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Friday Email - 14 JUN 2013

Reverend Hollie Woodruff Duncan
Durham Bulls Baseball
Moral Mondays Ad Hoc Group Meeting
Hospitality for Moral Monday
Youth News for this Sunday
Gardening Therapy
Living the Questions - Joy's living room on Wednesdays and CUCC on Sundays
PLM Families Together
Property Ministry Meeting
Fun at the Lion’s Park Playground & Cookout
Reception


Reverend Hollie Woodruff Duncan - The Reverend Hollie Woodruff Duncan serves as the Chaplain of Barton College (in nearby Wilson, NC). She is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). You can get to know her at her blog, "The Underside:  Thoughts and musings from a faithful, but sometimes irreverent, minister."  CUCC came to know of Hollie through the Beisels who met her at Love Wins Ministries in downtown Raleigh.  Rev. Hollie is married with a teenage stepson; her husband serves as a hospice chaplain. Hollie is also mom to two golden retrievers, Stone and Sadie.  We welcome her to the pulpit while our pastor, Steve Halsted, is on summer sabbatical.

Durham Bulls Baseball – For those of you who signed up for the Durham Bulls Baseball game tonight, we will meet at the church at 5:45pm to carpool to the stadium.  The game begins at 7:05pm.  If you have any questions, please call the church office at 919-787-6422 or Robert Parrish at 919-616-1606.

Moral Mondays - Ad Hoc Group to Meet June 16, 9:15am - If you have questions about Moral Mondays and how you might participate, attend the ad hoc Moral Monday group discussion Sunday, June 16, 9:15am, in the Vaughan Fellowship Hall, or talk to Edith Sylla, Joan McAllister, or Jane Smith.

Hospitality for Moral Monday - People from all over North Carolina are coming to Raleigh to take part in Moral Monday.  If you are willing to have an out-of-towner stay at your home, email Gray Woodard with bed availability at gray.woodard@yahoo.com.

Youth News for this Sunday, June 16 -This summer the youth will study world religions. We will begin by learning from John's awesome friend, Daniel. He's a cool guy with an interesting faith journey and he will give us some info about Buddhism and Taoism. 

Gardening Therapy – If you love being outdoors, love to get dirty and muddy while tending the garden and plants, and getting to know other CUCC folks, then “Gardening Therapy” is the right place for you.  Join us from 9:00am – 11:00am on the first and third Tuesdays of the summer months to pull weeds, listen to the birds, prune plants and shrubs, and spend a few productive hours working on the CUCC grounds.  A little gardening therapy is good for body and soul.  We hope you’ll bring your work gloves and join us. We will meet again this Tuesday, June 18.  For more information, contact Lena Gallitano at 919-571-0388.

Living the Questions - Joy's living room on Wednesdays and CUCC on Sundays – Joy Alford and the Sunday Morning Bible Study are teaming up to offer the DVD discussion series, Living the Questions, at two different times and locations this summer. This will be a condensed summer version of a spiritual formation group loosely based on an inter-denominational DVD study. It is used to bring together, equip, and re-educate thinking Christians.  Living the Questions will help us discover or re-discover the significance of Christianity in the 21st Century.  “Un-churched,” but seeking friends are welcome.
Venue 1:  Sunday Morning Bible Study begins June 16, 9:15am (no RSVP needed).
Venue 2:  Wednesdays, beginning June 12 in Joy Alford's living room (limited space; call Joy at 919-605-4336 or the church office.  Host living rooms may rotate if the group agrees (North Raleigh/Rolesville/Wake Forest).  Joy’s home is about 5 miles north of Raleigh-off 540 in Rolesville (on Hwy 401N). Carpooling from the church is an option.

PLM Families Together - The response we got from our request for items needed when new families move into an apartment was so great that we have decided to continue it. There is a basket in the fellowship hall under the windows for you to put items into. Items needed are: 
  • laundry soap       
  • dish soap                      
  • toilet paper                           
  • paper towels
  • trash bags                     
  • spray cleaner       
  • toothpaste                            
  • toothbrushes
  • bar soap               
  • hand lotion                     
  • deodorant                            
  • dish towels
  • bath towels         
  • wash clothes       
  • moisturizing shampoo
Property Ministry Meeting - The Property Ministry will meet on Sunday, June 23 at 12:00pm in the Library.

Fun at the Lion’s Park Playground & Cookout - The next Resources & Rituals for Teaching Faith at Home family potluck will be at the Pattison-McCallie home, 211 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh, Sunday, June 23, from 4:30pm - 6:30pm.  We’ll cook out in the backyard, and then head to Lion’s Park to enjoy the playground.  Fawn & Grady are providing chicken & veggie burgers for the grill (you can bring a different protein if you prefer).  Bring a side dish to share.  Families with children 5th grade or younger are welcome to come.  Please RSVP to Fawn or Grady so they know how much chicken/veggie burger to prepare at 919-828-9595, fawnpea@gmail.com or grady@ncconservationnetwork.org.  If it rains, we'll hold the event at CUCC.

Reception - The reception for Marjorie Eckels was a beautiful tribute to an amazing woman! The credit belongs to the many willing hands and giving hearts of our wonderful CUCC family who stepped forward either by signing up or just seeing a need and taking care of it.  I have never experienced such a feeling of family and community as I have here. You are an awesome group of people.  A very special Thank You to all. (Susan Maleszweski – Memorial Service Coordinator)