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Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
www.cedarlane.org
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eNewsletter Volume 5, Issue 1
August 3, 2012
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Summer services continue this Sunday!
August 5, 2012
10 a.m. in the sanctuary
Minister Emeritus Rev. Kenneth Torquil MacLean
Worship Associate: Kathleen Reedy
Ken has served more than 50 years in the Unitarian Universalist ministry,
20 of those years as Senior Minister at Cedar Lane. Since his first retirement, he has served in the international office of the Unitarian Universalist Association and as minister of the Church of the Desert in Rancho Mirage, CA.
Volunteers for the Service:
Ushers: 10 a.m.: Lisa Chernikoff, Bob Harrison, Jack & Judy Rodgers
Coffee Servers: 11 a.m.: Helen & Bob Pechacek
Audio: Jim Weiffenbach
Board Member at the Office Desk: 11 a.m.: Rick Offner
Visitors' Center: 11 a.m.: Marlene Berg
The flowers in the sanctuary are given in honor of the 50+ years of ministry of the Rev. Kenneth Torquil MacLean and were given by Debbie Goodwin. The flowers were arranged by Cindy Meredith.
In the Lounge: Alliance Books ◊ Beacon Books Cart ◊ Environmental Task Force ◊ Fair Trade Coffee & Tea ◊ Senior Minister Search Committee ◊ Social Justice Council table sells Palestinian olive oil to support peace in the Middle East! ◊
First Sunday Smart Sacks collection for Manna are THIS Sunday. Drop off donations into either the blue or red bins. Thanks!
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From the Associate Minister
First, a little bad news: It is with regret that I let you know that our incoming Field Education Student, Catharine Clarenbach, has decided to withdraw her interest in completing her field ed work with Cedar Lane. While she was looking forward to many opportunities at the church and was encouraged by our strong reputation as a Teaching Congregation, for a number of reasons Catharine has concluded that it would be best for her to seek experiential training at another time and through a full-time internship. While it is unfortunate that we will not be partnering in this way, I anticipate that Catharine will become a strong and inspiring religious professional and wish her the best in her discernment and movement towards becoming a fellowshipped and ordained Unitarian Universalist minister.
Catharine will still be our guest preacher on Aug. 26th but will be cancelling her Adult Programs class based on Mark Morrison-Reed's book "Darkening the Doorways." Many thanks to all of you who have already taken steps to welcome Catharine to Cedar Lane. I look forward to our next teaching opportunity when it comes to pass!
I also wanted to remind the congregation that, as our Interim Senior Minister, the Rev. Evan Keely, has returned from vacation, I will be on-vacation and/or on study leave for much of August and Evan will be serving as the "on call" minister. I hope that you and your loved ones are also finding time to unwind this summer and look forward to our ingathering with great anticipation!
With affection,
Heather Janules
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Weekly Devotional * August 3, 2012
Yesterday I lead a funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery for the first time. I did not know the deceased; his surviving brother and niece are Unitarian Universalists who belong to one of our congregations in Alabama, and they found my name through one of my clergy colleagues here in the DC area. He had been a cartographer and served with an Army Reserve combat engineering battalion in the Korean War, retiring as a colonel in the 1970s. His was a long and good life, full of devoted service to things he truly believed in. He was buried at Arlington with full military honors. Being a part of this ceremony was a deeply moving experience for me. After leading a brief service in the Old Post Chapel, I marched behind the marching unit (a full military band and unit of riflemen with fixed bayonets) and ahead of the horse-drawn caisson bearing the flag-draped casket to the burial site. Click here to continue! Prayer O great God of every nation, enkindle in me always a thankfulness for the sacrifices of all who serve the greater good, and tune my heart to be attentive to every last detail of how I can care for others and for all creation. Amen. |
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Upcoming Sundays
August 12, 2012, 10 a.m.
Imam Hithys Yunis of the Islamic Center of Washington
Imam Yunis will lead a service that will bear many resemblances to a Muslim service he would lead at the Islamic Center.
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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 name-tag or the map in the church office to find your neighborhood. Our condolences are with the Murphy/Warman family as Barbara Warman (Neighborhood 31), her brother Steve Murphy and many other family members mourn the death of Barbara and Steve's uncle, Duncan Murphy, who died at age 92 after a long illness. Duncan is remembered as a long-time and ardent advocate for peace. Update on Janet Wojaczyk (N18): Post-surgery, Janet has been transferred to Adventist Rehabilitation near Shady Grove Hospital and will likely be discharged early next week. 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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Position Open:
Membership Coordinator
As named in our previous eNews, Andy Streich has resigned as Cedar Lane's Membership Coordinator. Cedar Lane is now seeking applicants to fill this position. For more information, click here.
Due to the nature of the position, we seek a candidate who is a Unitarian Universalist and is a member of a UU congregation. Cedar Lane members are eligible but we also welcome applications from other Unitarian Universalists in the region. If you know someone from another UU congregation who would make a good Membership Coordinator, we invite you to forward this information to them and encourage them to apply. Deadline for applications is August 24th.
Many thanks!
Cedar Lane's Member Services Committee and Heather Janules, Associate Minister
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Stewardship!
Do you enjoy coffee and tea outside your home? Many of us, myself included, enjoy a Starbucks, Panera or other coffee store specialty coffee one or more times per week. I love lattes and chai teas. They usually cost around $4. In addition to your regular pledge, would you consider dropping an extra $4 in the collection plate each week? Just imagine if even half of the church service attendees each week gave an extra $4 to the collection plate. Let's guess that about 300 people attend the regular services during the regular church year (Sept through Mid-June). Depending on how you count the weeks, we could be looking at 38 to 40 weeks of regular, two-service Sundays. If 150 people gave an extra $4 each Sunday, we would raise an additional $23,000! Now if we could just convince everyone to take the Church out for coffee once a week, we could raise a LOT of money without pinching tight family budgets. Help us out and take the church out for coffee each week!!
Thank you for your consideration,
Ardene Shafer, Stewardship Chair
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Cedar Lane UU Church
Rummage Sale
Saturday, September 22
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
There are so many ways you can help....
*Donate! Clean out your closets, the playroom, the attic, the basement, and the garage! We need donations of clean and usable items. Toys, games, clothes, furniture, books, jewelry, appliances, house wares, sports equipment, bikes, and children's items are needed for the sale. Donations will be accepted at the church on September 19th and 20th from 12 noon-7:30 and on September 21st from 12 noon-5:30. If you have any questions about what we can accept, please check the web site.
*Volunteer! Consider giving two hours or ten hours to help set up for the rummage sale or work on the sale day. We will need lots of people to help take donations before the sale and work on the day of the sale. You can send an e-mail to Holly Parker at cobbparker@aol.com if you would like to help or sign up in the church lounge on the three Sundays before the sale.
*Bake Something! A bake sale will be held during the rummage sale. Make your favorite cookies, candies, bread, or cake to donate to the sale.
*Come and Shop! Church members and volunteers can come early to shop on Friday, September 2nd from 6-8:00 PM. The official rummage sale will occur on Saturday, September 22nd from 8-1:00 PM.
Please contact Holly Parker at cobbparker@aol.com if you have any questions.
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Partner Church Scholarship Fundraising
We are still accepting donations! Please click here to view the full listing of all of the students we are sponsoring this summer.
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Around the Church
Community Lunch
Members and visitors are most welcome to join us for Community Lunch on Sunday, August 12 in the Calice House following the Sunday Service. The Member Services Committee is hosting. Plan to come for fellowship with friends and neighbors and enjoy delicious food.
Farm Market Stand Open this Saturday, August 4!
Saturdays, 9-1 p.m. in the upper parking lot of Cedar Lane
Watermelons!We have our own sweet breads - Banana, Pumpkin, and Zucchini.
Sweet corn!! We have MIRAI - a good sweet variety that will hold its delicious flavor for several days!
Summer Rambo and Transparent apples for sauce. These are softer and tarter apples that make good sauce.
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES! - You have been asking and now they are finally here!
Check out their website for more info :)
Don't forget to check out Cedar Lane! Find us on...
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Religious Education
for All Ages
Karen Lee Scrivo, Interim Director of RE
Vanessa Steck, Coordinator of Senior High Youth Ministry
Gale Ginther Luce & Jeannette Wilson, Administrators
For information and to register for classes and programs call 301-493-8300 x207 or e-mail RE@cedarlane.org.
READ ALL the RE News Here...
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From the Music Director
Dr. Henry Sgrecci
Portrait of Bach by Haussmann, 1748
This Sunday's music reflects a collaboration between youth and adult musicians. We recognize Johann Sebastian Bach as a brilliant and imaginative composer and organist. However, as the father of numerous children and Kappelmeister to many young singers, he was foremost a music teacher. His Little Prelude in F Major, performed as the Introit by Jacqueline Zito, is a study piece for young keyboardists that features a strong melody, active counterpoint, and introduces them to the black key, "B flat."
Singer, songwriter David Mallet pens many of his songs while sitting in his farmhouse looking out over a field in his native state of Maine. Composer of the beloved tune Garden Song, Mallett is often inspired by his experiences with small town life. From his internet biography Mallet states: "I like to keep reaching out to touch the past, to connect it with what's going on now. To me music is one of the few things that is timeless...human emotion is one continual chain." Mallett's song Summer of My Dreams is indeed a song that could be sung by many of us (if we could sing...).
Samantha Suplee has been a member of Mitch Fanning's CCÉ Musical Arts and Dance Camp for several years and recently participated in the camp here at CLUUC in early July. Steeped in the tradition of Irish fiddling but now pursuing studies in classical violin at the University of Maryland, Samantha performs Celtic fiddle and dance tunes during the Offertory.
Special thanks to our guest musicians; Jacqueline Zito, Samantha Suplee, Eric Rosenthal, Susan Clark, and Susan Easterly. Their talents and varied musical offerings provided a fun and fulfilling worship experience.
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Calendar
Please visit the church calendar here.
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Update from the Senior Minister Search Committee
August-September Cottage Meeting Schedule Announced
August 1, 2012
Friends,
Thanks to all of you who have completed your anonymous Congregational Survey.
But wait, there's more input you can provide! You are cordially invited to attend a Cottage Meeting to be held after Sunday services in in the Chapel in August or September. There, you can weigh in with additional comments regarding your hopes and expectations concerning what you would like in a new Senior Minister.
Together, the survey results and the feedback during cottage meetings will inform the substance of the Congregational Record (a portrait of Cedar Lane that will be available to prospective candidates). Meetings will be held in the chapel on Sundays, as follows: Aug 5: 11:30AM-1PM
Aug 12: 11 AM-1 PM
Aug 19: 11 AM-1 PM
Aug 26: 11 AM-1 PM
Sept 2: 11 AM-1 PM
Sept 9: 10:20-11:30AM &
12:20-1:30PM Sept 16: 10:20-11:30AM &
12:20-1:30 PM Sept 23: 10:20 -11:30AM &
12:20-1:30PM We look forward to seeing and hearing from you at one of the Cottage Meetings! SMSC members: John Gubbings, Bob Harrison, David Hawver, Emily Mellgren, Ann Meyers, Carolyn Morrissey, Lyn Peters |
Participate in the 2012 Kensington Labor Day Parade! 
Cedar Laners at the 2010 Kensington Labor Day Parade.
Celebrate Labor Day with a Parade and Festival! Parade begins at St. Paul's St. and Plyers Mill. Festival located along Howard and Armory Avenues. Enjoy a day of family entertainment with a parade, live music, arts and crafts, food and kids activities. The CLUUC Member Services Committee is signing up members (and those considering membership) to participate in the Kensington Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 3, 2012. We'd like to have at least 50 people attend to help represent CLUUC during the parade and we welcome kids to parade along with the adults!
We carry a CLUUC banner, wear CLUUC t-shirts, disperse candy to kids, and enjoy promoting CLUUC in the larger Kensington community! For T-shirts, we hope to utilize the remainder of our CLUUC t-shirt stock so when you sign up, indicate whether you have CLUUC t-shirt already. If you don't, indicate your size and we'll provide you with an existing CLUUC t-shirt in that size.
For more information or to sign-up, contact Chris Garland, MSC Chair, at chris.garland@gmail.com or visit our 2012 Kensington Labor Day Parade Sign Up Sheet & Info page on Google Docs at http://docs.google.com and enter the username: msc@cedarlane.org and the password: Membership.
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Beyond the Church
 emma's revolution concert!! Saturday, September 29 at 8 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis 333 Dubois Road Annapolis, MD Directions: www.uuca-md.org Fresh from their outstanding performances at the 2012 General Assembly in Phoenix, Emma's Revolution has graciously agreed to give a benefit concert to aid UULM-MD in its work in support of the marriage equality and DREAM Act referenda scheduled to appear on the November 6, 2012 ballot in Maryland. Passed by the Maryland General in 2012 and 2011, The Civil Marriage Protection Act and The DREAM Act must now be supported by Maryland's voters, if they are to be implemented. For more information about the group and their music, go to their website, www.emmasrevolution.com. ------------------------------------- Click here to learn about some events sponsored by friends of Cedar Lane.
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Sara Davidson
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church www.cedarlane.org 301-493-8300
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