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To protect ourselves and our neighbors, CUUC is holding our Sunday services and congregation events ONLINE ONLY - we are not meeting in person in our building. Please visit our website
cucwp.org for more information.
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May issue of
On the Journey:
JOY - Click
HERE
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- Meredith's weekly column;
- Links to the text and videos of recent Sunday services;
- Practice of the Week: Take Many Breaks.
- Moment of Zen #124
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This Sunday: RE for K-12th grade! We are staggering log in times. Thanks to Laura Sehdeva for managing Zoom breakout rooms while Tracy is off this weekend.
~ 10:00-10:30am,
4th-5th grade
Bibleodeon
class with Alex Z & Ted K (Room 2210);
~ 11:20am-12:20pm, K-3rd grade DIY music activity with Lyra H & Laura G - RE Newsletter lists materials needed (Room 8428 in their own breakout space);
~ 11:30am-12:30pm, 6th-7th grade World Religions Class with Chris B (Room 8428 in their own breakout space);
~ 11:30am-12:30pm 8th-12th grade Senior Youth Group (Room 8428 in their own breakout space);
~4:00pm Youth/Adult discussion of the 1619 Project with the Racial Justice/In the Spirit of Truth team, details below (Room 7899).
*View this week's RE Ne
wsl
etter for details, online
HERE
.
*Click HERE for the May 31 - June 21 RE calendar.
*Click
HERE
to see a collection of online resources we have shared.
*If you would like to receive the weekly RE newsletter, sign up
HERE
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"Being There" has been a theme in the lives and work of many great composers... Allusions from the world of cinema figure in this Sunday's Musical Interlude and Meditation, in the form of Johnny Mandel's arrangements of Erik Satie's
Gnossiennes, used in the soundtrack to
Being There... The CUUC Choir offers music and words for contemplation by Carolyn McDade, best known to UUs for the hymn "Spirit of Life." Read more
HERE.
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Upcoming Worship Services
S
un May 31, 10:00am Online Worship
"Presence in the Midst of Crisis"
~ Rev. Meredith Garmon
Our presence is a fundamental offering. A person aligned with their purpose, who has integrity and wholeness, creates a presence that ripples out through the world. It reassures and empowers others. It changes the world.
Sun Jun 7, 10:00am Online Worship
"Vision"
~ Rev. Meredith Garmon
Our theme for June is Vision. As we explore the import of this concept for our spirituality, we may remember that the book of Proverbs says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." You might, however, have forgotten the clause that immediately follows: "but happy are those that keep the law." What sort of "law" pertains to vision?
Or call 646-876-9923 and enter
761 321 991
Gathering Music at 9:50am, Live Centering Music at 9:50am, Welcome at 10:10am
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Write a Note of Congratulations
One of the gifts we will give our Bridgers (graduating seniors) this year is a UU hymnal with beloved music and words of our faith. If we were meeting in the building, we would make hymnals available in the Sundays leading up to our Bridging ceremony so you could write in them. This year, given our circumstances, we invite you to submit notes online, which we will put in the youth's hymnal. We have 4 youth Bridging: Evan Cacchione, Niall Ryan, Oliver Schwartz, Aiden Breneman-Pennas. Click HERE to submit notes of congratulation and encouragement.
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Important Notice: Please update your Zoom application today. After May 30, 2020, all Zoom applications on older versions will receive a forced upgrade when trying to join meetings. Learn more on how to update your Zoom application HERE. Or update now, HERE.
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A Tempo with Adam, Fri & Mon, 3:00-3:30pm, New Room ending 5149
Music Director Adam Kent's twice-weekly live piano concerts on Zoom have a new login so the music can again be enjoyed both online and by phone. See "This Week in CUUC" below for the link and phone number.
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CUUC Annual Meeting, Sun Jun 7, 11:30am
Our Annual Meeting will be held online this year. Login information will be emailed shortly to Members. Our proposed budget and slate of nominees were sent last week. If you did not receive yours, please contact Pam at admin@cucwp.org.
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We will distribute a digital Annual Report booklet to Members by email. If you need a printed copy of the Annual Report, or know another Member/Friend who will, please let us know. Contact Pam at admin@cucwp.org.
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Prop
osed Budget Q&A Session, Sun May 31, 12:30pm, Room ending 7899
Join treasurer Chris Kortlandt for one last online Q&A session to review next year's budget before our annual meeting.
Can't make it? Contact Chris (
TreasurerCUUCWP@gmail.com)
to request a one-on-one session.
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...in a sense, the war over slavery was also a war over the future of the economy and the essentiality of value? Depictions of enslaved people were even engraved on the backs of some Confederate bills. Learn more about "Good as Gold" from our upcoming study of
The New York Time's
1619 Project, sponsored by the Racial Justice/In the Spirit of Truth team.
Adult/Youth Religious Education: The 1619 Project, This Sun May 31, 4:00pm, Room ending 7899
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Hunger & Homelessness Team
The hardworking H&H volunteers are preparing to increase our meal donation from feeding about 120 to feeding more like 200! Help us help HOPE Community Services each week with a hot meal and lunch items. Contact Nicole Turygin (nturygin@gmail.com) or Steve Miller (obitsman@gmail.com) to learn what's needed.
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New Member & Friend Virtual Reception, Sat Jun 6, 4:00pm, Room ending 2210
This year we move our annual reception from the parsonage to Zoom. If you are a new Member or Friend, and haven't received your invitation, contact: Jane Dixon (
lilrhodie@gmail.com)
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From Environmental Practices Group
The New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) has provided tips for green gardening involving the use of mulch to suppress weeds, compost instead of chemicals for nutrients, and the practice of pruning to support plant health. Learn more HERE.
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Opening in Gmail? Be sure to click "View entire message" at the bottom.
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New York Primary elections are Tue Jun 23. If you want to vote by mail but haven't received an application, click
HERE to download from the Board of Elections website. Check the box labeled "temporary illness." You must mail your application by Tue Jun 16. Learn more from the League of Women Voters
HERE and
HERE.
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District Happenings - June
CER reminds us that the The Living Legacy Project
is offering free virtual programs focused on voting rights, past, present, and future, on the last Tuesday of every month until Election Day. Register HERE. To see the monthly Opportunities for Connection newsletter for our region, with articles and the calendar of Central East Region events and webinars, click HERE.
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If we can help you or someone you know in our congregation, please reach out to
Ingrid Hartmann (914-946-2026,
ih63053@gmail.com
) or Claire Kuczinski (914-949-6619, tadex@optonline.net). Or contact the CUUC office (
admin@cucwp.org
).
To join our C&S Circle of helpers, contact Astrid Rogers (
914-946-2026,
astridrogers@aol.com).
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Share the Plate for May:
Refugee Pandemic Support
The pandemic has impacted the lives of our refugee population in Westchester in many ways: delaying a job search or a move, reducing work hours, and interrupting education and activities for children who were beginning to acclimate to their new home. We will donate half our non-pledge collection to organizations that address refugees' needs during the coming months. Donate online and select Share the Plate, or make checks to CUUC with memo "Share the Plate - Refugees."
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You can pay your pledge, donate to the Share the Plate, or contribute to our Benevolent Fund or Minister's Discretionary Fund via PayPal by clicking "Donate" at our website
cucwp.org.
Or click the button below.
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This Week at CUUC
ONLINE MEETING ROOMS
RE Room ending 4635 - zoom.us/j/602164635 or call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 602 164 635
"A Tempo with Adam" Live Concerts, Room 5149 - zoom.us/j/93960775149 or call 929-436-2866 and enter Meeting ID: 939 6077 5149. Please mute your microphones.
Friday, May 29 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Rm 8428); 3:00pm "
A Tempo with Adam" (Rm 5149); 7:00pm Journey Group Check-in: Sehdeva (Rm 7899)
Saturday, May 30 - 10:00am Zen Online (Rm 7899)
Sunday, May 31 - 10:00am Sunday Worship (Rm 1991); 10:00am Grade 4-5 RE Class (Rm 2210); 11:00am Coffee Hour (Rm 2210); 11:20am Grade K-3 RE Activity (Rm 8428); 11:30am Grade 6-7 RE Class & Sr Youth Group
(Rm 8428); 12:00pm Journey Group Check-In: Miller (Rm 8944); 12:30pm Proposed Budget Q&A Session (Rm 7899); 4:00pm Adult/Youth Religious Ed: 1619 Project (Rm 7899)
Monday, June 1 - 10:00am Journey Group Check-In: Kung (Terri's Zoom); 3:00pm "
A Tempo with Adam" (Rm 5149); 7:00pm Journey Group Check-In: Rev. Morra (Rm 2210)
Tuesday, June 2 - 3:00pm Mandala Meditation with April (Rm 2210); 7:15pm Children's Story Time with Tracy Breneman (Rm 4635); 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal - Sop, Alto (Rm 2210)
Wednesday, June 3 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Rm 8428); 7:15pm Children's Story Time with Amy Nathan (Rm 4635); 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal - Tenor, Bass (Rm 2210); 7:30pm Board of Trustees Check-In (Rm 7899); 7:30pm Program Council (Rm 8944)
Thursday, June 4 -
7:15pm Children's Story Time with Barbara Mair and Nora (Rm 4635); 7:30pm Journey Group Check-In: Manetta/McGahren-Clemens (Rm 7899); 7:30 Journey Group Monthly Topic: Majsak (Rm 8944); 7:30pm Journey Group Facilitators (Rm 2210)
Friday June 5 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Rm 8428); 3:00pm "A Tempo with Adam" (Rm 5149); 7:00pm Journey Group Check-in: Sehdeva (Rm 7899)
Saturday, June 6 - 10:00am Zen Online (Rm 7899); 1:00pm Journey Group Facilitators (Rm 2210); 4:00pm New Member/Friend Reception (Rm 2210)
Sunday, June 7 - 10:00am Sunday Worship (Rm 1991); 11:30am Annual Meeting (for Members, registration required); 4:00pm Adult/Youth Religious Ed: 1619 Project (Rm 7899)
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Dir of Lifespan Religious Education and Faith Development: Tracy Breneman,
cuucwptracy@gmail.com, 914-434-7539
Congregation & Communications Administrator: Pamela Parker,
admin@cucwp.org, 914-946-1660 x2
Board of Trustees
Social Justice Coordinators
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