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Volume 2, No. 13 April 2, 2010 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/enarch10/en040210.htm where it has been posted as a web page. 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 Board of Trustees Denominational Affairs Leadership, Development, and Nominations Committee Social Justice Council Beyond Cedar Lane Calendar Service this Sunday 9 & 11 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010 April 4, 2010
11 a.m. “Alive!” Forum: Food, Fuel, Water, and Climate Change: Agriculture's 21st Century Challenges. By mid-century, the world population is expected to be 9 billion. Significant challenges face us to provide food, fuel, and water; uncertainties around these are exacerbated by climate change. How does this factor into nation security and ethical eating? Exploring the nature and extent of these issues with Dr. Shafer, USDA-ARS, may help decide what we can do and what policies make sense. Music Notes: We are grateful to have the wonderful support of so many musicians during this Easter service! Hear the News on Easter Day begins with the voices of children calling "Listen, Listen, Hear the News on Easter Day!" Following that are a flourish of brass fanfares, the roll of the timpani, and the cascading of bells, as the entire choir loft erupts in a proclamation of this grand Easter day. The Adult Choir continues with the beautiful Kyrie from Puccini’s "Messa di Gloria." This large work was originally completed as a graduation exercise for the young composer. Today the Kyrie ranks as one of the most lyrical pieces in the romantic choral repertoire. Haec est dies is the Latin phrase for this is the day, taken from Psalm 118, verse 24, "This is the day the Lord hath made, we will all rejoice, rejoice, be glad in it, Alleluia." In Jacobus Gallus’ day, motet’s such as his were often cast antiphonally with two ensembles echoing each other. We recreate that effect this morning as the Adult Choir trades phrases with the brass ensemble. The Choir, brass, tympani, and piano will follow with a contemporary selection, People Arise! With a bouncing undercurrent this work encourages us to get up and live the day! "People arise! The morning is breaking, creation is waking, to greet the day. People arise! The dawn is rejoicing, the nations are voicing, their songs of praise. Arise and shine, your light has come. Declare the works that the Lord has done." We invite the Congregation to sing with full voice as the brass, timpani, and organ lead us through three wonderful hymns celebrating our glorious day. Special thanks to our visiting musicians: Carl Lindquist - trumpet 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. Volunteers for the Service:
Greeters:
9 a.m. Kay and Tom Bugenhagen
11 a.m. Rita Pittillo and Joan Brown
Roger Fritts The saying "you cannot please everyone," is sometimes true for worship services in Unitarian Universalist congregations. Still, we try. April 4, our Easter Sunday services are an effort to appeal to those who long for a serious adult service (9:00 A.M.) and those who long for joyful worship that includes both children and adults (11:00 A.M.). Of course, if you like both adult services and family services you are welcome to attend at 9 and 11. To those of you who are unable to attend either service, I send you this written greeting: Happy Easter! Here in the Northern Hemisphere this is a time to celebrate spring. It is a time to be optimistic. Out of the cold ground come the flowers of spring. The sun shines. Flowers bloom. Trees turn green again. It is a time to remember the teachings of the New Testament, the words of Jesus that challenge us to love and act out of compassion for our sisters and brothers. As a Unitarian Universalist, I celebrate Easter because I believe in hope. The good that we do is important. In the same way, that each flower adds to the beauty of spring in our own small way each of us can make a difference. May our lives have moments of Easter, moments of hope and joy and renewal not only in these days, but in all the days to come.
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.
Our hearts go out to
the friends and family of Phoebe Pfaehler (Neighborhood 6) who died on
March 30 at 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.
Music Notes from the Director of Music April 4, “Easter Sunday” - The Sanctuary will come alive with music on this great morning as we celebrate the arrival of spring and the many wonders of life! A brass ensemble, organ, piano, handbells, tympani, youthful singers and the Adult Choir will gather in the choir loft to lead the music of the day. Following prelude selections by the organ and brass our young singers will proclaim Hear the News This Easter Morn. The Adult Choir will sing the Kyrie from Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria.” Later in the service the Choir will again be joined by the brass and timpani for This Is the Day and the jubilant anthem, People Arise. The Congregation will have the pleasure of singing along with the brass ensemble in the hymns, “Lo, the Earth Awakes Again,” Lo, the Day of Days Is Here,” and Beethoven’s favorite: “Hymn to Joy.” Come early to get a good seat and hear all the Preludes! April 11 - Gruppo Piccolo and the Intergenerational Handbell Choir will be on hand to support Minister Emeritus, Rev. Kenneth Maclean on this special morning. The IG Handbell Choir will ring an energetic and joyous selection titled Praise Ostinato. Gruppo Piccolo will sing the hymn “Eternal Father Strong to Save” a capella from the front of the Sanctuary. The ensemble will offer additional chamber selections during the service. The Congregation will sing “Spacious Firmament On High” and “O God, Our Help in Ages Past.” April 18 - Our Children’s Choir and Youth Choir join together for a very special moment during this Worship Service. You’ll have to come and see it for yourselves because it’s a secret (shh!). April 25 - We will celebrate Earth Day with songs that remind us of the beauty and sacredness of our planet. The Adult Choir leads the morning’s music with a setting by contemporary composer Frank Tichelli titled EarthSong. The Congregation will sing “For the Earth Forever Turning.” Don’t forget to check out all the extracurricular music happenings at CLUUC this spring! “Round Singing” is part of Adult Programs. Spring B will include both a class called “Everything You Need to Know About Handbells (but were afraid to ask...)” and a Coffee House project led by Steve Jones. Check them all out on the website.
Religious Education Notes Easter Sunday! Coming of Age
Ceremony and Potluck
Save the Dates!
June 11-13, 2010
Youth Notes Youth Activity
Group (Grades 7 and 8) Two other events, watch for further details: We are also working on scheduling an all day biking trip (on a Saturday) to Jim Thorpe, PA (yes, there is a town by that name). Also, we will reschedule the orienteering with the Quantico Orienteering Club. The Youth Activity Group is open to 7th and 8th graders at Cedar Lane. If you have questions about the Group or its activities, contact John Daniel (301-946-5509), Kim Clarkson (301-587-3051), or Susan Archer.
Senior High Youth Group
(SHYG)
Upcoming Events:
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 upcoming events. For resources and information on Joseph Priestly District (JPD) Young Adult events, visit the JPD Young Adult Network at www.jpduuyan.org.
Adult Programs Notes More than a dozen marvelous new Spring 2010 classes will soon be popping up along with the spring flowers. Don’t miss the chance to grow your mind and tone your body. Sign up NOW! Detailed descriptions and fees are in the robin's egg blue Adult Programs Spring 2010 brochure (online at http://www.cedarlane.org/ap/springtext2010-3.pdf). Call the RE office for updates, to register, or if you have questions. Forgot to Register? While it is really helpful to pre-register for classes, sometimes you may find your schedule open the day of a class. Most classes can accommodate more participants and an Adult Program committee member is usually at the first class ready to accept last-minute registrations. Please join us: the AP committee works very hard to respond to congregational interests and to put together programing that is educational and fun!
AP for Fall 2010
April Classes:
Brochure Corrections
Sunday Morning Forum
April 11, 2010 “Why Do I Say ‘Eternal God’?” The Rev. Ken MacLean It has often been my custom to have a prayer as a central part of the Sunday morning service, and I usually begin the prayer with "Eternal God." Since I do not follow all of the old bishop’s advice to the young cleric who asked, "What should I preach about?" and the bishop responded, "Preach about God and about twenty minutes," some people have wondered why I begin this way. Kenneth Torquil MacLean was minister of Cedar Lane from 1972 to 1992. This year he will speak at the UUMA worship service for the ministers who were ordained fifty years ago. He will also be Minister of the Week at the Star Island International Affairs Conference. He is minister of the Church of the Desert in Rancho Mirage, California. The Annual Meeting will follow the second service at 12:30 p.m. Food will be served. April 11 Forum: Kakenya’s Dream. Kakenya Ntaiya was predestined to live the life of a traditional Kenyan Maasai wife and mother, but she rebelled in favor of getting a good education. Now a graduate student working on her dissertation in international education, she is fulfilling her dream of enabling girls in her home community to get their own education at a school she founded that opened last year.
April 18, 2010 The sermon will explore risk assessment and the power of fear. April 18 Forum: How Will the Merger of Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospital Affect Us? As a result of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, Walter Reed will be closed, with most of its support for military personnel and dependents transferred to the Bethesda Naval Hospital. Visits to the Bethesda facility are projected to almost double. The transfer raises issues of traffic congestion, transit access, lodging for patients and visitors, and housing for additional medical staff. Phil Alperson, BRAC Coordinator for Montgomery County, will explore the impact of this change on Cedar Lane.
Come to the
All-church Potluck
Annual Meeting
next Sunday Concerts at Cedar Lane presents the Snark Ensemble, Saturday evening, April 17, 8 p.m. View the silent films of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chase, and Harry Langdon while listening to the live, New Orleans style original music of The Snark Ensemble. Great entertainment for the whole family. We’ll have popcorn, just like at the theatres. Come early to get a good seat! See more details at cedarlane.org/Concerts.htm.
Donate Clothing!
Yesterday, April 1
was Census Day. Fill it out and mail it back! Upcoming Potluck Dinner
Great News for healthy eating! Farm stand and CSA pickups at Cedar Lane to begin May 1. The Keckler’s Orchard Country farm stand that was located for several years at the Woodmont Triangle is relocating to our upper parking lot on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. CSA orders will also be available for pick up then. Information about signing up for the CSAs may be found at www.orchproduce.com
From their website: CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSAs help the community by providing fresh, local produce to consumers. CSAs also help farmers by guaranteeing them a market for their products and eliminating the guesswork from marketing. Shareholders (folks like you) subscribe for up to 3 seven week plans. All subscriptions are due before the first week of each new plan. This system helps us to know how much to plant and it allows consumers to rest easy knowing that they will receive fresh products each week throughout the growing season Our agreement with the Kecklers includes two wonderful opportunities for Cedar Lane. 1-All Cedar Laners receive a discount if they order a share in that they will be eligible to get their produce at the reduced preseason rate. When completing the form please indicate that you are a Cedar Lane member. 2-The other great gift they are giving us is contributions of vegetables for Martha’s Table. If you are interested please sign up soon as spots are limited. Questions? Please contact Sara Deshler, sdeshler@cedarlane.org or David Yano, long time satisfied customer of Orchard Country.
Board of Trustees Dear members and friends of Cedar Lane, Cell Tower proposal: As you have likely heard the board rejected the proposal to build a cell tower on our property at a special meeting on January 17. The motion which rejected the proposal was made by the Cell Tower Study Group, and passed unanimously by the Board of Trustees. Reverend Roger Fritts has been asked by some members of our congregation why the board chose to reject the proposal without calling a vote of the entire congregation. Had the board felt that the proposal was worth considering, the congregation would have been asked to vote on whether or not to move forward with the proposal. After extensive study by the Cell Tower Study Group, the board, and Reverend Fritts, including meetings with church members and neighbors, the study group and the board did not feel the proposal was worth consideration. Why is best expressed in the motion itself. There were two congregational meetings to discuss the proposal. Regarding these the motion states: “Views presented were mixed with some opposition views strongly stated. A review of written and oral comments to the Study Group might indicate a majority support for the proposal, but no strong consensus has yet formed to proceed with the proposed tower.” Regarding neighborhood views the motion states: “A petition presented to Rev. Fritts December 9, 2009 had signatures from 258 people opposing the tower.” Regarding a meeting with the neighbors on January 11: “The recent open meeting with neighbors was a show of force of opposition to the tower. Thirty or more speakers delivered their opposition views and it appears that all of the 200 or so neighbors attending oppose the proposed tower.” And finally from the motion: “From the beginning of this process, the Board and Study Group established a benchmark that this matter could not proceed without input from and broad support of the congregation and church neighbors. Out of respect to and in the interest of harmonious relations with our neighbors, the Board of Trustees makes the following decision. “BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: The Board of Trustees hereby determines that it will not call a congregational meeting to vote on the cell tower proposal, and will not proceed to negotiate a lease with T-Mobile or any other carrier to place a cell tower on our property.” Members of the Cell Tower Study Group who worked diligently and thoughtfully for many months and deserve our special thanks and appreciation are: Bob Pechacek, chair, Jim Laurenson, John Daniel, Deborah Scott Goodwin, Charlie Kaylor, and Peter Lowenthal. Cedar Lane Stage: The board has been in discussions with Cedar Lane Stage (CLS) to examine how to move forward with our mutual relationship that would best suit the needs of both the church and CLS. As a result CLS is in the process of developing a charter to become a formal church committee. The charter will need to be approved by the board. The board feels this approach will assist in reconnecting CLS with the church and will help the church control costs and better coordinate the use of our church building. Safety and Security: A new ad hoc committee has recently been formed to look broadly at church security and safety. This action was taken in part in response to several thefts at the church over the past year. The committee will broadly review and propose updates to church policies and procedures and will work with existing committees with the goal of improving the church’s ability to prevent and respond to safety and security issues of all kinds. Peacemaking Statement Of Conscience (SOC): The Board recently abstained, at the recommendation of the Denominational Affairs Committee, in response to the UUA’s request for a vote on whether the proposed Peacemaking SOC should be on the agenda for General Assembly (G.A.) this year. The board agreed that abstention was the best way to send a message to the UUA that there are inadequacies in the SOC. Farewell to Reverend Heather Janules: The board wishes Heather the very best during her upcoming sabbatical, which starts on April 1, or thereabouts. Heather: go in peace, relax, learn, have fun, recuperate, and return to us with your thoughtful and bright spirit! Annual Meeting on April 11 at 12:15 in the sanctuary. I encourage you all to attend. We will be Electing new members of the board as well as of the Social Justice Council, discussing the state of our finances, and there will be an update from the Breakthrough Task Force regarding their exciting process to of soliciting church-wide input into creating an inspiring new vision for our church and goals and action items that support that vision. We need a quorum to make any of our votes valid. Please attend! I would also encourage you to read the board’s annual report that will be published along with all of our committee’s annual reports for distribution at the annual meeting and later posted on our website.
Respectfully,
General Assembly, A Meeting of UU Congregations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 23-27, 2010 Read all about GA 2010 at www.uua.org/ga. April marks the last month for early registration fees! You'll experience wonderful and uplifting worship services-morning and night-led by some of our best worship leaders, with glorious music and inspiring messages. General Assembly is the way that our faith does business. Actions of social witness are passed at GA, elements that make up future policies are discussed… and YOU have a voice in the discussion. You'll hear terrific speakers. There will be hundreds of entertaining programs and informative workshops, offering excellent support and learning for leaders in our congregations. You'll be able to join the witness for our faith and values, in moving and exciting ways. Minneapolis is an ideal setting for GA. It is a progressive, culturally diverse, LGBT friendly city that is rich in cultural arts and has a stunning natural environment. There are 900 lakes and 170 parks within the Twin Cities area. The Local Volunteer Committee has put together four pre-GA tour packages ideal for singles, couples and families. Tour #1 visits 3 local UU congregations and Sculpture Gardens; Tour #2 is a narrated boat ride down the Mississippi River. Tour #3 is an ethnic cook's tour of Minneapolis and St. Paul (if you like to eat this tour is for you!) and Tour #4 is shopping and dinner (on your own) at the Mall of America. There are many housing options at GA this year and at a variety of price points. The GA Planning Committee offers some scholarships. Air fares deals abound at this time of the year as well. The Denominational Affairs Committee hopes that Cedar Lane will be well represented. If you think you might like to attend, please notify Dino (drudi.dino@bls.gov) or Nancy (nancyjanssen@peoplepc.com). We have some funds available to partially subsidize attendance at General Assembly.
Leadership, Development, and Nominations Committee Just a reminder that members of CLUUC will be voting on the following nominees at the April 11 Annual Meeting:
Candidates for Board
of Trustees:
Candidates for the
Leadership Development and Nominations Committee:
Fifty – Fifty Collection to Benefit Rebuilding Together
Montgomery County Community Based
Shelter Needs Your Help Environmental
Task Force Celebration To sign up to come or to help, come to the Environmental Talk Force table in the lounge, or contact Molly Hauck at mollyhauck@gmail.com or (301) 949-0178.
This Website, GoodGuide, can help you switch to better products. Dan Goleman, author of "Ecological Intelligence," suggests the Website, www.goodguide.com, as a place to learn about the best environmentally-friendly products. If you would like to have non-toxic, environmentally friendly products from companies with good social and safety records, GoodGuide rates over 65,000 products based on these factors.
Please join Beacon House, DPR and the Washington Redskins for a ceremony celebrating our new football field, Saturday, May 15. Join Daniel Snyder, owner of the Redskins, Redskins players and the Mayor as we unveil our newly resurfaced and reseeded field, new bleachers and electronic scoreboard. The event is free but donations to support our tutoring, mentoring, cultural, and athletic programs are very welcome. Please make sure you RSVP: gkittner@beaconhousedc.org. Please plan on joining St. Luke’s House for an evening of great food, music, an entertaining wine-tasting presentation with Mark Phillips, host of PBS "Tasting Wine with Mark" series, Silent Auction, raffles and more at Chevy Chase Cars for the St. Luke's House Annual Spring Event on May 12 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call 301-896-4266. Your support is very important to St. Luke's House and directly helps adults with serious mental illness live and work in their community through integrated mental health services and connection to community resources. Thank you.
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