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WORSHIP SERVICE AT THE LANCASHIRE BUILDING
July 14th through September 1st
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SUNDAY July 14 through September 1
Worship Services will be held at the Lancashire Rd building (2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights) which has air conditioning! There is also a stair lift, but no elevator.
Parking at the building is limited, but there is a lot of street parking, as well as a few nearby city lots. In case you need them, bring quarters for parking in the city lots which are on both sides of the Lancashire building.
While we're celebrating in a smaller space, please remember to place your purses, bags and other belongings on the floor to free up seats for others.
We'll return to the sanctuary in Shaker on September 7th for the big Reunification Service and the Water Communion on September 8th.
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This Week's Worship Service
The Spiral Journey
Lead by Rev. Dr. Rina Shere
with Dr. Allan Georgia & Petty Lagodny
and musicians
Michael Carney and Abby & Alicia Burkle
Sunday, July 21st at 11:00 am
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Help make the new UUCC Playground a Reality
The UUCC Playground is about to have a whole new look thanks to neighborhood kids and their parents, the Building and Grounds Committee, and other church folks.
Donations to the ioby site will be matched by the Cleveland Foundation through Common Ground.
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Religious Education This Summer!
Our religious education programs tend to take a Summer break as the congregation comes and goes during the warm season. However, we’re going to have a few opportunities to engage our minds and our spirits this Summer! At the same time, please be in touch with me if you have other ideas for how to learn and explore this Summer!
High School and Middle School Events!
School is out, but there’s still plenty of time to have fun! After taking a poll of people’s schedules, we’ll be organizing some youth events this month and next for our High school and Middle school youth, as well as for those in late elementary.
The Junior High youth will be invited for a mini-golf outing and ice cream on July 28
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in Chagrin Falls! Chaperones and drivers still needed, so parents and other volunteers can reach out to
[email protected]
if you are available and interested. Other parents, please RSVP as you are able!
Family Board Game Night!
July 19th
We have some serious and dedicated board game players in our midst at the UUCC, and we’re going to celebrate the fun of gathering over cardboard, cards, dice and plastic pieces with a family board game night on July 19th! We’ll have more than 25 games to choose from, and you are welcome to bring your own. You can also jump in and learn a new game!
This event will take place in the Fellowship Hall at the Shaker building from 4 - 7pm. Pizza and Popcorn will be provided, but everyone is invited to bring desserts, drinks and snacks.
Chalice Lighter’s And Friends Get Together!
July 21st
Are you in 4th -- 6th grade, have been a chalice lighter or might want to be one? We’re getting together on July 21st to hang out, eat some pizza, play some games and generally have a great time. Everyone in 4th -- 6th grade is welcome! Any questions, please ask Amy Glesius or email Allan Georgia. And please RSVP if you can with
[email protected]
if your child will be joining us!
A Chance to Chat while Beverage and Banter Is on Hiatus for July!
Rev. Joe and Allan will not be meeting in the community this month because of Rev. Joe’s WELL-DESERVED vacation.
But Allan finds it difficult to shut up, and certainly not for a whole month. So, he’s asked Mark Weber to meet with him on Sunday mornings to chat informally about important and/or big topics. As with beverage and banter, EVERYONE is welcome to sit and chat, joining that ongoing and never-really-ending conversation that occupies the curious. We’ll gather at 10AM around some tables in the fellowship hall. Feel free to bring coffee or tea and we’ll hope to have coffee available as well.
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Just for fun...
Drum Circle on July 22nd
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No experience necessary! There will be extra drums for all(or bring your own). Relieve stress with hand drumming; enjoy the meditative quality of the vibrations. We will meet Monday, July 22nd at 7:15. Fellowship hall.
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UUMFE Ministry for Earth Update
"Connecting and inspiring an active community of UUs for environmental justice, spiritual renewal, and shared reverence for our Earth home.”
If this calls to you, please join us at our next meeting and learn how you can become involved with the Ministry for Earth. Our next meeting is Sunday 7/14/2019 at 12:30 in the Baker Room. We are a group of individuals working in many “In my own back yard projects” making the world better one step at a time. Join us! We teach kids to grow food, protect pollinators, read about and learn how to garden, promote renewable electricity, and create community through concern and reverence for all life.
Our next meeting on Sunday, September 9th
at 12:30 in the Baker Room. We meet the second Sunday of the month to talk about our projects and get help if needed.
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Tom Gibson’s Pollinator Pocket Gardens in the Nobel Neighborhood, Cleveland Heights
At the invitation of Renee Ruchotzke, UUCC’s friendly liaison to the broader UUA, I gave a presentation to Summer Institute earlier this month on our work in the Noble Neighborhood of Cleveland Heights. You may recall that we have created 11 36 sq. ft. Pollinator Pocket Gardens on Langton Road—with considerable financial support from UUCC.
As I was preparing PPT slides, I received—totally out of the blue—commentary from our chief neighborhood partner in the project, Madeleine Macklin. I was moved, bowled over—you name the superlative—by what she said.
Here are her observations:
▪ “Many of the people walking in the neighborhood often stop to chat about the [new] beauty of our street. Some just give ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs.’ But I am often told that their stress, depression, anxiety levels have gone down from walking, sharing, and experiencing the beautiful flowering plants on our street.”
▪ “One neighbor said the daily street walks have naturally improved her self-esteem and have motivated her to work in the yard and become closer to nature.”
▪ “Another woman stated, that she had never had her hands in dirt, but looking at the beautiful yards encouraged her to want get out work in her yard and walk more. It makes her feel safe in the neighborhood. She walks daily.”
▪ “Are our gardens a cure? Maybe yes, maybe no. But they are a beautiful sight to see!”
Here’s a picture of one of our new gardens—complete with butterfly!
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It’s summer at UUCC and the Welcome Office needs you!
Everybody seems to like to take a little break in the summer - even our office volunteers! With that we need some substitutes in the Welcome Office. You can help out as little as a single 2-hour shift to as much as a day each week. The work is easy – mostly answering the phone, helping out visitors, and making the occasional copy. We have a handy reference guide so even if you feel like you don’t know everything you can still be useful. It’s easy work, but extremely valuable – callers really appreciate having a person answer their call!
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White Like Me
- Racial Justice Film Series
The Authentic Diversity Covenant group is hosting a Racial Justice Film Series where we will screen thought provoking films followed by facilitated discussions. We’ll meet once a month at 6 pm on Friday evenings at the Lancashire building (it’s air conditioned!), share some pizza, and start the film around 6:30. Please join us! Contact Laurie Albright (
[email protected]
) with questions.
White Like Me
Friday, July 19, 6:00 PM
2728 Lancashisre Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH (upstairs in the sanctuary)
Future Screenings (mark your calendars!)
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Friday, August 16 – Two Black Men in a Week
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Friday, September 20 – Crash
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Friday, October 18 – Race, the power of an illusion, part 2
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Caring Community
An Update from Nancy Hammond
Nancy continues her recovery from her loss of consience in early April and her subsequent 4-5 days on the floor.
Her condominum is being readied for her return by installation of grab bars and implementing a warning system to alert help in the event of further episodes, these should be in place this week. Function with her driving foot: (the right one), continues to Improve. With the help of her walker or cane she is able to navigate Judson with little other assistance.
A discussion with her primary care physician is scheduled as well as consultations with judson at home support staff. Nancy is expected to come home this week.
Mailing address: 13900 shaker blvd #512 cleveland, oh 44120-1566
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SECOND TUESDAY BOOK CLUB
AUGUST 13, 2019
The Second Tuesday Book Club is skipping July and our next meeting is August 13. We will be reading
Factfulness by Hans Rosling
. It has ten reasons we are wrong about the world and why things are better than you think. It is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases. This is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world. We will be meeting in the Library at the Lancashire Building at 7:00 pm.
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NO POTLUCKS
Please note, there are no potlucks on any first Sunday until September 8th.
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New Staff Phone Extensions!
We recently updated our phone system, so the extensions for staff members have changed.
Rev. Joe Cherry, Minister - 104
Dr. Allan Georgia, Director of RE - 106
Mike Carney, Music Director - 107
Shirley Nelson, Office Administrator - 103
Angie Coats, Bookkeeper - 105
Erin Justice, Community Relations Director - 102
Welcome Office - 101
Our phone number has not changed. Give us a call at 216-751-2320!
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We've Launched our new Facebook page as UU Congregation of Cleveland!
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UUJO Update
July Newsletter &
Interfaith March for Peace & Justice
UUJO's July Newsletter is available now!
On Sunday, September 22nd, UU Justice Ohio (UUJO) invites you to join them and the Institute for Religios Tolerance, Peace and Justice for the Interfaith March for Peace and Justice.
Started in 2017, the Interfaith March for Peace and Justice is a peaceful, nonpartisan event that affirms equal justice and freedom of religion for all. The event seeks ways to collaborate across faith traditions and between communities of conscience to publicly re-assert these values as the foundation of a just, open and sustainable society.
For more information, please visit interfaithmarch.com
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WORSHIP SERVICE AT THE LANCASHIRE BUILDING
July 14th through September 1st
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