e-Communitarian for Sun Aug 1, 2021

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2021 Aug 1 | Summer #6

Upcoming Online Worship

Sun Aug 1, 10:00am ~ “You Gotta Serve Somebody”

~ Irene Cox, guest lay worship leader

Most of us feel we “should” engage in service. But what if the personal rewards of service go beyond “feeling good” and in fact do us more favors than what it provides to other people? It may be time to consider service from a somewhat different perspective. Irene Cox is a member of CUUC.

Sun Aug 8, 10:00am ~ “Hospitality: Lessons from the Pandemic and Ed Sheeran” ~ Catherine Kortlandt, guest lay worship leader

Paradoxically, the sudden forced isolation imposed by the pandemic reminds us of the bedrock of hospitality: our yearning for connection – and its twin, anxiety. Catherine Kortlandt is a member of CUUC.

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From the Religious Educator

RE Council Mtg: Mon Aug 2, 7:00pm, Zoom 8428. We welcome new participants! Join us to help plan an exciting new year! Contact RE Council Co-Chairs, Christine H (christineharan@yahoo.com) and Laura G (lkgoodspeed@gmail.com) for information.

FAMILIES, please submit new RE registration using this online registration form to help us plan for activities and classes. Read about upcoming plans for RE HERE. Continuing and new RE volunteers, please let us know your availability, interests, and comfort level with various activities by completing this RE Volunteer survey. Thank you!

Congregation & Community News

Religious Education Council

RE Council Meeting, Mon Aug 2, 7:00pm, Zoom 8428

Come help us plan an exciting RE year - we welcome new participants! To learn more, please contact RE Council Co-Chairs, Christine H (christineharan@yahoo.com) and Laura G (lkgoodspeed@gmail.com).

Racial Bias Assessment: Update

For 2020-2021, the Committee on Ministry (COM) explored the issue of racism through the lens of racial bias. Last winter, the COM conducted a congregational survey and interviewed various committees to gather data, which they then used prepare a report for the Board of Trustees. COM members presented the report at the July 14 Board retreat, and a discussion of the findings followed. A steering committee of members from the Board, the COM, and the Racial Justice Team will collaborate next week on a response to the COM's recommendations. Learn more in the message from Board Chair Joe Majsak. Click here for the full “Report of the Committee on Ministry Racial Bias Assessment 2020-2021.”

Our Faith Family

Congratulations to Rev. Petra Thombs, who was ordained at CUUC in May, and will now serve as part-time minister for the UU Congregation of Central Nassau (UUCCN) in Garden City, NY. Rev. Thombs will continue working with the Ramapough Lenape Nation as Educational Consultant, facilitating Sisters Spirit Circle and initiatives addressing culture, traditions, and advocacy in education. We wish her all good things in this new and exciting chapter of her ministry!

From PlaceKeepers

"First Saturdays" PlaceKeeping Practice, Sat Aug 7

Much of the RE program will be outdoors in Sep and Oct, and we need volunteers to make the paths safe and create gathering places. We are looking for helping hands to form a wheelbarrow brigade to spread wood chips on our path network. Come for a half hour or make a day of it! Contact: Bice Wilson (bicewilson@gmail.com).

District Happenings

Webinar Workshop: "Reparations: A Congregational Opportunity to Engage Repair!" Sun Aug 8, 3:00-4:15pm EDT. Hosted by the New England Region. Click here to register

Inspired by the UUA Widening the Circle of Concern report, this webinar will highlight Reparations within Unitarian Universalism as a theological imperative. It will also invite congregations to examine implications for accounting and redress of injustices as well as opportunities to engage the labor of repair together.

Nurture Nature Show

Nurture Nature Show, Thu Aug 12, 4:00pm, Zoom Webinar 1991 and Facebook Live

Revs Joyner and Garmon present the “Nurture Nature Show” on Facebook Live (through One Earth Conservation) and Zoom (Webinar 1991). They highlight topics related to understanding other species; human relationships to life around us; and how to connect more deeply to nature, human and other. Come join our 20 minute live program where we share ideas and take questions from viewers.

District Happenings - August 2021

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

Caring & Sharing

If we can help you or someone you know in our congregation, please reach out to our August primary caregivers: Paula Meighan (914-924-0204, paula.meighan74@gmail.com), or backup Patricia Litcofsky (914-772-2621, patricia.litcofsky@gmail.com). You may also contact the CUUC office (admin@cucwp.org).

July/August Share the Plate: Furniture Sharehouse

Furniture Sharehouse collects new and gently used furniture to distribute free of charge to Westchester families in need. Their motto is “Furnishing Hope, Furnishing Dignity, Furnishing Families.” Learn more at furnituresharehouse.org. Mail checks to CUUC with the memo "Share the Plate - Furniture" or click here to pay online, and select "Share the Plate."

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.