Youth Service Project - Tomorrow, March 29
Forum, Sunday, March 30, 9:15am - VFH
“One Great Hour of Sharing”
1st Tuesday Taizé Worship Service, April 1, 2014
All Church Workday – Saturday, April 11
Got Cots?
Say it with Flamingos!
“Groundswell Rising, Protecting Our Children's Air & Water”
Souls to the Polls – April 6, 2014
Congregations for Social Justice Conference
Property Purchase Funds
Save the Date! Annual Spring Auction
Youth Service Project - Tomorrow, March 29
The Youth are invited to join Śānti Matthews in a service project tomorrow morning, Saturday, March 29, from 10:00am – 11: for a cleanup of the Oberlin Cemetery. If you have never been there, it is tucked away behind Interact: 1012 Oberlin Rd. Raleigh. It is a beautiful piece of land being swallowed up and overshadowed by development. This is an important cemetery, steeped in African American history, in desperate need of your help and cleanup relies on volunteers. Please join Śānti with your gloves, boots, and clippers (if you have them), and put in an hour of work clearing brambles and wood. Rain or Shine!
Forum, March 30, 9:15am, VFH
“Farm Workers in North Carolina.” Got food? Thank a farm worker! Farm workers need more than our thanks. They need us to understand the realities of their working conditions and to support their efforts to acquire living wages, safe working environments, and dignity. The documentary, Harvest of Dignity, will be shown which tells the story of farm workers in North Carolina. (A familiar face from CUCC appears in the documentary.)
“One Great Hour of Sharing”
This Sunday, during the 10:30am worship service, we will be collecting our annual offering for “One Great Hour of Sharing.” Through OGHS, lives are transformed through support that provides clean water, food, medicines, shelter, healthcare, education, and disaster relief in the U.S. and internationally. For more information about this program, visit www.ucc.org/oghs.
1st Tuesday Taizé Worship Service, April 1, 2014
Our spiritual needs cannot be met by a noisy, fast-paced, materialistic society. But the thirst of our souls can be quenched with meditative prayer through which we connect with God. We hold Taizé services each Sunday morning at 9:00am, but also on the first Tuesday evening of every month at 7:00pm. Taizé worship is marked by a spirit of contemplation, prayer and extended periods of silence. One aspect of Taizé worship is the repetitive singing of short and simple chants, which enable us to let go of the clutter of our minds and to listen and pray to God with our hearts. All are welcome!
All Church Workday – Saturday, April 11
SAVE THE DATE! We will be sprucing up the sanctuary and church grounds on Saturday, April 11, just in time for Palm Sunday. The work day is planned for 9am -Noon, so you will have time for other things you may have planned. Work activities will include cleaning the pews in the sanctuary, removing excess pine straw and cones from the grounds, evening out the driveway off Wade Avenue, and lots of other fun stuff! Your tools are also welcome - be sure to mark them so you will get them back. There will be things to do for all ages 8-80! If you would like to bring snacks to share, that would also be terrific. Let's help CUCC put on its best Easter outfit!
Got Cots?
"Got cots? The Appalachian Service Project team members will be taking cots to sleep on during their week of service this summer. If you have a cot you would be willing to loan to a team member, please contact Julie Robertson at 919-522-2421. We promise it will be returned to you in good condition. Thanks!"
Say it with Flamingos!
A flock of bright pink flamingos could land in the garden of someone special to you all for a donation to the CUCC Appalachia Service Project Team. Contact Julie Robertson. Let her know when you'd like the flock to land, the name & address of the person to receive the surprise, and anything special you'd like to say. After confirming with our flamingo wrangler that the flock is available that day, we'll take care of the rest. We'll herd a flock of 25+ flamingos to grace your friend's lawn for two days. Then we'll retrieve the flock. The perfect gift to say you care! If you know of someone with a special occasion that deserves flocking, please call Julie Robertson at 919-522-2421 and leave a message with your name and contact information and we’ll get in touch! The average donation for a flocking is about $45. Thank you from your 2014 ASP team - Paul Judy and Erin Kiel, Ashley Joyner, Teresa Worley, Michael Bowen, John Robertson, JaCarrie Spurlock, Katherine Manus, Skip Stoddard, Lena Gallitano, Patrick Lee.
The Rialto Theater, Sunday, April 6, 1:00 pm. Groundswell Rising is a film told by the people whose lives have been affected by fracking. It gives a clear picture about the harm that fracking is doing to the environment. There will be a panel discussion following the film. Mark Lichty, the executive producer, will be available to debrief and discuss the film. Please put this date on your calendar and tell folks who are on the fence or have not heard about fracking to please see this film. To help defray cost, a donation of $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students is requested. Submitted by Laura Upchurch
Souls to the Polls – April 6, 2014
CUCC and UUFR will be joining with other faith groups to set up voter registration tables in parking lots and to canvas in neighborhoods where volunteers will help make a difference in the lives of many of our voters--including the lives of the voters whose voices could potentially be disenfranchised by NC’s New Voting Laws. We will be helping to make sure all eligible voters in NC have the opportunity to register to vote and to know what the new law says about their voting rights, including when they’ll need the new photo ID. If you would like to join with those who will be volunteering together on April 6th (time/place TBD), please contact Lynda Hambourger at lhambourger@gmail.com or Gray Woodard at gray.woodard@yahoo.com.
Congregations for Social Justice Conference
Please join the Congregations for Social Justice for their conference: “Forward Together – God’s Work, Our Hands, Faith in Action, A Theological Conference Exploring the Public Policy Issues raised by the Moral Monday Movement.”
Saturday, April 12, 2014, 9:30am - 4:00pm, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7000 Creedmoor Rd., Raleigh, NC.
Registration is $12.00 and includes Lunch.
Keynote Speaker: The Right Rev. Michael Bruce Curry XI, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.
Break-Out Discussions on Issues include:
Voting Rights: Jennifer Frye, Associate Director, Democracy NC
Education: Rodney Ellis, President, North Carolina Association of Educators
Poverty: Dr. Gene Nichol, Director, The Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity UNC School of Law
Class and Racial Justice: Judith Roberts, Program Director, Racial Justice Ministries, E.L.C.A.
For More Information and Registration Please Visit: www.transformationresourcesnetwork.com
Submitted by Adrienne Little
Property Purchase Funds
If any of you are considering contributing to our Capital Campaign to help fund the property purchase with either a gift or a loan, PLEASE let us know your answer as soon as possible. Our fundraising committee has to work on mortgage terms shortly and whatever we can raise now will help us as we work on that package.
Save the Date! Annual Spring Auction
Plan now to attend our annual spring Auction - Saturday, April 26, 6:30pm- 9:00pm. Donation forms are available on the table at the back of the Sanctuary. It will be a lot of fun and the proceeds go to the good causes that our congregation supports. Tim Jensen has graciously agreed to be our Auctioneer again this year. The Leiser-Banks will again provide their computer and financial skills, and the Stolaricks will be bartending for the event. “Ya’ll come!!”
Forum, Sunday, March 30, 9:15am - VFH
“One Great Hour of Sharing”
1st Tuesday Taizé Worship Service, April 1, 2014
All Church Workday – Saturday, April 11
Got Cots?
Say it with Flamingos!
“Groundswell Rising, Protecting Our Children's Air & Water”
Souls to the Polls – April 6, 2014
Congregations for Social Justice Conference
Property Purchase Funds
Save the Date! Annual Spring Auction
Youth Service Project - Tomorrow, March 29
The Youth are invited to join Śānti Matthews in a service project tomorrow morning, Saturday, March 29, from 10:00am – 11: for a cleanup of the Oberlin Cemetery. If you have never been there, it is tucked away behind Interact: 1012 Oberlin Rd. Raleigh. It is a beautiful piece of land being swallowed up and overshadowed by development. This is an important cemetery, steeped in African American history, in desperate need of your help and cleanup relies on volunteers. Please join Śānti with your gloves, boots, and clippers (if you have them), and put in an hour of work clearing brambles and wood. Rain or Shine!
Forum, March 30, 9:15am, VFH
“Farm Workers in North Carolina.” Got food? Thank a farm worker! Farm workers need more than our thanks. They need us to understand the realities of their working conditions and to support their efforts to acquire living wages, safe working environments, and dignity. The documentary, Harvest of Dignity, will be shown which tells the story of farm workers in North Carolina. (A familiar face from CUCC appears in the documentary.)
“One Great Hour of Sharing”
This Sunday, during the 10:30am worship service, we will be collecting our annual offering for “One Great Hour of Sharing.” Through OGHS, lives are transformed through support that provides clean water, food, medicines, shelter, healthcare, education, and disaster relief in the U.S. and internationally. For more information about this program, visit www.ucc.org/oghs.
1st Tuesday Taizé Worship Service, April 1, 2014
Our spiritual needs cannot be met by a noisy, fast-paced, materialistic society. But the thirst of our souls can be quenched with meditative prayer through which we connect with God. We hold Taizé services each Sunday morning at 9:00am, but also on the first Tuesday evening of every month at 7:00pm. Taizé worship is marked by a spirit of contemplation, prayer and extended periods of silence. One aspect of Taizé worship is the repetitive singing of short and simple chants, which enable us to let go of the clutter of our minds and to listen and pray to God with our hearts. All are welcome!
All Church Workday – Saturday, April 11
SAVE THE DATE! We will be sprucing up the sanctuary and church grounds on Saturday, April 11, just in time for Palm Sunday. The work day is planned for 9am -Noon, so you will have time for other things you may have planned. Work activities will include cleaning the pews in the sanctuary, removing excess pine straw and cones from the grounds, evening out the driveway off Wade Avenue, and lots of other fun stuff! Your tools are also welcome - be sure to mark them so you will get them back. There will be things to do for all ages 8-80! If you would like to bring snacks to share, that would also be terrific. Let's help CUCC put on its best Easter outfit!
Got Cots?
"Got cots? The Appalachian Service Project team members will be taking cots to sleep on during their week of service this summer. If you have a cot you would be willing to loan to a team member, please contact Julie Robertson at 919-522-2421. We promise it will be returned to you in good condition. Thanks!"
Say it with Flamingos!
A flock of bright pink flamingos could land in the garden of someone special to you all for a donation to the CUCC Appalachia Service Project Team. Contact Julie Robertson. Let her know when you'd like the flock to land, the name & address of the person to receive the surprise, and anything special you'd like to say. After confirming with our flamingo wrangler that the flock is available that day, we'll take care of the rest. We'll herd a flock of 25+ flamingos to grace your friend's lawn for two days. Then we'll retrieve the flock. The perfect gift to say you care! If you know of someone with a special occasion that deserves flocking, please call Julie Robertson at 919-522-2421 and leave a message with your name and contact information and we’ll get in touch! The average donation for a flocking is about $45. Thank you from your 2014 ASP team - Paul Judy and Erin Kiel, Ashley Joyner, Teresa Worley, Michael Bowen, John Robertson, JaCarrie Spurlock, Katherine Manus, Skip Stoddard, Lena Gallitano, Patrick Lee.
The Rialto Theater, Sunday, April 6, 1:00 pm. Groundswell Rising is a film told by the people whose lives have been affected by fracking. It gives a clear picture about the harm that fracking is doing to the environment. There will be a panel discussion following the film. Mark Lichty, the executive producer, will be available to debrief and discuss the film. Please put this date on your calendar and tell folks who are on the fence or have not heard about fracking to please see this film. To help defray cost, a donation of $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students is requested. Submitted by Laura Upchurch
Souls to the Polls – April 6, 2014
CUCC and UUFR will be joining with other faith groups to set up voter registration tables in parking lots and to canvas in neighborhoods where volunteers will help make a difference in the lives of many of our voters--including the lives of the voters whose voices could potentially be disenfranchised by NC’s New Voting Laws. We will be helping to make sure all eligible voters in NC have the opportunity to register to vote and to know what the new law says about their voting rights, including when they’ll need the new photo ID. If you would like to join with those who will be volunteering together on April 6th (time/place TBD), please contact Lynda Hambourger at lhambourger@gmail.com or Gray Woodard at gray.woodard@yahoo.com.
Congregations for Social Justice Conference
Please join the Congregations for Social Justice for their conference: “Forward Together – God’s Work, Our Hands, Faith in Action, A Theological Conference Exploring the Public Policy Issues raised by the Moral Monday Movement.”
Saturday, April 12, 2014, 9:30am - 4:00pm, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7000 Creedmoor Rd., Raleigh, NC.
Registration is $12.00 and includes Lunch.
Keynote Speaker: The Right Rev. Michael Bruce Curry XI, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.
Break-Out Discussions on Issues include:
Voting Rights: Jennifer Frye, Associate Director, Democracy NC
Education: Rodney Ellis, President, North Carolina Association of Educators
Poverty: Dr. Gene Nichol, Director, The Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity UNC School of Law
Class and Racial Justice: Judith Roberts, Program Director, Racial Justice Ministries, E.L.C.A.
For More Information and Registration Please Visit: www.transformationresourcesnetwork.com
Submitted by Adrienne Little
Property Purchase Funds
If any of you are considering contributing to our Capital Campaign to help fund the property purchase with either a gift or a loan, PLEASE let us know your answer as soon as possible. Our fundraising committee has to work on mortgage terms shortly and whatever we can raise now will help us as we work on that package.
Save the Date! Annual Spring Auction
Plan now to attend our annual spring Auction - Saturday, April 26, 6:30pm- 9:00pm. Donation forms are available on the table at the back of the Sanctuary. It will be a lot of fun and the proceeds go to the good causes that our congregation supports. Tim Jensen has graciously agreed to be our Auctioneer again this year. The Leiser-Banks will again provide their computer and financial skills, and the Stolaricks will be bartending for the event. “Ya’ll come!!”