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October Theme: Death



All Hallow's Eve/Dia de los Muertos/Samhain comes at the midpoint of autumn. It's a time for costumes and candy. It's also a time for remembering and honoring our dead: those who came before us who made our way of life -- and, indeed, our life itself -- possible. At CUC we'll do that on Sunday by writing on ribbons the names of dear ones no longer with us and tying those ribbons to a display in our front foyer. As a community of memory and hope, let us remember.

Practice of the Week: Be Generous 

"When you express your giving nature, it feels good for you, benefits others, prompts them to be good to you in turn, and adds one more lovely thread to the great tapestry of human generosity."
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Saturday Zen: Oct 25 

Zen practice at the Parsonage. 10:00 - 11:45a on Sat Oct 18. Come around to back door. New to meditation? Come 10 minutes early for a brief orientation. READ MORE...

Bird Walk: Sun Oct 26

Join LoraKim for the Oct bird walk and reflection. Meet in back of the parsonage at 8:30am. For more info, CLICK HERE. For the report from the Sep bird walk, CLICK HERE.

Thank you for being a Unitarian Universalist!
-Meredith
Rev. Meredith Garmon
Minister
Worship Oct 26, 10:00: Dia de los Muertos   

Rev. Meredith Garmon

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) approaches. It's a time for remembering friends an family members who have died. We'll have a special service of remembrance.

Sunday's Music: Adam Kent's dazzling piano will offer pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Manuel de Falla and William Bolcom. More on this Sunday's music: CLICK HERE.
10:00 - Prelude begins.
10:10 - Inviting the bell & gathering song

Worship Nov 2, 10:00: Animal Blessing 

Rev. LoraKim Joyner

Bring your companion animal to church! Or bring a photo and memento. In this all-ages service we'll celebrate and bless the nonhuman animals who share our lives and share our planet.

 



Religious Education: Sun Oct 26.

K-4th grade begin in Fellowship Hall at 10 a.m. for a special Children's Worship related to the Day of the Dead.

5th-6th grade has their first Our Whole Lives class.

7th-8th grade meets at CUC at 10 a.m. to prepare for their Judaism visit with Rabbi Tom Weiner at Congregation Kol Ami (leaving CUC at 10:45 a.m., returning at noon)

9th grade Coming of Age - UU History Part II.

Youth Group discusses Questions to Live With from Journey Group packet, check in with each other, and plan the children's Halloween activities.

Halloween Fun for Children!

During the Fall Harvest Brunch this Sunday, Youth Group members will be hosting some fun Halloween activities for the CUC children. Gather by the door in Fellowship Hall and monsters, ghouls, and ghosts will lead the way.

RE Class Auction Baskets

Each RE class will put together a THEMED BASKET of GREAT STUFF to be auctioned off at this year's CUC Community Auction. Every child in the RE program can help by bringing in one or two new items to donate to their joint class basket. To see the theme and suggested items for each class to donate, CLICK HERE. Please bring in your items by November 2 and look for the collection basket by the RE front door. THANKS for helping to make this year's auction a success!!

Family Chalice Lighters

Families are invited to light the chalice on Sundays when the children and youth are in the sanctuary. To sign up your family for a date, CLICK HERE.

Yours in the faith we share,
-Perry
Perry Montrose
Director of Lifespan Religious Education and Faith Development
Links & Reminders

Hymnal Supplement coming. In November, we'll have copies of Singing the Living Tradition, and a chance to dedicate each one. About this supplement: CLICK HERE.

Journey Groups. Exploration of the "big issues" in a small group is a powerful way to engender spiritual development. Not sure if you're in a Journey Group? See if your name is listed: CLICK HERE. If your name isn't there, then sign-up on-line: CLICK HERE. To prepare for your Journey Group, read the Monthly Theme Packet. The October Packet: As a blog post, CLICK HERE. As a PDF (better for printing out), CLICK HERE.

"What's In a Name?" Committee is coordinating a discussion about what we think the name of our congregation should be. READ MORE...

Our Child/Youth R.E. Classes Descriptions of each of our eight R.E. classes meeting on Sunday mornings: CLICK HERE.

The UUA Common Read for 2014-15 is: Paul Rasor, Reclaiming Prophetic Witness: Liberal Religion in the Public Square.  Order your copy! READ MORE...

General Assembly 2015 is in Portland, OR -- Jun 24-28. GA is amazing fun, enriching, deepening, and transformative! We encourage all CUC members to begin planning now to attend.

The web site for Community Unitarian Church: CLICK HERE.
October Monthly Theme Packet, "Death": CLICK HERE.
October issue of The Communitarian: CLICK HERE.

The Liberal Pulpit 2014 #4 (six sermons): CLICK HERE.
"My Spiritual Journey" by Rev Meredith Garmon: CLICK HERE.

New this week from The Liberal Pulpit blog (click on title):

 - Expanding the Circle 4

 - Expanding the Circle 3

 - Expanding the Circle 2

 - This Week's Prayer (Oct 18)

 - Expanding the Circle 1
The Five Foundational Spiritual Practices
 - Journal daily
 - Study daily
 - Silence daily
 - Group monthly
 - Mindfulness as much as you can
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