THIS WEEK’S OPPORTUNITIES Sunday

9/27

9:00am 9:15am 9:30am 9:30am 10:10am 10:30am 10:45am 10:45am 11:00am 1:30pm 5:00pm

Taizé Worship – Sanctuary Forum - ONA Panel - Vaughan Fellowship Hall Sunday Morning Bible Study - Bradow Room Choir Practice - Sanctuary Prayer in the Courtyard – Church Courtyard Worship Service - Bibles & Baptism - Sanctuary No Children & Youth Church School Children & Youth stay in Worship Service Preschoolers go to Church School Fellowship - Vaughan Fellowship Hall Congolese Worship – Sanctuary Covenant Community – Bradow Room

CUCC Weekly Update  September 27, 2015 As Jesus Christ welcomes each one of us, we hope you sense the friendly welcome of this congregation of God’s people. Let us know how we can be of assistance to you! Whoever you are, where ever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here!

27th Annual Walk for Hope is Almost Here!

The favorite service project of many CUCC Youth and families! Sunday, October 11: WALK FOR HOPE

Walk to benefit quality care and research for those with mental illness. This walk takes place during worship and is the way many of us worship and share God's love on this special day every year. If you can't come to the walk, remember that there will be no Church School on Sunday, October 11! How do I register?

Monday

9/28

12:15pm

Monday Lunch Group – Hoffmann Room

Tuesday

9/29

12:30pm 6:30pm

Pray at the Legislature - Downtown Raleigh (SJM) Youth Fellowship - Vaughan Fellowship Hall

Wednesday

9/30

9:30am 6:30pm

Tai Chi – Vaughan Fellowship Hall ONA Workshop - Vaughan Fellowship Hall

Thursday

10/01

7:00pm

Deacons’ Meeting - Hoffmann Room

You can go to the Walk for Hope website www.walkforhope.com , and follow the directions to contribute online. You can contribute to a specific walker or to our team in general.

Saturday

10/03

9:30am

Saturday Morning Book Club – Library

Sunday

10/04

9:00am 9:30am 9:30am 10:10am 10:30am

Forum - ONA Task Force Panel - Why is being in an ONA church important to me? Sunday, Sept. 27, 9:15am - Vaughan Fellowship Hall Panel Discussion - A panel of church members will be discussing why CUCC’s being an ONA church is important to them. We will have a variety of single, married, gay, straight, young and older people who will discuss their experiences on a personal level. Please come and hear and ask questions!! 9:15am, Sunday, September 27. Child care will be provided.

10:45am 11:00am 1:30pm 5:00pm 5:00pm

Taizé Worship – Sanctuary 1st Sunday - Intergenerational Forum - VFH Sunday Morning Bible Study - Bradow Room Prayer in the Courtyard – Church Courtyard Worship Service with Communion - Sanctuary Youth stay in Worship Service Preschoolers and Children go to Church School Fellowship - Vaughan Fellowship Hall (VFH) Congolese Worship – Sanctuary Covenant Community – Bradow Room Blessing of the Animals - CUCC Courtyard

COMMUNITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 Tel: 919-809-8850 Office Hours: 9:00am-2:00pm M-Th www.communityucc.org Office: [email protected] Interim Pastor: [email protected] Interim Pastor: Rev. Peg Nowling Williams Office Manager: Cathy Marshall Children’s Ministry: Anne Bailey Zschau Youth & Adult Education: Śānti Matthew Organist: Doug Barrick Choir Director: Anne Moorman-Smith Nursery Workers: Margaret Osborne, Karen Preston

If you want to participate in the Walk for Hope on Sunday, October 11, please register ASAP. Register at www.walkforhope.com; or by calling 919-781-9255. Once on the website, select the blue box that says Sign Up, then select the blue box that says Join a Team. Community UCC is our team name. Each individual has to be entered separately. If you choose to, you can make donations at this point, but we will collect money from church members as well to sponsor walkers. What if I just want to contribute funds?

Calling all Newcomers! If you are a newcomer to CUCC or to the UCC (or consider yourself a newcomer), we invite you to a Newcomers' Luncheon in the Hoffmann Room on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Noon. We will provide lunch, drinks, and conversation and, hopefully, answer your questions about the church or the denomination. No cost for the luncheon. RSVP to the church office ([email protected] or 919-809-8850) by Sunday, October 11. Childcare will be provided. Wright Center Thanks to Susan Maleszweski, Carol Clark and Laura Upchurch for preparing the food on Sept. 20. Laura Upchurch and Sam Johnson served the meal. The women are very appreciative. If you’d like to volunteer, contact Laura at 919-616-8285 or [email protected].

CUCC office hours M-Th 9-2; phone: 919-809-8850; website: www.communityucc.org

PRAYER CONCERNS Jerri & Carolyn Ball (Cynthia Ball’s parents) Vandy Bradow and her Mother, Ida Klages Nancy Callaham Locke deBruyne (Carol Clark’s brother) John Hondros - a friend of Kathy Widenhouse Sherri King and her family Gabriela & Joseph Laurent Susan Maleszweski Lisa Marsh Don Widenhouse Dem. Republic of the Congo

Neighbors in Need Offering is October 4 I hope you have been inspired by the stories on the NIN page of the UCC website and the bulletin inserts about the CAIM, advocacy efforts of The Justice and Witness Ministries (JWM), and the grants awarded to churches and organizations doing justice work in their communities. Let's make a difference; let the information you have gathered guide your giving. For additional information about Neighbors in Need, go to ucc.org/nin. - Submitted by Community Outreach Ministry Lectionary for September Below is this Sunday’s lectionary, sermon title, text, and the lectionary for Sept. 27. September 27: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Bibles & Baptism Sermon Title: “What’s Your Verse?” Scripture: Mark 2:13-16 Lectionary for the week of September 27: Ester 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22; Ps 124 or Num 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Ps 19:7-14; James 5:13 -20; Mark 9:38-50 - Green - American Indian Ministry Sunday Lectionary for the week of October 4: Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Ps 26 or Gen 2:18-24; Ps 8; Heb 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 - Green Neighbors in Need (NIN) Offering - World Communion Sunday You may also wish to listen to audio tapes of previous sermons stored in CUCC's archive.

Discussion on LGBT Legal Rights in NC For the LGBT Community If you don’t know your rights you have NO rights

Register now for the LGBT Community Legal Rights Forum, When: Wed., Sept. 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm Where: Community United Church of Christ Event Sponsors: CUCC, Legal Shield, and The Entrepreneur’s Source Go to communityucc.org for more info.

October 4, 5:00pm CUCC Courtyard All animals welcome!

A special time to thank God for the gift Of Our animals

Please bring your dogs on a leash and your cats on a leash or in a carrier. Other animals should arrive in a manner that will be safe for all. We want to keep all animals and people safe. The More Shifts We Cover, The More $$ CUCC Earns! Wonder how you can support CUCC's work, but don’t have much money to give? Sign up for a shift at the St. Paul's Fair Restaurant at the state fair. You choose your shift when you sign up online. You get a free fair entry pass, free meal, free ride to fair. This is a much-needed ministry of hospitality at the state fair. Sign up via "Fair Restaurant Sign Up" at http:// cuccinfo.blogspot.com/2015/08/sign-up-for-shift -at-fair-restaurant.html Contact Jane Smith at [email protected] for questions.

Adult Sunday School Class Sunday Mornings, 9:30am - 10:15am, Bradow Room Led by Ellen Beidler and Bill Lamb Adult Sunday School Class began Sunday, Sept. 13, listening to a CD series, An Undivided Life, by Parker Palmer. You do not need to buy the book. We listen to 30 minutes from the series and then have 15 to 20 minutes of discussion. If you missed the first session or will have upcoming conflicts, this is the kind of study that has self contained lessons. You can easily drop in as your schedule permits. We expect this series will take about 10 weeks to complete.

Forum Takes a New Shape in October We are experimenting with some new ideas for Forum over the next three months. The following will remain the same:  Forum is a place to live our faith by exploring social justice issues.  Forum will be led by members and occasionally outside speakers. The following will change:  Forum will begin at 9:30 and end at 10:15.  On the 1st Sunday of every month, we will have an Intergenerational Forum In October, Forum will focus on Hunger. Oct. 4: Children, youth & adults will experience together ways to alleviate hunger. All ages welcome, but childcare is available.

Mid-Week Youth Meetings Begin Youth will meet for fellowship, service projects, spiritual growth, and education on Tuesday evenings this fall. We will meet from 6:30pm-8:00pm in the fellowship hall or the youth room. We will move to Wednesdays in the spring to accommodate youth schedules. Adults and parents who are interested in joining in or providing assistance, please contact Śānti at [email protected]. Also, parents who are interested are free to attend Life and Faith in Downtown Raleigh at Tyler’s Taproom on first Tuesdays, and Taizé Worship Service on third Tuesdays. Who knows what you might plan for second and fourth Tuesdays!

WANT TO HELP CHANGE A LIFE? You Can!

Jobs for Life: Help adults & young adults from unemployment to employment. Students are parents and graduates of children enrolled in Loaves & Fishes. We teach the skills they need to find and hold a job and to improve their lives. Each course has 16 two-hour classes. DATES: October 13 – December 10 (Thanksgiving week is off) DAYS AND TIMES: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:45am – 11:00am LOCATION: Loaves and Fishes site at Milner Church, 1950 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC During 8 weeks and 16 sessions, we will cover such topics as: Understanding my value; Identifying and overcoming roadblocks; Perseverance and positive attitude; Conflict resolution; Effective communications skills; Excelling on the job. We have instructors and food providers. We very much need volunteers in two areas: Mentors – You work one-on-one with students to encourage and support them and to help them stay on track. Child Care – To take care of at least one child. Interested? Have more questions? Call or email Susan Lane: 919-417-9334 or [email protected] Thanks for your support!