e-Communitarian for Sun Jun 12, 2022

2022 Jun 12 | Spring #12

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

~ Coming of Age Youth and Adults

Our second worship service where youth and adults share the belief statements they have written after spending the year thinking deeply about faith, values, and their spiritual journeys.

All-Congregation worship. Childcare is available.

Click here for the Sun Jun 12 Order of Service.

IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP

Sun Jun 19, 10:00am ~ “Names of Beauty”

~ Rev. Meredith Garmon

There's the Hebrew concept "yapha." There's the Sanscrit concept "sundara." There's the Greek "to kalon;" the Japanese "wabi-sabi;" the Navajo "hozho." Each of these terms substantially overlaps with the English word, "beauty," but each one leaves out some of the connotations that English-speakers understand "beauty" to have, and each one includes other connotations not normally part of what English-speakers mean by "beauty." By looking at other cultures, we can expand our understanding of what beauty might entail.

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

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 here to see this week's Minister's Post.

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 12

Please join us for the second of our two very special Sundays when youth and adults will share their belief statements. 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

Sunday Parking

This Sun Jun 12 is our year-end Barbecue after worship, outdoors in the upper parking lot. We will be setting up the lot that morning, so we ask that everyone please park in the lower lot on Sunday. We will provide a shuttle to the entrance. Please contact Jane Dixon (lilrhodie@gmail.com) if you will need the shuttle, to help us plan.

Farewell to Our Custodians

This was the final week for our longtime custodians, Francy Cruz and Rafael Marulanda. For decades, Francy and Rafael (and later their son Jonathan - who grew up attending RE classes at CUUC) have been the steady, quiet caretakers of our space, making possible the various events of our congregation as well as those of our renters. We are so grateful for their many years of caring service. The family will be our honored guests at this Sunday's BBQ, and we ask everyone there to take a moment to wish them a sincere "Thank You" for all they have done. We hope to have our new custodian, Sonia Gramajo, at the BBQ, too, so you can also have the opportunity to say, "Welcome!"

RE Info Session for New Families

Welcome and Information for New & Visiting Families, Sun Jun 12, 11:30am-12:00pm, Room 43, Green Hallway

We invite new and visiting families to join our Director of Religious Education, Tracy Breneman, for a short information session about our Religious Education/Exploration programs, with Q&A. Fill a plate at the BBQ and come join us in the Green Hallway. Childcare will be provided. Contact: Tracy Breneman (cuucwptracy@gmail.com).

Volunteers Needed for HOPE

The Meals for HOPE sandwich team needs one more volunteer to help make sandwiches at the CUUC kitchen on Tue Jun 14, 10:00 - 11:15am. Please contact Ellen Simon (efsimon1@gmail.com).

Our Meals for HOPE cooking team can always use extra hands on Mondays, 10:00am - 2:00pm in the kitchen. Contact Steve Miller (obitsman@gmail.com) or Scott Damashek (scottdamashek@gmail.com). Or click here to SIGN UP for roles you can fill.

Our Faith Family

Celebration of Life Service for John S. "Jack" Wilson, Sun Jun 19, 1:00pm, Sanctuary & Zoom 3131

Jack Wilson was a beloved longtime CUUC member who, along with his late wife Clarice, first became active in our congregation in the 1960s. He was a lover of birds, travel, and history, and was the kind of friend others knew they could turn to when they needed help. Jack passed away peacefully in Jun 2019, and Covid delayed his memorial service until now. Click here to learn more about Jack's life.

Share the Plate Requests

We're 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. We are now accepting requests for next season’s Share-the-Plate recipients. 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 you. Then complete and submit a request form (click to download, save, type in and email, or to print out, hand 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.

From Committee on Ministry

On Sun May 22, the Committee on Ministry hosted a Community Chat after service, in Fellowship Hall and on Zoom. About 20 congregants took part, either in person or online. Topics discussed included the post-COVID re-opening of CUUC; the use of the term "congregation" to describe CUUC; the financial condition of CUUC; and responses to the COM's racial bias report. Click here for a summary of the comments made during the Community Chat.

From Environmental Practices Group

Recycling of leftover latex and oil-based paints, stains, sealers, and varnishes is now available in New York State. Residential and commercial users can now drop off up to 5 gallons for sustainable recycling, rather than sending to landfills or incinerators. The program is operated by PaintCare, a nonprofit organization created by the paint industry in response to a paint stewardship law passed by the State Legislature in 2019. Click here to learn more about the program. Click here to find a drop-off site near you.

Gratitudes from the Administrator

I am so very touched (blown away, actually) by the generous wedding gift that Ralph and I received from the congregation. I understand some 50 individuals and families contributed! I already consider myself lucky to work with such a committed, active, and welcoming community. I am all the more grateful to be rewarded with this expression of your support. I extend my heartfelt thanks to you all. ~ Pam Parker

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.

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 a few 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).

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).

Experience GA!

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. The 2022 GA Ware Lecturer is Ibram X. Kendi, award-winning author of How to Be an Intiracist. Don't miss this unique opportunity - anyone may attend! Register for GA here.

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 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 (Upper Parking Lot); 11:30am RE Info Session for New Families (Room 43)

Mon Jun 13 - 10:00am - 2:00pm Meals for HOPE: cooking team (Kitchen); 7:00pm Congregation Self Assessment Committee (Zoom 2210)

Tue Jun 14 - 10:00am - 11:15am Meals for HOPE: sandwich-making team (Kitchen); In-Person Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary & Zoom 3131)

Wed Jun 15 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Zoom 6161)

Thu Jun 16 - 7:15pm Story Time (Zoom 3131)

Fri Jun 17 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Zoom 6161); 11:00am Journey Group: Rev. Garmon (Zoom 7899); 3:00pm “A Tempo with Adam” (A Tempo Zoom and Facebook Live); 7:00pm Journey Group: Sehdeva/Cox (Zoom 7899)

Sat Jun 18 - 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 4:30pm Multi-Media Spring Choral Concert (Sanctuary & bit.ly/Music-at-CUUC);

Sun Jun 19 - 9:45am Childcare (Room 32 & Playground); 10:00am All-Congregation Worship (Sanctuary & live-stream on Worship Zoom); 11:15am Coffee Hour (Fellowship Hall and Virtual Coffee Hour Zoom); 11:45am Journey Group: Freiberger (Room 41 & Zoom 7899); 11:45 Journey Group: Miller/Walkup (Room 11 & Zoom 6161); 1:00pm Celebration of Life Service for Jack Wilson (Sanctuary & Zoom 3131)

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-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