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Friday Email - 13 JUN 2014

Loaves & Fishes Fish Fry Fundraiser! Today, 5:00pm–7:00pm
New Email Address for the Church Office
Forum on Break for the Summer
Pray at the Legislature – Tuesdays, 12:30pm-1:00pm
Graduate Celebration and ASP Blessing – Sunday, June 15
Pastor Steve on Vacation in June
Newsletter Deadline, Wednesday, June 18
Caregiver Support Group
Sam and Jack Alcorn Support Affordable Housing with Bike & Build

Loaves & Fishes Fish Fry Fundraiser!  Today, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Hurry over to Milner Memorial Presbyterian Church this afternoon from 5:00pm – 7:00pm for a delicious Fish Platter or Sandwich.  Platters are only $8.00 and the mouth-watering sandwiches are $3.00. All money raised will go to the Loaves & Fishes Ministry.  The food is awesome and it’s for a worthy cause.  Come on over!  Milner Memorial is located at 1950 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC.

New Email Address for the Church Office
Due to continuing issues with Roadrunner and the nc.rr.com account, the church office has a new email address!  Please update your contact information with our new address: office.cucc@gmail.com. If you sent anything to the office via the nc.rr.com account in the past week, please send it again to the new address.  Again, that new address is office.cucc@gmail.com

Forum on Break for the Summer
Forum is on hiatus for June, July, and August.  Forum will resume in September.

Pray at the Legislature – Tuesdays, 12:30pm-1:00pm
On Tuesdays from 12:30pm to 1:00pm, join Duane Beck from the Mennonite Church
for Prayers at the Legislature.  Go in the front door off of Jones Street. Turn left
and meet at a table in the garden area. Scriptures will be provided.  (SJM)

Graduate Celebration – Sunday, June 15
We will celebrate our graduates this year in worship and during fellowship.  We will also commission ASP travelers during the worship service.  If there are graduates in your household or family, please notify Steve Halsted, Śānti Matthews, or the church office so we can acknowledge them and celebrate their accomplishments.

Pastor Steve on Vacation in June
Steve will be away the last two weeks in June.  Joy Alford will preach and lead the service on Sunday, June 22.  Robert Parrish will lead the service and preach on Sunday, June 29.  If you have any needs or concerns while Steve is away, please contact Robert Parrish at 919-616-1606, Ellen Beidler at 919-783-4989, or the church office at 919-787-6422.

Newsletter Deadline
The July Newsletter deadline is Wednesday, June 18.  Please send in your articles by the end of the day on Wednesday.  If you email them, please send them to our new office email:  office.cucc@gmail.com.

Caregiver Support Group
Are you a long term caregiver or know of someone who is and would like to participate in a support group?  Sue Rogge is interested in starting a support group for caregivers.  Sue is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and a previously ordained United Methodist minister.  She supports her 87-year-old widowed mother who has moderate dementia and who lives in an independent living retirement complex.  She has been an active member of caregivers support groups for over two years.  If you would like to participate in a new support group, please contact Sue Cottle at muey1c@gmail.com or 919-772-8288.

Sam and Jack Alcorn Support Affordable Housing with Bike & Build

For five summers, Sam and Jack Alcorn worked on the Appalachian Service Project with CUCC to repair homes.  This year they are raising money to participate in Bike & Build.  The group organizes cross-country bicycle trips which benefit affordable housing groups such as Habitat for Humanity.  For more information about the effort, pedal to http://bikeandbuild.org.

Jack will ride from Providence to Seattle (3900 miles).
To donate to Jack, visit http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7310.

Sam will be leading a group of 30 riders from Nags Head to San Diego (3600 miles).
To donate to Sam, visit http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7084.

To participate, each rider raises $4500 for affordable housing.

Each trip includes about 60 days of biking, usually 60 to 90 miles per day, and 10 days of building affordable housing.  Habitat for Humanity of Orange County will receive funds from Bike and Build's fundraising this year.  Thank you for your support!

Sam and Jack would welcome letters and packages from friends, family, and supporters. Bike & Build groups will receive mail approximately once a week while on the road. Mail will be delivered through USPS General Delivery. Please be sure to send mail in ample time to arrive prior to the pick-up date and only through the United States Postal Service (The Post Office will not accept mail from any other carrier). Address mail to:

Bike & Build
Attn: CYCLIST NAME
General Delivery
STREET ADDRESS (if noted)
CITY, ST ZIP

Please mark the envelope or package with "Please hold for pick-up on DATE." Late mail
will be forwarded to the mail drop two weeks ahead. Late mail from the last two mail drops will be returned to sender.

Below are the general delivery stops for mail to Sam and Jack…

Sam:
NC to San Diego
June 19
1780 S Grand Ave.
Cherokee, OK 7328
July 03
222 W 8th St.
Durango, CO 81301
July 10
100 Mather Business Ctr
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
July 17
200 E Murphy St.
Blythe, CA 92225

Jack:
Prov. to Seattle
June 19
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
301 N Main St
Coudersport, PA 16915-9998
July 17
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
111 E Nebraska Ave
Cody, NE 69211-9998
July 24
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
112 Wyoming St
Shoshoni, WY 82649-9900
August 07
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
General Delivery
111 N 7th St
Coeur d\'Alene, ID 83814
August 14
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
General Delivery
3102 Hoyt Ave
Everett, WA 98201