SUNDAY WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP
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Watch Virtual Worship Service On Demand!
10am: Live Religious Education Service on Zoom
11am: Live Community Coffee Hour on Zoom
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7pm: High School & Middle School Youth Group
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WILL THE NEW WING BE COMPLETED IN MAY OR JUNE?As we start the month, construction will be essentially complete and the finishing details under way. By the end of May, all equipment and plumbing fixtures and hardware and flooring should be in place, and all systems operational. A “punch list” of final tweaks will most likely remain, along with the mandatory final inspections. The ultimate “Certificate of Occupancy” will prospectively be issued before the end of June. You can see weekly photos of the ongoing work by visiting the Building Project webpage.
In case you missed this GREAT NEWS last month, the sum of everyone’s generous donations to date and pledges to be fulfilled means the Gap will be closed by June 2022, thus ensuring protection of the church’s future operating budget and permitting imminent consideration of deferred, small to medium-sized capital improvements in the near future. See the Weekly Announcements for discussion opportunities.
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LAST CHANCE! STP APPS DUE MAY 2! DON'T TARRY! Last chance to get the STP app to us!! The Share the Plate (STP) Steering Committee is accepting applications for STP Sundays for July-Dec 2021. Our mission is to support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate Collections: designated Sunday morning collections that support specific causes or organizations, which reflect the passions of the congregation. Applicants MUST use appropriate and current application forms and submit as directed HERE. NOTE: Applications are now on Google Docs and will be sent directly to the co-chairs. Questions? Contact Jill Baker, here, or Jane Provan, here.
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EARTH DAY IS EVERY DAY! LET'S GRAB OUR OPPORTUNITY NOW First, A BIG THANK YOU to all who have responded to ECO’s Actions for the Earth. We know that most of you are aware of many of the issues we highlighted and may have already acted on your own. That is wonderful! This is a rare moment in time when we are beginning to move toward seriously confronting the Climate Crisis, the biodiversity crisis, and the environmental injustice that has been endemic in our society for centuries. So, any action you have taken, from learning about the issues and where politicians stand on them, to personal lifestyle choices and advocacy are concrete ways to make an impact for Earth and all its inhabitants. Keep checking the ECO homepage, here for actions you might take. Finally, Earth Day is almost here, but it doesn’t end there. Every day is Earth Day! Let us know what actions you took or for questions, Contact ECO here.
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Lemonade & Wheels Social(-Distancing): 5/16/21, 2-3PM
We hope you can join us! Weather-permitting, we will meet in socially-distanced assigned (& rotating!) spots in the large parking lot at church for a fun (and tasty!) social event, including lemonade, fun and fellowship. For kids, we have "wheels-distancing". Kids can bring their wheels - bikes, trikes, scooters, and skateboards and ride around in adjacent area of the parking lot for fun.
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OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS: PARKER PRESERVE, SAT. MAY 22, 9 AM We didn't get there in January and it's worth trying again. Parker Preserve is a recent 127-acre addition to Mason Farm that provides a 2 mile loop through oak-hickory forest (and access to the Farm when the low water bridge is flooded). The land itself has naturally been there for a long time and in a wild enough state to get a forester friend of mine lost. I will confess, in Dan'l Boone's words, to being a little "beflummoxed" there myself. Now there is a path over what I'd rate as moderate terrain. We'll take it easy, but walking sticks and hiking boots are a good idea. - Stephen Chandler
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WOMEN CIRCLE TRIP TO THE NC MUSEUM OF ART Join us for an outing to the NC Museum of Art on Wednesday May 26 from 10am to 12:30pm. There is no admission fee, but there is a timed entrance and we have reserved tickets for a group of ten. We will plan to walk around in a group and admire and discuss what we are seeing. There is a casual café, where we can have lunch in the East/Old Building. It can be reached by an elevator. In addition, we will have an opportunity to peruse the gift shop and the Museum park which is the largest in the country. Trip organizers are Bonnie Gilliom and Melva Okun. To sign up, RSVP below or call 919-636-0994. Once we know who is planning to go, we will be in contact for possible carpooling opportunities.
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NONFICTION BOOK DISCUSSION FOR MAY On Saturday, May 15 from 10:30am to 12pm, the Nonfiction Readers will discuss The Swerve: How the World Became Modern. This book won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. It tells the true story of how, in 1417, an unemployed papal secretary discovered a copy of Lucretius’s “On the Nature of Things” in a remote monastery. The story of how this poem would cause the world to swerve in a new direction is a work of scholarship, a literary page-turner, and a thrilling testament to the power of the written word. Mary Hulett will be leading our discussion. The Readers meet on the third Saturday of each month, currently via Zoom. New members and drop-ins are welcome. Contact the group to ask questions or to be placed on the distribution list for meeting information.
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As Rare Women, we build relationships in small groups by sharing our lives and the gifts, myths, and challenges of growing older. Interested newcomers (not just olders) are welcome and are encouraged to join any of three existing groups. All groups meet at least twice a month via Zoom or in person. Joann Haggerty’s group meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays from 2-4 pm. Bonnie Gilliam’s group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 10 am-noon. Susan Blanchard’s group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 1:30-3:30pm. For specific information about each meeting place and topic, please email the group facilitator: Joann Haggerty (here), Bonnie Gilliom (here), or Susan Blanchard (here). The topics, meeting dates/places, and suggested discussion questions for all groups through June 2021 can also be found here, on the Rare Women’s webpage.
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SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION FOR ADULTS
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SEA CLASS: THE ACTIVE SOUL: POETRY AS SURVIVAL
Leader: Cheryl Wilder
May 5, 12, 19, 26
7-8:30 pm
Zoom
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “There is no greater value than that of the active souls.” As Unitarian Universalists, we are a group of active souls—doers who make the world a better place for all. In his book, Poetry as Survival, Gregory Orr explores the active soul of the lyric poet. Traversing between her inner mysteries and her exterior self, the lyric poet actively takes hold of her emotional life rather than passively endures it. Grief, love, awe, despair—writing a personal lyric is an exploration of our deepest emotions as well as outer circumstances, such as violence, loss of a loved one, or poverty.
Explore your active soul through poem-making. We will read and discuss lyric poems. We will write our own poems, participate in a writing workshop, and have a class poetry reading. No experience necessary.
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HOUSING OPTIONS AS WE AGE
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HOUSING OPTIONS AS WE AGE Have you thought about what a good death means to you? All are welcome to join us for our next Zoom meeting, here, at 1:30pm on May 12 when Lisa Cadigan and Shannon Horne from UNC Hospice will speak and answer questions about hospice care. Hospice care for terminally ill patients prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering. It provides an alternative to arduous, life-prolonging measures that are not aligned with a person’s goals. At our Zoom meeting, here, on May 26, Elizabeth Hirsh from The Downsizers will provide practical tips on how to get started on downsizing as well as what NOT to get rid of. She will tell us about the services her company offers in the Triangle area and answer our questions. Meeting topics and resources can be found here. Contact Susan Blanchard, here, if you would like to join our email list.
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JUNE/JULY NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY MAY 15
If you would like to learn more about the Community Church of Chapel Hill, please contact Rachel Rose, our Director of Membership & Communications: (919)289-9694,or email Rachel here.
Whether you are new, or a longtime attendee, and whatever your beliefs or background, we welcome you to our community of friendship and ideals.
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106 Purefoy Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-942-2050
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