon. Click here to see the Teclas de mi piano CD flyer.

Enchanted Party

Enchanted Movie Party for All Ages, Sat Sep 10, 12:00pm noon, Fellowship Hall

We start the new program year in worship and RE with a party! Arturo invites you to an Enchanted party to celebrate the movie's 15th anniversary. Dress up as a movie character, wear your dancing shoes, bring a potluck dish to share, and get ready to sing along. We provide drinks and a cake. Contact Arturo (arturocruzavellan@gmail.com) with questions and to RSVP.

Refugee Family Picnic

Refugee Fall Family Picnic, Sun Sep 11, 12:00-4:00pm, Ridge Park, Hartsdale

Our CUUC congregation, with the leadership of our the Refugee Resettlement team, has played a significant role in welcoming 23 of the over 140 refugees who have arrived in Westchester County since 2016. Hearts & Homes for Refugees is hosting a family picnic to celebrate all "Welcomers" and those welcomed in the Lower Hudson Valley. This day also marks the launch of National Welcoming Week! Click here to learn more about the Refugee Family Fall Picnic.

Share the Plate Requests

We are Accepting Requests for 2022-2023 Share-the-Plate Recipients, now until Mon Sep 19

Each month we share half our non-pledge collection with an organization allied with CUUC's mission. If you have an organization to recommend, we suggest you reach out to the Social Justice Team or committee most allied to that organization, to support your request. Then complete and submit a request form (click to download, save, type in and email, or to print out, write in, and mail). Email completed forms to Mary Cavallero (marycava4@gmail.com) or snail mail to the CUUC office. Requests are due Mon Sep 19. Click here to learn more about Share the Plate.

Inaugural Walkabout Concert at CUUC

Free Concert "Lifting Our Spirits," Walkabout Clearwater Chorus & Coffeehouse, Fri Sep 23, 7:30pm, Sanctuary

For 35 years the Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse has presented monthly concerts, from October to May, featuring folk singers from around the country, continuing Pete Seeger’s legacy of bringing people together through song. To celebrate the concert series' move this year to CUUC, Walkabout is presenting a free concert with David and Jacob Bernz, the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus, plus surprise guests. Audience participation encouraged!

Covenant Group for Parents/Caregivers of Teens/Tweens

Covenant Group for Parents & Caregivers of Teens & Tweens, Begins Wed Sep 28, 7:30-9:00pm, Zoom 8428

This UU covenant group is for parents and caregivers of middle school and high school youth to meet and be present to each other. From Chaos, Wonder and the Spiritual Adventure of Parenting: “In the context of parenting, the spiritual becomes tangible. We hear, taste, breathe, and touch the spiritual through the ways we attend, together, to countless sunrises, meals at the family table, celebrations, frustrations, griefs, joys, laughter, and responsibilities. We feel its press in the disparity between the path we hope to walk – full of kindness, love, forgiveness – and the path we actually walk.” As a covenant group, we will share and support the fullness of each other’s experiences of parenting.

The first gathering is Wed Sep 28, 7:30-9:00pm, and we will set an ongoing meeting schedule together. Gatherings will be on Zoom: bit.ly/CUUC-RE or meeting ID 817 388 428 and passcode 468468. For phone (audio only) dial 646-558-8656. Contact Tracy B (cuucwptracy@gmail.com) and Nicole T (nturygin@gmail.com).

District Happenings

Click here to see this month’s Opportunities for Connection newsletter for our region, with articles and the calendar of Central East Region events and webinars.

September Share the Plate: Interfaith Council for New Americans of Westchester

We donate half our non-pledge collection to the Interfaith Council for New Americans of Westchester (ICNAW), a coalition of local congregations (including CUUC) that welcomes refugees resettled in our area. To date, ICNAW has provided support to 21 adult refugees and 14 children, two of whom were born in the US. Click here for an update on our refugee families or contact Robin Rocchi (robinandal@verizon.net) or Jane Dixon (lilrhodie@gmail.com) to learn more. Mail checks to CUUC with the memo “Share the Plate - ICNAW” or click here to pay online, and select “Share the Plate.” You may also select “Other” and type in “ICNAW” in the note if you'd like your full donation to go to the group.

Caring & Sharing

If we can help you or someone you know in our congregation, reach out to this month's primary caregivers: Patricia Litcofsky (914-772-2621, patricia.litcofsky@gmail.com), or her backup, Liz Laite (914-366-4211, em.laite@verizon.net). You may also contact the CUUC office (admin@cucwp.org).

Volunteer!

Find your place at CUUC as you engage in service. Volunteering is a great way to get involved and build connection with fellow congregants. Click here to find a list of CUUC committees and groups you can support and information on who to contact to learn more. Click here to learn more about our Social Justice Teams.

Online Offering

To make your offering or donate to our Share the Plate online, use our PayPal button here. Or go to our website, cucwp.org, and click "Donate." Or click on the chalice picture at right.

For links to our Zoom online meetings, see below.

Links are also in our online Event Calendar (click on event) at cucwp.org.

Weekly Calendar and Logins

Visit http://www.cucwp.org/calendar on our website and click on an event for login information. To reserve a Zoom online meeting room, contact admin@cucwp.org.

Fri Sep 2 - 3:00pm “A Tempo with Adam” weekly online piano interlude - live! (www.facebook.com/adamkentmusic, bit.ly/A-Tempo-With-Adam)

Sat Sep 3 - 10am Volunteer Orientation: Religious Exploration (Zoom 8428); 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 12:30pm Journey Group Facilitators (Zoom 6161)

Sun Sep 4 - 9:45am Childcare (Room 32 & Playground); 10:00am All-Congregation Worship (Fellowship Hall & live-stream bit.ly/CUUC-Summer-Services); 11:15am Social Hour (Fellowship Hall and Virtual Coffee Hour Zoom)

Mon Sep 5 - Office Closed; 10:00am-2:00pm Meals for HOPE (Kitchen); 7:30pm Congregation Self-Assessment Committee meeting (Zoom 2210)

Tue Sep 6 - 7:30-8:30pm Volunteer Orientation: Religious Exploration (Zoom 8428)

Wed Sep 7 - 7:30pm - 9pm Program Council (Zoom 7899)

Thu Sep 8 - 11:30am-1:30pm Science & Spirituality (Fireside Area & Zoom 7899); 7:30pm - 9pm Journey Group Facilitators (Zoom 6161); 7:30pm - 9pm Journey Group: Manetta/McGahren-Clemens Parsonage & Zoom 7899 - HYBRID); 7:30pm - 9pm Religious Exploration Council Mtg (Zoom 2210)

Fri Sep 9 - 10am - 11:30am Rental: OA (Fireside); 3pm - 3:30pm “A Tempo with Adam” weekly online piano interlude - live! (www.facebook.com/adamkentmusic, bit.ly/A-Tempo-With-Adam)

Sat Sep 10 - 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 12pm - 2:30pm "Enchanted" Party (Fellowship Hall)

Sun Sep 11 - 9:45am Childcare (Room 32 & Playground); 10:00am All-Congregation Worship (Sanctuary & live-stream https://bit.ly/CUUC-Worship); 11:15am Social Hour (Fellowship Hall and Virtual Coffee Hour Zoom); 11:30am - 1:30pm 7th-9th OWL Parent Orientation (Fellowship Hall); 2pm - 4pm Rental: Westchester Community for Humanistic Judaism (Fellowship Hall)

ONLINE ZOOM MEETING LOGINS

Zoom Webinar 1991 / Worship Zoom - Login: https://bit.ly/CUUC-Webinar-1991

or https://bit.ly/CUUC-Worship

or https://bit.ly/Music-at-CUUC

or phone (audio only): 646-876-9923

Webinar: 761 321 991 · Passcode: 468468

Zoom 2210 / Coffee Hour Zoom - Login: https://bit.ly/CUUC-Zoom-2210

or https://bit.ly/CUUC-CoffeeHour

or phone (audio only): 929-436-2866

Meeting: 336 956 2210 · Passcode: 468468

Zoom 7899 - Login: https://bit.ly/CUUC-Zoom-7899

or phone (audio only): 646-876-9923