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THANKS TO:
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Taryn Bonner for directing the Chalice Choir (our new choir for children and youth) which made their debut singing "All Shall Be Well" at the multigenerational spring equinox service on March 17!
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The First Grade OWL Team (Adam Good, DeeDee Lavinder and Jean Masse) and the 50 and Up OWL team (Rachel Rose, Liz Naess and Emmett Fahringer) for their dedication to Our Whole Lives this year.
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRY? In March, children are exploring TRANSFORMATION as their Soul Matters theme. This week we will learn about Easter with an egg drop challenge at 9:00AM on zoom and in person at 9:30AM and 11:15AM. For more information about our Religious Education Program, please contact Marion Hirsch or Kat Good.
ELAINE PAGELS ON RELIGION -- A DISCUSSION CLASS ON ZOOM. WEDS IN APRIL
Facilitator: Mike Goodyear. We will watch and discuss 4 videos over Zoom, 7PM, about 2 hours each time. The videos feature Elaine Pagels talking about religious topics. Each week there will be a different focus, including The Origin of Satan, Adam, Eve and the Serpent, Revelation, and the Jesus Seminar. Dr. Pagels is historian of Religion who has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism. Register and learn more. Contact Mike Goodyear with questions.
COMMUNITY CLICKERS We meet this week on Wednesday, April 3 at 2 PM in the Gathering Room for our regular monthly meeting. We are a group of needlecrafters working to make shawls for Hospice using 7x9 inch knitted and crocheted blocks. We design shawls at our meetings, share personal projects, and spend time with each other. After a successful Day of Service (15 shawls designed), our block count is low. For additional information see our webpage.
ART TEAM -- ART IN THE SANCTUARY The continuing April show will be felt fiber art by Chapel Hill artist Sharron Parker. This exhibit titled “Expressing Reality as Felt”. ranges from realistic images of French doors and windows to more abstract images of light on water, butterfly wings, etc. Sharron will be available on Thursday, April 4 at 2 PM in the Sanctuary to talk to visitors about her work. For more information contact Sharron.
READING THE BIBLE AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE --- SAT 4/6 10 AM OR 4/8 6:45 PM Led by Karen Jessee. Enter into a conversation with scripture as we encounter passages from the Hebrew Bible—history and wisdom of the Jewish people—or from the New Testament of the Christian faith. Through the practices of contemplative reading, silence, and meditative writing, we will break open the Word. Together we will ask to hear what these sacred texts have to say to us, here, in our lives today. Register and learn more. Contact Marion Hirsch for more information.
QUUILTERS We meet on Saturday morning, April 6, 9 - 11:30 AM, in the Gathering Room. We will be switching gears to focus on making totebags, lap quilts, and more. We'll have instructions, fabric and some kits available. You may bring your machine if you wish to get started during our meeting or take your supplies home to work on. Please bring your own current or recent projects to share with us during our check-in time. Join our email list.
SHARE THE PLATE -- HABITAT FOR HUMANITY On April 7 our Share the Plate will be for the benefit of Habitat for Humanity. The Community Church has been a long-term partner of Habitat. Of special note, over the next 5 years, volunteers will build 101 homes. The money we contribute assists Habitat in land acquisition, construction, home repair and even the financing of mortgages for new owners. There is a tangible impact of our dollars on the creation of affordable homes for families in our communities. For more info, email Glenn Davis or call 215-756-2400.
EARTH MONTH CELEBRATIONS BEGIN IN THE CHURCH (kast) COURTYARD Sunday, April 7: We will create window art using washable window markers. Children and the young at heart are invited to draw and write what they want to celebrate about the earth and what they want to protect. We will also read with kids about trees and forests, and the animals, birds, and insects that live there. Questions? Contact Eco Ministry for the Earth.
THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF GIVING THANKS - 4/11 AT 7 ON ZOOM Writing a Thank You note is thought of as a small, simple gesture of good etiquette, but the act of giving thanks, if practiced regularly, can invite deeper spirituality into your life. Amy and Kat regularly send notes of appreciation and this seemingly simple practice has become quite spiritual. If you don't know how to get started or how to maintain giving thanks as a spiritual practice, join us! We will discuss the how and why and even make some Thank You notes to get you started. Learn more and register. Contact Kat Good with questions.
SWEET TREATS AND HELPING HANDS NEEDED for "THESE UU-NITED STATES" Music Gala on APRIL 13, 7 PM! We are organizing concessions sales during the dessert reception following our annual mUUsic gala on Saturday, April 13. We need bakers for donations and volunteers to help with set-up, sales, and clean-up. Concessions are (your) fabulous baked goods and coffee/tea/water for sale AFTER the one-act Music Gala. To contribute or volunteer, RSVP to Bonnie Crotty Nelson directly.
THE MEANING OF LOVINGKINDNESS -- SAT APRIL 13 OR SUN APRIL 14 AT 2 PM Lovingkindness is a spiritual skill. This act of compassion will be offered as a scripted meditation and as a relational way of being in the world – forming connections to self and to others. Come learn together this uplifting skill that affirms the sanctity of all beings with Etta Breit who has intensive training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and lives Lovingkindness as a meditative skill . Her careers span Women's Studies faculty, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Hospice Chaplain. Register and learn more. Contact Etta Breit with questions.
HIKE WITH OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS AT BLUE JAY POINT COUNTY PARK! Join Outdoor Connections for a hike at Blue Jay Point County Park on Falls Lake Sat., April 20, 10 AM! The park was named after the peninsula—or point—it forms on Falls Lake, and for the many blue jays that lived there when the area was farmed by tenant farmers. We will meet at 10 at a place TBD soon (stay tuned!) and hike about two miles to the point and back. We'll stop for lunch at SASSOOL in Northern Raleigh post-hike! READ ABOUT THE PARK! RSVP to JANE PROVAN by April 13.
NONFICTION BOOK DISCUSSION FOR APRIL On Saturday, April 20 from 10:30 AM to 12 PM in the Living Room, the Nonfiction Readers will discuss Shot in the Heart, by Mikal Gilmore. Jane Mellin will lead our discussion. The book is the haunting, harrowing story of murderer Gary Gilmore, told by his brother. Contact Ed Steffes to ask questions or to be placed on the distribution list for meeting information.
UU JUSTICE NC Celebrate Our 200th Action Hour this Friday, March 29 at 11 AM!. Since May of 2020, UU Justice NC has gathered NC UU's on Fridays to take action and experience the joy and power of community. Get your confetti ready, because this Friday, we will celebrate all the wins we have been a part of over the last four years! We will also offer a preview of this year's state legislative session that is kicking off in a few short weeks. You can join via Zoom.
GIVE TO "KEEP YEIMY MOVING" Since Yeimy won her asylum case, she has gotten settled in an apartment, applied for a Green Card, and has a job. There's no bus service to her workplace, so a fellow worker drives her for $80 a month. But if that coworker has a different schedule, Yeimy has to call a taxi or an Uber. If you'd like to help ensure she always has a ride to work, please give to the Keep Yeimy Moving fund (choose it as the "project") so that she has transportation, no matter what. Thank you!
DAY OF SERVICE 2024 MISSION: POSSIBLE PHOTOS Send us your photos! Over 250 special agents gathered on March 2, 2024 to participate in our 2024 Day of Service. We saw "Mission: Possible" and it was "Mission: Accomplished"! Photos of the amazing service projects are now on the church website. Please send any photos you took to Carole Bruhn.
MUSIC TEAM MEMBERS NEEDED The Music Team is looking for new members. We meet approximately once every six weeks, and work with Music Director Glenn Mehrbach to plan big musical events, such as the Music Gala and the church musical, as well as looking for new ways to bring music to the church. If you're interested in finding out more, please contact Glenn Mehrbach.
INTERESTED IN THE FALL MUSICAL? This November is our biennial musical. The proposed show is "The SpongeBob Musical." This is a multi-generational musical with a large cast and crew. Before committing to the show, we'd like to get an idea of who might be interested in auditioning for roles, and for behind the scenes jobs like costuming, props, sets, lighting and sound. If any of those things appeal to you, please fill out the Interest Form. For any questions or comments, feel free to contact Director Glenn Mehrbach.
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