Dear Friends,
You may have noticed some changes happening in our main building. During the August youth-led worship service, we heard that their home in Pilgrim House basement was also shared by mold and mice, necessitating the search for a new gathering space. At its October meeting, the Church Council approved the request of the youth to adopt the Bradow Room. If you’ve ever started renovating or rearranging your home or work space, you know how one decision often sets in motion a cascade of events. And so it has been that our property ministry and some enthusiastic lay leaders have begun to look at all our spaces with new eyes and fresh vision. How can we be the best stewards of our space and how can we use it more fully?
Recognizing that a few rooms are rarely used, and looking at overall needs, a working group has begun the transitioning of spaces for more optimal usage. Now others will be joining our youth in the journey to new space. Our children’s class will find a home in the children’s chapel, leaving the large room beside the kitchen to be transformed into inter-generational gathering and meeting space. The group has proposed naming it the “Bridge Room.” The preschool room will store art materials and other supplies, and be reconfigured to provide craft/art space for all ages. The Hoffman Room will hold the current Bradow Room furniture and become the meeting space for groups that now use Bradow.
Some dedicated folks have made this possible with gifts of time, imagination, thoughtfulness, and physical work. We owe special thanks to the following heavy lifters (alphabetically): Susan Atkinson, Ellen Beidler, Autumn Cobeland, Merrilee Jacobson, Santi Matthews, and Anne Bailey Zschau. It has been amazing to behold how a surprising and scary discovery of mold has led to an outpouring of energy and creativity in reimagining space. All those involved, including our young people, are committed to finding ways that our rearrangement of space can reflect “extravagant welcome” to those already here and those yet to come. This will continue to be a work in progress. In the New Year, we are planning opportunities for the whole congregation to explore with gratitude and new vision the building and grounds that have been entrusted to our care for ministry at the corner of Wade Avenue and Dixie Trail.
With you in service,
Carol & Tony
PS: We are excited to welcome New Members on Sunday, November 17th. If you would like to become a member of Community UCC, please do let us know. Or, if you have questions or would like more information about Community UCC, we are pleased to announce a Newcomers' Coffee on December 8th, just after worship. Finally, we have included additional important dates below:
IMPORTANT DATES:
SATURDAY, November 9th: CHURCH WORKDAY!
THIS SUNDAY, November 10th: PLEDGE SUNDAY!
WEDNDESDAY, November 13th: TURKEY & GRATITUDE!
(don't forget to RSVP: cuccfellowship@gmail.com)
SUNDAY, November 17th: CONGREGATIONAL MEETING!
You may have noticed some changes happening in our main building. During the August youth-led worship service, we heard that their home in Pilgrim House basement was also shared by mold and mice, necessitating the search for a new gathering space. At its October meeting, the Church Council approved the request of the youth to adopt the Bradow Room. If you’ve ever started renovating or rearranging your home or work space, you know how one decision often sets in motion a cascade of events. And so it has been that our property ministry and some enthusiastic lay leaders have begun to look at all our spaces with new eyes and fresh vision. How can we be the best stewards of our space and how can we use it more fully?
Recognizing that a few rooms are rarely used, and looking at overall needs, a working group has begun the transitioning of spaces for more optimal usage. Now others will be joining our youth in the journey to new space. Our children’s class will find a home in the children’s chapel, leaving the large room beside the kitchen to be transformed into inter-generational gathering and meeting space. The group has proposed naming it the “Bridge Room.” The preschool room will store art materials and other supplies, and be reconfigured to provide craft/art space for all ages. The Hoffman Room will hold the current Bradow Room furniture and become the meeting space for groups that now use Bradow.
Some dedicated folks have made this possible with gifts of time, imagination, thoughtfulness, and physical work. We owe special thanks to the following heavy lifters (alphabetically): Susan Atkinson, Ellen Beidler, Autumn Cobeland, Merrilee Jacobson, Santi Matthews, and Anne Bailey Zschau. It has been amazing to behold how a surprising and scary discovery of mold has led to an outpouring of energy and creativity in reimagining space. All those involved, including our young people, are committed to finding ways that our rearrangement of space can reflect “extravagant welcome” to those already here and those yet to come. This will continue to be a work in progress. In the New Year, we are planning opportunities for the whole congregation to explore with gratitude and new vision the building and grounds that have been entrusted to our care for ministry at the corner of Wade Avenue and Dixie Trail.
With you in service,
Carol & Tony
PS: We are excited to welcome New Members on Sunday, November 17th. If you would like to become a member of Community UCC, please do let us know. Or, if you have questions or would like more information about Community UCC, we are pleased to announce a Newcomers' Coffee on December 8th, just after worship. Finally, we have included additional important dates below:
IMPORTANT DATES:
SATURDAY, November 9th: CHURCH WORKDAY!
THIS SUNDAY, November 10th: PLEDGE SUNDAY!
WEDNDESDAY, November 13th: TURKEY & GRATITUDE!
(don't forget to RSVP: cuccfellowship@gmail.com)
SUNDAY, November 17th: CONGREGATIONAL MEETING!
