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2011 Tax Year Statements 2011 Tax Year statements and quarterly statements are now available in the basket outside of the CCC Office. Please pick up your notices if you receive paper copies; this will save postage. Members who have signed up for e-mail PDF statements will not have paper copies made available. Smart Meters and EMF: What You Need to Know Today at 1:30 p.m., at the Silver Spring Library, 8901 Colesville Road, Montgomery County citizens can learn more about certain issues raised by PEPCO’s plans to install Smart Meters in all homes by the end of 2012. A Smart Meter is a digital electric meter with two wireless radio-frequency transmitters. An urban planner/building biologist, Diana Schultz, and an electrical engineer, Tom Wilson, will answer questions about potential health effects, functionality, privacy issues, and lack of consent, and talk about what can be done. For more written information, see the Information Bulletin Board on the second floor at CCC. To attend the event, one needs to register by e-mailing Elizabeth Nobbe at: ean52@rcn.com. Shepherd’s Table Needs Volunteers! We need some more volunteers to help serve food at the homeless shelter from 5:30 to 7:30 Wednesday, February 8th. No experience necessary. Please sign-up today on the sheet outside of the office or call John Peterson. Valentine’s Tea The Seniors will be holding a Valentine’s Day Tea on Tuesday, February 14th from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Social Hall. It will feature the romantic singing of our own Dr. Nae Pearson at the piano! A donation of $5.00 is requested. Sign up on the bulletin board. Contact Neville and Audrey Platt with any questions. New Yoga Programs at CCC Christ Congregational Church is launching two pilot yoga programs exclusively for our congregation. Classes are designed to cultivate spiritual nourishment and bonding among families and generations. Join Lama Dajani, Yoga Alliance registered teacher, in exploring yoga beyond the mat. For inquiries, call Lama Dajani at 202 258.5404 or visit: www.lamadajaniyoga.com. Classes will be held in the Meeting Room. Cost is $5 per person per class. Wear stretchy or loose fitting clothing and bring your yoga mat. Come to class on a relatively empty stomach. Family Yoga: Let's bring yoga to the entire family to challenge our bodies and nourish our souls. Intergenerational Yoga: Let's bring ages 10 to 60+ active older adults together to experience the benefits of yoga across generations. CCC Book Group Meeting on February 12th The CCC Book Group will next read and discuss Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry. It’s a novel (part of Berry’s Port William series and available in paperback) that takes place in rural Kentucky from the 1940’s to the present. We will meet to discuss it on Sunday, February 12th at 7 p.m. at the home of Eleanor Waldrop. Please contact Mary Stone for more information. “Rising Images” at the Tate Gallery Please enjoy the new Tate Gallery show "Rising Images" by Ron Rising. An accomplished photographer, Ron is also an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He and his wife, Sharon recently moved to the area from Connecticut. Nancy Dixon Nancy Dixon (daughter of Ruth Lugar and sister of Linda Lugar) died on Monday, January 30th at age 67 from cancer. She was a 54 year member of this church. She is survived by her husband Tom, four children and two grandchildren. She was cremated and her remains will be taken to their family vacation home in Virginia in the spring. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 8th from 6 -- 9 p.m. at Donaldson Funeral Home, 313 Talbott Ave, Laurel MD (between Rtes. 216 and 198, just off Rte. 1). Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Howard County, 5537 Twin Knolls Rd., Suite 434, Columbia, MD 21045. Pastor Parish Relations Committee We welcome input from the members of the congregation as we continue to improve communication between the congregation and the Senior Minister. In observance of Valentine’s Day, our February meeting has been moved to Wednesday, February 15th at 7:15 p.m. For more information, contact Lynn White. Spend A-While on the Nile! Nope, it's not where CCC Chancel Choir is going on its upcoming tour. Nope, it not where the staff is planning to hold their next retreat. It is the name and location for the next children's choir musical for the spring season. The musical will be presented in May on Mother's Day at the 10:30 a.m. service. The choir and cast of characters are rehearsing (today right after church!) in the choir room on the second floor. Singers, actors, dancers of all ages between K and 6th grade are encouraged to join in the cruise down the Nile, the location of so many wonderful Bible stories. Listening CDs and "text- only" song-sheets for easy home learning and reinforcement will be available for everyone! This is great for singing along in the car, on the way to sports practices, etc. … We have all marveled at the wonderful leadership that this young choir has offered the music ministry through recent productions such as "It's Cool in the Furnace," "A Technicolor Promise," and "Under the Sea in 3-D" -- children of all ages won't want to miss the opportunity to help the Captain (just wait 'til you see who that is!!!) of the cruise ship as everyone explores the stories of a great and mighty river in "Spend A-While on the Nile!" Join us at rehearsals immediately following the 10:30 a.m. worship service each and every week! CCC Scout Sunday - February 12th On Sunday, February 12th, CCC will celebrate Scout Sunday - a morning to acknowledge Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of all ages in our faith community. If you are a Scout (past or present), come to the 10:30 am worship service dressed in your Scout uniform. If you have earned your Scouting religious award, Boy Scout Eagle Award, or Girl Scout Gold Award within the past year, please notify Trish Esposito by today so we may recognize you on Scout Sunday. A note about Boy Scouts and CCC’s Open and Affirming Covenant: Social Witness Concerns The first educational session on the Israeli/Palestinian situation being planned by CCC’s now-forming Middle East Group, initially scheduled for mid-February, will be held on Sunday, March 4, after the second service. This first meeting will be spent viewing the new film, BUDRUS, a documentary about the non-violent resistance of a Palestinian village, with help from Israeli peacemakers and international supporters, to the destruction of their olive trees and other property in the way of the Separation Wall. Watch for more announcements of the full schedule of sessions. The Super Bowl and Human Trafficking Did you know that the Super Bowl, as the biggest sporting event of the year, is a major destination for criminals who exploit young girls? According to information obtained by the national UCC’s Justice and Peace Action Network (JPA-Net), last year between 10,000 and 15,000 prostitutes worked during the Super Bowl. At least 100,000 children are trafficked into the US each year for forced labor, sex, or other criminal activities, and many more are taken from state to state. JPANet is urging UCC members and friends to contact their governors and the NFL to urge them to support the strengthening of anti-trafficking laws at the state level. For more information about this issue and about how officials in Indiana, site of this year’s game, are addressing it, go to www.ucc.org/justice and scroll down to “Action Center.” You can also send an electronic message to Members of Congress and perhaps also to the governor of Maryland. An Opportunity to Help Prevent Sexual and Domestic Violence The UCC’s Justice and Peace Action Network (JPA-Net) is also urging UCC members and friends to contact their members of Congress about reauthorization of the Violence of Against Women Act (VAWA) which was first passed in 1994. This legislation “supports the work of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, courts, shelters, and programs to stem domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.” The 2011 version of the VAWA would increase funding, especially for rural areas and for assistance to Native American women, for linguistic services, and for programs that address the effects upon children who witness domestic violence. Members of Congress need to be urged to co-sponsor, support and fully fund this legislation. Go to www.ucc.org/justice and scroll down to “Action Center” to read more about this bill and to send an electronic message to your representatives.
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