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Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
www.cedarlane.org | ENewsletter Volume 4, Issue 27
December 30, 2011
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January 1, 2012 New Year's Day service
in the Sanctuary at 10 a.m.
"High Resolve"
The Rev. Evan Keely
Lots of us make new year's resolutions. What if we lived our lives with resolve all twelve months of the year? No Religious Education this Sunday.
Volunteers for the Service:
Ushers: Jack & Judy Rodgers, Dianne & Perry Seiffert
Coffee Servers: Helen & Bob Pechacek
Audio: Bob Pechacek
The flowers in the sanctuary were arranged by Isabel Marbury-Mauro.
In the Lounge: Community Based Shelter sign-up * We serve fair trade coffee & tea *
Sunday Morning Forum: There will be no Forum this Sunday, January 1.
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Upcoming Sundays
January 8, 2012
9 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the sanctuary
The Rev. Mark Kiyimba
The Rev. Mark Kiyimba, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kampala, Uganda, will be our guest.
Forum: Our speaker will be Matthew Crawford, Volunteer Coordinator for HandsOn Greater DC Cares. With 22 years of experience, this organization is the leading and largest coordinator of volunteerism in the region. HandsOn Greater DC Cares works with a network of more than 860 nonprofits, 43,000 volunteers and a host of corporate and foundation partners to positively impact the region.
Click here for future forums
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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.
It is with sadness that we announce the death of long-time member Frank Blumenthal (Neighborhood 8.) Frank passed on December 29th after a long decline. A Service in Celebration of his life will likely be held at Cedar Lane in the near future. We will publish the date once it is known.
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.
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Music Notes From the Director of Music
Dr. Henry Sgrecci
Johann Sebastian Bach's Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1000-1006 are a set of six unaccompanied works that he began around 1703 and completed in 1720. During the seventeen year period he was in service as Kapellmeister in the royal courts of Weimar and Köthen and was often expected to compose music for concerts and parties hosted by the royal families. It is speculated that Bach, who was a proficient violinist, may have performed some of the works himself. The partitas were not published until 1802 and were only brought into popularity with the public much later by the famed eighteenth century violinist, Joseph Joachim.
Special thanks to Molly Sgrecci and her violin music, which have enriched this Sunday's worship service. Molly is a freshman at the University of South Carolina majoring in string education. |
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Calendar
Please visit the church calendar here.
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Around the Church
Please remember that on Sunday mornings the lower parking lot is reserved for RE teachers! Thank you!
SAVE THOSE HOLIDAY CARDS!
Please save the cards that your family receives this holiday season and bring them to church in January. They will be used for next year's Holiday Craft Day, particularly the Holiday Placemats, which were very popular this year. Look for the collection boxes in the lounge and at the admin table downstairs and drop them there. Thanks!
Manna Food
The 'first' Sunday in January will be January 8, at least as far as our collection for Manna Food, both the Smart Snacks and for the BLUE BINS.Thanks for all the generous giving in December, we have already collected 902 pounds of food so far.
Community Based Shelter
Cedar Lane's annual week begins on New Year's Day. During this week our volunteers will prepare and serve the evening meal for 35 women in the Rockville shelter. The SJC budget also pays for supplies and food for breakfast and lunch. We still have open slots for food preparation every day. We also need people to prepare 25 sandwiches on three days. If your family would like to volunteer, please contact Sandy Shaw; 301/642-0083 or alexandersha@gmail.com, or look for Sandy in the lounge after service on Sunday.
Auction 2012 will be a Passport to Adventure
Help Make It a Success with Your Donation
Ready to set sail? Fly away? Hit the road? Look no further than the Cedar Lane Passport to Adventure auction on March 24, 2012.
We will soon reveal the countries and cuisines that will be featured-and some of the vacation getaways you can bid on.
March 24 may seem far away, but it isn't too soon to think about what you would like to donate. All donations are welcome, but consider something that reflects the theme: hosting a dinner with an ethnic cuisine, a gift certificate from your favorite restaurant, a getaway at your vacation home, or taxi service to the airport.
If you have questions, or would like to volunteer to be on the auction committee, contact auction co-chairs Mary Beth Nowinski at mnowin@aol.com or 301-949-9410, or Kate Harrison at 301-652-5018 or katekathie@gmail.com. |
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES
Susan Archer, Minister of Religious Education
Vanessa Steck, Coordinator of Senior High Youth Ministry
Gale Ginther Luce and Jeannette Wilson, Administrators
For information and to register for classes and programs call 301-493-8300 x207 or e-mail RE@cedarlane.org.
Upcoming RE
- Sunday, Jan. 8: RE Classes Resume, Smart Sack Manna Food Collection
- Sunday, Jan 15: MLK Sunday, No RE classes, families encouraged to attend worship. Childcare for ages 5 and younger.
Guest at Your Table Boxes
Please continue collecting money through the holidays, and return your box by January 8, 2012. They can be returned on Sundays to the RE Admin desk in the downstairs lobby, or to the RE office anytime during the week. Help the UUSC (Unitarian Universalist Service Committee) support those in need around the world! If you'd rather write a check, please make it payable to 'UUSC' and return to the RE office.
...Click here for continued A.P. and R.E. news!!! |
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It's not too late to support Alternative Giving (and have you seen the Alternative Giving box?)
There's still time to recognize a special friend or relative with a meaningful gift this holiday season though Alternative Giving: instead of buying another present, give a charitable contribution in someone's honor to one of the 11 organizations selected by Cedar Lane's International Concerns Committee. We have chosen a variety of causes that provide much
needed and appreciated assistance to people in many different regions of the world. Contributions of any amount are welcome.
You can download this year's Alternative Giving catalogue and order form from the website. Just print out the order form, and bring it to the church office or mail it in with your check made out to CLUUC with
"Alternative Giving" in the memo line.
Questions? Please contact Annette Scarpitta (annette419@verizon.net) or Carol Bertaut (carol.bertaut@frb.gov) for more information. We can also email you a giftee enclosure if you do a mail-in order. Thank you for your generosity!
Our Alternative Giving box of materials is missing!
We're sorry if you looked for Alternative Giving in the lounge this past Sunday -- but our box of materials is missing from the Volunteer Room. We suspect it's been moved or put away in the wrong place. If you happen to come across it, please let us know! It's a black and white shoe-box sized box containing catalogues, cards, and our giftee enclosures. Please contact Annette or Carol if you come across it. |
Are you interested in losing weight AFTER the holidays? If so, why not join 15,000 others on the January Kickstart program. It starts Jan 2 and is completed by Jan 23. It is sponsored by the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and is a free 21 day plant based weight loss program. You will receive weekly grocery lists, menus, and recipes as well as daily emails with support and information on nutrition, research and correlation between diet and chronic disease including diabetes and heart disease.
I did this program in September with employees at a national nursing organization and 86% reported a weight loss and the average drop in cholesterol was 24 points with 3 participants dropping 42, 49 and 59 points respectively. As you know there is a high correlation between cholesterol and heart disease.
There are 2 books which are particularly helpful with this program which are the 21 day Kickstart program ($26) by Dr. Neal Barnard and the Food for Life Journal (12) which I co-authored with staff at PCRM. I am able to get both books for you for $20 for those that are interested.
If you would like more information about this program, I can meet with you after the service on Jan 1 in the Library. There is also information on the PCRM website at pcrm.org.
For additional information about this program, please email me at joanneevans@verizon.net
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January 13, 6:00 p.m., Cedar Lane Sanctuary
Presented by the International Concerns Coalition of the Social Justice Council
A Fundraiser and Silent Auction to fund couples literacy classes and
Orphanages in Afghanistan
Tickets will be available in the lounge after services, or by phoning Eleanor de Paola at 301-299-6236.
For the past 10 years, Cedar Lane volunteers have made it possible for hundreds of illiterate Afghan husbands and wives to gain literacy training in and around Kabul, offered by Kabultec. They do this by staging Kabultec's only full-fledged fundraising event, consisting of an authentic Afghan dinner and a loungeful of silent auction handmade items acquired from bazaars and women's cooperatives throughout Afghanistan. This past year, funds were also used to ship Cedar Lane-donated clothing and other goods to orphanages from around Afghanistan. Come hear Nasrine explain the journey of the donation boxes, which were challenged by the Taliban at the airport! In the end, all the goods were delivered to the orphanages safe and sound. Nasrine insisted on making large signs thanking Cedar Lane at the orphanages; photos will be shown at the dinner on the 13th. Come join us!
Would you like to take your Cedar Lane involvement to a leadership level for a great cause? The International Concerns Coalition invites willing individuals to step forward to take over the management of this special annual event. If you are interested, please contact Annette Scarpitta at annettecedarlane@spamex.com or find her in the lounge. You can receive mentor training with this year's event. Without new leaders, January 13 may well be the finale of this annual Cedar Lane tradition.
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Sara Deshler and Sara Davidson
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church www.cedarlane.org 301-493-8300 |
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