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.

Condolences to the Watkins and Enderby family - Jon, Nancy, Lucy, Henry and Eleanor (Neighborhood 13) - on the recent loss of Jon's grandmother in Illinois.

We are saddened by the death of former Cedar Laner Dorothy Womack (N 24) on August 4.  There will be a memorial service at Cedar Lane on Saturday, August 20 at 2 pm.  Our sympathies to husband, Wayne and sons, James and Peter.  

Best wishes are with Shirley and Jack Bieri (N 27) whose home suffered fire damage as a result of a faulty gas grill. Jack received minor injuries and was released after a brief stay in the hospital.  Their message to friends is that they are "fine and grateful!"

hjanules@cedarlane.org. All ministers offer pastoral care to our members so you are also encouraged to contact any member of the ministerial team.

Upcoming Sundays   

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

August 21, 2011  

"Gifts of Peace and Hope: Hiroshima Children's Drawings"

Jim Heltman and Kathie Shahan of All Souls  

Church Unitarian

August 28, 2011

"The Next Chapter"

The Rev. Evan Keely, Interim Senior Minister   

For more information about these sermons click here 

Around the Church

Kensington Labor Day Parade 

It was so much fun, we're doing it again!

The Member Services and Public Awareness Committees are sponsoring a Cedar Lane entry in the Kensington Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 5, 2011 and we'd love to have Cedar Laners of all ages, some walking, some on bikes or scooters, and maybe a couple in a special car or cars.  We'll have a large banner, special T-shirts, and lots of flyers to pass out.

If you can join us, please let us know!  Contact Mary E. Farrar at maryefarrar@verizon.net or Andy Streich at astreich@cedarlane.org or 301-493-8300 X301, so we can make sure we have enough tee shirts of the right sizes and so we can send you more details about the parade!

Free books from Susan's library available by the library's breezeway door.  Help thyself!

Have you ever wanted to learn a bit more about the Bible?  You might want to consider joining the 9 am 5th grade Bible teaching team.  You don't need to know anything in advance but you will learn much by year's end.  AND you get the double pleasure of spending time with our amazing 5th graders!  See/email/call  our MRE, Susan Archer!

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

Admin Ministries- Safeway, Pledge Statements, and a new calendar 

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

Susan Archer, Minister for Religious Education

 Gale Ginther Luce and Jeannette Wilson, Administrators

Vanessa Steck,
Youth Coordinator 

For information and to register for classes and programs call 301-493-8300 x207 or e-mail RE@cedarlane.org.

Religious Education for Children (RE)

RE Office Summer Hours  

During the summer, Gale and Jeannette have reduced their office hours.  If you need to get in touch with us, please leave a phone 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 Archer 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 child(ren), 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 child(ren), contact the RE office!

For more RE, including info about a new Youth Group trip, please click here. 

Adult Programs (AP)

The Adult Programs Brochure will

be available September 1.

GoGreen Gala

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

Contact Holly Parker (cobbparker@aol.com) or Susan Clark (songsue@aol.com) or sign up in the Lounge on Sunday to volunteer.

Music Notes From the Director of Music

Dr. Henry Sgrecci 

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

Learn about what one Cedar Laner has done to continue supporting AMCAV

here.

Please visit this link to learn how you can help the Beacon House children prepare for a new school year.

Save the Trees - If you'd like to help us conserve paper (and postage fees) by receiving the monthly paper newsletter electronically rather than in the mail, please send an e-mail to office@cedarlane.org to let us know. 

Green Tips - "Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce"  

Calendar

We have updated our calendar system.  We are now using Virtual EMS, which allows for a much better organization of our online calendar. Once we learn more about it, we can enable it so you may make reservation requests directly from the calendar web page! Please visit the calendar here.