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2 More RE Teachers Needed
in Religious EducationSo many of you have responded with “yes” when asked to teach RE this year. THANK YOU. We need at least 2 more people to step up and join our fantastic team of volunteers. Specifically, we need 1 preschool teacher and 1 YUUCKI (youth) advisor. Contact Chrissy to sign up.
September 8: Ingathering Service
in Religious EducationThere will be a 10:00 a.m. multigenerational service in person and on Zoom. Make sure to bring a rock to add to our Joys and Sorrows ritual. Following the service, there will be a picnic lunch sponsored by our UUCDC Board.
September 15 First Sunday of RE
in Religious EducationThere will be a 9:30 a.m. service in person and on Zoom. Classes for Preschool to 7th grade will resume and coffee will be provided between the 9:30 a.m and the 11:15 a.m. services today. There will be no youth programming this week for the 8th to 12th grades.
Two More Teachers Needed!
in Religious EducationSo many of you have responded with “yes” when asked to teach RE this year. THANK YOU! We need at least 2 more people to step up and join our fantastic team of volunteers. Specifically, we need 1 preschool teacher and 1 YUCKI (youth) advisor. You can read more about these RE volunteer positions here. Contact Chrissy to… Continue Reading Two More Teachers Needed!
Sunday, August 25
in Religious EducationOn August 25 at 10:00 a.m., join us at the multigeneration service in person and on Zoom. Coffee hour will be after the service. On this same day, there will be a COA Family Picnic from 5:30-7:30 pm at UUCDC. Families of 8th and 9th graders are invited to join in a potluck picnic. Have… Continue Reading Sunday, August 25
Sunday, September 1
in Religious EducationThere will be a 10:00 a.m. multigenerational service in person and on Zoom and coffee will follow. At 6:00-7:00 p.m. there will be an RE Ice Cream Social at UUCDC. All RE families are invited to come to church, play some games on the lawn, and have an ice cream or popsicle treat. RSVP here.
Sunday, September 8: Ingathering
in Religious EducationThere will be a 10:00 a.m. multigenerational service in person and on Zoom. Make sure to bring a rock to add to our Joys and Sorrows ritual. Following the service, there will be a picnic lunch sponsored by our UUCDC Board.
Cool Breeze
in Weekly Musical InspirationJeremy Spenser, the original guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, wants you to know that there’s a cool breeze in the air. (If not right now, one should be coming along soon.) Relax and enjoy his Cool Breeze.
Ministerial Search Committee Update
in NewsThe Ministerial Search Committee has been working on your behalf throughout the summer, and things will really get rolling in the fall. We have prepared a congregational survey that will give us guidance, and will help ministerial candidates know who we are. There will then be Search Parties where we can talk directly with you.… Continue Reading Ministerial Search Committee Update
Soul Matters Registration
in NewsAn updated Soul Matters registration form is available for anyone interested in joining Soul Matters in the fall. Anyone who is already part of a Soul Matters group need not re-register. Check the church website to learn more about this popular program. Please contact Dotty Gardler and Brian O’Leary if you have questions or if… Continue Reading Soul Matters Registration
Summer Sanctuary Flowers
in NewsHave you seen some of the beautiful flower arrangements in the front of the sanctuary during the Sunday services? There are still Summer Sundays available for a donation of flowers from your garden, a favorite plant, or purchased flowers you arrange! Pick a Sunday between now and September 29, then contact Ruth Hendry to reserve… Continue Reading Summer Sanctuary Flowers
Mr. Blue Sky
in Weekly Musical InspirationJeff Lynne wrote a song that conveys a positive message of hope and happiness. The meaning can be interpreted two ways: the joy of a rainy day ending and the sun coming out; or metaphorically, seeing the light at the end of a difficult time. Hear now as the Electric Light Orchestra performs Mr. Blue… Continue Reading Mr. Blue Sky
Ministerial Search Committee Update
in NewsThe Ministerial Search Committee is working on your behalf throughout the summer. We recently went over our plans with a representative of the UUA Transitions Team. We are preparing a congregational survey that will give us guidance and help ministerial candidates know who we are. There will then be cottage meetings where we can talk… Continue Reading Ministerial Search Committee Update
Write Letters to Get Out the Vote
in NewsWant to help get out the vote in November? Jeannette Lynch has hosted three Vote Forward letter-writing parties so far this summer. Another one is scheduled for August 13, from 1 to 3 pm. Come and connect with members and friends! The goal of the Social Justice and Community Outreach Council was originally to write… Continue Reading Write Letters to Get Out the Vote
Summer Sanctuary Flowers
in NewsHave you seen some of the beautiful flower arrangements in the front of the sanctuary during the Sunday services? There are still Summer Sundays available for a donation of flowers from your garden, a favorite plant, or purchased flowers you arrange! Pick a Sunday between now and September 29, then contact Ruth Hendry to reserve… Continue Reading Summer Sanctuary Flowers
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
in Weekly Musical InspirationBobby McFerrin wrote that in every life we have some trouble but when you worry you make it double. So what does he recommend we do instead? Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Fourteenth Amendment
in Social JusticeOn July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. Among other things, the amendment was meant to provide the protections of citizenship to the roughly four million formerly enslaved people of the South as well as free Blacks in the North and “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.” The… Continue Reading Fourteenth Amendment
Summer Services
in NewsInspirational and Spiritual Growth continue through the summer at UUCDC, with guest speakers manning the pulpit on Sundays through August 11 at 10 am. Services will also be available on zoom. Interim Minister Rev. Ed Brock will be returning on August 18, and the annual Congregational Ingathering will take place on September 8. Come join… Continue Reading Summer Services
Ministerial Search Committee Update
in NewsThe Ministerial Search Committee is working on your behalf throughout the summer. We recently went over our plans with a representative of the UUA Transitions Team. We are preparing a congregational survey that will give us guidance and help ministerial candidates know who we are. There will then be cottage meetings where we can talk… Continue Reading Ministerial Search Committee Update
Write Letters to Get Out the Vote
in NewsThe election is less than four months away. Want to help get out the vote? Jeannette Lynch will host Vote Forward letter-writing parties on August 6 and 13, from 1 to 3 pm. Come and connect with members and friends during the summer! The goal of the Social Justice and Community Outreach Council was originally… Continue Reading Write Letters to Get Out the Vote