Our in-person worship is live-streamed on Zoom. Masks are required for those in the building.
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IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP
Sun Sep 18, 10:00am “The Improvisational Self” ~ Rev. Meredith Garmon
On the stage of the world, we are improvisational actors playing ourselves -- not artificially but authentically, by doing what would make sense coming from us as we really are. Insights from NYU Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics, David Velleman.
Religious Exploration classes for children and youth launch this Sunday (details below). Childcare is available.
Covid safety policy update: We are no longer requiring proof of vaccination. (You are welcome to remove the blue dot from your name tag.) We continue to require masks for those in the building.
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IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP
Sun Sep 25, 10:00am “Moving Gracefully Through Change” ~ Rev. Patience Stoddard
Rev. Patience Stoddard is our ministerial consultant, helping us navigate through our ministerial transition happening next summer.
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or phone in (audio only): 646-876-9923 · Webinar: 761 321 991 · 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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CUUC Mosaic of Identities
This Sunday, remember to bring back the hexagon pieces you designed to reflect the identities you carry with you into community. If you did not get one last Sunday, blank hexagons and supplies will be available for you to make them at CUUC. Children and youth will make theirs in RE Sunday morning. If you are attending by Zoom, Tracy (cuucwptracy@gmail.com) would be happy to mail hexagon pieces to you and then place them with the others after you mail them back. We will leave the mosaic out on the table through the end of September to give time for everyone to participate, then we will hang them for display. We look forward to celebrating the many and multilayered identities in our CUUC community.
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Quiet Activity Area
We offer an area in the sanctuary where families can sit during worship and young people can have quiet activities. We know that even when their hands are busy, our young people are connecting with the rituals, words, and music of our faith. Doing a quiet activity or sitting on the floor can help them manage the time more comfortably. We reserve chairs in that area for parents/caregivers to sit near your children so you can monitor activity and help them tidy up after worship.
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Sun Sep 18
Religious Exploration classes and Youth Group begin this Sunday! We all start in the sanctuary at 10:00am, then children, youth, and leaders will leave for classes and Youth Group. A quiet activity area is available for young people when attending worship in the sanctuary. We ask parents/guardians to sit near your children and help them tidy up after worship. Please look for the RE registration table and complete a form for the new year.
Signs will be posted every Sunday indicating what we are doing in RE, where to go at 10:00am; and who is leading the activities for each group. Children in 3rd grade and younger must be picked up in their rooms (yellow hallway). Please pick up children before heading to coffee hour so RE leaders can go to their next activities. We will wear masks during Sunday morning RE classes and Youth Group, and will refrain from offering snacks for now. Click here for the 2022-2023 overview and upcoming RE schedule.
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Congregation & Community News |
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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
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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. Click to RSVP for the workshop. |
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From Refugee Resettlement
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The COA Chalice is Home
Last year's Coming of Age class was invited by Dinsa Mehta to design a chalice and then go to his studio to make it. The COA class of Tycho F, Una G, Finn S, Neel M, Tyler P, Claire and Keira S all contributed and presented it to the congregation on COA Sunday. The flames represent the 8 Principles. Joe Majsak and Tim Lynch spent weeks cleaning out and sprucing up the garden area next to the RE lobby, where the COA chalice now resides. We are deeply grateful to the COA youth for their vision, and to Dinsa Mehta, Joe Majsak, and Tim Lynch for helping bring it to life. Take a moment to visit the chalice and be inspired by this beautiful symbol of our faith and community.
Photos courtesy of Joe Majsak and Mary Kingsley
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Enchanted Afternoon
What a fun afternoon wishing Giselle from Enchanted a happy 15th birthday, watching the movie with Kim and Christian dancing the ballroom scene, and Arturo getting us excited for the sequel, Disenchanted, coming in November! Arturo is a great party planner, picking out all the decorations, making goodie bags to take home, and serving as MC for the afternoon. Thank you, Arturo!
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Families for HOPE
HOPE Community Services in New Rochelle is busier than ever. A dedicated team at CUUC has been preparing weekly meals for the Soup Kitchen for many years. Now families are getting involved, providing to-go breakfasts and lunches. The first group made dozens of bags. Thank you, Christine Haran for organizing this activity!
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Usher Ministry
One way to “nurture each other in our spiritual journeys” is to volunteer as a Sunday morning usher. We’re looking for individuals—or pairs—to serve as lead usher approximately every 6-8 weeks. Training happily given. Contact Karen Leahy (karenleahy101@gmail.com) or talk to her after service.
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No More Dots
As our Safety Committee has shared, Covid vaccinations have reduced the chance of severe illness, but are not preventing infection or spread of the current variants. We are therefore not requiring proof of vaccination to attend in-person worship at this time. You are invited to remove the blue dots (indicating vaccination) from your name tags.
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Making Meals for Our Neighbors
Meals for HOPE meal prep, Mon Sep 19, 10:00am-2:00pm, CUUC Kitchen
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Shake a Leg - Again
Past Prime Time Dance Party Returns, Wednesdays & Fridays, starting Wed Sep 21, 9:00am-10:00am, Fellowship Hall & Zoom 6161
Get dancing! Join our dance party in person or online Wed and Fri mornings for movement, music, and some laughs. Contact: Terri Kung (madterri@gmail.com)
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Free Folk Concert
Free Concert "Lifting Our Spirits," Walkabout Clearwater Chorus & Coffeehouse, Fri Sep 23, 7:30pm, Sanctuary
Come sing along! For 35 years the Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse has presented monthly concerts, from October to May, continuing Pete Seeger’s legacy of bringing people together through song. To celebrate the concerts' move to CUUC, Walkabout is holding a free concert with David and Jacob Bernz, the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus, plus surprise guests. Audience participation encouraged!
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Sing, Sing, Sing!
CUUC Choir Rehearsals, Tuesdays, 7:30-9:15pm, Sanctuary
Join the CUUC Choir! All voice parts are welcome, and you don't have to read music (just match pitch – we'll help you learn the rest!) The Choir performs two Sunday services each month. To join full- or part-time, contact choir director, Lisa Meyer (choir@cucwp.org or 347-278-3187 during daytime hours).
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Sign Up for Journey Groups
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Share the Plate Requests
We are Accepting Requests for 2022-2023 Share-the-Plate Recipients, deadline extended to Mon Oct 17
If you have an organization to recommend for share the plate, 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 now due Mon Oct 17. Click here to learn more about Share the Plate.
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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. 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).
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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 11 adult refugees and 12 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.
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For links to our Zoom online meetings, see below.
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Weekly Calendar and Logins
Fri Sep 16 - 10:30-11:30am Courtesy Rental: OA (Fireside); 11:00am-12:30pm Journey Group: Garmon Parsonage & Zoom 7899); 3:00-3:30pm “ A Tempo with Adam” weekly online piano interlude - live! ( www.facebook.com/adamkentmusic, bit.ly/A-Tempo-With-Adam); 5:00-8:00pm Rental: Private Event (Fellowship Hall); 7:00-8:30pm Journey Group: Sehdeva/Cox (Room 41 & Zoom 7899)
Sat Sep 17 - 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 1:00-7:00pm Rental: Private Event (Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall)
Sun Sep 18 - 9:45am Childcare (Room 32 & Playground); 10:00am Worship (Sanctuary & live-stream https://bit.ly/CUUC-Worship); 10:00am Religious Exploration Classes & Youth Group (Classrooms); 11:15am Social Hour (Fellowship Hall and Virtual Coffee Hour Zoom); 11:15am Parents Meet Teachers; 11:45am-1:15pm Journey Group: Walkup/Walkup (Room 41 & Zoom 6161); 12:30pm Caring & Sharing Lunch (Fellowship Hall); 7:00pm Journey Group: Van Hoomissen ( Zoom 6161)
Mon Sep 19 - 10:00am-2:00pm Meals for HOPE (Kitchen);
Tue Sep 20 - 7:00-9:15pm Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
Wed Sep 21 - 9:00-10:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Fellowship Hall & Zoom 6161); 7:30-9:00pm Journey Group: Breneman ( Zoom 8428)
Thu Sep 22 - 11:30am-1:30pm Science & Spirituality (Fireside Area & Zoom 7899) 7:30pm Story Time with Barbara ( Zoom 3131)
Fri Sep 23 - 9:00-10:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Fellowship Hall & Zoom 6161); 10:30-11:30am Courtesy Rental: OA (Fireside); 2:00pm Walkabout Setup (Sanctuary, Fireside) 3:00-3:30pm “ A Tempo with Adam” weekly online piano interlude - live! ( www.facebook.com/adamkentmusic, bit.ly/A-Tempo-With-Adam); 6:30-10:30pm Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse Concert (Sanctuary)
Sat Sep 24 - 8:30am-4:00pm “Path to the Future” Congregation Workshop (Fellowship Hall); 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899)
Sun Sep 25 - 9:45am Childcare (Room 32 & Playground); 10:00am Worship (Sanctuary & live-stream https://bit.ly/CUUC-Worship); 10:00am Religious Exploration Classes & Youth Group (Classrooms); 11:15am Social Hour (Fellowship Hall and Virtual Coffee Hour Zoom); 11:30am-12:15pm Religious Exploration Information Session (Room 43); 12:30pm -7:00pm Rental: St Gregory Church (Lower Parking Lot); 7:00-9:00pm Rental: Westche ster Community for Humanistic Judaism (Sanctuary)
ONLINE ZOOM MEETING 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
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Contacts
Dir of Lifespan Religious Education and Faith Development: Tracy Breneman, cuucwptracy@gmail.com, 914-434-7539
Board of Trustees
Social Justice Coordinators
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