Kerma Hazel
Food Bags Due This Sunday
We Welcome Ruth Pardue as Our Guest Musician this Sunday
UCC Conference For LGBTQI Concerns
Forum, Sunday, April 6th
“One Great Hour of Sharing”
ONA Task Force Meeting Sunday, April 6th
“Groundswell Rising, Protecting Our Children's Air & Water”
Souls to the Polls – April 6, 2014
Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh – April 8th
April 11-12 Youth Spring Lock-in!
All Church Workday – Saturday, April 12th
Say it with Flamingos!
Congregations for Social Justice Conference
Property Purchase Funds
Save the Date! Annual Spring Auction
“Climate Change and the Old Testament”
Kerma Hazel
Kerma was born to Landis and Sarah Greninger November 24, 1924 in Tylersville, PA. She spent an active childhood in the farm country of the mountains of central Pennsylvania. She was involved in the life of her school, played softball and served as Drum Major. Following high school graduation and the outbreak of WWII, she answered the call and like "Rosie the Riveter", helped build aircraft for the war effort at Piper Aircraft. Following the war, she married the love of her life, the late Robert B. Hazel and enjoyed 68 years of raising four children, camping, fishing, and making many return trips to the mountains of Pennsylvania to visit friends and relatives and help on the family farm. She faithfully supported her husband Robert in his career where he retired as the Executive Director of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and then became a Professor in the NC State University College of Natural Resources. She was a great supportive mother and grandmother; she enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren and hosting family gatherings. Kerma volunteered with the Garner Band Boosters, PTA, and other organizations involving her children. She was a good cook and had a great sense of humor. She was always community-minded and helped with causes like voter registration and delivering for Meals on Wheels. She was active in Community United Church of Christ in Raleigh for nearly 60 years. Kerma never lost her love of learning; after her children were grown she attended Wake Technical Community College and completed the Operating Room Technician program.
She is survived by her children Dr. Dennis Hazel (Debbie) of Garner, Diana Pike (John) of Goldsboro, Linda Littmann (Wayne) of Clayton, Amy Hazel of New Bern; grandchildren Abbey Hazel and Lauren Hazel of Garner, Dr. Maxwell Pike of Kansas City, MO, Randy Littmann (Christine) of Garner, Galen Littmann of Raleigh, Zoe Littmann of Clayton; great-grandchildren Tyler and Lance Littmann of Garner; sisters Janet Marchyshyn (Mike) of E. Orland, ME and Jean Tressler of Mill Hall, PA.
The family would like to thank Sally Adams, the staff at Waltonwood, and Hospice of Wake County for the loving care they provided to both our parents.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Wake County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607 or to The Church Memorial Fund, Community UCC, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607.
The family will receive friends from 1:00pm -2:30pm, Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Montlawn Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Montlawn Funeral Home, 2911 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC. Condolences can be made at www.montlawn.com (Published in The News & Observer on Apr. 3, 2014)
Food Bags Due This Sunday
The Food Pantry at Urban Ministries will provide one week’s worth of groceries for more than 8,000 families in need, including 9,000 children. Our contributions may seem small, but they are vital and greatly appreciated. Please double-bag your items, and if you sort your bag into two bags, please tie them together or label them so that we know they go together. A food bag costs about $20 to fill. If that’s a little steep for your budget, get together with a buddy and split the cost. Our goal is 30 bags – we can do it! Thank you for your faithfulness. Food bags are collected the first Sunday of every month. Bring them to the church and drop them off in the shopping cart in the Vaughan Fellowship Hall. The items to include in a food bag are:
1 lb. grits 1 lb. rice 1 lb. dried beans
2 cans tomatoes 2 cans applesauce 2 cans navy, pinto or pork ‘n beans
1 jar peanut butter 2 macaroni & cheese 2 1-qt pkgs dry milk
1 can carrots
We Welcome Ruth Pardue as Our Guest Musician this Sunday
We welcome Ruth Pardue to our Morning Worship this Sunday. Ruth is a former organist and choir director of CUCC and we always welcome her back to share her musical talents with us.
UCC Conference For LGBTQI Concerns
Tomorrow, Saturday, April 5, 9:00am – 3:00pm, United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, will host a workshop on LGBTQI concerns for congregations in the Southern Conference of the United Church of Christ. Rev. Michael Schuenemeyer, Executive Director for the UCC Office for Health and Wholeness and Andy Lang, Executive Director, United Church of Christ Coalition for LGBT Concerns will lead the workshops and forums beginning at 9:00am. For more information, contact Minister Gail D. McAfee (email: GDMcAfee14@Aol.com). Registration is $25 and may be done at the door. Contact the Conference Office (336-222-8771) or Minister Gail D. McAfee (email: GDMcAfee14@Aol.com) for additional information.
Forum, Sunday, April 6th: Preventing Gun Violence
Each year over 30,000 Americans - close to 600 each week - lose their lives to guns. Gun violence is a public health crisis in our country and it extracts a heavy toll on our communities. The firearm homicide rate in the U.S. is 20 times higher than in other wealthy nations. Gail Neely, Executive Director of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, will speak at Forum about efforts to prevent gun violence in North Carolina.
“One Great Hour of Sharing”
Don’t forget to turn in your OGHS banks and donations this Sunday. As commented on the OGHS Twitter feed, posted by another Community UCC in St. Paul Park, Minnesota: “For almost seven decades, One Great Hour of Sharing has made a difference in the lives of people and communities...” To learn more about OGHS and they wonderful, transforming things your contributions help make happen, visit www.ucc.org/oghs.
ONA Task Force Meeting
The ONA Task Force will meet Sunday at Noon in the Hoffmann Room. All are welcome to attend the meeting.
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.
Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh – April 8
http://www.tylerstaproom.com/locations/raleigh/
CTRL + Click to follow linkLife & Faith in Downtown Raleigh will meet Tuesday, April 8. New people are welcomed enthusiastically. Those who come set the topic for the night as we ponder how to connect what we believe to what we do - 6:30pm for those who want dinner; 7:00pm for beverage-only people. Dutch treat. Look for our red Life & Faith comma at the corner round table at Tyler’s Tap Room - 18 Seaboard Avenue, #150, Raleigh, NC. For more information, contact Jane Smith.
April 11-12 Youth Spring Lock-in!
The Youth Spring Lock-In will be from Friday, April 11 at 7:00pm (eat dinner before you arrive) until Saturday, April 12 at 10:00am. Please email Śānti Matthews (forsanti@aol.com) to let her know that you wouldn't miss this for the world!
All Church Workday – Saturday, April 12th
SAVE THE DATE! We will be sprucing up the sanctuary and church grounds on Saturday, April 12th, 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!
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.
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.
CUCC Family Fun Auction Party
The CUCC Family Fun Auction Party is coming up on Saturday, April 26, and we need your help to make it a success! The auction is an annual fundraiser for CUCC. Would you consider donating an item to the auction? Examples of past auction items include:
Please contribute your time, talents or treasure to this wonderful annual event. It’s easy to make a pledge: 1) call the office and let us know the item, minimum bid, conditions (date, maximum/minimum number of people, etc.); 2) email/mail the auction pledge form to the church office; 3) fill out and submit form online at http://cuccinfo.org/auction 4) fill out the form and drop it into the collection plate during Sunday morning worship. Blank forms are available on the table at the back of the Sanctuary, in the April newsletter, or at the church office. Please submit your info by Tuesday, April 22.
Social and silent auction begin at 6:30 pm; the bidding starts at 7:00 pm. Drinks, snacks and child care will be provided. A great time is guaranteed!! Thanks for your support, and see you at the auction!
Climate Change and the Old Testament
Sunday, April 27, 2014 from 2 pm to 4 pm
RSVP by April 21st to: cucc@nc.rr.com
Biblical teachings can serve, for some, as powerful motivators for action. Slowing climate change requires us to act forcefully; for greed, denial, and unawareness impede action. This session will cover both biblical teachings about care of the land, animals, and air - Creation Care - and practical responses to climate change. Please join us!
Sponsored by NC Interfaith Power and Light and Community United Church of Christ.
Presented by Steve Jurovics: Steve has been researching biblical environmental teachings for over 20 years and has spoken on this topic at numerous churches and synagogues in the southeast. He is completing a book about climate change as a religious, as well as a secular, issue and what meaningful actions individuals can take to mitigate this crisis. He has been working on energy and environmental issues for the past 25 years, primarily focusing on aspects of climate change. For the past 16 years, his work has dealt mainly with improving the energy performance of buildings and assessing the impacts on electric utilities of stricter building and appliance standards. Stephen served six years on the North Carolina Energy Policy Council and chaired its Conservation Committee during that time. He currently serves on the steering committee of North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Southern California and a B.S. and M.S. from Columbia University.
Food Bags Due This Sunday
We Welcome Ruth Pardue as Our Guest Musician this Sunday
UCC Conference For LGBTQI Concerns
Forum, Sunday, April 6th
“One Great Hour of Sharing”
ONA Task Force Meeting Sunday, April 6th
“Groundswell Rising, Protecting Our Children's Air & Water”
Souls to the Polls – April 6, 2014
Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh – April 8th
April 11-12 Youth Spring Lock-in!
All Church Workday – Saturday, April 12th
Say it with Flamingos!
Congregations for Social Justice Conference
Property Purchase Funds
Save the Date! Annual Spring Auction
“Climate Change and the Old Testament”
Kerma Hazel
Kerma was born to Landis and Sarah Greninger November 24, 1924 in Tylersville, PA. She spent an active childhood in the farm country of the mountains of central Pennsylvania. She was involved in the life of her school, played softball and served as Drum Major. Following high school graduation and the outbreak of WWII, she answered the call and like "Rosie the Riveter", helped build aircraft for the war effort at Piper Aircraft. Following the war, she married the love of her life, the late Robert B. Hazel and enjoyed 68 years of raising four children, camping, fishing, and making many return trips to the mountains of Pennsylvania to visit friends and relatives and help on the family farm. She faithfully supported her husband Robert in his career where he retired as the Executive Director of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and then became a Professor in the NC State University College of Natural Resources. She was a great supportive mother and grandmother; she enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren and hosting family gatherings. Kerma volunteered with the Garner Band Boosters, PTA, and other organizations involving her children. She was a good cook and had a great sense of humor. She was always community-minded and helped with causes like voter registration and delivering for Meals on Wheels. She was active in Community United Church of Christ in Raleigh for nearly 60 years. Kerma never lost her love of learning; after her children were grown she attended Wake Technical Community College and completed the Operating Room Technician program.
She is survived by her children Dr. Dennis Hazel (Debbie) of Garner, Diana Pike (John) of Goldsboro, Linda Littmann (Wayne) of Clayton, Amy Hazel of New Bern; grandchildren Abbey Hazel and Lauren Hazel of Garner, Dr. Maxwell Pike of Kansas City, MO, Randy Littmann (Christine) of Garner, Galen Littmann of Raleigh, Zoe Littmann of Clayton; great-grandchildren Tyler and Lance Littmann of Garner; sisters Janet Marchyshyn (Mike) of E. Orland, ME and Jean Tressler of Mill Hall, PA.
The family would like to thank Sally Adams, the staff at Waltonwood, and Hospice of Wake County for the loving care they provided to both our parents.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Wake County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607 or to The Church Memorial Fund, Community UCC, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607.
The family will receive friends from 1:00pm -2:30pm, Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Montlawn Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Montlawn Funeral Home, 2911 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC. Condolences can be made at www.montlawn.com (Published in The News & Observer on Apr. 3, 2014)
Food Bags Due This Sunday
Emergency food bags
The Food Pantry at Urban Ministries will provide one week’s worth of groceries for more than 8,000 families in need, including 9,000 children. Our contributions may seem small, but they are vital and greatly appreciated. Please double-bag your items, and if you sort your bag into two bags, please tie them together or label them so that we know they go together. A food bag costs about $20 to fill. If that’s a little steep for your budget, get together with a buddy and split the cost. Our goal is 30 bags – we can do it! Thank you for your faithfulness. Food bags are collected the first Sunday of every month. Bring them to the church and drop them off in the shopping cart in the Vaughan Fellowship Hall. The items to include in a food bag are:
1 lb. grits 1 lb. rice 1 lb. dried beans
2 cans tomatoes 2 cans applesauce 2 cans navy, pinto or pork ‘n beans
1 jar peanut butter 2 macaroni & cheese 2 1-qt pkgs dry milk
1 can carrots
We Welcome Ruth Pardue as Our Guest Musician this Sunday
We welcome Ruth Pardue to our Morning Worship this Sunday. Ruth is a former organist and choir director of CUCC and we always welcome her back to share her musical talents with us.
UCC Conference For LGBTQI Concerns
Tomorrow, Saturday, April 5, 9:00am – 3:00pm, United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, will host a workshop on LGBTQI concerns for congregations in the Southern Conference of the United Church of Christ. Rev. Michael Schuenemeyer, Executive Director for the UCC Office for Health and Wholeness and Andy Lang, Executive Director, United Church of Christ Coalition for LGBT Concerns will lead the workshops and forums beginning at 9:00am. For more information, contact Minister Gail D. McAfee (email: GDMcAfee14@Aol.com). Registration is $25 and may be done at the door. Contact the Conference Office (336-222-8771) or Minister Gail D. McAfee (email: GDMcAfee14@Aol.com) for additional information.
Forum, Sunday, April 6th: Preventing Gun Violence
Each year over 30,000 Americans - close to 600 each week - lose their lives to guns. Gun violence is a public health crisis in our country and it extracts a heavy toll on our communities. The firearm homicide rate in the U.S. is 20 times higher than in other wealthy nations. Gail Neely, Executive Director of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, will speak at Forum about efforts to prevent gun violence in North Carolina.
“One Great Hour of Sharing”
Don’t forget to turn in your OGHS banks and donations this Sunday. As commented on the OGHS Twitter feed, posted by another Community UCC in St. Paul Park, Minnesota: “For almost seven decades, One Great Hour of Sharing has made a difference in the lives of people and communities...” To learn more about OGHS and they wonderful, transforming things your contributions help make happen, visit www.ucc.org/oghs.
ONA Task Force Meeting
The ONA Task Force will meet Sunday at Noon in the Hoffmann Room. All are welcome to attend the meeting.
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.
Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh – April 8
http://www.tylerstaproom.com/locations/raleigh/
CTRL + Click to follow linkLife & Faith in Downtown Raleigh will meet Tuesday, April 8. New people are welcomed enthusiastically. Those who come set the topic for the night as we ponder how to connect what we believe to what we do - 6:30pm for those who want dinner; 7:00pm for beverage-only people. Dutch treat. Look for our red Life & Faith comma at the corner round table at Tyler’s Tap Room - 18 Seaboard Avenue, #150, Raleigh, NC. For more information, contact Jane Smith.
April 11-12 Youth Spring Lock-in!
The Youth Spring Lock-In will be from Friday, April 11 at 7:00pm (eat dinner before you arrive) until Saturday, April 12 at 10:00am. Please email Śānti Matthews (forsanti@aol.com) to let her know that you wouldn't miss this for the world!
All Church Workday – Saturday, April 12th
SAVE THE DATE! We will be sprucing up the sanctuary and church grounds on Saturday, April 12th, 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!
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.
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.
CUCC Family Fun Auction Party
The CUCC Family Fun Auction Party is coming up on Saturday, April 26, and we need your help to make it a success! The auction is an annual fundraiser for CUCC. Would you consider donating an item to the auction? Examples of past auction items include:
- Garden plants
- Weekends at the beach, lake or mountains
- Hand-made pottery, quilts, jewelry and original artwork
- A morning of bird-watching & lunch
- Therapeutic massage
- Day trips to fun destinations. A geology field trip or a hike at a state park
- Pet-sitting, Babysitting, Yard work, Handyman, and Computer services
- Brunches, lunches, dinners
- Delicious homemade cakes, pies, jams, etc.
Please contribute your time, talents or treasure to this wonderful annual event. It’s easy to make a pledge: 1) call the office and let us know the item, minimum bid, conditions (date, maximum/minimum number of people, etc.); 2) email/mail the auction pledge form to the church office; 3) fill out and submit form online at http://cuccinfo.org/auction 4) fill out the form and drop it into the collection plate during Sunday morning worship. Blank forms are available on the table at the back of the Sanctuary, in the April newsletter, or at the church office. Please submit your info by Tuesday, April 22.
Social and silent auction begin at 6:30 pm; the bidding starts at 7:00 pm. Drinks, snacks and child care will be provided. A great time is guaranteed!! Thanks for your support, and see you at the auction!
Climate Change and the Old Testament
Sunday, April 27, 2014 from 2 pm to 4 pm
RSVP by April 21st to: cucc@nc.rr.com
Biblical teachings can serve, for some, as powerful motivators for action. Slowing climate change requires us to act forcefully; for greed, denial, and unawareness impede action. This session will cover both biblical teachings about care of the land, animals, and air - Creation Care - and practical responses to climate change. Please join us!
Sponsored by NC Interfaith Power and Light and Community United Church of Christ.
Presented by Steve Jurovics: Steve has been researching biblical environmental teachings for over 20 years and has spoken on this topic at numerous churches and synagogues in the southeast. He is completing a book about climate change as a religious, as well as a secular, issue and what meaningful actions individuals can take to mitigate this crisis. He has been working on energy and environmental issues for the past 25 years, primarily focusing on aspects of climate change. For the past 16 years, his work has dealt mainly with improving the energy performance of buildings and assessing the impacts on electric utilities of stricter building and appliance standards. Stephen served six years on the North Carolina Energy Policy Council and chaired its Conservation Committee during that time. He currently serves on the steering committee of North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Southern California and a B.S. and M.S. from Columbia University.