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Community
News July 2016
Click on photo to view the Presidents Report from 2016 General Assembly. Please watch this enlightening speech. He discusses a study of what factors make a difference between a growing and declining church.
Click on photo to view video called "Emerging Ministries." It offers some great ideas on reaching out to the community beyond the Sunday service.
A Month of Sundays
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July 3rd
Building Fund Sunday
Kathy Seibert, MTS, CVA "Walking in Another’s Shoes: The Life of Your LGBTQI Loved Ones"
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July 10th
Scholarship Fund Sunday
Ware Lecture by Krista Tippett, General Assembly 2016 Video
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July 17th
HUM Fund Sunday
Dru Ann Welch "Singing Bowls Plus"
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July 24th
Laurel Moehring Subject:TBD
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July 31
Bill and Eli Perras "Empowerment through Song"
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August 2016
July 3-September 4, 2015 SUMMER PROGRAM.
Topics to be announced in the August issue of the Newsletter.
July Events July 2 Garage sale at All Aboard Market (formerly Port Orange Flea Market) on Ridgewood a few blocks south of Dunlawton Ave. Bring donations to church or drop off at Sharon's house. Many thanks to Loretta for the beautiful items she donated before moving. Workers to man the booth and bring items to flea market needed. Contact Sharon for more information at sharon766@gmail.com or text.
July 23
Drumming Circle and Bonfire. 7:00PM
Location: Buena Visa Park, 500 N. Causeway, NSB
Congratulations, Dakota, winner of the
2016 CUUC scholarship
President’s Message
As I start my term of office in July, I would like to thank the congregation for entrusting me with this responsibility. While serving as Audrey’s understudy for the past two years, I have seen her set an example of selfless service and joyful, gentle leadership. When there was no one to perform a task, she did it herself, without complaint. Her example has been a challenge to many of us, including myself, who tend to dwell on our individual limitations, whether of skill, personality, time or age.
Obviously, many of us have courageously tested our limits or the chalice would not still be burning every Sunday morning. The ratio of active volunteers to the number of members in our fellowship is higher than in any congregation I am aware of. Of this we can be proud. Almost everyone does something essential. But some have begun to feel “burned out” from performing the same task on a weekly basis for years on end. Perhaps the answer may lie in taking another look at our self-perceived limitations. We are not bees in a hive, with pre-set tasks that cannot be changed. Sometimes being a specialist or expert can itself be a limitation.
I like to think that we are more like stem cells in a living organism, always capable of generating new organs, new tissues, new fuctions as needed.
In the larger society, the UU openness to new ideas and the ability to adapt to changing societal needs, helps us generate new modes of dealing with social problems, even new institutions. In our own CUUC, acting as “stem cells”, we may inject life and direction into the fellowship simply by finding new opportunities for service, perhaps volunteering to serve on a committee we have never been on before. Drop in on a meeting of the Worship Committee, the Long Range Planning Committee, the Social Justice Committee. You may find, in so doing, that new avenues for self-expression call forth new reserves of energy. And you will certainly find that you are in a loving community in which you can test your ideas and your limitations without fear of failure.
Have a wonderful summer, and don’t forget to bring back some water from your travels for the Water Ceremony in September.
David Herr
Caring and Sharing
Greetings, Friends.
As the world makes a new commitment to respect and cherish our GLBTQ citizens in the wake of the tragic events in Orlando on June 12th, friends remind us that every tragedy has a silver lining. Connie Baker pointed out that (like me!) she had come to regard the greater Orlando area as essentially a patchwork quilt of bedroom communities - now we see a city whose residents have made real efforts to connect, to support and to treat each other with the love and care that UUs dream of when we envision the future.
The joys of this world continue to find us in spite of the sorrow.
I have reason to celebrate myself as my friend Shana at work happily delivered twin babies - Ella Jean and Elliot James - gorgeous cherubs with a lifetime of love and joy to look forward to... Also my nephew on Florida's west coast recently became a father of two with the birth of his infant son Cason in the spring, and he looks forward to being an uncle himself quite soon when his sister the ophthalmologist gives birth this summer to that sweet baby girl she has been carrying in her womb... My sister said, "They haven't chosen a name yet... so I suggested Iris (because Amy is an eye doctor)..." Naturally, I love that! I will say that the pictures she has shown me of her daughter reveal that my dear niece is without a doubt one of the loveliest pregnant women I have ever seen! She makes it look like carrying a baby to term would be Fun!
I celebrate my friend Hope and her lovely dog, Chet, finding a new home in Winter Park, Florida after many months of uncertainty and searching.
We celebrate Karine, too, finding an apartment of her own! Go Karine!
We celebrate the amazing turnout at CUUC Mistletoe Drum Circles on the 4th Saturday of the month... May and June saw the Drum Circles relocate from the sands of New Smyrna Beach to Buena Vista Park - directly on the Indian River near the Southwest footings of the North Causeway drawbridge... turtle season meant that we couldn't have a bonfire at the beach during the summertime - yet the lovely riverfront views and amenities of the park (such as a children's play area) have drawn new faces to our drum circles... in June Sharon led a workshop: "Make Your Own Anklet" prior to the drumming. Great fun was had by all participants!
Former CUUC member Joan Estrada is in rehab, recuperating from a broken hip and would love cards only, at this point. No visits or phone calls yet! She's at Florida Hospital Oceanside, Rm. 232, 264 So. Atlantic Ave., O.B. 32173.
Connie Baker spoke during Joys and Concerns a while back about Joan's granddaughter, Whitnee, who needs a kidney transplant. She's only 26 years old and has a rare genetic condition. The family is trying to raise money to go toward donor testing which is not covered by insurance. Unfortunately the testing is extensive. They are raising money to help with this testing, so that potential donors will not have too much hardship just to be tested. Money raised will go directly to the potential donors and testing facilities, to cover costs of testing, time off from work for donors, and any hospitalization and medication needed that is not covered by insurance. If you'd like to help, they have a gofundme page: https://www.gofundme.com/67yjdmx8
Laura sends her love from New England, where she has been reconnecting with her uncle and cousin (and her home state!) this summer...
It's Summer in Florida: Enjoy whatever Cools you Best!
Namaste
Joe Wolfarth, Trustee
Community U.U. Church
(that's right, folks, I have been elected to the board again! Hurray!)
We are now on Ebay
We are now on Ebay. Share our items for sale with friends. http://tinyurl.com/gpk96nw
We just had our first two sales today (6/27)!!! Two glass chalice pendants sold. Send your friends to our page (cuuclove). Lots of new stuff being added.
Do you have items to donate for sale? Items should not be to large or heavy. See Sharon for details. _______________________________________________
Garage Sale on July 2nd
Don't forget the garage sale at All Aboard on July 2nd. Bring donations to church or drop off at Sharon's home. Don't forget to come and shop. Helpers are needed to man the booth, price items and bring items to flea market. If you assist in pricing, you get to see items before they go on sale! Loretta donated a huge amount of beautiful items. You won't want to miss this. Contact Sharon for more information. sharon766@gmail.com
Farewell Loretta Potluck
Great drumming circle at Buena Vista Park this month. We made $25 in donations making barefoot sandals.
Welcome New and Returning Board Members
David Herr - President
Connie Baker - Vice President
Rosa Lake - Treasurer
Audrey Barcelo - Past President
Victor Brisebois - Trustee
Bud Cullison - Trustee
Anna Grainger - Trustee
Joe Wolfarth - Trustee
Vacant - Secretary
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Dudley Memorial Chapel
1108 North Dixie Highway (US Rt. 1)
New Smyrna Beach, 32168 (386) 308-8080
