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Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
www.cedarlane.org
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eNewsletter Volume 5, Issue 7
September 21, 2012
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September 23, 2012, 9 and 11 a.m.
"Like Fallen Leaves"
The Rev. Evan Keely, Interim Senior Minister
Worship Associate: Brian Belanger
The Jewish High Holy Day of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which begins at sundown on September 25th, challenges the faithful to reflect on commitments made and yes, commitments broken. What are our commitments, and how have we lived up to them?
Volunteers for the Service:
Ushers: 9 a.m.: Norman Grossblatt, Gail Riley & Tom Nixon, Mary Farrar
11 a.m.: Nancy Janssen, Marilyn Smith, Betsy Binckes, Dawn Steinfeld
Coffee Servers: 10 a.m.: Marilyn Hathaway; noon: Karen Lerner
Audio: Rick Lohmeyer
Board Member at the Office Desk: 10 a.m.: Michael Murray
noon: Debbie Goodwin
Visitors' Center: 10 a.m.: Brent Garland; noon: Lyn Peters
The flowers in the sanctuary are dedicated in celebration of the marriage of Erica Dawsey and Patrick McGrath in Ann Arbor, MI on 9/22/12 and are given by Erica's parents, Sandy Dawsey and Angela Wall. The flowers were arranged by Cathy Knapper. The flowers in the chapel were arranged by Cindy Meredith.
In the Lounge: Adult Programs Committee ◊ Alliance Books ◊ Beacon Books Cart ◊ Environmental Task Force ◊ Fair Trade Coffee & Tea ◊ Palestinian olive oil for sale to support peace in the Middle East! ◊ Senior Minister Search Committee ◊ Social Justice Council ◊
This Sunday's Morning Forum: Responding to the Global Water Crisis, with Ken Conca, Professor in the School of International Services, American University.
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The Cedar Lane Rummage Sale Is This Saturday, September 22nd!  Please bring items to donate to the sale to church by 5:30 on Friday, September 21st. A pre-sale will be held for all church members from 6-8:00 PM on Friday night. We are still in need of many people to help with the clean up shift from 1-3:00 on Saturday. People are needed to help load the donation truck and set up the church for Sunday services and activities. Please consider giving two hours to help complete a successful rummage sale. Contact Holly Parker with any questions at cobbparker@aol.com or 301-948-3170. |
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Upcoming Sundays
Sept 30, 2012, 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.
"'Here To Be Seen': The Spirituality of Welcome"
The Rev. Heather Janules
Worship Associate: Bob Harrison
A faith community is both a public and private institution, always open to visitors and newcomers and those for whom it is their long-time spiritual home. This service will reflect on the meaning of hospitality, not just as a cultural value but a spiritual practice and experience.
Forum: The Human Right to Water: Developments in International Law, U.S. Law and State Law, with lawyer Patricia Jones, UU Service Committee.
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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 hearts go out to Nicolette Stearns and Keith, Kara, Juliette and Nicholas Levchenko (Neighborhood 30) with the death of Nicolette's mother. Dolores Marie Coppola died peacefully on Sept 16 at age 85. A memorial was held on the morning of Friday, Sept. 21. Good news! Dan Wilson (N7) has returned home after a lengthy stay in rehab care. He still welcomes visitors; contact Heather Janules for Dan's cell phone number to schedule a visit. Healing wishes are with Bonnie Tyler (N9) as she recovers at Bethesda Health and Rehab after undergoing surgery at Shady Grove Hospital this past week. Condolences are with David and Holly Cobb Parker (N30) with the recent death of David's father. Congratulations are with David Yano (N6) who has an exhibit displayed at the Waverly Street Gallery. "Stroke of Genius" will be on view through October 6th. The gallery is located at 4600 East-West Highway in Bethesda. An article about the exhibit was recently published in The Washington Post. Reminder: The Service in Celebration of the Life of Allen Ferguson will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1:00pm in the Cedar Lane Chapel. The ceremonial tree planting in memory of Jackie Burge will be held on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 12:30 pm. Participants in the tree planting should gather in front of the main church building by the benches at 12:25 to be led to the planting location. 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. |
 We Ordain Glenn Coleman Farley Sunday, October 28, 4 p.m.
GLENN at STARR KING SEMINARY
- Glenn started a new phase of his life when he enrolled at Starr King to study for the academic credentials and degree required for the UU ministry.
- Because of his background in finance and investing, he was immediately invited to consult with the Starr King Investment Committee, a position he held during this three years there as a student.
- Highlights of his time at Starr King were his interfaith engagement immersion class and his trips to Turkey to study Rumi and to Japan to study Shintoism.
- He was elected President of the Student council in 2008-09.
- He was a teaching assistant for The Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, President of Starr King and Professor of Theology.
- He graduated from Starr King with an MDiv. in 2010.
Put Sunday, October 28, 4:00 p.m. on your calendar and come to participate in the service of ordination for Glenn Coleman Farley.
More next week.
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New Member? Thinking about Joining Cedar Lane?
We will be voting to decide whether to call a new senior minister at our annual meeting in April 2013. The Board of Trustees wants to make sure you are aware of the formal voting requirements for new members so that you are eligible to vote at the April 2013 meeting. To be a voting member of Cedar Lane, you must be at least 16 years of age on the day of the vote, have engaged in the worship and work of the church, and both signed the membership book and make a recorded contribution of at least $100 at least six months before the vote (which in this case is October 7, 2012).
(The required minimum contribution can be waived. Please contact a minister before October 7, 2012 if this presents a hardship for you.)
Be sure you can participate fully in the April 2013 congregational meeting and vote by:
- Continuing to participate in the work and worship of Cedar Lane! You may do so in any way that meets your spiritual needs.
- Sign the membership book by October 7, 2012. You may contact the church office anytime to make an appointment with a minister and another church leader to sign the book. Your last chance to sign the book in order to vote for the new minister at the April 2013 congregational meeting will be on October 7, 2012. The Member Services Committee will be hosting the October Signing Ceremony on October 7, 2012 in the library following the 9 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services.
- Make a recorded contribution of last least $100 before October 7, 2012. You can do so giving on-line at www.cedarlane.org or by putting a check in the collection plate during any of the Sunday services. If you are making a cash contribution, make sure you put it in an envelope with your name on it before you put it in the collection plate.
Not sure how to join? Talk to any minister or member of the Member Services Committee (at the Visitors' Center after every Sunday service) and they will help you out!
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Kiplinger Lecture, November 3
Civil Conversations: Bridging the Divide over Life and Choice
Save the Date: Saturday, November 3!
The Kiplinger Committee is proud to present the Annual Kiplinger Lecture, Civil Conversations: Bridging the Divide over Life and Choice, with Frances Kissling. Ms. Kissling is a lifelong woman's rights advocate, and a recent scholar a the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. The lecture will be an intelligent approach to civil discourse about women's health rights and practices. The cost is $10; students free, and Cedar Laners can bring a friend for free! Visit our website for more information.
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Around the Church
Ushers Needed for 2nd Service
If you have an urge to show a welcoming smile and positive attitude, and to collect and count money, you will be an ideal usher! Join a four-person team responsible for being the first contact many people have with Cedar Lane. To become a member of a Sunday morning team, contact Mary E. Farrar at 301-929-9048 or maryefarrar@verizon.net for more details.
Sunday Parking
Please remember that the back parking lot is reserved for RE teachers on Sunday mornings!
Farm Market Stand Open this Saturday, September 15!
Saturdays, 9-1 p.m.
in the upper parking lot of Cedar Lane
Stop in, look around and take home some fresh greens, vegetables, berries, and baked goods!
Check out their website for more info :)
Don't forget to check out Cedar Lane! Find us on...
If you would like your event posted on our Social Media, please e-mail us at socialmedia@cedarlane.org.
Thanks!
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Religious Education
for All Ages
Karen Lee Scrivo, Interim Director of RE
Vanessa Steck, Senior High Youth Coordinator
Gale Ginther Luce & Jeannette Wilson, Administrators
For information and to register for classes and programs call 301-493-8300 x207 or e-mail
Upcoming Calendar:
Sun, Sept 30 Parents encourage to
attend Cottage Meeting
with Ministerial Search
Committee; childcare
provided
Sun, Oct 7 First Sunday Smart Snacks
Sun, Oct 14 Blessing of the Animals
service, No RE
Keep Our Playground Safe
First Sunday Smart Sacks
Sunday Parking
Please remember that the back parking lot is reserved for RE teachers on Sunday mornings!
Youth Notes (Grades 7-12)
Young Adults (Ages 18-35)
Adult Programs (AP)
Register in the lounge Sept 23, 30 & Oct 7
AP Brochure Corrections & Additions
The Sunday Morning Forum
Connection Circles - No Fees!
Save the Date: Saturday, November 3!
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From the Music Director
Dr. Henry Sgrecci
We extend a welcome to all with this Sunday's music as we look ahead to the Jewish high holy day of Yom Kippur. Thomas Guthrie's prelude and postlude were composed by Isadore Freed, a leading scholar on Jewish sacred music. A former professor of music theory at Temple University, and organist and choirmaster at Temple Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia, Freed's sacred compositions for organ have become a significant staple of 20th century repertoire. The choir sings the simple phrase "Into this house of Light we come" by Max Janowski, who emigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1937. He set a number of Jewish prayers for choir and was music director of the KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation in Hyde Park, Chicago. Alan Naplan's song Al Shlosha D'varim was commissioned in 2000 by the Combined Choir of the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington in honor of Austin H. Kiplinger. It is a beautiful setting of a phrase from the Pirkei Avot (Jewish morality laws). David Eddleman's arrangement of a popular Jewish folk tune, Hevenu Shalom Aleichem, couples dramatic presentation and energetic fun in a song that is heard in camps, Sunday schools, and in Hebrew schools.
Special thanks to sopranos Ariel Mora and Susan Clark for contributing their lovely voices to this Sunday's service.
Pete Moss and the Bog Band
are coming to Concerts at Cedar Lane on Sunday, October 7 at 4 p.m.! Pick up a flyer in the lounge and click
here for a line-up for this fall's Concert Series.
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Calendar
Please visit the church calendar here.
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Welcome to Our New Membership Coordinator - Allison Cox!
It is with great enthusiasm that we share the news that, after a thorough search, Cedar Lane has found our next Membership Coordinator! Allison Cox comes to Cedar Lane after many years of meaningful membership at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville. Allison has served as the Member Services chair for a number of years at UUCR and also has extensive leadership experience in Religious Education and participation in lay leadership programs. Her peers at UUCR describe her as warm, welcoming and organized. These are just some of the many positive attributes we experienced in our conversations with Allison.
The Membership Coordinator position is a 20 hour/week role. Allison will be at Cedar Lane three Sundays a month and throughout the week between Sundays. Her first Sunday with us will be September 30. As that Sunday's service will reflect on the spirituality of welcoming, her beginning is a timely one.
While the Membership Coordinator position comes with a number of tasks, the primary role is to serve as a leader in creating and fostering a culture of hospitality at Cedar Lane. I invite all of us to demonstrate to Allison that her job will be easy by warmly welcoming her to the staff and to our faith community!
- Heather Janules
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From the Senior Minister Search Committee - Are you with the Program" :):):)
- Have you been heard? Please Come
to a Cottage Meeting in the chapel at 10:20 or 12:20 this Sunday or next Sunday, September 30 to share your views on changes needed at CLUUC, what attributes you're looking for in our new Senior Minister, and what you would like her/him to achieve within the first few years at CLUUC.
- Email Your Ideas and Opinions to Us seniorsearch@cedarlane.org.
- Talk to Us During Coffee Hour in the Lounge: We will be wearing yellow name tags to help you spot us.
Your thoughts will be noted and appreciated. We have four questions for you. If you've not participated, come make your views know and hear what others say, this Sunday in the chapel after services or next Sunday, September 30, as follows:
Sept 23: 10:20 -11:30AM &
12:20 -1:30PM
Sept 30: 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 Meyer, Carolyn Morrissey, and Lyn Peters
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Phone banking at Cedar Lane related to the Maryland marriage equality referendum vote in November!
On Tuesdays, from September 18 through October 30 (the Tuesday before the election), Cedar Lane will be hosting weekly phone banking sessions. These sessions will continue until the November election, and they will be organized and supervised by staff members from Marylanders for Marriage Equality (MDFME). The phone banking sessions will take place in Rm 32-35 (downstairs) from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. LGBT Task Force liaisons will be helping with the sessions. If you are interested and available to help with this work, please plan to join the phone banking sessions whenever you can. Volunteer callers are asked to bring their own cell phones to the sessions (if possible). Refreshments will be served.
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Environmental Task Force
Green Event #1:
"50 Years After Silent Spring:
On Roads Old and New"
Celebratory tribute to this great American classic and its world-famous author, Rachel Carson.
September 29 * 9:30 am - 4pm
Patuxent Wildlife Visitor's Center in Laurel, MD
This event will feature presentations from reknowned environmental scientists and an eminent environmental historian as well as exhibits and videos focusing on organic, alternative and low-risk pest management strategies.
Click here for more info!
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Green Event #2:
At Green Festival - find a greener community and a healthier you!
September 29-30 in Washington, DC at the Convention Center
Click here for the schedule's page.
Click here for the speaker's page.
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Beyond the Church
The Maryland New Horizons Clarinets are pleased to announce residency at Cedar Lane. This ensemble currently has eight members and we'd like you to consider joining us if you play or have played clarinet in the past. This very welcoming group meets here at the church on Thursday evenings, room 3, 7-8:30 p.m. For information contact: Jack Mauro, 240-499-8991, thinkclarinet@aol.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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