We celebrate with our Intern Minister, Nancy Pellegrini, who received her Master of Divinity degree, with honors, from Wesley Theological Seminary on Monday, May 7 (which was also her birthday!)   

Our hearts go out to Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and her husband Rex Naylor (N30) as Rex has entered the compassionate care of hospice. Rex is too ill to receive visitors but we are invited to send our thoughts of care and concern to Phyllis.

We recently learned that former member, Mary Conabee, died on April 15 at her home in Potomac at the age of 84.  Ralph Krause affirms that "surviving members of the Gourmet Club, at which Janice and I enjoyed many delightful dinners and conversations at the church, may remember [her husband] Charles and Mary also as participants when the club flourished during the 1970's and 1980's.  I remember talking with them many times, following Sunday Services." You may read a full obituary here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mary-conabee-retired-montgomery-county-english-teacher-dies-at-84/2012/04/27/gIQAhze5lT_story.html

And we celebrate that Kristin Grassel Schmidt (who grew up and was ordained at Cedar Lane) was recently hired as the new Assistant Minister for the First Parish Church (Unitarian Universalist) in Milton, Massachusetts. Congratulations!

Around the Church 

In appreciation of Wanda Van Goor's 38 years of teaching Bible, we received $1,290 to support the Partner Church Committee Scholarship Fund.  Many thanks to all who contributed!

The Kecklers are offering a discount for all folks in our congregation who sign-up for the CSA with the pickup on Saturday morning's at the church.  If folks would like to sign up they can go to the website 

www.orchardcountryproduce.com

and sign-up online.

At the checkout put in this coupon code: CEDARLA and you will get a $10 discount.  It doesn't matter what size share or which session is chosen.   

Dinner Discussion Group Meet-up

Many Cedar Laners love their group and have been happily gathering for years.

Want to join in?

Is your group looking for new members?

Come to an informal meet-up in the Lounge on Sunday, May 13, after the service.  We'll see if we can make some new connections.

For more information:  Michael Thoryn,

michaelthoryn@verizon.net    

Beyond the Church     

Immigrant Voices Workshop

with Paula Cole Jones,  

May 16, 6:30-9:00 p.m.  

at Owen Brown Interfaith Center  This interactive workshop honors the immigrant experience in the United States and deepens our understanding of immigration. Through the voices of immigrants in poetry and prose, we encounter their life experiences and make connections to the political, social and economic structures that have shaped these experiences. A donation of $5-$10 is suggested, but not required. Snacks provided. Childcare available upon request at least one week in advance - please send names and ages of children to  childcare@uucolumbia.net. For more information, contact Carla Miller, dlgl@uucolumbia.net, 410-381-0097.

Click here to learn about some events sponsored by friends of Cedar Lane. 

Keys Clothes Calculators, you name it we have it.  What you may have lost we have found.  Please check in the office after the service on Sunday to see if any of what we have is yours.  Hard to believe so many folks managed to leave without their car keys, notably Toyota and Honda keys, those programmable kind that are expensive to replace.  Glasses, coats, sweaters, umbrellas galore.

Calendar

Please visit the church calendar here. 

We are pleased to announce that Karen Lee Scrivo has been selected to serve as the Interim Director of Religious Education (DRE) for Cedar Lane.  Her credentials are impressive, she has many years of experience with Religious Education and Adult Programs.  She is a trained Interim Director of Religious Education. 

 

Ms. Scrivo served as Interim DRE at Paint Branch UU Church, the U U Congregation of Columbia, and at her home church of Goodloe Memorial.  She is currently serving as adjunct staff for the Joseph Priestley District.  She holds two Masters Degrees, one in Communications and one in International Affairs and worked as a journalist for many years. She is also Montessori trained and has taught elementary school.  Ms. Scrivo is currently working on completing a Masters of Divinity at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, CA.  Karen lives in Glenn Dale, Md with her husband, Ken Shilling. Their son, Kelson, is a junior in

college.  And she even plays guitar and sings!

We look forward to welcoming her to the Cedar Lane staff on Monday, August 5.   

TONIGHT! 

LGBT Winter/Spring  

Film & Discussion Series  Friday evening May, 11  

7 to 9:30 p.m.

Cedar Lane UU Church Library   

9601 Cedar Lane Bethesda, MD 20814  

General Information:  $5.00 (suggested contribution) at the door; refreshments will be served. 

Environmental Task Force   

THIS SUNDAY!!!        

Cedar Lane's SPRING 2012  

ROCK CREEK CLEAN-UP  

Sunday, May 13, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

Rain date Sunday, May 20  

Organic picnic lunch 12:15 - 1 p.m.  

We want to provide enough food, so please let us know if you will be joining us for lunch by contacting

Charlotte Brewer  Jarvischarlot@aol.com,  

(301) 656-0467.  

Come for as long as you can. Wear old shoes, and rubber boots if you might get in the creek.     

Come to Charlotte's car (a gold Honda) in the teachers' parking lot on the Beach Drive side of our church for gloves and bags provided by the Montgomery County Parks & Planning Dept.

Click here to view the full flyer! 

Click here for updated Green Tips and ETF event information!

Partner Church Scholarship Fundraising is underway!

This spring we are again raising scholarship funds for our Partner Church congregation in Dicsöszentmárton, located in the part of Romania known as Transylvania.  Generous support from the Cedar Lane community over the past several years has made attending university a feasible option for the young people in the Dicsö congregation.  Although tuition in Romanian universities is free or minimal for students who score highly enough on the admission tests - as have the students we are sponsoring this year - the cost of living in the university cities has risen markedly, and it is increasingly difficult for their families to afford their room and board. 

11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. as part of the Spring "B" program (May 6, May 13, May 20).  We invite you to share your music, poetry, or other talents, or just come to listen and enjoy.  Performers may sign up at the door.  No advance registration necessary.  Assisted listening devices available.  For more info contact Steve Jones at  

301-571-4878 or Sue Clark at songsue@aol.com.  

See our CLARITY web pages for upcoming "Events of Interest."