Committee News

Global Climate Change Speaker at UUCWC Oct. 2 after 6 pm Potluck

Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Committee News, Green Sanctuary/Sustainability

The combined global land and ocean-surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January–July on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Aug. 13:
www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100813_globalstats.html.
The New York Times reported on Aug. 14 that if the earth were not warming, random variations in the weather should cause about [...]



Annual Welcome Back Picnic Sept. 12

Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Committee News, Fellowship, News & Events

Plan to join us for the annual Welcome Back Picnic after the Water Ceremony on September 12. This is a special time of fellowship, as we gather and share vacation and water collection stories. It is also a time for new members and for us to get to know one another better.
A contribution of $2 [...]



Living the Welcoming Congregation – Workshop Schedule

Aug 28th, 2010 • Category: Adult Religious Enrichment, Committee News, Council for Faith in Action, News & Events

We are a “Welcoming Congregation”. We hear these words every Sunday. But what do they mean? Over twenty years ago UUCWC began a certification process which led to its being officially proclaimed a “Welcoming Congregation” in 1991 by the national organization, the UUA. UUCWC was the fifth congregation in the nation [...]



Connie Barlow presents “The River of Life” – Sept. 26

Aug 25th, 2010 • Category: Committee For Children And Youth, Committee News, News & Events

UUCWC is lucky to have our Sunday speaker  Michael Dowd’s partner (and wife) Connie Barlow for a presentation for children in 1st-6th grade on September 26 at 11 AM.
Connie is a well-known developer of curricula for children’s religious education that highlight our shared evolutionary story from bacteria to primates in a fun and engaging way.  Her [...]



Children’s RE Fall Classes Start Sept 19

Aug 25th, 2010 • Category: Committee For Children And Youth, Committee News

Welcome back to those families that I haven’t seen this summer. Our intergenerational ingathering service is on September 12th. Please bring a small amount of water from a place you visited this summer to that service.  Religious education classes begin on September 19th.  The RE Committee for Children and Youth (“RECCY”) and I have planned [...]



Hike Against Hunger- October 9

Aug 18th, 2010 • Category: Committee News, News & Events, Social Justice Committee

A nice Fall walk through majestic trees in Yardley and Morrisville.  That’s what you’ll experience while raising money to support the Morrisville Food Center.
The Food Center provides food for families buffeted by the economic downturn. Help them by  finding contributors to sponsor your hike. Enjoy the hike and the lunch provided by local vendors afterward.
It [...]



ARE Announces Fall Lineup

Aug 16th, 2010 • Category: Adult Religious Enrichment, Committee News

Fall workshops are now posted on the web as well as brochures and signup sheets available in the church. Our first offering starts TUESDAY, Sept 7 at 7:30 as YOGA and YOU(U) returns.  Check out other offerings and bring your calendars…we have some wonderful things happening this fall you won’t want to miss.



Lunch and Learn Film Discussion – August 15

Jul 31st, 2010 • Category: Committee News, News & Events

Standing on the Side of Love at UUCWC invites you to gather to view the documentary 9500Liberty, which tells the stoy of what happened in Prince William County when they passed an “Immigration Resolution” similar to Arizona’s SB 1070. This film will be screened across the nation this summer to bring people together to [...]



Military Meditation Manual now available at UUA Bookstore

Jul 21st, 2010 • Category: Committee News, Denominational Affairs, News & Events

Military Meditation Manual
Another exciting new release is also a republication, of sorts. Back in the early 1940s, we created a meditation manual for those serving in the War – a source of comfort and hope for those far away from home, fighting in horrible circumstances. But since then, we have not had a resource specifically [...]



HomeFront Back to School Drive – Ready for Delivery

Jul 10th, 2010 • Category: Committee News, Social Justice Committee, Uncategorized

We were able to get a dozen students off to a good start this year.
Thank you for your support.
Next year we’ll sponsor 15.
 
Here is a sampling of the items typically included  in the Back-to-School Package for each child:
Don’t purchase any items until you have the name of a child and the appropriate sizes [...]