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Church Phone: (781) 878-0650 (leave message on machine) Church e-mail: [email protected] Minister: Rev. Ed HardyReligious Education Director: Becky Paul Home: (781) 293-2447 e-mail: [email protected] Committee:
Kareen Arena: Co-Chairperson Home: (781) 878-1988 e-mail: [email protected] Gardner: Co-Chairperson Home: (781) 585-4556 e-mail: [email protected] Holmes: Clerk Home: (781) 982-2893 e-mail: [email protected] Arena Home: (781) 878-1988 e-mail: [email protected] Carter Home: (781) 447-1147 e-mail: [email protected] Curran Home: (781) 767-4230 e-mail: [email protected] Gary Paul Home: (781) 293-2447 e-mail: [email protected] Tierney Home: (781) 982-9576 e-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer: Phil Berry Home: (781) 585-4412 e-mail: [email protected]. Treasurer: Danny Howland Home: (781) 871-0471 e-mail: [email protected]
Music and Worship: Marc Tierney Home: (781) 982-9576 e-mail: [email protected] & Grounds: Paul Arena Home: (781) 878-1988 e-mail: [email protected]
Flower Committee: Debby Arena Home: (781) 878-4470Church Secretary: Aaren Arena Home: (781) 878-1988 e-mail: [email protected]
Visit our website: www.channingchurchrockland.com
From the Minister Rev. Ed HardyIf you want happy, lazy, hazy days of summer; if you want to relax from the
burdens of work and just be peacefully at the shore or in the hammock out back of the house, then don’t read this column. Step back from this rant and place it in your “To be read in September file”. Have a good summer; you have earned the rest my hard working friends.
But, if you want to at least witness for a few moments to the ongoing tragedy in the Gulf and to hear one person’s rant—then READ ON.
Recently in a sermon on the “Things We Can’t Change” I mentioned “things don’t always go as we plan”. The Gulf Oil leak is an excellent example of things not going as planned and not following the plan. Shortcuts were taken. Eleven people died. British Petroleum lied to the public, and made statements about “making everyone impacted whole”; now they are stepping back to the position they will pay every “legal claim”. The “legal claims” in Bhopal, India, continue twenty-five years after the tragic leakage of poisonous pesticide gases from the Union Carbide plant taking the lives of 3,000 Indians and leaving in its wake 20 to 30,000 Indian citizens with chronic diseases. Is this our future?
How long will the BP oil leak continue? How long will the impact to the shoreline continue? How long will the fishing industry be decimated? Will a whole generation of fisherman pull their boats onto dry land to rot? How long will the tourists stay away or find new paradises for vacation? How will the loss of local, small businesses be restored? When will the ecology rebalance? Will it ever?
What if they can’t stop the leak?The list of questions seems endless. The answers are few—if any. We watch the plume of oil
and feel helpless. The “most powerful man” in the world is helpless to change things. Things don’t always go according to plan. Perhaps the “Gulf Oil leak” will make him a one term president.
Aren’t we tired of our government being bought and paid for by corporations? Aren’t we tired of government ignoring the will of the people for deepening the pockets of the rich? Aren’t we tired of being helpless and ignored? It is a crisis of the spirit to be helpless and ignored. I have been so benumbed watching the oil plume. I have been rubbed raw. And the president of BP says he can’t wait to return to a normal life.
Maybe he will return to a normal life or a retired life richly attired, but I can’t help believe that like the Indian survivors’ of Bhopal twenty five years from now we’ll still be gasping for breath or paying the price of this leak at the pump of our addiction. Don’t even think BP will cover all the expenses.
With our spirits challenged and beaten by the easily acquired addiction for more and cheaper gas isn’t it time, like most addicts, to just say STOP! We really need to seek a different way to be on the planet. My teacher says, “Wisdom is what we get after we’ve tried everything else.” Maybe it is time for some wisdom. This government and these corporations aren’t working for us.
Hey, get some sun; have a great summer! May the sun shine in our hearts, Rev Ed
!!! Advance Notice !!!Just a reminder. Our Annual Yard Sale/Bake Sale is to be held on Saturday,
August 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will need lots of good stuff and good food! You can bring in your yard sale stuff anytime from now until the week before. Leave it in the RE building out back. Please do not leave anything in the main hall.
We will also need help to setup the week of and to work that day. Keep this notice in the back of your mind this summer and . . . . help us make this the best sale ever!If more information is desired, you may contact any of the members of the Fundraising Committee: Debby, Kareen & Aaren Arena, Linda Tesauro, Donna Berry, Maryanne Frennette or Katie Russell.
The Annual Calendar Planning Meeting will be Aug 11th at 6:30pm. All committees must submit their dates before or attend the meeting. Events (including meetings) must include times and contact person. Please be prepared to reschedule dates to
accommodate all committees. Thank You!!!
NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WELCOME!
It is not too late to join one of the many committees that help keep Channing Church a vibrant community. Listed below are the committee descriptions.
Joining a committee is a great way to share your talents with the church and the greater community, and make some wonderful friendships along the way.
Many, many thanks to everyone who has agreed to chair a committee and to those committee members who have already volunteered.
► Fundraising Committee: This committee is responsible for running and overseeing events to raise funds. All funds by this committee and the events are put into the general operating funds, along with congregational pledges. This is the life support of this church.
► Prudential Committee: The Prudential Committee is the main governing board of the church. Decisions regarding financial expenditures or changes in church policy must come before the prudential committee for approval. In this way, the prudential committee acts as a central body, overseeing the work of other committees and integrating it into a single vision.
► Music and Worship Committee: The work of the Music and Worship Committee members can be very creative and satisfying. The main responsibility of the committee is to organize worship services for those Sundays when the minister is away. Committee members also work with the minister and organist to prepare Sunday services.
► House & Grounds Committee: The House & Grounds Committee oversees the condition and repair of the church building and grounds. The committee also oversees expenditures for heat, natural gas, and electric.
► Events Committee: The work of this committee is to put on events that nurture our own church members and open our church up to the community. The goal is to foster growth in spirit and in numbers.
► Welcoming Committee: This committee is devoted to making Channing Church a welcoming place from the moment people first step in the door. The work of the committee is to greet people with a smile and handshake, give them an order of service and if new, some information about our church. Also to continue the process of the Welcoming Congregation Program.
► Religious Education Committee: The primary function of the RE Committee is to support the Director of Religious Education and teachers in fulfilling the stated mission of the RE program.
► Membership Committee: The goal of this committee is to connect with all members of Channing. The work of this committee will include meeting with potential members and explaining what is expected.
► Caring Committee: The goal of this committee is to reach out to Channing members during difficult times.
► Flower Committee: to provide flowers at the altar at members request.
► Coffee Hour Committee: to provide refreshments and snacks weekly after the service.
Think Summer! Think Ferry Beach!Brochures are pouring in at this time of year for a variety of UU based summer opportunities. One of them is
Ferry Beach, located in Saco, Maine. Ferry Beach, founded in 1901, is a Unitarian Universalist camp and conference center on the coast of Maine. For eleven weeks every summer vacationers, conferees and campers are welcomed to experience the unique old fashioned vacation that only Ferry Beach can provide. Guests may choose from 28 conference and camp offerings or vacation on their own. Although the focus of each week at
Ferry Beach is different, the feeling of community and spiritual renewal is a constant all summer long.
Join the Ferry Beach Crew! Longing to spend a summer at the ocean? Looking for an exciting new challenge? Love to work hard AND have fun too? For over a century their summer “crew” members have
helped provide life changing summer camp and conference experiences for thousands of Unitarian Universalists. A great place to work if: you are 18 to 82; You are a college student, a teacher or work on an
academic schedule; or You are a DRE or RE teacher!
Northeast UU Choral Festival (July 17 – July 24) Choir directors, minister, religious educators, all who love to sing! Bask in a week of musical communal living and renew your spirits! Take new music back to your churches! Workshop Leaders: Frances Conover Fitch–Music Director and Mimi Bornstein–Executive/Artistic Director.
GAYLA (July 17 – July 24) is a conference designed to afford gay and bisexual men an opportunity to celebrate spiritual, sexual, emotional and physical growth. This conference offers a wide variety or workshops and plenty of time for relaxation on the beach or on one of our breezy porches.
A Ministerial Study Retreat (July 24 – July 31) This six day conference offers ministers the opportunity to sink deeply into one topic through reading, discussion and writing. Invite a ministerial colleague and both come for half price. Combine professional development with a family vacation. Come to the coast of southern Maine and renew your spirit!
Exploring the Maine Coast: A Family Conference (July 24 – July 31) is a week of coastal ecology adventures for the entire family along the beautiful southern Maine coast. The staff at Ferry Beach Ecology School has teamed up with the Ferry Beach Association for this week of hands-on discovery, nature, exploration and green living ideas. This will be a fun, entertaining (songs/skits galore!) and memorable time for the entire family—young kids, teenagers, parents and grandparents alike.
Fiber Fanatics Festival (July 24 – July 31) is for anyone who loves to knit, crochets, weave or spin and for anyone who has ever wanted to learn. The Fiber Fanatics Festival is fully embedded in Women’s Week and participants will be welcome at all In the Company of Women events.
Register at [email protected] or 207-282-4489 or Visit www.ferrybeach.org for more information about these conferences and many more.
Anyone who would like to donate flowers for the altar for the upcoming year “In Loving Memory” or “In Living Memory” please contact our flower committee: Deb,
Kareen, or Aaren Arena
Flowers for Children’s Sunday were donated by the Minnehan Family.
A birthday is just the first day of another 365 day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.~Author Unknown
Birthday WishesBirthday WishesHappy Birthday wishes to:
June 3 – Emma Gardner
7 – Izzy Carter
11 – Paul Arena
15 – Cheryl Gardner
16 – Sophie Gardner
26 – Katie Tierney
27 – Jeanine Kavka
July 2 – Claire Tlasek-Mercer7 – Lindy Paul12 – Fred Corey12 – Barbara Tilden19 – Maddy Carter20 – Samantha Leonard26 – Will Clearo26 – Linda Tesauro30 – Chris Uminski31 – Rich Frenette
And Happy Anniversary to ...Marc and Katie Tierney (June 26)
Do we have your family’s birthdays or anniversaries? If not, please take a minute to send them in. Mail us, email us or leave a note in the office next time you’re at church.
We want to make sure that we list the birthdays and anniversaries of everyone in our church family. Thank you!
Summer Pledge Reminder
Please remember to keep your pledge payments up to date even in the summer. Many operating expenses continue whether the building is open or not. New pledges may be late in arriving,
however you can still mail in your weekly or monthly payments and they will be properly credited to your pledge. We thank you all for your continued support.
Channing Unitarian Universalist Church45 Webster StreetRockland Ma 02370(781) 878-0650
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June 24, 2010
Water CommunionChanning’s Summer Break just began, but keep us in your mind and hearts.
Remember to collect water and stories from your journeys for the Water Communion in September.
“I always love to begin a journey on Sundays, because I shall have the prayers of the church, to preserve all that travel by land, or by water.”
– Jonathan Swift
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Our Family Is A Circle of Strength and Love
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST WORSHIP – Sundays at 10 AMChildcare available
Religious Education Classes available
The deadline for the next issue of THE CHANNING CIRCLE is Sun July 11th.Submissions may be emailed as an attachment to: [email protected]
or dropped off in hard copy at the church office.
Please keep us informed!!Have you opened an email account, changed a phone number or address?? If so please send us an email ([email protected]) call or drop in. We want to keep your contact information up to date.
Thanks!!
