e-Communitarian for Sun Jun 5, 2022

2022 Jun 5 | Spring #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 Jun 5, 10:00am ~ “Coming of Age, and a Little More Age - 1”

~ Coming of Age Youth and Adults

Join us for the first of two very special worship services where youth and adults will share the belief statements they have written after spending the year thinking deeply about faith, values, and their spiritual journeys. The youth will also present the congregation with a special chalice that they designed and Dinsa Mehta helped them craft.

All-Congregation worship. Childcare is available and will be extended for the annual meeting.

Click here for the Sun Jun 5 Order of Service.

The Annual Meeting begins directly after worship. Members, please plan to stay in the sanctuary, or on our Worship Zoom, to attend in person or online.

IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP

Sun Jun 12, 10:00am ~ “Coming of Age, and a Little More Age - 2”

~ Coming of Age Youth and Adults

Our second worship service where youth and adults share their belief statements. All-Congregation worship. Childcare is available.

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

or phone in (audio only): 646-876-9923 · Webinar: 761 321 991 · Passcode: 468468

All CUUC Members live-streaming the service are invited to stay in the worship Zoom room afterward to attend our Annual Meeting. Non-Members may socialize in our coffee hour Zoom room. 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.

Revisit past services anytime at youtube.com/TheLiberalPulpit and subscribe!

Messages from Ministry

From the Minister

Click here to see all the Minister's Posts.

Click here for the Practice of the Week columns.

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

Sun Jun 5

Please join us for two very special Sundays when youth and adults will share their belief statements, and their efforts invite us all to reflect deeply on our faith. Quiet activity boxes are available for young people who attend worship. RE newsletters are posted online here.

Congregation & Community News

Click here for the 2022 June edition of On the Journey: Beauty

PlaceKeeping Practice

“First Saturdays” PlaceKeeping Practice, Sat Jun 4, CUUC Grounds

Join the PlaceKeepers monthly gathering to appreciate, improve, and maintain the building and grounds of CUUC, our spiritual home. Socialize by the Spirit Fire, help tend our springs and paths, or take a walk and watch for wildlife. You are welcome to join us throughout the day. Contact: Bice Wilson (bicewilson@gmail.com), Terri Kung (terrikung@yahoo.com).

Annual Meeting

CUUC Annual Meeting, Sun Jun 5, After Worship, Sanctuary and Zoom

Members, please plan to stay after worship and attend so we can be sure to have a quorum for our nominee and budget votes. Members joining us remotely can either stay on Zoom after worship, or log in to bit.ly/CUUC-Worship, Webinar: 761 321 991, Passcode: 468468. Or phone in (audio only): 646-876-9923. Click here to see the annual report booklet. Click here for the proposed 2022-2023 budget.

Tree Dedication

Tree Dedication, Sun Jun 5, After Annual Meeting, Upper Parking Area

We invite all to join us for a brief tree dedication ceremony to recognize the sustained contributions of the Koide family. The generous donation bequeathed by Sam and Sumi and family is enabling CUUC to upgrade the sound and video resources in our sanctuary, allowing us to expand and improve the accessibility and inclusiveness of our worship services. Coffee and special refreshments follow in Fellowship Hall.

Science & Spirituality

Science & Spirituality, Thu Jun 9, 11:30am, Fireside Area & Zoom-7899

We meet the second and fourth Thursdays to explore books and articles on the relationship between science and spirituality. We are beginning Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. Join us! Contact: Barbara Mair (barbara.k.mair@icloud.com), Norm Handelman (yakman42@gmail.com)

A Milestone for HOPE

As of Tue Jun 1, CUUC's Meals for HOPE team has delivered prepared food to HOPE Community Services soup kitchen for 100 weeks! Hats off to the dedicated crew of chefs, assistants, sandwich makers, and drivers who have helped bring them to this milestone. Thank you all for putting CUUC's mission into action by -- quite literally -- engaging in service to transform ourselves and our world.

Save the Date: CUUC Choir Concert

Virtual Spring Concert, Sat Jun 18, 4:30pm

The CUUC Choir invites you to a late afternoon concert of beautiful choral music, live streamed from our sanctuary. To join online, click bit.ly/Music-at-CUUC, Webinar: 761 321 991, Passcode: 468468. Or phone in (audio only): 646-876-9923. Online donations gratefully accepted. Visit cucwp.org and click Donate.

Aid for Ukraine

Donation Campaign: First Aid Kits

Thanks to your generosity, we were able to bring a carload of donated supplies – from diapers to toothbrushes – to St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in NYC for delivery to Ukrainians caught in the ongoing war. St. George now has a campaign to purchase first aid kits for Ukrainian civilians and defense forces. The more funds they anticipate collecting, the more they will be able to negotiate kit prices and shipping costs. If you would like to participate, contact Norm Handelman (yakman42@gmail.com) with the amount you’d like to contribute so he can estimate a total, share it with St. George, and follow up with you with instructions.

Scam Emails

You may have received a fake email from “Rev. Meredith Garmon,” perhaps with your name as the subject line, asking for help with a task. Our ministers will never email or text you asking for money or gift cards. So always look closely at the sender’s actual email address, and do not reply to anything suspicious. Contact the office if you are ever in doubt. Click here to learn more about this common scam.

New Wi-Fi

Our upgraded wi-fi system at CUUC is now available, and will work throughout the building (yay!). The next time you are in the building, you can try it on your smartphone or device by searching for the network “CUUC Public” and entering the password “cuucwp468” to join.

Website Upgrade

The Board of Trustees is launching an exciting project to upgrade and redesign CUUC's website, and we are looking for volunteers to assist with this important work. If you have web design, programming, copy writing, or photography experience, and are interested in helping, please contact Creighton Cray (creighton.cray@gmail.com, 914-830-0987).

Meet our Transition Consultant

The Congregational Self Assessment Committee (CSAC) is excited to introduce our part-time Transition Consultant, Rev. Patience Stoddard. Rev. Patience has served as a UU minister for 35 years, with roles as parish minister, interim minister, consultant, and hospice chaplain. She has led congregations through challenging transitions -- from minister search to strategic planning -- helping them move from “surviving” to “thriving.” In anticipation of Rev. Meredith’s retirement, Rev. Patience will work with the CSAC through 2022 to design and implement our self-assessment, including identifying information-gathering events and tools, helping run self-assessment sessions, and assisting in creating a report for the congregation. In general, the Transition Consultant will help the congregation do the development work to prepare us for the ministerial transition, including engaging with some of the developmental tasks of interim ministry. The consultant will have the opportunity to serve as a catalyst for our thinking outside the box for a renewed CUUC.

Do You Have a (Summer) Sermon in You?

If you'd like to lead a summer service, or if there is someone you'd like to suggest, we have some Sundays still available. Please send an email with your interest, your proposed topic, or the name of a speaker you'd recommend, to Pam Parker (admin@cucwp.org).

Calling UU Young Adults

UU Young Adult Con, Fri Jun 10-Sun Jun 12, CUUC

“Rom-CON” is a weekend-long conference where UU and like-minded young adults participate in activities, discussions, and simply get to know each other better in a safe space. Hosted by the UUA Central East Region Young Adult Organizing Committee. To sign up, visit linktr.ee/ceryaoc.

Helpers Make it Happen

Our barbecue is always a fun way to close out the program year and kick off summer, so we hope you can all make it! For the event to happen, though, we need helpers. If you've already signed up, thank you! If you haven't, please chip in a little time. Many hands make light work! Click here for the Barbecue Helper Signup Sheet.

Experience GA!

Multi-Platform UUA General Assembly 2022, “Meet the Moment: Re-imagining a Radical Faith Community,”June 22-26

General Assembly is the annual event where UUs worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the UU Association through democratic process. After two years as an online-only event, participants to GA 2022 can participate either online or in person in Portland, OR. Special speakers include adrienne maree brown, author of Emergent Strategy, and our Ware Lecture speaker is award-winning author of How to Be an Intiracist, Ibram X. Kendi. Don't miss this unique opportunity -- anyone may attend! Register for GA here.

Annual Giving Campaign

We vote on the budget this Sunday. If you haven't yet, join with your fellow CUUC friends and members who have pledged to support our congregation in the coming year. Send your pledge by mail, or online, or by emailing the treasurer at TreasurerCUUCWP@gmail.com.

District Happenings

Central East Region June Newsletter

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.

Caring & Sharing

If we can help you or someone you know in our congregation, reach out to this month's primary caregivers: Joanna Bauer (914-636-1047, johbauer@msn.com) or her backup, Janet Giewat (914 617-2137, bean1a2@aol.com). You may also contact the CUUC office (admin@cucwp.org).

Share the Plate for June: WCC Student Emergency Fund

This month we share half our non-pledge collection with the Westchester Community College Foundation Student Emergency Fund. The Fund provides aid and support to students at risk of dropping out due to central and emergency expenses like food, transportation, rent, utilities, and medical bills, allowing the students to continue in school and complete their degrees. Our contributions truly have an impact on vulnerable students, and help change our world one person at a time through the power of education. Mail checks to CUUC with the memo “Share the Plate - WCC” or click here to pay online, and select “Share the Plate.” You may also select “Other” and type in “WCC” in the note if you'd like your full donation to go to the group.

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 Jun 3 - 3:00pm “A Tempo with Adam” (A Tempo Zoom and Facebook Live)

Sat Jun 4 - 10:00am PlaceKeeping (CUUC Grounds); 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 11:30am COA Pulpit Practice (Sanctuary); 12:30pm Journey Group Facilitators (Zoom 7899); 2:00pm Rental: WCHJ (Patio/Fireside Area)

Sun Jun 5 - 9:45am Childcare (Room 32 & Playground); 10:00am All-Congregation Worship (Sanctuary & live-stream on Worship Zoom); 11:15am Annual Meeting (Sanctuary & Worship Zoom); 12:00pm Koide Tree Dedication (Upper Parking Lot); 12:30pm Coffee & Refreshments (Fellowship Hall): 7:30 Auction Committee (Zoom 7899)

Mon Jun 6 - 10:00am Meals for HOPE (Kitchen); 7:00pm Congregation Self Assessment Committee (Zoom 2210)

Tue Jun 7 - 5:00pm Facing our Mortality (Zoom 7899), 7:30pm Committee on Ministry (Off-Site and Zoom 2210); In-Person Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary & Zoom 3131)

Wed Jun 8 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Zoom 6161); 7:30pm Board Meeting (Zoom 7899)

Thu Jun 9 - 10:00am Journey Group: Traber (Zoom 6161); 11:30am Science & Spirituality (Fireside Area & Zoom 7899); 7:15pm Story Time (Zoom 3131); 7:30pm Journey Group: Manetta/McGahren-Clemens (Zoom 7899); 7:30pm Religious Education Council (Zoom 2210)

Fri Jun 10 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Zoom 6161); 3:00pm “A Tempo with Adam” (A Tempo Zoom and Facebook Live); 7:00pm UU Young Adult Con (CUUC)

Sat Jun 11 - Young Adult Con (CUUC); 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 12:00am COA Pulpit Practice (Sanctuary);

Sun Jun 12 - Young Adult Con (CUUC); 9:45am Childcare (Room 32 & Playground); 10:00am All-Congregation Worship (Sanctuary & live-stream on Worship Zoom); 11:15am Year-End BBQ (Patio & Fellowship Hall); 11:30am RE Info Session for New Families (Room 43)

ONLINE ZOOM MEETING LOGINS

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

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

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-SummerWorship

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