We Care

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 condolences are with Liz Nadeau, Marc Rifkind and their children, Tim and Allie (Neighborhood 26) with the death of Marc's mother, Margaret Rifkind, who died on July 18 in the care of hospice.

A note about Pastoral Care this week:   Susan Archer is the on-call minister through the end of July for any pastoral emergencies. While not scheduled in the office she will frequently check for messages on her phone (x206) and email (sarcher@cedarlane.org).  

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 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

Dr. Henry Sgrecci 

July 24 - We are delighted to welcome percussionist Matt Meyer to CLUUC.  Mr. Meyer is a percussionist, educator, and worship leader who has been active in UU music and worship circles for a number of years.  He has performed in and led several worship services during recent GA conferences.

Mr. Meyer will present the sermon, lead the Choir in the Swahili Folk Song "Bwana Awabariki,"teach the traditional spiritual "Bright Morning Star" through the oral tradition of call-and-response, and perform percussion selections during the Prelude, Offertory, and Postlude.  Hymns will include "Climbing Jacob's Ladder" and "There Is More Love."

Matt Meyer will also present a workshop at the upcoming UUMN Conference, to be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia, July 27-31.  For details on the Conference visit http://www25.uua.org/uumn/conf/2011/content.pdf

For more on the music for upcoming Sundays and the Music Department click here  

Upcoming Sundays   

There will be one Sunday Service at 10 a.m. from May 1 through September 4.   

July 31, 2011
"Unitarian Universalist-United Nations Organization" 

For more information about these sermons click here 

Around the Church

Check out the UU summer camps here or in the fliers under the bulletin board in the office.  

Admin Ministries- 

Here is a link for the Washington Post article about the UUA and General Assembly.  Here  

Find out what's been going on behind the scenes at church this summer here. 

Find out what the CSA/farmer's market has this week.    

EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES

Susan Archer, Minister of Religious Education

Gale Ginther Luce and Jeannette Wilson, Administrators

For information and to register for classes and programs

call 301-493-8300 x207 or email RE@cedarlane.org.

Click on the blue links below for the full articles. 

RE Office Summer Hours

During the summer, Gale and Jeannette have reduced office hours.  If you need to get in touch with us, please leave a phone message on 301-439-8300 x207, or an email message at RE@cedarlane.org.  We will check them weekly and get back to you as soon as we can.  If your need is immediate, please contact Rev. Susan at 301-493-8300 x206 or sarcher@cedarlane.org.

RE Registration Information
We have sent out our preliminary registration information by email. To register your children, respond to the email, and return all necessary forms to the RE office. If you haven't received an email, and would like to register your children, contact the RE office!

Register for Adult Programs in the RE office!

New classes:

Retreat for Women with Judith Duerk: July 23, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in the Chalice House. Wear comfortable clothing, a light lunch will be provided. $45.   

GoGreen Gala

Visit the GoGreen webpage at www.cedarlane.org/gogreen.htm 

Contact Holly Parker (cobbparker@aol.com) or Susan Clark (songsue@aol.com) to volunteer.

NEW FEATURE: Technotrash recycling. Start your summer cleanup with clearing your office of old floppy disks, CDs, video and audio tape. We will be recycling them through www.greendisk.com.  Check their web site for everything that's accepted. We have recycling stations set up in the church office.

UUSJ 2011 Social Justice Awards

Congratulations and kudos to Cedar Lane! Two working groups within the Cedar Lane Social Justice Council (SJC) were granted social justice awards by Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ), which is the regional social justice group of the Baltimore, Washington, Northern Virginia area.  The two awards involved are the Collaboration Award (for effective social action reflecting UU values that has involved cooperation with another UU congregation, other faith based groups, or non-religious organizations) and the GLBTQ Award (for work and witness for the civil rights and social acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning persons). Further information about these two awards and their Cedar Lane recipients will be shared via the next printed version of the Cedar Lane News.     

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Calendar

For access to our calendar for the next 6 months, please click here.