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Based on the recommendation of the Fundraising Committee, the Cedars Board has cancelled the Fundraising Events that were scheduled for this year. If you have purchased tickets, you will be contacted by the Fundraising Committee and offered options: (1) Donate the value of your tickets to Cedars UU Church, or (2) Apply the value of … Continue reading Cedars Fundraising Events Cancelled
The 2020-2021 Board of Trustees met last week to begin the new church year. They elected officers, appointed a replacement for a vacant Trustee position, and set dates for monthly Board meetings and biannual Congregational Business Meetings. Returning Board officers are Heidi Parkington-Thal, President; Helen Nissani, Vice-President; and John Peck, Treasurer. New to her position … Continue reading Cedars Board Begins New Church Year
Would you like to participate in the design and development of the virtual worship services? The Worship Team would like to expand its membership by adding a few new Worship Associates and some people who can help with virtual worship Tech Support and Video Editing. Here are lists of the responsibilities for these two positions: … Continue reading Join the Worship Team
Reminder: Don’t forget the option of Virtual Summer Camp for Kids in the Cedars community. The camp options take place in one-week, stand-alone units. Families can register for one week or for multiple weeks. For more information on virtual camp offerings, please visit Virtual Summer Camps
Starting right away, the Wednesday virtual Cedars Town Hall sessions will move to meeting every other week instead of every week. This means that the next Town Hall meeting will be on July 22nd and then every other week going forward. In addition, the format of the meeting might change to encourage more engagement for … Continue reading Cedars Town Hall
Recommended reading by a Cedars author. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, Cedars member, Judy Friesem, released her personal memoir, Summoned by a Stroke. A reviewer wrote: What a privilege to read Judy Friesem’s beautiful, tender, and breathtakingly honest reflections on her husband’s stroke… Much more than a medical memoir … this book is a … Continue reading A Loving Journey
As first announced several weeks ago, we have organized a virtual version of the several after-service Creativity Fairs that were held in Webster Hall in recent years. These fairs gave people the opportunity to see and appreciate artful demonstrations of the creativity present in our talented and capable congregation. Now, the 2020 Cedars Creativity Fair … Continue reading Creativity Fair
Cedars UU Church is looking for an individual to provide leadership for Faith Formation programming at Cedars, including activity content and structure that draws on UU-related curricula and values. In addition, this person must foster developmentally appropriate educational, spiritual, and community-building opportunities for children, youth, and their families. The position is part time (10 hours/week … Continue reading Position Available
On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, the new Cedars church year begins. This is Cedars’ 61st year since its founding as the Unitarian Fellowship of Bainbridge Island on June 9, 1959. New Trustees, Herb Hethcote and Dawna Kramer will join continuing Trustees Heidi Parkington-Thal, Helen Nissani, John Peck, Kassia Sing, and Rev. Zackrie Vinczen (Ex Officio) … Continue reading New Church Year Begins
A nationally acclaimed author, who also happens to be a Member of Cedars, deserves special recognition and our gratitude. After a week filled with scenes of protest and violence across our national stage, we find Warren Read’s 2008 memoir, The Lyncher in Me (Borealis Books) particularly relevant. His own website, warren-read.com, provides a summary of the book. In June … Continue reading The Lyncher In Me by Warren Read
