e-Communitarian for Sun May 22, 2022

2022 May 22 | Spring #9

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 May 22, 10:00am ~ “A Path Toward Hope”

~ Rev. Meredith Garmon

There's a lot that looks bleak these days. Let's reflect on ways to nurture our spirits – and help heal our world.

Please plan to stay after worship for our Community Chat Q&A session in Fellowship Hall.

Click here for the Sun May 22 Order of Service.

Religious Education classes for 1st-9th grades begin at 10:00am, in person. Child care is offered starting at 9:45am. Quiet activity boxes are available for young people who attend worship. Children in 4th grade and younger must be picked up in their classrooms. We ask parents to please do so directly after worship, before attending coffee hour, so RE volunteers can attend other activities.

On Sun May 22, childcare will be extended for those attending the Community Chat. The RE information session is postponed to June 12.

IN-PERSON & LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP

Sun May 29, 10:00am ~ “Remembering”

~ Rev. Meredith Garmon

For Memorial Day weekend, we'll reflect on the people we remember, and why. (All-Congregation worship. RE classes do not meet.)

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

This Sun May 22 we will not be holding Virtual Coffee Hour so that everyone can attend our Community Chat after worship. Log in to bit.ly/CUUC-Zoom-2210 or phone (audio only): 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 for this week’s Minister's Post.

This week's Practice: "Aspiring to the Impossible"

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

The Breneman house has COVID so Tracy will participate remotely. All classes meet in person. Only the COA class includes a Zoom option. RE Council members will be at the Welcome table in the RE Lobby.

Sun 22 May, 10:00-11:15am at CUUC - Last Day of RE Classes

1st-5th Grade: Laura S is leading the lesson, We are Active Creators of our Faith. Children will examine the promises the Blake covenant offers us—that we "dwell together in peace, seek the truth in love and help one another" and affirm that we are both inheritors and active creators of our Unitarian Universalist faith tradition.

6th-7th Grade Class: Alex Z and Christine H are leading the lesson, Look at Me, World. This final session introduces the concepts of values and self-respect with the youth exploring the values and respect their families share with other members of CUUC. Faith in Action asks the group to create and sign an ethics covenant.

8th-9th Grade COA Class: Tracy B and Mentors are leading. The Coming of Age worship services are two weeks away! This Sunday, we are workshopping credo statements and ask youth to bring their rough draft to share. They will give each other encouragement and support as we head into the final stretch. Tracy will join by Zoom: https://bit.ly/CUUC-RE | Meeting ID: 817 388 428, Passcode: 468468. Youth are welcome to attend in person or on Zoom.

Quiet activity boxes are available for young people who attend worship. Click here for the spring RE schedule and program information.

From the Music Director

Social media gives people the ability to assume alternative identities; it is the masquerade ball of modern times. The 19th-century composer Robert Schumann was intrigued by Romantic literature, especially the writings of Jean-Paul Richter and scenes in his novels that depicted costume balls. For Schumann, the donning of a mask had a dual potential: it could be a screen to protect the true self; on the other hand, the mask itself could express part of the self usually hidden from view. In piano works like Papillons and Carnaval, Schumann evokes the succession of dances interrupted by diverse masked characters at just such a ball... Read more on Adam's blog post

Congregation & Community News

Click here for the 2022 May edition of On the Journey: Borders/Boundaries

Supporting Family Conversations

Parents/Caregivers & Children Together: Nurturing Resilience & Communication (PreK-5th grade families), Fri May 20, 7:00 - 7:30pm, Zoom 8428

Today is the final session of this series designed to support conversations around mental health with young people at home.Today's topic: Mindfulness. Additional information available in the RE newsletter. RSVP to Tracy Breneman (cuucwptracy@gmail.com).

Community Chat this Sunday

Community Chat, Sun May 22, Fellowship Hall and Zoom 2210

Our final “Community Chat” of the program year is an opportunity for CUUC members and friends to provide input and ask questions of the Committee on Ministry. Please join us! Read the COM’s full message here: conta.cc/3PgtbwD. Childcare provided.

Extra Hands for HOPE

Our Meals for HOPE team needs extra assistant chefs this Sun May 22, after worship, in the kitchen. Contact Scott Damashek (scottdamashek@gmail.com) or Steve Miller (obitsman@gmail.com). Or click here to SIGN UP for roles you can fill.

Annual Meeting

CUUC Annual Meeting, Sun Jun 5, After Worship

Members, please mark your calendars and plan to attend! We will distribute the annual report booklet shortly by email and will have paper copies available in the lobby. If you prefer to be mailed a printed copy, please contact the office (admin@cucwp.org).

Proposed Budget Q&A

2022-2023 Budget Q&A Sessions, 7:30pm, Tue May 24, Thu May 26, Thu Jun 2, Online on Zoom 2210

Treasurer Chris Kortlandt is hosting online question & answer sessions for CUUC Members and Friends to review the proposed budget for the next program year prior to our annual meeting. You can also request a one-on-one review; email treasurerCUUCWP@gmail.com.

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.

General Assembly is Coming

“Meet the Moment: Reimagining a Radical Faith Community,” Multi-Platform UUA General Assembly 2022, 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 the 2022 GA can participate either online or in person in Portland, OR. Anyone may attend (credentialed member delegates may vote). Register for GA here.

Try Out the Quest Room

Quest Room, Youth Group Room 14, Red Hallway

Everyone at CUUC is invited to experience the Youth Group's superhero-themed Quest Room! (A quest room is like an escape room but the door isn't locked.) Groups of 4-6 individuals are recommended. Fun for families, committees, Journey Groups, and friends! Sign up here. Contact Tracy Breneman (cuucwptracy@gmail.com)

Annual Giving Campaign

We've drafted next year's budget. If you haven't pledged yet, your commitment can still make a difference by helping us achieve our goals. Sending your pledge by mail, or online, or by emailing the treasurer at TreasurerCUUCWP@gmail.com.

Caring & Sharing

If we can help you or someone you know in our congregation, reach out to this month's primary caregivers: Ingrid Hartmann (914-946-2026, ih63053@gmail.com), or her backup, Joanna Bauer (914-636-1047, johbauer@msn.com). You may also contact the CUUC office (admin@cucwp.org).

Share the Plate for May: Murray Grove

This month we share half our non-pledge collection with Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center, the only Unitarian Universalist conference center in the Metro area. Among the many camps, trainings, retreats, and workshops offered has been the program our Coming of Age classes have attended as part of their journey to create a statement of faith. Mail checks to CUUC with the memo “Share the Plate - Murray Grove” or click here to pay online, and select “Share the Plate.” You may also select “Other” and type in “Murray Grove” 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 May 20 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Zoom 6161); 11:00am Journey Group: Garmon (Parsonage & Zoom 7899); 3:00pm “A Tempo with Adam” (A Tempo Zoom and Facebook Live); 7:00pm Journey Group: Sehdeva/Cox (Room 41 & Zoom 7899); 7:00pm Program for K-5th Grade Families: Nurturing Resilience and Communication (Zoom 8428); 7:30pm Budget Q&A Session (Zoom 2210)

Sat May 21 - 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 11:30am COA Triangle Garden Cleanup (CUUC)

Sun May 22 - 9:45am Childcare (Room 32 & Playground); 10:00am 1st-9th Grade RE Classes (CUUC); 10:00am Sunday Worship (Sanctuary & live-stream on Worship Zoom); 11:30am Community Chat (Fellowship Hall & Zoom 2210); 11:30pm Meals for HOPE (Kitchen)

Mon May 23 - 7:00pm Congregation Self Assessment Committee (Zoom 2210); 7:15pm Story Time (Zoom 6161)

Tue May 24 - 7:30pm Virtual Choir Rehearsal (Zoom 3131); 7:30pm Budget Q&A Session (Zoom 2210)

Wed May 25 - 7:30pm Virtual Choir Rehearsal (Zoom 3131)

Thu May 26 - 11:30am Science and Spirituality (Fireside Area & Zoom 7899); 7:00pm Journey Group: Van Hoomissen (Zoom 6161); 7:30pm Journey Group: Majsak (Zoom 7899); 7:30pm Budget Q&A Session (Zoom 2210)

Fri May 27 - 10:00am Rental: Urban Sketchers (Fellowship Hall or Fireside Area); 3:00pm “A Tempo with Adam” (A Tempo Zoom and Facebook Live); 7:00pm Journey Group: Sehdeva/Cox (Room 41 & Zoom 7899); 7:00pm Program for K-5th Grade Families: Nurturing Resilience and Communication (Zoom 8428)

Sat May 28 - 10:00am Zen Practice (Room 43 & Zoom 7899); 11:30am COA Triangle Garden Cleanup (CUUC)

Sun May 29 - 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)

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