2023 Feb 5 | Winter #7
Our in-person worship is live-streamed on Zoom.
Masks are required for those attending in person.
Upcoming Worship
IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP
Sun Feb 5, 10:00amCultivating Ourselves~ Rev. Meredith Garmon

Exploring our theme for February: Self-Cultivation. What is it we are doing when we cultivate a Self?

Childcare available beginning at 9:45am in room 32 (yellow hall). 10:00am Religious Exploration: 1st-7th grade activity. 8th-12th grade Youth Group.
IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP
Sun Feb 12, 10:00am “Knowing Thyself~ Rev. Meredith Garmon

Sure, we can learn a few things about ourselves. But there's a lot that will remain mysterious.
or phone in (audio only): 646-876-9923 · Webinar: 761 321 991 · Passcode: 468468

Everyone live-streaming Sunday services 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.

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Messages from Ministry


Sun Feb 5
1st-7th graders will fill backpacks with supplies donated from the congregation with Kathleen K, Anne Marie D, and Tracy, then load them for delivery to Lifting Up Westchester.

8th-12th graders meet for Youth Group with Daniel and Cyndi T. 

During Brunch: 1) RE Council members invite you to sit at the “RE Mid-Year Check-In” table in Fellowship Hall to ask questions, share feedback about how RE is going this year, or explore ways to get involved.
2) We invite parents of young people who are exploring their gender identity to join us for discussion and support resources. Make a quick brunch plate and join us in room 41 (green hallway).

Welcome to February! This Sunday’s musical selections include a seasonal greeting from Tchaikovsky’s cycle of monthly pieces and a tribute to the work of composers of the African Diaspora in honor of Black History Month.... Click here to read Adam Kent's blog post.
Congregation & Community News
Click here for the Feb issue of "On the Journey: Cultivating Ourselves." Pick up a printed packet in the CUUC lobby or contact admin@cucwp.org to have it mailed to you.
Share the Plate for Feb: MLK Institute for Nonviolence

This month we share half our non-pledge collection with the Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence, which has promoted nonviolent activism for social justice since 1987. Their mission is to advance racial equity for all our communities by: educating and empowering youth and adults; supporting inclusiveness, courage, and peace; and collaborating to advocate for justice, equity, and shared power for all. Make checks to CUUC with the memo “Share the Plate - MLK” and add to the plate or mail to the office. Or click here to pay online, and select “Share the Plate.” You may also select “Other” and type “MLK” in the note if you'd like your full donation to benefit the institute.
Update on Ministerial Transition

After ten years as our minister, Rev. Meredith Garmon will be retiring from CUUC at the end of July. The ministerial search process to find our next settled minister is well underway. A lot is happening, including plans for a celebration honoring Rev. Meredith, an upcoming self-assessment report forum, a website upgrade, the creation of our new Search Formation Team, and more. Click here for a letter, Update on Ministerial Transition, from Board Chair Creighton Cray, detailing all that is going on.
PlaceKeeping Practice - CANCELED

NO “First Saturdays” PlaceKeeping Practice this month
Because of the intense cold weather forecast for tomorrow, we are canceling our first Saturday gathering this month. Stay warm, everyone! Contact: Bice Wilson (bicewilson@gmail.com).
Winter Brunch Fundraiser - Volunteer Shortage!

Winter Soup & Chili Brunch Fundraiser, Sun Feb 5, after worship, Fellowship Hall
Our tummy-warming brunch is this Sunday, and the menu includes Chili (beef & vegan), Spiced Red Lentil Soup, Chicken Noodle Soup, Cornbread, Green Salad, Fruit Salad -- and Brownies! Suggested donation $8 per person, and chili and soups are available to take home, (2) 16-oz containers for $10. Our collection will support the ongoing CUUC Meals for HOPE program. We need Sunday volunteers now to make this brunch possible! PLEASE step up and add your name to the Brunch Sign-Up List.
Backpack Drive
 
Help Stuff Backpacks, Sun Feb 5, Room 41 (green hall), during RE
Thanks to you, our sponsors, the Hunger & Homelessness team now has plenty of backpacks to donate to Next Generation Youth Services. Help us get those packs ready by joining us to stuff them with school supplies this Sunday, during the10:00am morning Religious Exploration program. Contact: Kathleen Kiernan (kathleenpkiernan@gmail.com).
Environmental Practices Group

Environmental Practices Group meeting, Sun Feb 5, 9:00am, Room 21 (blue hall) & Zoom 2210
Come help us plan actions to promote sustainable habits, work for climate justice, and reduce our carbon footprint. All are welcome! Contact: Charlie McNally (mcnally@pobox.com), Janet Bear (jsbear1@gmail.com)
Science & Spirituality

Science & Spirituality, Thu Feb 9, 11:30am, Fellowship Hall & Zoom 7899
We meet the second and fourth Thursdays of each month to explore the relationship between science and spirituality. Join us! Contact: Norm Handelman (yakman42@gmail.com), Barbara Mair (barbara.k.mair@icloud.com).
LGBTQ+ Team

LGBTQ+ Team, Online Meeting, Thu Feb 9, 7:00pm, Zoom 2210
The LGBTQ+ team will be holding an online session to brainstorm upcoming plans and possibilities. Join us to learn more and share your ideas. Contact: Jennifer Stevens (jennifercstevens@gmail.com), Mary Cavallero (marycava4@gmail.com)
Common Read - Pick Up Your Copy

The Unitarian Universalist “Common Read” builds community in our congregations and our movement by giving diverse people a shared focus for reflection and action. For the 2022-2023 Common Read, the UUA has chosen Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism. Co-authors Nancy Palmer Jones and Karin Lin — a white minister and a lay person of color — explored five UU congregations’ journeys toward Beloved Community. Copies will be available to purchase ($22) after worship. Pay in person, or use CUUC's website donation button (and please consider also clicking the box to help cover PayPal fees). Join us in reading together! Book discussion dates this spring.
Last week saw THREE events take place for folks who won some of our Auction's "bid-and-bump" offerings. A splendid time was had by all participants. Thanks to: Stuart Levine of LeVino Wine Merchants for the wine tasting, and Tom Heintzelman and Joan Traber for refreshments; Terri Kung for the dumpling-making class; and Joni Weiner Ehrlich and Nicole Silton Klemens for the Mahjong lesson. We are grateful to you for creating these opportunities for us to socialize, strengthen connection, and have fun!
A New Refugee Family is Coming

CUUC is a member of the Interfaith Council for New Americans Westchester (ICNAW), and we are excited to announce that we have once again been asked to help resettle a new refugee family, arriving in the coming months. Click here to read a letter from the ICNAW team, with a link to donate. Contributions to ICNAW may also be made by sending a check to CUUC with "ICNAW" in the memo line. Contact: Jane Dixon (lilrhodie@gmail.com) and Robin Rocchi (robinandal@verizon.net)
Self-Assessment Forum

Self-Assessment Report, Follow-up Q&A Forum, Sun Feb 12, 11:30am, Fellowship Hall
The CUUC Congregational Self-Assessment Committee has completed their report, from the thoughts, opinions, and ideas you have shared with us over the past 6 months. We encourage everyone to read the 14-page Summary Report and consider ways we can implement its recommendations. Please plan to join us at the follow-up forum on Feb 12, to discuss your ideas and share your questions.
Be a CUUC Delegate to General Assembly
 
2023 UUA General Assembly, Wed Jun 21 - Sun Jun 25, In Person in Pittsburgh, PA, and Online
Submit Requests to be a CUUC Voting Delegate by Mon Feb 20 
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) 2023 General Assembly (GA) will be held in Pittsburgh — and virtually — from Wed Jun 21 through Sun Jun 25. Over the four days, congregation delegates participate in worship, lectures, small group interactions, and the Annual Meeting of the Association. CUUC is eligible to have 4 voting delegates to represent our congregation at GA.

A key issue at the 2023 GA will be voting on proposed changes to UUA Bylaws Article II (Principles and Purposes). A majority vote is required in Year One of this ratification process; a two-thirds majority vote is required in Year Two (2024). Click here to see the Article II Study Report. Learn more in this message from UUA president Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray. At CUUC, we will be hosting a congregation forum on Sun Mar 12 to discuss the report together.

If you are interested in being considered as one of our CUUC delegates to GA, contact Joe Majsak (jmajsak@verizon.net) or Creighton Cray (creighton.cray@gmail.com) by Mon Feb 20.
The Power of Participation
 
Step up and strengthen your participation at CUUC! As member Anthony Russell shared at the Jan 22 service, participating is personally rewarding and makes one feel more connected (see him in our Sun Jan 22 worship video, at about 6:40 in). Rev. Meredith’s sermon echoed the importance of relationships as a way to find meaning and live happier and healthier lives. CUUC has a variety of opportunities — short- and long-term — for connecting with fellow congregants while being of service in the world. So when we reach out and invite you to join in, please say yes! Contact Mary Cavallero (marycava4@gmail.com) to start a discussion. Click here to read the full message from our Nominating and Leadership Development Committee.
District Happenings - February 2023
 
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 caregiver, Joan Traber (914‐617‐9622, joantraber@yahoo.com), or her backup Lois Holt (914-329-0603, mediamomforlife@gmail.com). You may also contact the CUUC office (admin@cucwp.org, 914-946-1660 x2).
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 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 Feb 3 - 10:30am Rental: OA (Room 11); 3:00pm "A Tempo with Adam" (facebook.com/adamkentmusic, A-Tempo-With-Adam Zoom)

Sat Feb 4 - 9:00am Rental: Evrika Learning Center (Room 21); 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 10:00am Food Prep for Winter Brunch (Kitchen); 12:30pm Journey Group Facilitators (Parsonage, Zoom 6161)

Sun Feb 5 - 9:00 Environmental Practices Group (Room 21 & Zoom 6161); 9:45am Childcare (Room 32); 10:00am Religious Exploration: 1st-12th Grade Social Justice Program (Room 41); 10:00am Sunday Worship (Sanctuary & CUUC Worship Zoom); 11:15am Virtual Coffee Hour (Zoom 2210); 11:30am Congregation Brunch (Fellowship Hall); 11:30am Mid-Year RE Family Check-In (Fellowship Hall)

Mon Feb 6 - 10:00am Meals for HOPE (Kitchen)

Tue Feb 7 - 5:00pm Facing Our Mortality Together Group (Zoom 7899); 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary); 7:30pm Committee on Ministry (Zoom 2210)

Wed Feb 8 - 7:30pm Board of Trustees (Zoom 7899)

Thu Feb 9 - 11:30am Science & Spirituality (Fellowship Hall & Zoom 7899); 7:00pm LGBTQ+ Team (Zoom 2210); 7:30pm Journey Group: Manetta/McGahren-Clemens (Parsonage & Zoom 7899); 7:30pm Story Time with Barbara (Zoom-3131)

Fri Feb 10 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Zoom 6161); 10:30am Rental: OA (Room 11); 3:00pm "A Tempo with Adam" (facebook.com/adamkentmusic, A-Tempo-With-Adam Zoom); 6:00pm 5th-7th OWL Class (Fellowship Hall)

Sat Feb 11 - 9:00am Rental: Evrika Learning Center (Room 21); 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899)

Sun Feb 12 - 9:00 Pastoral Associates (Room 21 & Zoom 6161); 9:45am Childcare (Room 32); 10:00am Religious Exploration: Chapel K-7th Grade (Room 41), 8th-12th Grade Youth Group (Room 14); 10:00am Sunday Worship (Sanctuary & CUUC Worship Zoom); 11:15am Virtual Coffee Hour (Zoom 2210); 11:30am Congregation Forum: Self-Assessment Report Forum/Q&A (Fellowship Hall); 11:45am Journey Group: Carmody (Room 41 & Zoom 6161)

ONLINE ZOOM MEETING LOGINS
 
Zoom Webinar 1991 / Worship Zoom - Login: https://bit.ly/CUUC-Webinar-1991
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 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
Meeting: 289 850 7899 · Passcode: 468468

Zoom 3131 - Login: https://bit.ly/CUUC-Zoom-3131
or phone (audio only): 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 313 195 3131 · Passcode: 468468
 
Zoom 6161 - Login: https://bit.ly/CUUC-Zoom-6161
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
 
Zoom 8428 - Login: https://bit.ly/CUUC-RE
or phone (audio only): 646-558-8656
Meeting: 817 388 428 · Passcode: 468468 
   
Zoom 5149 / "A Tempo with Adam" Live Concerts (also on Adam Kent's Facebook)
or phone (audio only): 929-436-2866
Meeting: 939 6077 5149 · Passcode: 468468
Contacts
Minister: Rev. Meredith Garmon, minister@cucwp.org, 914-946-1660 x3
Dir of Lifespan Religious Education and Faith Development: Tracy Breneman, cuucwptracy@gmail.com, 914-434-7539
Community Minister: Rev. LoraKim Joyner, amoloros@gmail.com
Community Minister: Rev. Deb Morra, getreal714@gmail.com, 914-830-1509
Community Minister: Rev. Stevie Carmody, steve.kerins.carmody@gmail.com
Music Director: Adam Kent, music@cucwp.org
Choir Director: Lisa Meyer, choir@cucwp.org
Choir Pianist: Georgianna Pappas, georgianna.pappas@gmail.com
Administrator: Pamela Parker, admin@cucwp.org
Bookkeeper: Jessica Garcia, bookkeeper@cucwp.org
Board of Trustees
Board Chair: Creighton Cray, creighton.cray@gmail.com
Vice Chair: Nicole Turygin, nturygin@gmail.com
Treasurer: Chris Kortlandt, treasurercuucwp@gmail.com
Secretary: Nicky Klemens, nsklemens@gmail.com
Social Justice Coordinators
Mary Cavallero, marycava4@gmail.com
Emily Economou, emily.economou@gmail.com
Jeff Tomlinson, jefftomlinson8@gmail.com
Rev. Meredith Garmon, minister@cucwp.org