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.   

Congratulations and best wishes to Randy and Josie Grant [Neighborhood 21] on the birth of their first grandchild. Their daughter Katie, who grew up at Cedar Lane, gave birth to a daughter. 

Note:  The We Care chairs will be contacting each household in their neighborhood between now and December 1st, just to remind our members and friends about the We Care program and to see how folks are doing. Please anticipate these calls and welcome them!  

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.  

From the Associate Minister

Heather Janules' Whereabouts: Heather will be away from Cedar Lane from 10/2-10/16 to participate in the International Convocation of UU Women in Marosvasarhely, Romania and an out-of-town wedding.Interim Senior Minister, the Rev.Evan Keely, is available to respond to pastoral care concerns in her absence. He can be reached at 301.493.8300 or ekeely@cedarlane.org.

Dream Act Rally

Tuesday October 23 at 7:15 p.m.

Southern Asian Seventh-day 

Adventist Church,

2001 East Randolph Road, 

Silver Spring, MD 20904

We need at least 50 people from Cedar Lane to join with other Dream Act supporters from Montgomery, Howard, and Prince George's counties and Baltimore City who have been working for the passage of ballot Question 4 (the Dream Act). Clergy leaders will speak of the ethical importance of the law and Dreamers will tell of what this opportunity means for them and their families. The event will publicize how strong and diverse is the support for this law, which is just and fair.

Stop in the lounge this Sunday (October 14) to tell us you will be present on October 23. Car pools will leave Cedar Lane at 6:30 p.m.

Join Cedar Lane's  6th annual rebuilding trip to New Orleans!

Our work week to help rebuild NOLA's much needed housing tentatively is

scheduled for Saturday, January 19 - 26, 2013.  1000s of New Orleans home owners still are out of their homes 8 years after Hurricane Katrina.  Personal livelihoods and NOLA's economic recovery depend on having viable housing to live in.  For info, look for trip veterans in the lounge on Sundays, or email team leader extraordinaire Mike Burski: mga1960@earthlink.net.  Make this your year to be in NOLA.

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. 

Please stop by the lounge this Sunday, October 14, to sign up!

Committee members will also be happy to answer any questions you may have about the lecture.

From the Worship Committee:

One space available!

Have some great ideas about how to improve our worship services? Is worship something you like thinking about, and doing something about? The Worship Committee works with the ministers and the congregation to ensure that worship remains engaging and meaningful. It is the committee that launched the Worship Associates' program, and the joys and concerns chalice at the side of the auditorium in each worship service, and we consider everything from how welcoming our services seem to how to better include children and teens. Meetings are on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.; terms are for two years, and it's a lively bunch of folks. If you're interested in joining us, please contact Worship Committee Chair Jack Welch, jack1165@gmail.com.

Around the Church   

Welcome Workshop Saturday October 27, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Visitors, Newcomers, New Members: this interactive session with ministers Evan Keely, Heather Janules and IDRE Karen Lee Scrivo will help you learn more about Unitarian Universalism and yourself!  Lunch provided.  Sign up at the Visitor Center or email or call Membership Coordinator Allison Cox acox@cedarlane.org, 301-493-8300 x305.

ATTENTION  UU Young Adults at Cedar Lane (20s/30s)!

Interested in socializing with a newly formed Young Adults Group at Cedar Lane? We'll congregate at 12:30 after the second service on October 28 in the vestibule (in front of the library door) and then head off for brunch in the area. Sponsored by the Membership Services Committee.  Questions?  Contact Marlene Berg of the MSC at 

mgkpberg@gmail.com.

Neighborhood-25 Dinner

Would you like to meet your neighbors?  Join the Neighborhood-25 group for a potluck dinner in the Chalice House at 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 3.  Don't know which Neighborhood Group you're in?  This information is found on your church name tag; or call the church office at 301-493-8300.  Please RSVP to Marlene Berg at mgkpberg@gmail.com.

Getting Active at Cedar Lane

Our church has repeatedly affirmed its position as a welcoming church - we welcome all people regardless of their beliefs, nationality or sexual orientation or any of the many other traits human beings use to separate themselves and others into groups. Never-the-less, new members often say that after they have joined Cedar Lane they haven't gotten involved or formed meaningful relationships. At the same time, there are committees, clubs, and projects that are anxiously looking for the help and enthusiasm of new members. Cedar Lane is like life - you get out of it what you put into it.  

With that in mind, we are trying something new to help put those desirous of being more involved and connected at Cedar Lane, in touch with the various groups that would welcome their participation.

Farm Market Stand Open this Saturday, October 13!

Saturdays, 9-1 p.m. 

in the upper parking lot of Cedar Lane

 

 

ORDER YOUR TURKEY NOW! 

We are taking orders for turkeys.  They are $3.99/lb.   They are definitely free-range.  

  

Stop in, look around and take home some fresh greens, vegetables, berries, and baked goods! 

Check out their website for more info :) 

If you would like your event posted on Cedar Lane's social media, please e-mail socialmedia@cedarlane.org.

Calendar 

Please visit the church calendar here.       

Update from the Senior Minister Search Committee

Thank you for helping to make things happen!  If you're among the 412 people who completed the Congregational Surveys or the approximately 150 folks who have attended Cottage Meetings, we thank you.  There's still time to turn in your anonymous survey at the front desk in the office.  We'll soon summarize the survey results and your comments on the website and in eNews.  In the meantime, see if you can answer the questions about survey responses in the box below.

1. What percentage of respondents are ages 20-39?

a) 4.5%  b) 12.5%  c)  22.5%

2. What percentage of respondents travel 15 minutes or more from home to CLUUC?

a) 17% b) 31% c) 52%

3. How many of the 412 respondents have held a leadership position (serving as a member of the Board of Trustees or chairing a committee) in the last 4 years? 

a) 38 b) 73 c) 113

Answers will be in next week's eNews.  

By October 31 we will complete the Search Packet that we will send to prospective ministers. It will give a snapshot of who we are, what we are looking for in a new senior minister, and our hopes and dreams for the future. We'll place a copy in the office for your reading pleasure.

It's been an honor for us to get to meet you.  We promise to keep the train rolling toward our destination.  Stay tuned for more specifics on our progress with dates and details.  Your continued involvement and interest are needed and appreciated. Questions?  See us in the lounge after services or email us at seniorsearch@cedarlane.org.

SMSC members:  John Gubbings, Bob Harrison, David Hawver, Emily Mellgren, Ann Meyer, Carolyn Morrissey, & Lyn Peters

LGBT Task Force

Faith, Social Justice & Marriage Equality

Join us at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church for an evening in support of marriage equality in Maryland.

TOMORROW, SATURDAY, 

October 13 at 7 p.m.

9601 Cedar Lane

Bethesda, MD 20814

301-493-8300

 lgbtcedarlane@gmail.com

The evening includes, a film screening of Love Free or Die, a panel discussion, and a photo text-exhibit.

Click here to view the flyer. 

Celebrate the Crafts of Afghanistan and Support Afghan Literacy and Orphanages

Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction

Friday, November 9th, 2012 - 6:00 pm

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church

9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814

Tickets, $50 per person

Featuring:

• Authentic Afghan dinner
• Keynote speaker Ms. Lauryn Oates, who will report on her visit with the classes in Afghanistan 
• Kabultec founder Nasrine Gross, 2012 activities
• Raffle of unique Afghan handicrafts (tickets, $10)
• Silent Auction of hand-crafted items from large and small textiles to jewelry, pottery, woodcarving, and metal work-all from bazaars and women's groups throughout Afghanistan

Proceeds will support couples literacy classes and several orphanages in Afghanistan through Kabultec.  Nasrine has been working on Afghan women's rights since 1996.

Reservations:

Deadline is Monday, November 5, 2012, but tickets may sell out sooner

Mail checks made out to "Kabultec" (a 501(c)3 organization) to:

Eleanor DePaola                              7941 Inverness Ridge Rd.

Potomac, MD  20854-4010

Eleanor, 301-299-6236

If you are unable to come but would like to support Kabultec, please send a donation.

Directions: 

www.cedarlane.org/directions or call (301) 493-8300.

Packets of vegetable & flower seeds for widows' gardens in Afghanistan will be gratefully accepted.

Beyond the Church 

Saturday, October, 9 to 1 pm

Indoor Rummage and Bake Sale 

Cedar Lane Nursery School

9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland

Children's clothing, shoes, toys, gear!  Children's & adult books, electronics, small appliances and more!

Click here to view the flyer!

The Transgender Day of Remembrance and Action on Nov. 17 from 6-9 p.m. welcomes people of faith, allies, families and transgender persons to an interfaith service, breaking of bread and resource fair at Bethesda United Church of Christ, 10010 Fernwood Rd. 20817. Rev Janules and members of our LGBTQ task force helped to create and will participate in this event. We invite our congregation to come for an evening of remembering, connecting and education.  Additional info: dstaff44@comcast.net.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FLYER!

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