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Volume 1, No. 9                                                                                                              October 23, 2009

Hello, here is an ENews for the week.  If you have any interest in printing a copy of this please go to http://www.cedarlane.org/enarch09/en100923.htm where it has been posted as a PDF.

This ENews has been bookmarked to allow fast access to sections.  To jump to the bookmarked sections please press control and click on the following to access these bookmarks.   Thanks, Sara sdeshler@cedarlane.org  

Sunday’s activities   From the Ministers   We Care   Music Notes   Education for all Ages Upcoming Sundays   Around the Church    Kiplinger    Grounds   Cedar Lane Stage   Social Justice Council   Beyond Cedar Lane    Calendar

Text Box: Service this Sunday        9 and 11 a.m.                                      October 25, 2009

October 25, 2009

 

“Countdown to Copenhagen”
Rev. Roger Fritts

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen will open on December 7. Secre­tary General Ban Ki-moon has said, “Failure to reach broad agreement in Copenhagen would be morally inexcusable. The sermon will look at what is at stake.

10:10 a.m. Forum:  China: The People’s Republic Turns Sixty, with Harry Harding. October 1 is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Dr. Harding will review the major trends in China’s evolution over those six decades, as the country has experienced an of­ten dizzying blend of domestic upheaval, dra­matic change in development models, rapid economic growth, and ultimate rise to major power status. Americans face a very different China now than they did sixty years ago, or even twenty years ago. How must our approach to China change to match the dramatic transformation of China itself?

Dr. Harding is Dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and Professor of Politics and Public Pol­icy, at the University of Virginia. Earlier this year he served as a visit­ing professor at the University of Hong Kong, and from 1995 to 2005 he was Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

Music Notes:  Today’s music has been chosen to reflect our ongoing interest in embracing environmental preservation.  The CLUUC Intergenerational Handbell Choir makes its debut ringing Henry Sgrecci’s arrangement of the traditional Navajo prayer song, Ancient Mother.  You will observe the bell ringers using mallets to strike the bells, and one member will also be using a “wind chime” to simulate wind gently blowing through the trees.  We will also sing Ancient Mother as our first hymn. 

Today’s special guest needs little introduction.  Steve Jones’ talents as a jazz pianist are legendary at CLUUC and we are grateful for his contribution to today’s worship services.  Steve will perform Duke Ellington’s charming ballad Come Sunday.  You may hear more of Steve here on Saturday evening, November 7, when his jazz trio appears as the featured artists of Concerts at Cedar Lane.

The CLUUC Vocal Quartet is also making its debut today, singing a popular tune written in 1938, Turn Your Radio On, by Albert Brumley.  Born into a sharecropper’s family in Oklahoma, Brumley was active is a composer of gospel songs including “I'll Fly Away," which received huge exposure in the movie “Brother, Where Art Thou.”  Turn Your Radio On was inspired by Bromley’s fascination with the medium of radio, popularized during his youth, and the idea that messages were traveling through the air; all you had to do in order to hear them was tune a receiver.  Susan Clark relates the song to today’s sermon topic with a quote from George Washington Carver," I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."

Special thanks to the Steve Jones, Kathie Bryant, the Vocal Quartet, and to the musicians of the Intergenerational Handbell Choir, all of whom have helped raise our awareness of environmental concerns today.

To learn more about Steve Jones’ upcoming concert on November 7, stop by the Concerts at Cedar Lane table in the Lounge.

Welcome, Visitors to Cedar Lane. We invite you to stop by our Visitors Center in the Lounge service to say hello, find out more about Cedar Lane and Unitarian Universalism, sign up for our mailing list, and/or pick up pamphlets about our faith.

Concerts at Cedar Lane has a table in the Lounge.  Please stop by and pick up a flyer for yourself, and for your neighbor!  The next concert is Saturday evening, November 7 at 8 p.m.  The Steve Jones Trio will be our featured artists.

We care most about you, not about your money. Still, it does take money to sustain a religious community. Each year in the spring we hold our annual pledge drive. Because wonder­ful volunteers work on this, we can keep our doors open. We invite you become one of these wonderful volunteers. To help you make a deci­sion, we invite you to attend a workshop Tomorrow, Satur­day, October 24, here at Cedar Lane, called “Beyond Fundraising, A Complete Guide to Congregational Stewardship.” 

Bagels and Donuts Are Back! The You and UU (9th grade) classes travel to Boston next March to learn about their UU roots. Support their pilgrimage by buying bagels and donuts.

IN THE LOUNGE   Adult Programs Registration  Alliance Books  Cell Tower Study Group  Concerts at Cedar Lane Donuts and Bagels Environmental Task Force  Social Justice Council Lounge Lizards  UU Book Store- Bea­con Press and Skinner House Books-Now with Gift Corner candles  We serve fair trade coffee and tea 

Volunteers for the Service:
Greeters:
9 a.m.:  Lesley and Eric Carlson                            11 a.m.: Al and Sarah Reese
Ushers:
   9 a.m.:  Michael Morse, Peter Salsbury, Mary Beth Nowinski, and Joanne Evans
                   11 a.m.:
 James Ogle, Nancy Janssen, Marilynn Smith, and Betsy Binckes
Coffee Servers:
9 a.m.: Bonnie Tyler and Millie Mader   11 a.m.: Lois Delaha
Audio:
Steve Spector
Visitor’s Center:
9 a.m.: Lisa Chernikoff                            11 a.m.: Bannon Preston
Board Member at the Desk:
12 p.m.: Kathie Bryant
The flowers in the Sanctuary
were arranged by Betty May Cleary. The flowers in the chapel were
arranged by Ellen Thompson.

Text Box: From the Ministers

 

 

Roger Fritts

I visited Kentucky for three days in October. I spoke at the Lexington church I had served as a minister from January 1978 to January 1981. No one likes to waste three years of their life, so I was happy to see the progress the congregation had made during my ministry has continued. And I was delighted when a couple came up to me and said "You married us thirty years ago!"

Sunday night Leslie and I went to Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. We stayed overnight in a restored dwelling. We walked the grounds, ate grits for breakfast and catfish for dinner, listened to a performance of Shaker music, and heard talks on Shaker life and beliefs. They believed that Mother Ann(1736-1784), the daughter of an English blacksmith, was the female manifestation of Christ.

Pleasant Hill was a 19th century utopian community. The members gave all their money and possessions to the community and promised to be celibate pacifists. Women served as supreme heads of the Shaker society. Unlike the Amish, Shakers were early adapters to new 19th century technologies such as indoor running water. They invented labor-saving devices like a clothes washing tub run by horse power. Besides supporting themselves by farming, they grew seeds and manufactured brooms. They worshiped by singing and dancing. From the dancing they got the name "Shaking Quakers" although they were not Quakers and they did not shake, they danced.

The Shakers reminded me of my younger sister. In 2000 and 2003, before my sister died of cancer, I visited the celibate, pacifist, vegetarian, mediation community where she lived. It was a gathering of happy, but deluded people, who, like the Shakers, held religious beliefs that are not supported by logic or evidence.

Unitarian Universalists are unlikely to create such utopian communities. We are far too individualistic, far too independent, and far too interested in engaging in the world. Still, such communities intrigue me. I am fascinated by the varieties of human religious experience.

The next “Conversations with Roger” will be Wednesday, October 28, 1:30-3:30 in the Library. We will look at and discuss a video tape interview with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. She was asked: “What do you say to people who say there is no life after death?” She replied, “When I meet them in the afterlife I am going to say: ‘See. I told you so.’” Join us.


Susan Archer

The media reported earlier this month the shooting death of Kenyetta Daiarra Nicholson-Stanley, 17 years old, a senior at Hyde Leadership Charter School. She was shot on a playground in her neighborhood.  It is hypothesized that the bullets were meant for security officers near-by.

This kind of shooting has become a “normal” part of reporting in many areas in and around DC.   Such a thing is, of course, never “normal” to those affected by it.  Kenyetta’s neighborhood was in Northeast section of Washington.  The playground was down the street from Beacon House, the neighborhood-based organization founded by Rev. Don Robinson, a UU minister.  Beacon House has a variety of programs to support at-risk youth and families from the Edgewood Terrace  neighborhood.  Our congregation and individuals within it have had a special relationship with Beacon House, over the years helping provide tutors, holiday gifts, participation in the “OWL-Out program,” and more.  Kenyetta and other children in her family grew up as participants in the Beacon House program.  Her grandmother was a founding Board Member.

Our prayers are with Kenyetta’s family and with all the residents of her community.  Sadly, this is certainly not the first, nor likely the last such cruel and senseless act.   Similar atrocities are on the local news reports almost daily.

We have heard from UUSJ, our area UU group for social justice, that a scholarship fund may be established in memory of Kenyetta, who was hoping to go to college.  We will keep you posted about that.  In the meantime, as we all get caught up in news of national and international scope, may we continue to note the seemingly unending violence in many neighborhoods, close to us, and in some ways so far from our own.  Thank you, Don Robinson, and others who have worked non-stop for so many years to make a difference.  May we as a congregation, as individuals, continue to search for ways to make impact as well.  The top of my list right now is to get tougher gun laws.  Also right up there is finding more ways to support health of all kinds in what remain some of our poorest neighborhoods.

 

Text Box:  We Care

 

 

We Care: A Ministry of Community Support

The We Care program is a network led by volunteers who reach out to address short-term needs – food deliveries, rides to doctor’s appointments, a listening ear in the event of a loss. The Cedar Lane congregation is organized geographically by “neighborhoods”; each neighborhood has at least one chairperson to coordinate support. Look at your nametag or the map in the church office to find your neighborhood.

Cedar Lane mourns with Beacon House, with the murder of one of their alumna, Kenyetta Nicholson-Stanley. Kenyetta and her siblings all grew up in this Unitarian Universalist program for at-risk youth. Her grandmother, Rogerline Nicholson, was a founding board member of Beacon House. A scholarship may be started in Kenyetta’s name.

We celebrate with Helen and Bob Pechacek (N29) as they welcome a new grandson. Tyler Robert Pechacek was born on October 14.  He weighted 8 lbs; 9 oz. Tyler is the son of Bruce and Lisa and brother to Nathan and Alex.

We are happy to report that Bruce Douglas (N8) is now home from long-term rehabilitation care.

Should you know of a member of our community in personal need, you are encouraged to reach out to them. If you learn that this person wishes to receive a response from the church, please contact Heather Janules at x204 or hjanules@cedarlane.org. All ministers offer pastoral care to our members so you are also encouraged to contact any member of the ministerial team.

Text Box: Music Notes

 

 

Concerts at Cedar Lane a big hit!!!

Katrine Anderson and Friends did not disappoint as they kicked off "Concerts at Cedar Lane" on Sunday, October 11 in a big way.  Katrine's angelic voice was in fine form as she sang Scottish songs of love, war, and the sea.  Her bandmates performed energetic solo numbers highlighting Scottish fiddling and the deep, resonant sounds of the viol de gamba.  One hundred forty guests were on hand, proving that Concerts at Cedar Lane is a welcome addition to our music program.

The Steve Jones Trio will perform on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m.  Get ready to here some classic piano jazz from Steve with accompaniment from bassist, Bhagwan Khalsa, and percussionist, Alphonso Young.  Admission is free.  Come early to get a great seat!

Ad Hoc Choir
This "user friendly" gathering of singers will meet again in the Chapel on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 12:30 -1:30 p.m.  All are welcome - there is no performance standard for this group.  The goal is to give Congregation members an opportunity to sing, to assist  members in becoming comfortable with their voices, and with learning the songs in our hymnals; like Standing on the Side of Love, which we will sing on November 8.  After our first meeting one participant remarked, "I was shocked that we could create harmony in such a short time....." Please come and join us!

Faure Requiem on November 1
On Sunday, November 1.  The CLUUC Adult Choir, soloists  and chamber orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Henry Sgrecci, with Thomas Guthrie at the organ, will perform Gabriel Faure's "Requiem" during the 9:00 and 11:00 AM services.  We will also sing the hymn "For All the Saints."  This music provides us with comfort and sustenance as  we remember our departed loved ones and friends.

November 8
Back by popular demand, we will sing Standing on the Side of Love as a Congregational hymn (come to the Ad Hoc Choir on Nov. 1 to learn the song).  The Adult Choir will sing Daniel Pinkham's short homage to autumn, The Leaf.  The Choir will get everyone into the mood with Jester Hairston's driving arrangement of the traditional spiritual, Elijah Rock.

Singers wanted
Our resident chamber ensemble, Gruppo Piccolo, has openings for bass and alto singers.  If you are interested in singing challenging repertoire from a variety of time periods and styles in a small choir setting, perhaps this is the ensemble for you!  Contact Dr. Henry Sgrecci at hsgrecci@cedarlane.org or via phone, 301-493-8300.

Text Box: Education for all Ages

 

 

Religious Education

How will I know if RE is cancelled?
In an emergency, if there will be no RE classes, members of the RE Council will contact teachers, teen assistants and room parents.  Room parents will call all families on their class list.  We know this means that some families will get multiple calls.  Please be patient!  If there is no power in the Cedar Lane buildings, we will cancel classes because of safety concerns.  There may still be an informal church service for those who happen to come anyway.  If you think there might be class cancellation, you can call the church office.  If there is no answer, the power is out and you can assume there are no RE classes.  We also will attempt to put information on the answer message and on the website.  Power issues could prevent that.  In the meantime, stay home, safe and warm, and make pancakes! 

Is your Cedar Lane group interested in using the new stone gathering circle and firepit? 
As is, it is good for conversation, worship, role playing, games, jumping, and many other activities not yet thought of.  Add a small fire in the removable fire pit and you have campfire singing, s’more-making, sharing of stories, and more.  Reservations for all uses need to be made through the MRE office.  There are also required procedures for fire use.  This wonderful new addition was built as a Boy Scout project by Hadrien Haber-Sage, financed in part by our Luke Fund (for youth activities).

Youth Notes

Youth Activity Group*
Our next activity is a weekend of hiking in West Virginia on November 21 & 22.  Our hike is being planned and led by Cedar Laner, Chris Mauro.  Chris is one of the best hikers and guides in the whole area and is planning a fun weekend in a gorgeous national forest.  We will stay overnight in a 4-H camp in Franklin, WV.  Much more detail will be provided in a mailing/emailing in a few days.  Be sure to put these dates on your family calendar.

*The Youth Activity Group (formerly the Junior High Youth Group) is open to 7th and 8th graders at Cedar Lane.  If you have any questions about the Group or its activities, contact Susan Archer, John Daniel (301-946-5509) or Kim Clarkson (301-587-3051).

 Senior High Youth Group (SHYG)
For information on the Senior High Youth Group (grades 9-12) contact Archene Turner at 301-493-8300 x205, aturner@cedarlane.org or archene@gmail.com.

Details of activities and permission forms are on our website at www.cedarlane.org.

Upcoming Events:

October       30  Halloween Party*

November    1    Hang Out Time

                         6   Coming of Age (COA) Lock-In*            

                         8   Ski Trip Meeting

                         8   SHAG meeting

                       21   SHYG Lock-In*

                       22   Annual UU Food Drive*

December    6   Hang Out Time

                       20  Christmas Lights at Brookside Gardens*

*Permission and Contract forms required.

 Young Adults (Ages 18-35)
        The UU Young Adults of Maryland (UUYAM) group plans activities for local UU Young Adults. Visit http://groups.google.com/group/uuyam to join the UUYAM e-mail list and view schedule of upcomingevents. For resources and information on Joseph Priestly District (JPD) Young Adult events, visit the JPD Young Adult Network at www.jpduuyan.org.  Join other Young Adults for Brunch: Meet in the vestibule at the back of the sanctuary 15 minutes after the end of the 11 a.m. service. We will car pool to a local restaurant for lunch or brunch and fellowship.

        Be sure to check out the Adult Programs Fall 2009 brochure!  There are many programs of interest to young adults.  Check out the Dinner Discussion Groups and Lizzie Bryant, a registered dietician, will be leading Nutrition on the Fast Track. See AP listings.

Adult Programs

To register for Adult Programs: complete a registration card, write a check for any fees, and mail or bring them to the church c/o the RE office.  A full description of classes is in the Adult Programs Fall 2009 brochure.  The brochure and registration cards are available at the church and on the website at www.cedarlane.org.

Classes starting in the next week:

October 26    Sacred Feminine: How the Loss of the Goddess in Ancient Times Affects

      Relationships of Modern Men and Women will meet Monday, October 26 and Wednesday, October

      28, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Leader Tim Ward has traveled the world and written five books including; Savage

        Breast: One Man’s Search for the Goddess, and What the Buddha Never Taught.  The first class begins

        with images of the Goddess and discussion of how the archetypal images affect relationships with the

        opposite sex.  In the second class, participants sculpt in clay a statue of some aspect of the divine feminine.

        Ward will lead the group in reflection and meditation on the role of the Sacred Feminine in our lives today.

        Couples registering together get a $5 discount.26

October 27    Frontiers of Science/ 5 Technologies that will Change Our Lives—a

discussion about cutting edge technologies used to study food-borne bacteria  that have a huge impact on our daily lives and future generations.  Dr. Al Khaldi is a principal investigator in the DNA Microarray Lab in FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.  Tuesday, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

November 4  Return of the MESSENGER Mission to Planet Mercury—This

 presentation/discussion will feature news and images from the mission’s September ‘09 flyby—told by the people who made it happen. You’ll learn the details of the upcoming historic orbit insertion scheduled for 2011.  Rob Gold is a space physicist/instrument design expert at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. One session at 7:00 p.m.  Older children welcome.

November 5  Saadia’s Proofs—Saadia Gaon was a Jewish Rabbi and a great luminary of his

 time, 10th century.  What assumptions did he make in formulating his proofs, and what assumptions do we take for granted due to our knowledge of modern scientific and mathematical methods?  Let’s discuss it.  Three Thursdays, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.

November 6  Friday Night Movie and Discussion— “Mother of Mine” (111 min.), 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Morning Forum:

The Sunday Morning Forum meets between services from 10:10 to 10:55 a.m. in the Chalice House.  Everyone is invited.

      This Sunday:  China:  The People's Republic Turns Sixty, with Harry Harding. October 1,  is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.  Dr. Harding will review the major trends in China's evolution over those six decades, as the country has experienced an often dizzying blend of domestic upheaval, dramatic change in development models, rapid economic growth, and ultimate rise to major power status. Americans face a very different China now than they did sixty years ago, or even twenty years. How must our approach to China change to match the dramatic transformation of China itself?

        Dr. Harding is Dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and Professor of Politics and Public Policy, at the University of Virginia. Earlier this year he served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong, and from 1995 to 2005 he was Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. 

        November 1Why Isn’t Everyone a UU?  The number of UU’s is less than 0.2 % of the US population and has not grown over time.  UU’s have historically lost 90% of their active members from generation to generation.  Smith Wood, a member of Fairfax UU Church and Adjunct Professor of Business at Georgetown, brings a fresh and unusual perspective to the question.  Since UUism emphasizes religious tolerance and social justice, but without “dogma,” shouldn’t it be a desirable alternative to people seeking a more tolerant community for their religious lives? Why aren’t religious liberal Christians and agnostics more attracted to Uuism? Why hasn’t Thomas Jefferson’s prediction that Unitarianism would be the future of religion in the US ever been realized?  Why do so many UU’s not continue their membership generation to generation?   What can we UU’s do to help overcome these obstacles and challenges?

Kiplinger Committee
Can you define “pacifism”?  Does your definition allow for “war”? No? How about “just war”?  Hmm, that’s harder! Paul Rasor, our Kiplinger lecturer, gives a definition of pacifism that includes war—and also many more ideas!  Come to hear him discuss, “When, If Ever, Is the Use of Military Force Morally Justifiable?”  Saturday, November 21, 2:00 p.m. $10, students free.

Register through Adult Programs.

Labyrinth Committee
Walk the path, meditate, seek, pray, heal, and relax!  Join us for the next labyrinth walk on Sunday, November 15, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.  There is no cost, but donations will be given to the Manna Food Drive for the homeless. Please wear socks. For more information contact Chris Mauro at 703-847-5820 or chris.mauro@baesystems.com.

 

Text Box: Upcoming Sundays
 

 

 

November 1, 2009
“Francis Collins’ Theism”

Rev. Roger Fritts

The new Director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, has published a book, The Language of God that explains why he believes in God. On All Saints Day the short sermon will look at his arguments.  The Choir will sing Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, a choral–orchestral setting of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead.

Fauré Requiem on November 1
We will celebrate All Saints and All Souls days by performing music in tribute to those who have gone before us on Sunday, November 1.  The CLUUC Adult Choir, soloists and chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Henry Sgrecci, with Thomas Guthrie at the organ, will perform Gabriel Fauré’s “Requiem” during the 9 and 11 a.m. services.  If you would like to remember a departed loved one in a special way, we invite you to attend worship services on Sunday, November 1.

November 1 Forum: Why Isn't Everyone a UU?  The number of UU's is less than 0.2 % of the US population and has not grown over time.  UU's have historically lost 90% of their active members from generation to generation.  Smith Wood, a member of Fairfax UU Church and Adjunct Professor of Business at Georgetown, brings a fresh and unusual perspective to the question.  Since UUism emphasizes religious tolerance and social justice, but without "dogma," shouldn't it be a desirable alternative to people seeking a more tolerant community for their religious lives? Why aren't religious liberal Christians and agnostics more attracted to UUism? Why hasn't Thomas Jefferson's prediction that Unitarianism would be the future of religion in the US ever been realized?  Why do so many UU's not continue their membership generation to generation?   What can we UU's do to help overcome these obstacles and challenges?

November 8, 2009
"God Bless Everyone - No Exceptions!"

Rev. Susan Archer

The theme for this morning comes from one of my favorite bumper stickers.  It is the most dominant part of our Universalist heritage.  Despite so many recent and wonderful anti-oppression initiatives within our UU movement, I believe this is still one of our biggest challenges.  We will consider where we are moving, and where we are not.  We will look at both institutional challenges and personal ones. 

November 8 Forum: Change for your Dollars?  with Alan J. Abramson of George Mason University and The Aspen Institute.  Lots of nonprofit organizations want your contributions.  Lots of them promise social change.  But who really makes a difference? How do you know?  Join us for a lively discussion of how high-impact nonprofits promote positive change with a leading expert on the nonprofit sector.

 

Text Box: Around the Church

 

 

HOLIDAY CRAFT DAY

  

 


 

At Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
Saturday, December 5, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Activities: This family-friendly event is for all ages and abilities. Spend a day with family and friends making great homemade holiday crafts that can be used in your own home or given as gifts. At noon, everyone takes a break for holiday music and refreshments.

Cost: The fee covers the cost of refreshments, the majority of crafts, and priceless fun with the family making wreaths, cookies, candles, gingerbread houses, and much more!

·       $10 per person or

·       $20 per family

·       For a few “special crafts,” an extra $3 ticket is required and can be bought the day of the event.

Registration: Pre-registration is required and can be done in the R.E. office or in the Lounge after both services on:

·       Sunday November 15th

·       Sunday November 22nd

Insider Hints:

·       Come on time on Dec. 5th – slots for the most popular crafts fill up first

·       Bring dollar bills to buy some “special craft” tickets on the day of the event, $3 per ticket

·       Pack a picnic and a blanket to sit on during the music performance at noon

·       Don’t forget a box or large bag to take your treasures home

Wanted: Evergreen Clippings: We could use more evergreen clippings for the wreaths. Please bring them outside the lower level door now. On Holiday Craft Day, bring them upstairs, just outside the lounge. Thanks!

Information: Feel free to contact us with questions or if you want to be a Craft Day helper

·       Chris Black at christineireneblack@hotmail.com or (301) 774-0518

·       Celia Nathan at celia_nathan@yahoo.com or (301) 326-5886

 Text Box: Kiplinger

 

NOVEMBER’S SPECIAL DAYS

November always has 3 special days— Election Day, Veterans (or Armistice) Day, and Thanksgiving—but for Cedar Laners there is a fourth special day:

November 21 brings the Kiplinger Lecture.  Be here—2 p.m. $10, students free.

Text Box: Grounds Committee

 

 

Grounds Fall Work Day: NEW DATE
Grounds Committee Fall Work Morning on Saturday, November 7 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Join us for a few hours as we rake, mulch, and generally tidy up our beautiful grounds. If you have favorite tools, bring them. The church also has yard tools that you are welcome to use.

Text Box: Cedar Lane Stage

 

 

Cedar Lane Stage presents John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Doubt: A Parable, produced here by Cedar Lane Stage, challenges the audience to question the very foundation of their beliefs. In this brilliantly conceived and written piece, Sister Aloysius (CLUUC’s own Jane MacFarlane), a principal, at a parochial school in the Bronx in 1964, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects a priest of improper relations with a young black male student. In the wake of an electrifying series of confrontations with the novice nun, the accused priest, and the mother of the alleged victim, her world view is challenged.

Come see!

Dates: Oct 23, 24 at 8 p.m.
            Oct 25 at 2 p.m.

 Text Box: Social Justice Council

 

For the month of October, in the Cedar Lane vestibule area, the LGBT Task Force has posted a photo-text exhibit In recognition of National LGBT History Month.  At the SJC Lounge Lizards table, following the worship services, members of the task force will be collecting signatures for a UUA "Standing on the Side of Love Petition for Full Equality" in support of full equality for people of all gender identities and sexual orientations.  Also, rainbow flag and pink triangle stickers will be available for nametags and UUA "Standing on the Side of Love" T-shirts will be sold.

Don’t forget The Second Annual Social Justice Awards Benefit Gala, Sunday, October 25,

Ten congregations, 20 nominations, amazing feats of faith and justice.  We commend our winners and all nominees.  We hope you will join us in celebrating these leaders and in hear­ing their inspiring stories.

5:30, Sunday, October 25 at Positano Ristorante Italiano in Bethesda. Contact Rev. Cyn Snavely at info@uusj.org or 301‑588‑1951. Tickets are $80 for a 4 course dinner. The Second Annual Social Justice Awards Benefit Gala feeds the UUSJ Collaborative Fund. Go to uusj.org for details.

 

ROCK CREEK CLEAN UP
This Sunday, October 25 (Rain Date Nov. 1) 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

O
rganic picnic lunch at 1 p.m.

 We want to provide enough food: Please e-mail or call:
 
Charlotte Brewer Jarvischarlot@aol.com  Phone: 301-656-0467
 
Molly Hauck Mollyhauck@verizon.net  Phone 301-949-0178

Join with the FORCE (Friends of Rock Creek) to maintain our CLEAN Rock Creek waterfront.

Come for as long as you can. Wear old shoes.  Come to the teachers’ parking lot on the Beach Drive side of our church for gloves and bags provided by the Montgomery County Parks and Planning Dept. We will also gather nuts (seeds) for the Potomac Conservancy to germinate and plant to stabilize creek and river banks. 

GREEN TIPS
Environmental Task Force

The latest in energy efficient homes are “Enertia houses” that require little in the way of external sources for heating or cooling.  Enertia is a brand name for homes designed and sold in kits by North Carolina-based Enertia Building Systems (EBS). The idea essentially marries the concepts of geothermal and passive solar heating/cooling into what amounts to a highly energy efficient hybrid system. Architectural inventor Michael Sykes coined the term “Enertia” in the 1980s to describe the innovative homes he was designing that would store solar and geothermal energy and make use of it for most if not all heating and cooling needs.

In one Enertia house in North Carolina, the only power bill the owners typically pay is $35/month for electricity. They also have a back-up in-floor radiant heating system powered by natural gas for long cloudy stretches or unusually cold weather. Gas bills for heat typically total $150 for the year, meaning the owners’ total annual outlay for heating, cooling and electricity is less than $600­some $1,000 less than traditional homes in the same zip code are paying, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy.  Read more about these uniquely modern homes at: http://www.emagazine.com/view/?4876

Come join UUs and others who will be marching to the White House on Saturday, October 24th to help protect Earth's climate. We'll be joining over 1,000 groups in 57 countries on this International Day of Climate Action, calling for a strong worldwide global warming treaty. This rally offers our best chance this year to make our voices heard on this critical issue. Here's why: Nations from around the world are meeting in Copenhagen in December to try to negotiate an international plan to address global warming, which would replace the Kyoto Protocol. Success depends on U.S. leadership. President Obama wants strong measures to address climate change. The House has passed a bill, but it's not clear what the Senate will do. This rally, co-sponsored by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and the Hip Hop Caucus, and calling attention to the links between poverty and our fossil-fuel economy, is the biggest rally planned for our area. It can help create the momentum for Senate action. The rally starts at noon at Malcolm X/Meridian Hill Park in DC, where there will be speakers and entertainers. Then we will march to Lafayette Park across from the White House. We'll create a Circle of Hope, calling on President Obama and Congress to act quickly and boldly.

 Text Box: And Beyond Cedar Lane

 

Don't miss out on a HUGE INDOOR COMMUNITY RUMMAGE SALE!!! There will be baby items, books, toys, clothing, household items, bake sale and much more. The sale will be held TOMORROW, Saturday Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 (corner of Cedar Text Box: Concert, Saturday, October 24 at 6 p.m. A special evening of dinner and music will take place at the River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Musicians from the Washing­ton Balalaika Society, 'Russkie Musikanti,' will provide the entertainment. Their Partner Church Committee, the sponsor of the event, supports projects in Romania and India. $30 fee. 6301 River Road, Bethesda, MD. All are welcome. www.rruuc.org. (301) 229-0400. 
 Lane and Beach Drive). All proceeds benefit Cedar Lane Nursery School.

 

 

 

 

 

Please join us to help hundreds of families in need by attending A Wider Circle's annual fundraiser on Sunday, October 25th from 3-6pm It is a family-friendly event with Wii games, a moon bounce, indoor golf, children's activities room, food, music and a silent auction. Advance adult tickets are $25 ($35 at the door) and children under 16 are free! It is at the Julia Bindeman Center at 11810 Falls Road, Potomac. Call 301-608-3504 for tickets or go to www.awidercircle.org

Thanks and see you there!
Anne Thompson, Event Coordinator
301-461-1332

Funeral Consumers Alliance Annual Meeting. Ronn Wade, Director, State Board of Anatomy of Maryland, will discuss the state's body donor program, which is recognized as the best in the country, at the Annual Meeting of the non-profit Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland and Environs, to be held in the Chapel on Saturday, November 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. The public is invited.

Westmoreland Congregational UCC Concert

We invite you to a special concert and art show at Westmoreland Congregational UCC at 7 pm on Saturday, November 7. The concert is free, no tickets or reservations are required; there will be an opportunity for a free will donation to Shaw ComMunity Ministries.

We attach a flyer about the concert and encourage you to go to the music page of Westmoreland's website to learn more about the concert, the musicians and the artists.

http://westmorelanducc.org/boards/Arts_Com/music-a/music.html 

Betsy K. Bennett
for Music and Arts at Westmoreland

Palestinian Embroidery Pre-Holiday Sale
Friday,November 20 (5 - 8 p.m.) and Saturday November 21 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ at 1 Westmoreland Circle in Bethesda, is holding a sale of beautiful embroidery from Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Gift items include handbags, shawls, table runners, cases for jewelry, eyeglasses and cell phones, and much more.

National Walk to Help the Homeless Nov. 21

Join us November 21 for the Fannie Mae National Walk to Help the Homeless! Please go to www.helpthehomelessdc.org  Once you click the link from the drop down menu, select Shepherd's Table or a program of your choice and click "Go" and follow the instructions to sign up!  Registration costs $25 for those 26 and older and $15 for those 25 and under. You can add to your donation fee and help us even more! 100% of registration fees and donations directly support the important work of Shepherd's Table or your program of choice. We need you now more than ever! Shepherd's Table has a tremendous goal: 3,000 walkers! If we do this, Shepherd's Table will receive an extra $50,000 in incentive money!

Thank you, the Board and staff of Shepherd's Table!

All Souls Concert 
An Afternoon of Elegance featuring Angela Powell, Soprano. 3 p.m. Sunday, November 1

 All Souls Church, Unitarian,
16th and Harvard St, NW, Washington, DC

 

  

ENews Calendar
Friday, October 23, 2009 – Sunday, November 01, 2009

 

Library Committee

Fri, Oct 23

   

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Friday Friends w/ H. Janules

     

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Living By Heart 3

Sat, Oct 24

   

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Men's Group

     

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Stewardship Workshop

     

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

Stewardship Workshop

     

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

 

Stewardship Workshop

     

12:30 PM – 4:00 PM

 

Attitudes Toward Living

Sun, Oct 25

   

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Countdown to Copenhagen

     

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Religious Education

     

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Newcomer talks

     

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

 

Sunday Morning Forum

     

10:10 AM – 10:50 AM

 

Countdown to Copenhagen

     

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Religious Education

     

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Newcomer talks

     

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

 

Connection Circles Facilitators

     

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

 

Science and Religion

Mon, Oct 26

   

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Organ work and tuning

     

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

Continuing Yoga

     

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

 

Meditation Group

     

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Sacred Feminine

     

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

 

newsletter preparation

Tue, Oct 27

   

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Crones

     

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

 

Quilting

     

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

 

Bridge

     

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Staff Meeting

     

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

 

Frontiers of Science\5 Technologies

     

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Living by the Heart 2

     

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Gruppo Piccolo

     

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

 

Criminal Justice Meeting

     

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Ministerial-Congregational Committee

     

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

 

CUUMA

Wed, Oct 28

   

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

 

Wednesday Conversations with Roger

     

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Organ Practice

     

2:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Pastoral Visitors

     

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Tai Chi - Evening

     

5:45 PM – 8:15 PM

 

Aim Meeting

     

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Eating Lower on the Food Chain

     

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Sacred Feminine

     

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Quilting

     

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

 

Adult Choir

     

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

 

Organ Practice

Thu, Oct 29

   

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

R.E. Council Executive Meeting

     

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

T'ai Chi - Daytime

     

10:00 AM – 12:15 PM

 

Alliance Bridge Marathon

     

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

 

Children's Choir

     

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

 

Youth Choir

     

6:30 PM – 7:15 PM

 

Lao-Tzu's Tao-Te Ching

     

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Handbell Choir

     

7:15 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Intergenerational Handbell Choir

     

8:00 PM – 9:15 PM

 

Library Committee

Fri, Oct 30

   

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Adult Choir/Orchestra Rehearsal

Sat, Oct 31

   

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Francis Collins' Theism

Sun, Nov 01

   

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Religious Education

     

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Sunday Morning Forum

     

10:10 AM – 10:50 AM

 

Journey Women

     

10:45 AM – 12:45 PM

 

Francis Collins' Theism

     

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Religious Education

     

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Cell Phone Task Force meeting

     

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

 

Sr. High Activity Committee

     

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

 

New Connections Group

     

12:15 PM – 2:00 PM

 

Ad-Hoc Choir

     

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

 

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