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Here At CommunityWelcome New Members

BirthdaysIn Memoriam

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Living VisionLiving Vision

Religious Education/Family Ministries at Community

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Here At CommunityMembers & Friends

Birthday Bash/Overnight CampA Celebration in New Orleans

Action For Justice WorshipPassover Seder Children/Adults

An Immokalee StoryPages 4-8

OpportunitiesPages 9-10

Thank youPage 11

Back PageJune Calendar

Credits & GuidelinesPage 12

Issue 42 • June~Summer 2011

FUNDRAISING AUCTION 2011by Maureen Allen Holder

After a delectable communal

repast, the tuxedoed,

Auctioneer Jonathan

Birchall assisted by gavelers, Ivan and

Electra Birchall, began a witty

bidding process at the striking hour of

6:30 on April 30th in the Assembly Hall.

Gary Geoghegan, the Official Recorder,

noted the winning bidder while Jonathan

proceeded to announce the generous

offered gifts (Lessons: Piano, Guitar,

Spanish, Esperanto, Japanese, Chinese,

Computer Mastery, Editing, various

Dinners, Window Washing …).

Encouraged by Jonathan’s frolicking,

incongruous, wacky, commentary, chuck-

ling competing bidders raised their

paddles in hopes of securing their

desired item.

The planning of another successful

Auction will be considered next year by the Church Council, the sponsor-

ing Committee. All those who feel they missed a fun-filled evening can

look forward to Auction 2012.

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Welcome to new members who have joined:

Theresa Bowman

Dr. Houston Brummit

Rose Crayton

George Duckett

Robert Gaul

Robert Gumbs

Lehna Huie

Stephen Jones

Anne Kelemen

Anthony Krakue

Margaret Murphy (renewed Membership)

Stephen Ortiz

Argenis Pierret

Shaun Randol

David Savino

Gerald Suydam

Jufri Yanis

Zeno-Gabriel Zakharov

August 20111 Karen Ethelsdattar

Charles Hymowitz3 Sarah Ann Manocherian7 Beth Royer9 Maureen Holder

10 Joseph Falzetta12 Evelen Dana Hough

Emma Tapada13 Jean Krampner

Phyllis Andrews14 Kimberly Ball

Cheryl Walker15 Courtnie Julien

John Silver1 Maddi Gutfreind

Heather Burgher19 Evan-Frances Agnew

Allen McNattWinifred ZubinBill Rothfarb

21 Margery Johnston22 Terelle Julien

Helene LightbourneStacy Raisis

24 Reena KondoPatricia Kolb

26 Renee Otto28 David Strachan30 M. Bridget Brosnan

June 20111 Julie Abbruscato3 Katie Karlovitz5 Martin Theodores7 Stephen Adeyinka7 Otis Samuel Kerns8 Kevin Maxwell8 Toby Lyles

12 Virginia Asman12 Austin Publicover13 Patrick Scott Lahey16 Ellen Mandelbaum17 George Marshall18 Emilio DeTorre19 Anita Monick19 John Mattingly20 Barb Conkin21 Derek Peruo22 Maxim Tahon-Kelfkens24 William Campbell, Jr.26 Maria Velez-Lopez30 Robert Reiss

Shelley Crandall

July 20112 Philip Patinka3 Fred DeLisi7 Dawn Stewart-Lookkin8 Maude Jenkins8 Jody Leight10 Nina Bernstein

Bryanna Patinka13 Ivan Birchall14 Priscilla Stadler

Lehna Huie19 Jonathan Hampton

Kayla Southworth21 Leigh Henderson27 Rachel Stone28 Lisa Gluck29 J. Michael Southworth30 Jason Nunan31 Peter Robinson, Jr.

Magali Tahon-Kelfkens

BIRTHDAYS

IN MEMORIAM

JohnBardes,Jr.MassieBlankinshipWilliamCarterDianeHopsia

CatharineLawrenceTheresa(Rez)Whittingham

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Dear Friends,

Another fine Religious Education / Family Ministries programming season is ending. Summer is near and It seems it

was just a only a months ago that I attended a Religious Education Conference at Star Island last July. The closing

class day is on Sunday, June 12, and I would like to thank I am especially thankful to our dedicated volunteers Sheila

Kaminsky and Anna-Lisa Hafgren, and our RE/FM staff Jil Novenski and Shawn Jones for guiding the faith development of

our children the church year.

Summer is around the corner and I find myself anticipating but also reminiscing. If I close my eyes, I can still smell the

pancakes and sausages from last Sunday and the see the many volunteers who contributed to it running smoothly.

Unexpectedly, without any prompting, I chuckle as I recall the Service Auction and how wonderfully entertaining Jonathan

Birchall, our auctioneer extraordinaire was. I remember the seeds we planted at the Spring Retreat during the worship

service Daniel Gregoire and I led. Each day I go by the planter and can witness the development of the seedlings that are

beginning to emerge. While I tend to these seeds and the flowers that will bloom, I am also seeding spiritual gardens in

preparation for next year’s RE/FM program.

Our Sunday School program ends, but as in previous years, the Religious Education and Family Ministries Committee is

committed to providing childcare during the summer months. Please contact Jil Novenski at jnoven1@yahoo.com.

Wishing you a restorative and nourishing summer.

Esther

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LIVING VISION

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Gabi Ioanid received the Master of Divinity from Starr King School

for the Ministry in Berkeley, California on May 19.

Starr King School for the Ministry, founded in 1904, is a

Unitarian Universalist, multicultural and anti-oppressive learning

community. The school offers two degrees. The Master of Divinity is

a three-year program in theological study for individuals preparing

for vocations in religious leadership. Many graduates enter

Unitarian Universalist ministries. The Master of Arts in Religious

Leadership for Social Change is a two-year program in theology for

individuals preparing to be social change agents.

Leigh Henderson was chosen to receive a President’s Excellence

Award for Distinguished Teaching at Baruch College, part of the

City University of New York. An Adjunct Faculty member since the

fall of 2008, Leigh teaches “Organizational Behavior” classes in

the Management Department of the Zicklin School of Business

within Baruch, one of the nation’s most diverse campuses.

Dawn Stewart-Lookkin

For the past year, Dawn has been running an independent, hand-

made businesses, d.s.lookkin and Tako Kids! She crochets quirky,

fun + original accessories as well as plush finger puppets in the

spirit of Bread & Puppet Theater. Her wearable art can be found at

dslookkin.etsy.com and my toys at takokids.etsy.com. Her website

is: dslookkin.com.

When not crafting, she performs with Rev. Billy and The

Church of Earthalujah, a street theater performance activist troupe.

They have a residency at Theatre 80 in the East Village until the

end of June 2011 (Sunday nights at 7:30pm, 80 St. Marks Place).

She lives in Jackson Heights, Queens with her partner and two cats.

Love & Marriage –19th Century ~ Skits, Quotes &

Commentary – by Reena Kondo

Reena Kondo’s play will be performed at the Public Library,

444 Amsterdam Ave at 81st St, on Thursday, June 2, at 5:30 pm.

Community members Russell Branca, Eric Coleman and Heidi

Siegfried are in the cast.

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Acknowledgement of Administrative Professionalsby Leigh Henderson

In recognition of Community Church of NY’s staff, the

Personnel Committee hosted a lunch on Wednesday,

April 27, in the Conference Room. Committee members

Maria Velez-Lopez and Leigh Henderson, (Chair), were present

to thank the staff for their commitment, dedication, and

quality of the work that they develop and deliver for the

congregation. (Committee member Ed Dejowski was there in

spirit.) Conversations ranged from travel suggestions to TV

shows punctuated with lots of good cheer and big laughs.

Members and Friends Out and About

by Diana Stewart

Making magical memories is something most of us take for

granted. Not so when you are a family who has lost their

father to deportation and experienced stigma, loss of

income, and the continuing anxiety that accompanies waiting for

their mother’s immigration case to finally be heard. (It is scheduled

for August 2013.)

Recently the two youngest children of Fatoumata Gassama, our

New Sanctuary Mom, celebrated their birthdays for the second year

in a row at Community. Muhammed turned 5 and Abdul turned 7.

Thanks to Esther Rosado and the Religious Education staff and

volunteers, as well as all the folks who stopped by to give their

best wishes! Fatoumata’s emergency shelter apartment digs don’t

permit visitors, so it was a special treat for the boys to have a

party here.

What do you remember from your days at summer camp? For me,

it’s the stars in the night sky, the campfires and singing. I wistful-

ly recall toasting my marshmallow on a stick, then popping it,

golden brown between two graham crackers with a small piece of

a Hershey bar, into my mouth. Who can forget those some-mores!

It was a safe place to try out things and even make a few zingers-

like the time I misread the instructions in how to make hot choco-

late for my tentmates, and put in 3 Tablespoons of salt instead of

3 Teaspoons! Whether in a cabin or a tent or in a sleeping bag

under the stars, camp gave many of us magical memories that we

will never forget. These good memories are part of the emotional

support that we can draw on to get through the hard times. Camp

builds self esteem and friendships. It gives a dash of safe adven-

ture to kids’ lives.

This summer, Fanta, Bintu, Aminata and Pnenda Fofana,

Fatoumata’s daughters, will be able to experience the fun of

overnight camp for the very first time. Thanks to a grant from

the Kingsland Camp Fund of Community Church of N.Y. that

supplements their camperships, they all will go together to the

Catskills for a week in July. The girls, ages 8 to 14, are thrilled

with anticipation. Here’s what one wrote in her camp application:

“I want to go to camp. I want to meet

new people and play with them. I love

to play with dolls, I like to read and

talk, talk, talk – (I’m not annoying!)

In camp I would like to draw, read,

learn, play and talk with friends.

I hope I have fun in camp!!!!”

We look forward to their tales (and photos) when they return from

their week at the YMCA sleepaway camp in Huguenot, N.Y. Making

memories, the good kind: that’s our business.

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Making Magical Memories: Birthday Bash for the Boys/Overnight camp for the Girls

Npenda Fofana, Age 8

A Celebration In New Orleansby Leigh Handerson

Community Church-Unitarian

Universalist in New Orleans, our

Partner Church, celebrated the

dedication of its new and mortgage-free

church on Sunday, April 10. Leigh

Henderson, Community Church

of NY member and CC-UU volunteer

trainer and consultant, spent a

delightful weekend of joyous activities

to extend Community Church’s good wishes and salute a congrega-

tion that overcame major challenges to stay afloat during its

post-Katrina journey. Rev. James Vanderweele was deeply moved

by the outpouring of physical and financial support from people

around the country who helped to bring about a rebirth of space

and opportunities. Members, friends, visitors, architects, contrac-

tors, and others stood on the steps of the new building to say

“Thank YOU!” Click here to see the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= L2VXEFKJ480

To read more about the dedication, go to

http://uuworld.org/news/articles/181827.shtml

Action for Justice’s (AFJ) WorkshopJustice-Making/Social Change Strategiesby Maureen Allen Holder

Nineteen people gathered in

the Gallery on April 22, 2011,

to attend AFJ’s workshop: New

Perspectives on Justice-Making and

Effective Social-Change Strategies.

The workshop was facilitated by

Unitarian Universalist Rev. Valerie

Mapstone Ackerman, a social

worker and political activist. Rev.

Ackerman, preferring to be called Valerie, launched the session by

asking each person to reflect on what prompted them to become a

political activist. A number of people stated that a particular

injustice sparked their activism; others noted that activism was a

family tradition, while others recalled skepticism towards custom

and authority in their formative years.

Delineating the methodology she found useful through the years of

activism, Valerie explained that passion was the key element for

Committees to successfully fight against injustice. Concurrently,

Committee members must fervently believe in the chosen mission

to achieve their goal. Valerie explained that there were several

factors that were necessary for an effective Social Justice

Committee.

• Compassion: It is essential to have empathy to be a political

activist.

• Care-taking: Caring must be holistically approached.

• Community: Look outside the self and family to the neighborhood

and beyond.

• Connection: Realize that situations are interconnected.

• Coalition/Collaboration: Identify and support community

organizations.

• Challenge: Research unjust conditions, ask questions, listen,

and speak out.

• Confrontation: Study facts, carry out plans, and act.

• Change: Be prepared to see and seek change in the systems and

power structures around you and in the population you want to

help. But, first look inward and make a new plan and try again

and again.

Delicious meals of Chicken Marbella and Tofu Marbella prepared by

Jennifer Hampshire gave us an interlude to deliberate and reflect

on aspects of the morning session. Following, Valerie began the

afternoon session titled The Revolution Starts NOW suggesting two

books written by Chris Hedges: Death of the Liberal Class and War

is a Force that Gives Us Meaning. Additionally, she recommended

reading Naomi Kline’s Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster

Capitalism.

Using a metaphor Valerie explained that saving the babies in the

river was social service work while keeping the babies safe and

warm was preventive work. The social service work is necessary,

and compelling with tangible results, high satisfaction and

recognition. This work never ends, can be measured and grant

money is available. However, prevention work categorized as social

justice efforts are ongoing, difficult to assess and grants are

limited. Valerie explained that social service work, although impor-

tant does not change the system. Social service projects are reac-

tive and bandage-like while social justice work strategically plans

to create new conditions. In so doing it operates to change and

cure systemic conditions.

Social justice work requires detail planning, action and reflection.

If upon reflection mistakes are realized, learn from the mistakes,

listen, take advice, change the plan, and move to implement the

new plan and reassess. In the process, continually mentor the next

leaders and avoid damaging indicators such as hoarding of power

and resources, hierarchal oppression and conflict avoidance.

At the end of the all day workshop, Valerie spoke of the UUA

campaign: Standing on the Side of Love and urged us to go to

www.standingonthesideoflove.org where she advised funds were

available in support of Social Justice Work (see resources under the

aforementioned website).

All thanked Valerie and were grateful she graciously shared her

time, knowledge and experience.

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Passover Seder, April 23, in the Assembly Hall

Balloon Benediction ~Easter Sunday New Member Welcome ~ Easter Sunday

Children’s Seder, April 10, in the Gallery

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My name is Mario Ortiz. I am from the

Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and

have a wife and six children. My

mother and father, grandmother and grand-

father and their parents, and their parents

before them, farmed corn, a staple of my

country. We lived, ate and supported our

families on this corn crop for generations.

But, since the North Atlantic Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) was enacted, my wife

and I have not been able to sustain a

livelihood that would feed and clothe our

children. Agra-work, the only work I am

familiar with, has been diminished in

Mexico since the subsidized American corn

crop flooded the Mexican markets undercut-

ting our corn prices. Many farmers, who

could no longer make a living in agricul-

ture, sold their land lots to North American

manufacturers who built factories and hired

Mexican’s at oppressive wages. The chemi-

cal runoff from these factories further

destroyed Mexican agricultural as the foul

leakage contaminated our water ways and

eroded our soil. Consequentially, many

farmers and agra-workers, like me, were

unable to farem find work.

My wife and I had to choose. “Were we all

going to starve or should I take my chances

and travel north to find work?” We knew I

could be killed, imprisoned, or tortured. But

there was also the hope that I could send

money home to feed and clothe our chil-

dren. “Did we really have a choice?” I

agreed to go, albeit undocumented. It was

heart breaking to leave my wife, children

and the country of my ancestors to travel to

a country whose language and culture differ

and whose policies are overtly hostile to

foreigners, particularly those from south of

the border.

Two friends and I with borrowed money

traveled north with a “coyote” who had pre-

viously picked up Hondurans, El

Salvadorians and Guatemalans. Although

we did not speak the same dialect, we

understood we were all starving at home

and in need of work. Hurricanes, earth-

quakes, draught, floods, political unrest

and NATFA along with contaminated soil

and waterways had wrecked economies and

diminished the agra-business throughout

Central America.

After paying the “coyote,” we crossed the

border into Arizona. Without money or direc-

tion, thirty-five of us slept in an abandon

seat-less school bus. At weeks end, a

“coyote” packed us into a wobbly van. After

traveling three rocky days without stretch-

ing, breathing fresh air or relieving

ourselves, except into a bottle, we arrived

in Immokalee, Florida.

Under the watchful eyes of armed guards,

twelve of us were housed in a trailer with-

out running water, a bathroom or beds.

Taken before day break to the fields to pick

tomatoes, we were paid 50 cents for every

bucket of 32 pounds of pesticide coated

tomatoes and promised $50.00 a day if we

picked two tons of tomatoes. At the week’s

end expenses for housing, food, water, work

equipment, transportation to/from work and

payment to the “coyote” from Arizona were

deducted, reducing our wages and owing

the boss. The guards told us “If you attempt

escape we’ll hunt you down. You’re illegal,

have no rights, don’t know the language

and don’t know the terrain.”

Contacting my family was impossible.

Feelings of desolation permeated my every

day. Without any hope to secure my family’s

well being, I decided I had nothing to lose,

I would escape. While planning my strategy,

I heard about the Coalition for Immokalee

Workers (CIW). “If I could find my way to

CIW, maybe I could contact my family. But

first, I had to escape.” Just before finalizing

my departure, the CIW, with the help of an

undercover agent, discovered wide labor

abuses. Armed with incriminating data, the

Justice Department arrested my boss charg-

ing him with enslavement, child labor viola-

tions and assault.

I am now in touch with my family and am

able to send them some support. But, abus-

es are still rampant. Without the coverage

of a federal minimum wage, my pay is

meager and life is abysmal.

Note: The above story is a compilation of

factors based on historical data.

Source references are available upon

request.

Join us for the related UUA Common Read

(see page 9)

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The CIW, on behalf of the farm workers, has taken on world

corporations – McDonald's, Burger King, Aramark, Yum Brands

(KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut) and Whole Foods – and won.

CIW’s Campaign for Fair Food ask corporate tomato buyers to sign a

code of conduct establishing fair working rights’ for tomato pickers

and to pay one additional penny per pound of tomatoes. The addition-

al one cent to the consumer would be a few cents while the one cent

increases pickers’ wages by 60 percent.

The latest CIW target is Trader Joe’s who sells, per square foot, twice

as much as Whole Foods. On April 7, 2011, Trader Joe’s web site stat-

ed that “they would pay an extra penny per pound of tomatoes, and

that they had no problem doing so.” However, Trader Joe’s governing

policy dictates that they not sign any such agreements and haven’t

yet done so.

Join CIW efforts in pressuring Trader Joe’s to legitimize their commit-

ment. For information about CIW and this and other activities go to:

www.ciw-online.org/.

An Immokalee Story (Immokalee is Seminole word meaning “My Home”)

by Maureen Allen Holder

Coalition for Immokalee Workers (CIW)by Maureen Allen Holder

First Thursday Vespers

Thursday, June 2 6:30 pm in the Chapel

Thursday Vespers (no Vespers in July and August)

Join us for Vespers, a contemplative worship service featuring

relaxing music, inspirational readings, quiet meditation and

spiritual reflections. All are welcome.

The Anti-Racism Team (A-RT) / Popcorn & Opinions 7pm

Friday, June 3, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North.

As white America continues to profit from the long-defunct African

slave trade, nine descendants of the largest and wealthiest slave-

trading family in North America dare to explore the roots of their

privilege.

Join the members of the Anti-Racism Team on the first Friday of

each month at 7 p.m. as we continue to expand our horizons with

the help of controversial films and documentaries on “Individuals

Who Dared to Confront the Status Quo.” The monthly Anti-Racism

meeting precedes each screening at 6:30 p.m.

Green Sanctuary Future Visions Film Series

Thursday, June 9, 7 pm, Gallery

"Pick Axe" – This powerful and moving documentary illustrates the

valiant struggle by earth activists to protect an old growth forest;

categorized as one of the rarest ecosystems in the West, from the

ravages and unbridled greed of the logging industry. Using non-

violent resistance, fasting and direct action, concerned citizens of

Eugene, Oregon set up camp at Warner Creek on Bunch Grass Road

to save their beloved forest. Produced and directed by Tim Ream

and Tim Lewis, 1hr. 32mins.

JUNETEENTH!

Friday, June 17, 5:30-9:30 pm, Gallery, Rear/Front Lounges

For the third consecutive year, the Community Church of NY

Anti-Racism Team will collaborate with the Peoples’ Institute for

Survival and Beyond/ Undoing Racism to present our annual

Juneteenth celebration. Please join us in the John Haynes Holmes

House as we commemorate the “official” end of African American

slavery in the U.S. Live jazz, poetry and dancing. This event is a

potluck dinner and hot dishes as well as salads are welcome and

encouraged. For more information, please contact Brenda Carpenter

Osayim at 917.586.3975.

Action for Justice’s Resistance Cinema

Sunday, June 12, 1:15 pm, Gallery

Inside Job

2011 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary: The definitive

expose of Wall Street’s crimes leading to the crash of 2008.

Sunday, June 26 1:15 pm, Gallery

Not Just a Game

Sportswriter Dave Zirin views the role sports play, whether politi-

cized or depoliticized, in American social/cultural movements. For

more info: russellbranca@yahoo.com

Sundays, July 10, 24 – August 7, 14

1:15 pm, Gallery

Films to be announced

UUA Common Read

The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from

the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands by Margaret Regan

Thursdays, June 9, 16, and 30, 8 pm

Common Read Project invites participants to read and discuss the

same book in a given period of time. A Common Read can build

community within congregations and among Unitarian

Universalists by giving diverse people a shared experience, a

shared language, and a basis for deep and meaningful

conversations.

Social Teas

Tuesdays, June 28, July 26, August 30, 2:00 pm in the Chapel

Guest Speakers to be announced.

Join us for light refreshments and conversation.

Antiracistalliance Potluck

Friday, July 15, Gallery

OPPORTUNITIES 2011

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A Midsummer Day’s Dream Messiah

Ice Cream Social with Story Telling about Music

Sunday, August 14 at 12:30 pm in the Assembly Hall

The Community Church of New York UU

Summer is here….

This is your reminder that The Midsummer’s Messiah is on its way

to us. We will celebrate our 4th Anniversary this year!

We invite each of you to celebrate with us. Let’s have fun singing

the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah in midsummer!

This year’s festivities include a “wicked” Ice Cream Social

– come and make your own sundaes, floats, ice cream

sodas,and such delights.

We are being intentional. In addition to a chorus, we are inviting

directors of music as well as musicians from across Metro New York

to join in the festivities.

Let’s make a joyful noise! Let’s hear from each other regarding joys

and challenges of bringing authentic music programs to our

congregations.

Let’s bend seasonal boundaries and enjoy the ambience of this

special season!

Summer is here….

Jerry Brown, Director of Music

Hope Johnson

Janice Marie Johnson

UU Christian Fellowship (No meetings July/August)

Wednesday, June 1, 7:30 pm

MNY-UUCF, a local chapter of the national UU Christian Fellowship

(UUFC), is led by the Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, a community

minister and former Vice-President of the UUCF. The chapter meets

the first Wednesday of every month at Community for fellowship

and discussion, religious education, and spiritual deepening.

All UUs in the District are invited to participate.

The Esperanto Society of New York

Third Friday 7-9 pm of each month at the Gallery

We meet for diverse cultural discussions (including UN affairs)

and reception of foreign guests. Proceedings are in Esperanto.

Church member, Neil Blonstein, offers free individual or group

instruction for those expressing interest. For more information:

www.esperanto-nyc.org neil_nachum@yahoo.com.

“New UU” Class

Mondays, June 6, 13, 20, 6:30 pm in the Conference Room

Learn more about Unitarian Universalism and Community Church.

New Members and Visitors are invited to explore.

Theology on Tap,

Wednesday, July 27, August 24, 6:30 pm in the Chapel

(No Theology on Tap in June)

NEW SUMMER OPORTUNITIES COMING

La Galería Café

Many people have expressed an interest in brushing up on their

Spanish. We invite you to an evening of immersion as we turn the

Gallery into La Galería Café, a coffeehouse atmosphere with con-

versation in español. This is for everyone – whether you have never

spoken a word, studied more than a few years ago, or are totally

fluent. The date will be announced soon!

Summer Poetry Circle

Tuesdays, July 12, August 9

For all who enjoy poetry – We'll share our own, our favorites by

others and perhaps be inspired to write new ones.

OPPORTUNITIES 2011 continues

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Our children’s book selection has beenrecently expanded.

Many thanks to Stephen Jones for

the wonderfully diverse world of

children’s literature that accurately

portrays a multitude of perspectives

about people’s lives and the rich

contributions of each cultural group

to American society. Our teachers and

children have delighted in the addi-

tion of these books.

Thanks to everyone who shares their photos

with us! This month special thanks goes to

Linda Novenski (Auction) and Leonore Tiefer

(for Easter, Seder and others). Also thanks to

Wade Hampton who offered the Easter photos

now on the Community Life Bulletin Board.

Thanks to Delegates!

Many thanks to those who offered to serve as

delegates to the 2011

Metro District Annual Meeting:

Robert Bobrick, Janice Marie Johnson, Reena

Kondo, Heidi Siegfried and Kenneth Wachtell

Our worship service moves to the air-conditioned Assembly Hall June 19.

We hope to see you there and at the other summer programs.

We wish everyone a wonderful summer!

Community Church Clean-Up Day

The Building and Grounds Committee invites everyone to our annual

Community Church Clean-Up day. It is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2011

from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. This year's clean-up will focus on areas in the Church

building: the kitchen, a closet or two, and the stage. Also, Church blueprints will be

indexed for future reference. Over at BJ's Place, we will continue work begun in 2009

in the back room sorting books with an eye toward their preservation. Join us: many

hands make light work! A pizza lunch will be served. For further information,

contact Shelley Crandall at sdcran@aol.com or 212-967-7639.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16:00 Buildings & Grounds7:30 UU Christian

Fellowship

THURSDAY, JUNE 26:30 Vespers

FRIDAY, JUNE 36:30 Antiracism Team7:00 Popcorn &

Opinions

SATURDAY, JUNE 44:00 Art Group Opening

SUNDAY, JUNE 59:30 Choir Rehearsal

11:00 Morning Worship(Question Box Sermon)

11:00 Sunday School12:15 Fellowship Hour12;45 Congregational Mtg.

MONDAY, JUNE 6

TUESDAY, JUNE 7

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 86:00 Church Council

THURSDAY, JUNE 97:00 Green Sanctuary Film

Series

FRIDAY, JUNE 10

SATURDAY, JUNE 1110:15 Action For Justice Mtg.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12RE/FM Sunday

9:30 Choir Rehearsal11:00 Morning Worship11:00 Sunday School12:15 Fellowship Hour12:30 RE Picnic12:45 Volunteer Choir

Rehearsal1:15 Resistance Cinema

MONDAY, JUNE 137:00 Personnel Cmte

TUESDAY, JUNE 147:00 Circle (Redick)7:00 Streetsingers

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 156:00 Finance Cmte. Mtg.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16

FRIDAY, JUNE 176:00 JUNETEETH7:00 Esperanto Society

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

SUNDAY, JUNE 199:30 Choir Rehearsal11:00 Morning Worship11:00 Sunday School12:15 Fellowship Hour 12:45 Volunteer Choir

Rehearsal1:00 Action For Justice

MONDAY, JUNE 20

TUESDAY, JUNE 21

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22General AssemblyNorth Carolina

THURSDAY, JUNE 23General Assembly

FRIDAY, JUNE 24General Assembly

SATURDAY, JUNE 25General Assembly2:30 Art Group – Closing

Reception

SUNDAY, JUNE 26General Assembly

9:30 Choir Rehearsal11:00 Morning Worship11:00 Sunday School12:15 Fellowship Hour

1:15 Resistance Cinema

MONDAY, JUNE 276:30 UU Ministers

TUESDAY, JUNE 282:00 Social Tea7:00 Streetsingers

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 296:00 Board of Trustees

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

FRIDAY, JULY 16:30 Antiracism Team7:00 Popcorn & Opinions

Church Office Summer Hours9 am to 5:30 pm

Monday to Thursdayincluding Friday, September 2

SUNDAY, JULY 39:30 Choir Rehearsal

11:00 Morning Worship11:00 Sunday School12:15 Fellowship Hour12:45 Volunteer Choir

Rehearsal

MONDAY, JULY 4Fourth of July Holiday

Events Calendar for June 2011

FOR MORE Adult Religious Education and

June/July/August (Summer) Opportunities/Events

see pages 9-10

Our Mission: To grow as a caring, justice-making, anti-racist, diverse, spiritual community

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