Bring the whole family to enjoy the variety of activities for Cedar Lane's 60th celebration, "Living the Mission," on Saturday, October 22. Come for an hour or for the whole day! Please take the opportunity to mark your calendar NOW! Moon bounce, pumpkin painting, singing, dancing, more!. . . check it out! An event for all ages to do TOGETHER!
RE Registration Forms!!
Please continue to bring/send in the registration forms for your children. We NEED them, especially so that we have health information on every child, and we know how your family will be able to volunteer to keep the RE program as vibrant as it is. It takes many hands to run activities, and yours are needed!
Family Triads: for RE Families
Sunday is the last day to register! This program pairs you with 2 other families with a commitment to get together 3 times between now and May. Each family hosts one gathering (at their home, a park, the zoo, whatever!). A great way to deepen connections among adults and children. Let Susan Archer know or complete a form (under name tags or on RE Admin Desk downstairs), and send to the RE office.
"Halloween Delights"
Hear Cedar Lane's revered organist and accompanist, Thomas Guthrie, in his finest hour as he casts a mischievous spell over his audience. Listeners will be treated to such tasty morsels as Bach's Toccata in d minor, Horvit's A Diet of Worms, and the CLUUC Choir singing Berlioz's Dance of Ghosts. Saturday, October 29, 7:30 p.m., in the auditorium.
Youth Notes
Youth Activity Group (YAG, for grades 7-8)
Our full schedule is on our website at, www.cedarlane.org/rep/YouthActivityGroupSchedule.htm Watch your email and mail for additional information on events and permission forms. If you have questions about the group or its activities, contact John Daniel (301-946-5509), or the Rev. Susan Archer.
Sat/Sun 15-16 Camp Tockwogh
Fri 11/4 Welcome Back, Movie/Pizza.
Senior High Youth Group (SHYG, grades 9-12)
An email was sent to SHYG parents requesting permission to let their teens join our private FaceBook group and give us their emails. If you received that message, and haven=t responded, please respond NOW! We are looking forward to getting this awesome way to communicate, as a group, up and running!
Fri 10/28 HangOut at Chalice House, 6:30 p.m.
For information about the SHYG contact Vanessa Steck, Coordinator of Senior High Youth Ministry, at vsteck@cedarlane.org. Please visit our web link at
http://www.cedarlane.org/srhigh.htm
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
If you would like to come to any of the Adult Programs classes listed below but haven't had a chance to register, come to the class and register there! There have been some changes made to our programing so please read on! (Sara ok to put a link here to the rest)
Classes beginning this week:
Tonight: Angels in America: Play reading,
stimulating discussion, pizza and beer, 7:15 p.m. in the Chalice House. One class.
Sun St. Augustine: Intro for UUs, 2 B4 p.m. in the
library. Two classes.
Mon Exploring oUUr History, 7:30 p.m. in Rooms
30/31. Three classes.
Thurs Backyard Birds of Maryland and How to Attract
Them, 7:30 p.m. in the library.
Next Fri
LGBT in Popular Media, 7:15 p.m. in the library. $5/evening.
Cancelled classes:
Often, registrations come in too close to the first class and we, unfortunately, cancel the class thinking there is too little interest. The following classes have been cancelled this semester: Sexuality and Our Faith, The Celestial Tourist.
Class changes:
Contemporary American Poems on Faith: Join us for a discussion of the myriad and fascinating ways that contemporary American poets approach that most ancient subject: how spirituality and belief can enrich our lives and make our daily experiences more meaningful. We read poems in advance and come together to discuss a poem's content (what it says) and song elements (how it says). We've already discussed Churchgoing, but Prayer, Nature, Visions of heaven and hell await you. Single session for $10. October Tuesdays at 7:30 pm, Rm 5-6. The Leader, Kim Roberts is the author of three books of poems, editor of an anthology, and editor of the online literary journal Beltway Poetry.
Beginning Yoga is accepting drop-ins on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m., for $12/class. The Book Discussion Group=s next read is AThe Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein. Their next monthly meeting is Tuesday, October 18, newcomers welcome. The Alexander Technique begins with a free introductory class on Wednesday, October 27, then continues for the following six Wednesday evenings (there was a misprint in the brochure).
Ongoing Weekly Classes:
Mondays:
Science and Religion, 10 a.m. in the Library
Continuing Yoga, 5 p.m. in the Chalice House
Meditation,7:30 p.m in the Chalice House
Tuesdays:
Just Sitting, 10 a.m. in the Chapel
Beginning Yoga, 7 p.m. in the Chalice House
Find the Adult Programs Fall 2011 brochure on-line at:
www.cedarlane.org/ap/REVFALL11.pdf
Download a registration card at:
www.cedarlane.org/ap/RegistrationCard2011-12.pdf
More Adult Programs
Sunday Morning Forum
Everyone is invited to participate on Sunday mornings between services, 10:10 to 10:55 a.m., in the Chalice House. Just drop in, there is no registration, and coffee is served! Upcoming topics:
This Sunday, October 9: "Saving the Chesapeake: The Problems, the Politics, and the Law." Our speaker, Russell Stevenson, will discuss what is ailing the Chesapeake Bay, why we have made so little progress in dealing with its problems over the last three decades, and the promise of current legal efforts to clean it up. Mr. Stevenson is the founder of the Chesapeake Legal Alliance, whose mission is to provide free legal services in support of efforts to protect and improve the Bay by matching lawyers willing to do pro bono work with clients needing legal help.
October 16: "Immigration 101." The UUA is committed to issuing a Statement of Conscience on immigration in 2013. For background, Knick Knickerbocker will review the main features of our country's immigration policies and practices from colonial times to the present.
Connection Circles (CC) Want You
Start the RE year by joining fellow Cedar Laners in an engaging circle! Connection Circles are an opportunity to gather in a small group with a facilitator. You meet on a regular schedule, talk, read, listen and develop caring relationships. Many ongoing groups welcome new members, and here are new groups forming in October:
A is for Aging
ConnectionsBA Short-term Group
Raised Catholic
Raising the Spirit for Parents with Young Children
Seasons of Loss
Living the Full Rainbow Flag
This group will meet to connect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) members and allies in the UU community who face oppression for supporting full LGBT equality. The rainbow flag is a symbol of LGBT pride and has been used since the 1970s. The original flag consisted of 8 stripes with specific meaning; hot pink for sexuality, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for magic/art, indigo/blue for serenity/harmony and violet for spirit. Members of this group will relate significant developments in their lives at "check-in" and develop a topic of mutual interest based on one of the eight themes of the rainbow flag. The group will be meeting on the second Tuesday of the month, November through June.
For a full description of all our Connection Circles, please refer to the Adult Programs Fall 2011 brochure. There is a group for everyone! Questions can be sent to the RE office, or referred to the Rev. Heather Janules, hjanules@cedarlane.org.
To register:
Complete an Adult Programs Registration card and send it to the RE office. All CC participants register and pay a fee, Pledgers $15; non pledgers $20, one time per year.
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Kiplinger Lecture 2011: Save the date!
Saturday, November 12, at 2:00 p.m.
