CUCC Weekly eNews

What can I recycle at home?   Apex Cary Clayton Fuquay-Varina Garner Holly Springs Raleigh Rolesville - I wasn't able to find the details of Rolesville's recycling contract online.  If you email the Town of Rolesville at bryan.hicks@rolesville.nc.gov, Mr. Hicks (Town Manager) will send you a pdf with the list. Wake Forest Wendell Zebulon What can I recycle through CUCC? Batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, watch/hearing aid) - NOT LEAKING - put on cabinet in Vaughan Fellowship Hall or hand to Jane or Gary Smith Florescent light bulbs (long or compact) - NOT BROKEN - hand to Jane or Gary Smith - DO NOT put on shelf in Fellowship Hall !!!  (Please, please don't leave them.  Obviously, broken glass is dangerous and the mercury used in all florescent bulbs is a (temporary, but serious) health risk.) Thanks, Jeanne!!!!! (What do I do with my bottle caps now?)  Many thanks to Jeanne Ledbetter who has now retired after years of delivering our bottle caps to an Aveda salon. Here'...

Everyone has them.  They could be living across the street, or even right beside you.  They could be someone that you see at the beauty shop or the barber shop.  You may even see them as you are riding the bus or strolling in the park.  Who are they ?  They are the people that you have wanted to invite to church.  Before you know it, Welcoming Sunday will be here.  This is a time when our church welcomes everyone back from the summer and we invite our friends and neighbors to be with us. Sunday, September 9 , will be filled with worship, art, food, and games like horse shoes and checkers. Bring a potluck dish to share. So, go ahead.  Now is the time to invite that friend, loved one, or acquaintance for a time of worship and fun.  Welcoming Sunday will be a good experience for all.    ‒ Submitted by Robert Parrish 

Do you want to put your faith and concern into action? Community UCC encourages its members as well as the surrounding community to learn more about issues and related public policies and become advocates for equality and justice. Not the Typical Sunday School  We study the foundations of faith and the public policy issues related to social and economic justice, peace, and protecting the environment. Speakers include community leaders from the Triangle and across the State, religious leaders, government officials, elected representatives, activists, and directors of non-profits. Every Sunday, 9:15-10:15AM, Vaughan Fellowship Hall 9/16 – Transitional Churches led by Skip Stoddard  9/23 – ONA Task Force will lead – topic to be announced  9/30 – 30 minute video on the events leading up to and surrounding the Selma to Montgomery march,              followed by discussion led by Joan McAllister . 

All ages are welcome to the Annual Church-Wide Pool Party from 5-8pm at Lake Park Swim Club  .  The pool is located at 6333 Lakeland Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612.  Come and enjoy hotdogs, hamburgers, veggie option, foosball, basketball, volleyball, diving, and of course, swimming!  Bring a side dish to share.  Thank you to the Burkhardts for hosting again this year!  - Submitted for Santi

As part of our ongoing “Revisioning and Renewal Process,” we have invited pastors who have previously served here to return and preach.  They will share their wisdom and unique perspectives  from different time periods at CUCC.   Reverend Collins Kilburn (1960-1969) will be our guest preacher on August 19.  The  Reverend John Lackey  will preach September 16,   Reverend Dave Barber (1990-2000) will be here on September 23, Reverend Carol Ripley-Moffitt (2000 - 2002) will be here September 30, and Reverend Cally  Rogers-Witte (1978-1996) will preach on October 7.  Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for these special Sundays.    ‒ Submitted by Bill Lamb  

Dear Friends,  J. W. Stevenson has been quoted as saying, “The true church is the fellowship of people in whom a new  life is being formed.  We are to be a people perpetually giving new shape to our fellowship, looking for what  the church is to be.”  With this thought in mind, we as a congregation have been participating in an ongoing process of  looking at our past history and our accomplishments in ministry, while evaluating the present and looking  toward the future.  As part of this process, we are planning a Retreat event (Oct. 26 & 27) that we hope You will be able to  attend!  It will be held locally at St. Paul’s Christian Church , 3331 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina, on  Friday evening from 5:30pm – 9:00pm, and all day Saturday, with morning and afternoon sessions (9-5).  Meals will  be provided, as well as childcare.  We will have professional Facilitators to make our time spent together fun,...

With our website in transition, the blog will be posting the link to the August newsletter .

Film producer Todd Tinkham recently returned from visiting some of the Pennsylvania fracking sites and has created a 30-minute film on Fracking called  Message from the Marcellus:  What NC Needs to Know about Fracking and the Natural Gas Industry.  This film is being shown at CUCC on Wednesday July 25 at 7 PM.     Elaine Chiosso from Haw River Assembly will also share a presentation on the topic and lead the discussion and Q&A on this important issue. Posted for Gary Smith 

On Saturday, July 21, the youth have organized a church-wide service project for the Interfaith Food Shuttle (IFFS) .  Up to 15 participants can help bag and then distribute groceries indoors at the IFFS warehouse from 9-11am.  More participants can work at their teaching garden on Tryon Road later that morning.   IFFS is a local private nonprofit hunger relief organization that focuses on growing and recovering perishable foods.  IFFS collects this good, wholesome food which, because of outdating, over-purchasing, and /or minimal damage would otherwise end up in landfills.  They also grow food in several local gardens.  The food is distributed to agencies serving those who are hungry. Sign-up to volunteer on the board in the narthex.

A video of the presentation of the Cy and Carolyn King Award has been added to CUCC's Media Archive. Since the award is for their work on peace and justice issues, the video below has been located in the "Church and Society" portion of the archive. An earlier post to this blog provides a link to the YouTube version of this video. Cy and Carolyn King Award

For any of you with some time available this week/weekend - check out the Wild Goose Festival June 21-24 at Shakori Hills in Chatham County. Wild Goose is " a community creating a festival at the intersection of justice, spirituality and art. " It brings together speakers, musicians and artists from a broad spectrum of spiritual (primarily Christian) traditions, modeling an environment that is somewhere between UK's  Greenbelt and Burning Man .  Speakers include Jim Wallis, Brian McLaren and Julie Clawson to name just a few http://www.wildgoosefestival.org/the-2012-lineup/speakers-2/.  Michelle Shocked is performing Saturday night.

On June 17 I recorded the Cy and Carolyn King Award presentation during the 10:30 worship service. DVD copies of the video will be delivered to Cy and Carolyn within the next few days. A copy of the video is now available from YouTube below and at  http://youtu.be/hAjYVHk-Rlw . The video will soon be added to the CUCC Media Archive .

Our first Wednesday potluck falls on the 4th of July, so we're combining our dinner with carpooling to The Works, the official 4th of July festival for North Carolina .*  Music!  Seed spitting!  Circus acts!  A kids zone! Bring your potluck dish to CUCC for dinner at 6:30pm, then we'll carpool downtown for the celebration, culminating with fireworks at 9:30pm.  Some might choose to park in the Glenwood South area and take the R-line for free .  Others might choose to park in a downtown lot and share the cost of the parking fee.  If fireworks or crowds aren't your idea of fun, come for dinner, then head home for a quiet evening. Yes, our theme for the meal is still Eating Together, Eating Healthy (and you define healthy - good company?  fair trade?  farmworker rights?  nutrition?  remembering our roots?  ... ).  Remember to bring a list of the ingredients so that others can select foods that connect to their interests....

The CUCC Website  will be undergoing changes in the near future.  We would like all members to check out the website and then submit constructive feedback on changes you would like to see implemented on the website.   If you are a new member, we would especially like to know what information you looked for when searching the site prior to joining the church. Send your comments and suggestions to the church office . - submitted for Communications Committee and the office

Check out the poster on the right as you walk into the Vaughan Wing from the kitchen; that's the  “LEND-A-HAND”   poster.   “LEND-A-HAND”  is a project recently started by the Caring Committee.   Its mission is to provide help to each other for times when you just need a “helping hand” to make the job possible or easier, like moving a chest from one room to another, cleaning out a closet, taking someone to the doctor, pet sitting, working in the yard or garden, just to name a few.   Trace your hand on the brown poster and fill in what you are willing or able to do.   No strings attached.   No long term commitment. It’s a way to help out and get to know each other a little better.   If you have a request or need, fill out one of the post-it notes provided and stick it on the white poster entitled  “Help Wanted.” - posted for the Caring Committee