New Email Address for the Church Office
Joy Alford to Lead 10:30am Worship Service this Sunday
Last Moral Monday of the General Assembly Short Session
"Summer Solstice" Worship Celebration
Gardening Therapy
Pray at the Legislature – Tuesdays, 12:30pm-1:00pm
Pastor Steve on Vacation in June
Caregiver Support Group
“Sundae” Sunday – July 6, 2014
Friendship Bread
“Moral Injury”
Slowing Climate Change
Sam and Jack Alcorn Support Affordable Housing with Bike & Build
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
Joy Alford to Lead 10:30am Worship Service this Sunday
Joy Alford will lead the service and provide the message this Sunday, June 22, during the 10:30am worship service. Please join us and share our worship experience and remain for fellowship afterwards.
Last Moral Monday of the General Assembly Short Session
Moral Monday, June 23, 2014, 5:00pm, Halifax Mall (Behind the General Assembly), 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC. As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now…This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.” The leaders of the Moral Monday movement are asking everyone to come to Raleigh this coming Monday, June 23, for a Mass Moral Monday Sit-in, Stand-in, Teach-in, Plan-In, and Pray-In. There will be planning for voter mobilization, registration and education in anticipation of the November 4th elections. By entering the General Assembly and participating in the teach-in and plan-in, you will not be risking arrest and will be able to leave the building if asked by the authorities. For those who choose to petition the legislature through nonviolent civil disobedience (if you choose to risk being arrested), it is critical you attend a briefing and information session beforehand at Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E. Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, at 3:00pm, Monday, June 23. All others meet at 5:00pm at Halifax Mall. You do not have to risk arrest to participate in Moral Monday. Everybody counts! Come and show your support of the marginalized and disenfranchised in our society. Contact Joan McAllister for additional information.
"Summer Solstice" Worship Celebration
Join others in celebration of the “Summer Solstice” on Tuesday, June 24, 7:00pm – 8:30pm, Yates Mill County Park, 4620 Lake Wheeler Rd, Raleigh, NC. There will be prayers, meditation, and singing to celebrate the spiritual meaning of Summer Solstice. Meet on the back porch overlooking the lake at 7:00pm. Please bring with you a reading to share that connects you with the solstice (and a drum if you have one). Contact Joy Alford at 919-605-4336 for additional information.
Gardening Therapy
We hope you can give us a hand over the summer for a little gardening therapy! Bring your favorite gardening gloves and tools. Our therapy includes weeding, as well as picking up pine cones and sticks. The best part is we make the church grounds lovely while sharing time with our CUCC friends. Please join us on the 2nd& 4th Tuesday of each summer month. Our next therapy session is Tuesday, June 24, 9:00am – Noon.
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)
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.
Caregiver Support Group
Sue Rogge is beginning a support group for caregivers of elderly parents or other loved ones. Her group will meet the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm in the Hoffmann Room at CUCC. The first meeting is Thursday, July 3rd, 7:00pm. For more information, call Sue Cottle at 919-772-8288. This will be an excellent time for new ideas or just to have someone else to talk to who has some understanding about what you are going through.
“Sundae” Sunday – July 6, 2014
What? You say you miss seeing the flying watermelon seeds from Gary Smith or the Kiels? By now, you probably thought you would have heard or seen something about P2E. Well, what happened was this: The Watermelon Growers Association, Inc. sent a memo to CUCC stating, “Due to the massive number of seeds used for this event, we have caused a watermelon shortage!” So, therefore, they have begged us to not have the P2E competition this year to allow the growers to catch up on production.
Well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but Welcoming, Fellowship, & Growth has decided to take a break from the P2E competition this year and instead, celebrate the Fourth of July with a “Sundae” Sunday event. It will take place during fellowship time immediately after the 10:30am worship service in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, July 6th. You will be able to make yourself a cool, patriotic ice cream Sundae as you fellowship with friends and visitors.
As we enjoy our frozen treats, we will be privileged to enjoy some wonderful slides of the American wilderness and American parks that our very own Mike Schafale took on some of his extensive travels. Mike will be happy to talk with anyone interested about any of the slides shown.
So, let’s give the watermelon growers a break as we enjoy our Sunday Sundaes.
Submitted by Robert Parrish for WFG
Friendship Bread
CUCC has a tradition of giving first time visitors to our 10:30am worship service a loaf of “friendship bread” as a way of saying thank you for visiting us. If you are a first time visitor today, please let us know and allow us to offer you this token of friendship and fellowship. If any members are interested in baking loaves of bread to distribute, please contact Susan Maleszweski at 919-469-4785.
“Moral Injury”
St. Paul’s Christian Church has been learning about “moral injury,” a relatively new diagnosis for veterans. According to the Wounded Warrior Project, “A moral injury is a lasting and powerful psychological wound that is caused by doing, failing to prevent, or observing acts that go against deeply held moral beliefs and expectations. Veterans who experience moral injury may experience a reluctance to get close to other people, difficulty trusting others or themselves, and a loss of faith or spirituality.” St. Paul’s hosted an educational session for the community led by Rita Nakashima Brock of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School; PBS was there filming for a feature on how the religious community is learning to serve vets. To see the video, go to http://video.pbs.org/video/2365264681/ . As you watch, look for a group gathered around the tables – that’s the fellowship hall at St. Paul’s where CUCC had our retreat. See any familiar faces from St. Paul’s and the wider community? If you are interested in learning about how we as a religious community can help serve returning veterans, contact the church office at 919-787-6422.
Slowing Climate Change
Dear CUCC Colleague: I know that you agree that slowing Climate Change is imperative. To do this we must decrease our energy use and governments in the US and internationally must change policies to enable decreased energy use and CO2 production. The new action by the EPA to regulate power plant CO2 release takes an important step to decrease US CO2 production. As a person of faith, I have signed the NC Interfaith Power & Light statement of support for this EPA action. I hope that you will sign it too. You can sign here: http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50836/c/68/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=11102
God bless our work together. Submitted by Gary Smith
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
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
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
Joy Alford to Lead 10:30am Worship Service this Sunday
Last Moral Monday of the General Assembly Short Session
"Summer Solstice" Worship Celebration
Gardening Therapy
Pray at the Legislature – Tuesdays, 12:30pm-1:00pm
Pastor Steve on Vacation in June
Caregiver Support Group
“Sundae” Sunday – July 6, 2014
Friendship Bread
“Moral Injury”
Slowing Climate Change
Sam and Jack Alcorn Support Affordable Housing with Bike & Build
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
Joy Alford to Lead 10:30am Worship Service this Sunday
Joy Alford will lead the service and provide the message this Sunday, June 22, during the 10:30am worship service. Please join us and share our worship experience and remain for fellowship afterwards.
Last Moral Monday of the General Assembly Short Session
Moral Monday, June 23, 2014, 5:00pm, Halifax Mall (Behind the General Assembly), 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC. As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now…This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.” The leaders of the Moral Monday movement are asking everyone to come to Raleigh this coming Monday, June 23, for a Mass Moral Monday Sit-in, Stand-in, Teach-in, Plan-In, and Pray-In. There will be planning for voter mobilization, registration and education in anticipation of the November 4th elections. By entering the General Assembly and participating in the teach-in and plan-in, you will not be risking arrest and will be able to leave the building if asked by the authorities. For those who choose to petition the legislature through nonviolent civil disobedience (if you choose to risk being arrested), it is critical you attend a briefing and information session beforehand at Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E. Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, at 3:00pm, Monday, June 23. All others meet at 5:00pm at Halifax Mall. You do not have to risk arrest to participate in Moral Monday. Everybody counts! Come and show your support of the marginalized and disenfranchised in our society. Contact Joan McAllister for additional information.
"Summer Solstice" Worship Celebration
Join others in celebration of the “Summer Solstice” on Tuesday, June 24, 7:00pm – 8:30pm, Yates Mill County Park, 4620 Lake Wheeler Rd, Raleigh, NC. There will be prayers, meditation, and singing to celebrate the spiritual meaning of Summer Solstice. Meet on the back porch overlooking the lake at 7:00pm. Please bring with you a reading to share that connects you with the solstice (and a drum if you have one). Contact Joy Alford at 919-605-4336 for additional information.
Gardening Therapy
We hope you can give us a hand over the summer for a little gardening therapy! Bring your favorite gardening gloves and tools. Our therapy includes weeding, as well as picking up pine cones and sticks. The best part is we make the church grounds lovely while sharing time with our CUCC friends. Please join us on the 2nd& 4th Tuesday of each summer month. Our next therapy session is Tuesday, June 24, 9:00am – Noon.
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)
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.
Caregiver Support Group
Sue Rogge is beginning a support group for caregivers of elderly parents or other loved ones. Her group will meet the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm in the Hoffmann Room at CUCC. The first meeting is Thursday, July 3rd, 7:00pm. For more information, call Sue Cottle at 919-772-8288. This will be an excellent time for new ideas or just to have someone else to talk to who has some understanding about what you are going through.
“Sundae” Sunday – July 6, 2014
What? You say you miss seeing the flying watermelon seeds from Gary Smith or the Kiels? By now, you probably thought you would have heard or seen something about P2E. Well, what happened was this: The Watermelon Growers Association, Inc. sent a memo to CUCC stating, “Due to the massive number of seeds used for this event, we have caused a watermelon shortage!” So, therefore, they have begged us to not have the P2E competition this year to allow the growers to catch up on production.
Well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but Welcoming, Fellowship, & Growth has decided to take a break from the P2E competition this year and instead, celebrate the Fourth of July with a “Sundae” Sunday event. It will take place during fellowship time immediately after the 10:30am worship service in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, July 6th. You will be able to make yourself a cool, patriotic ice cream Sundae as you fellowship with friends and visitors.
As we enjoy our frozen treats, we will be privileged to enjoy some wonderful slides of the American wilderness and American parks that our very own Mike Schafale took on some of his extensive travels. Mike will be happy to talk with anyone interested about any of the slides shown.
So, let’s give the watermelon growers a break as we enjoy our Sunday Sundaes.
Submitted by Robert Parrish for WFG
Friendship Bread
CUCC has a tradition of giving first time visitors to our 10:30am worship service a loaf of “friendship bread” as a way of saying thank you for visiting us. If you are a first time visitor today, please let us know and allow us to offer you this token of friendship and fellowship. If any members are interested in baking loaves of bread to distribute, please contact Susan Maleszweski at 919-469-4785.
“Moral Injury”
St. Paul’s Christian Church has been learning about “moral injury,” a relatively new diagnosis for veterans. According to the Wounded Warrior Project, “A moral injury is a lasting and powerful psychological wound that is caused by doing, failing to prevent, or observing acts that go against deeply held moral beliefs and expectations. Veterans who experience moral injury may experience a reluctance to get close to other people, difficulty trusting others or themselves, and a loss of faith or spirituality.” St. Paul’s hosted an educational session for the community led by Rita Nakashima Brock of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School; PBS was there filming for a feature on how the religious community is learning to serve vets. To see the video, go to http://video.pbs.org/video/2365264681/ . As you watch, look for a group gathered around the tables – that’s the fellowship hall at St. Paul’s where CUCC had our retreat. See any familiar faces from St. Paul’s and the wider community? If you are interested in learning about how we as a religious community can help serve returning veterans, contact the church office at 919-787-6422.
Slowing Climate Change
Dear CUCC Colleague: I know that you agree that slowing Climate Change is imperative. To do this we must decrease our energy use and governments in the US and internationally must change policies to enable decreased energy use and CO2 production. The new action by the EPA to regulate power plant CO2 release takes an important step to decrease US CO2 production. As a person of faith, I have signed the NC Interfaith Power & Light statement of support for this EPA action. I hope that you will sign it too. You can sign here: http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50836/c/68/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=11102
God bless our work together. Submitted by Gary Smith
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
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
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