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toc =SHARING THE PLATE:=

A new approach to Generosity

 * //“People are marvelous in their generosity if they just know the cause is there.”//**
 * - Will Rogers**

The Community Church has a long history of supporting outreach in our community and beyond, as founding members of the Inter-Faith Council, volunteers in Peace and Justice efforts, and in many other projects.

Share the Plate Sundays were initiated last year as a way to raise awareness about and fund some of our outreach projects. The congregation’s generous response inspired the Board and Church Council to expand this experiment in generosity to 26 such Sundays during 2009.



Everyone in the congregation will have an opportunity to learn more about how specific organizations support vulnerable families or advocate for just policies. In addition we will learn how we can volunteer with outreach initiatives. Sharing the Plate is also a way to express generosity as a spiritual practice, a way to live by our values and faith.

** The Share the Plate Task Force has been working with ** ** Peace and Justice, Social Concerns, Religious Education, ** ** Denominational Affairs, along with Worship and Arts and ** ** our Minister to establish Share The Plate schedules and ** ** procedures for information, learning and involvement. ** As Winston Churchill once said:** //“We make a living by what we// ****//get, but we make a life by what we give.”//**

=SCHEDULE of Sunday Collections= = =  -from the Community Church’s Statement of Purpose. I nformation on planned recipients for our Sharing the Plate are detailed below. Each month's newsletter will also introduce the planned recipients for that month and specific details will be provided in Announcements, on the Bulletin Board and at tables in the Commons. 
 * //“We are committed to religious education and service, both to each other and the larger community.” // **

January 2009
 **J **  **anuary 11,  **        <span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);">  **<span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Worship Service by the Peace & Justice Committee <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">:  **          <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">             <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">           <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">   <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">      <span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Two    <span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">groups with civil rights ties have been designated as       <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sharing the Plate recipients. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">        <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">       <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">                **<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ)]       **  <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">          **<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">      <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> February 14, 2009 will mark the 3rd year of the Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) civil rights movement mobilization of over 85 partners to present to the General Assembly in Raleigh a 14 point legislative agenda, including demands for: education equity, affordable housing, guaranteed universal and accessible health care; workers rights; investment in green jobs and economic growth; environmental justice; an end to the death penalty, and reversal of wars as solutions to conflict and redirection of military spending to social needs Led by the NAACP and its President Rev. Dr. William Barber, this year also celebrate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization and the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. // <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Our contribution w  //// <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ill fund busses to enable more people to attend the event. //   <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">  **  <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">   **<span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Worker Justice at Moncure Plywood  **      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">       <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> ** <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(202, 240, 252);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Moncure Plywood International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 369 workers have been o <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|n strike since July 2008] <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> against an employer that has demanded a 60 hour MANDATORY work week, a prohibitive 300-400 % increase in health insurance premiums, a cut in pension benefits, seniority and other rights the union has negotiated. The union was first organized 40 years ago by African American workers who later brought Latino and White workers into the union. Recent Moncure management was fined for occupational, safety and health violations and charged with unfair labor practices by the National Labor Relations Board in its ruling upholding the union's petition. In an effort to intimidate workers and divide Black and Brown and White workers, a noose was found hanging outside the plant near the picket line. Workers are getting modest strike benefits from IAM, but are deeply in debt, and struggle to meet mortgage payments and their electricity and water and food bills. // <span style="background-color: rgb(238, 245, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Our gifts will aide these workers. <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|(hear striking workers speak on utube video] <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">)  //    ** <span style="background-color: rgb(163, 243, 250);"><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 249, 250);">

<span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">Janu    <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">ary 25, Share The Plate Kick-Off:      ** <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);">[|Inter-Faith Council for Social Services]  <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">(IFC)      **   <span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">  <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">       <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">The Community Church was one of the founding congregations 45 years ago. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">       <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">Since then we have contributed money, groceries,and volunteers to help with IFC’s varied programs. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">       <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">In 2009 our Outreach Budget will      <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);"> be funded by your contributions on Share the Plate Sundays. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">Your donations this Sunday will help IFC provide year round services to families in need in our community. <span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">  ** <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">The IFC provides several functions. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">One of its best known is the shelter at Rosemary and Columbia where meals are served 365 days a year, no questions asked. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">We supply volunteers for three meals every month. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">That shelter also offers a place to sleep and many other services to homeless people. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">The Food Pantry, located at the main office in Carrboro, helps low-income families with nutritious groceries once a month so they can get through times when income is reduced. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">Our congregation has been providing some of that food for many years. The main office also has interviewers trained to help families with specific needs—clothing, utilities or referrals to other needed services. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">On Homestead Road Project Homestart is located which offers a smaller and more homelike environment for women and their children. <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">      <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(253, 216, 247);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 212, 252);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 224, 226);"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 241, 241);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">These women are required to go to school or work and take classes in household and child care skills in preparation to live independently. Their children go to school or day care and get extra attention to help them catch up with their peers. **<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240);"><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 251, 251);">

February 2009
<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Feb 8 –  <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Habitat for Humanity of Orange County]    ** Habitat for Humanity changes lives by bringing together resources and people from all walks of life to build quality affordable houses with families who need them. The spring Habitat build is funded and underway and will be the 11th home our church has helped build. While the discord in the Middle East continues, we are joining an amazing partnership of 3 Jewish groups, the Muslim Student Association, and the Chapel of the Cross to build this home in Hillsborough. Our church’s goal is to build one home each year, helping to increase the amount of low income housing in our area and providing our members the chance to work on a concrete, life-changing outreach project. Our partnership must raise about $35,000 and our church will need to raise our portion to fund the next home to be built in 2009-2010. In 2009, the Share the Plate Sunday donations will be the major source of funds to support this build. No contribution is too small and all are appreciated: $15 will buy a can of paint, $50, shutters and larger gifts will fund the roof, walls, windows and doors.

( click here to go to C3H Habitat Build page  ) **February 22 - Support** **Peace**:   **Quaker House and Orange County Peace Coalition**

[|Quaker House] **: Working for Peace & GI Rights** Quaker House has been on the front-line of peace witness since 1969. Located in Fayetteville, NC, it has enabled thousands of individuals to understand their options about military service. Its GI Rights programs include discharge procedures and regulations, delayed enlistment, status if AWOL, conscientious objections, and truth in recruiting. The Quaker House Newsletter (www.quakerhouse.org) includes stories of individuals facing difficult situations from military service. Calls for help to the GI Rights Hotline have increased in number from over 3100 in 2001 to almost 9500 in 2007. With continuing deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, stresses on soldiers and their families remain intense: a third Hotline counselor is needed. Quaker House has also been active in organizing peace actions, working to end torture, and advocating to end domestic violence and sexual assaults with the military. Community Church Families participated in the March 2007 Fayetteville March and Rally Against the War, coordinated by Quaker House and many other peace groups. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Orange County Peace Coalition** The Orange County Peace Coalition is a forum for local groups concerned with Peace, Justice, and Environmental issues. It facilitates the sharing of information and resources, coordination of activities, co-sponsoring of public forums and planning for joint projects**,** such as the annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemorations to remember those who died and to prevent future use of nuclear weapons. Present Member Organizations of the OCPC include: [|Carolina Interfaith Task Force on Central America],Charles M. Jones Peace & Justice Committee of the Community Church of Chapel Hill UU, [|The Coalition for Peace with Justice], [|Elders for Peace], [|North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture], [|Peace 1st], Peace and Social Concerns of [|Chapel Hill Friends Meeting], [|Students United for a Responsible Global Environment], [|Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-Triangle Branch].

March 2009
<span style="background-color: rgb(245, 236, 209);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 214, 173);"><span style="font-size: 16pt; background-color: rgb(253, 252, 252);"> ** March 8: **  <span style="background-color: rgb(245, 236, 209);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 214, 173);"><span style="font-size: 16pt; background-color: rgb(253, 252, 252);"> ** "Share The Walk!" **   <span style="background-color: rgb(245, 236, 209);"><span style="background-color: rgb(245, 214, 173);"><span style="font-size: 16pt; background-color: rgb(253, 252, 252);"> [|CROP Walk] March 8 CROP Walk table sign-ups      March 15 CROP Walk table sign-ups             March 22 ** Actual CROP Walk  and sponsorship sign-up table  ** <span style="background-color: rgb(215, 249, 190);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(185, 253, 176);">**<span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> March 29:   <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Shelter Neck]   <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">    <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (     <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Universalist Convention of North Carolina, Inc.]    **   **<span style="background-color: rgb(215, 249, 190);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(185, 253, 176);"><span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> )        <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(215, 249, 190);"><span style="background-color: rgb(185, 253, 176);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">        <span style="background-color: rgb(215, 249, 190);"><span style="background-color: rgb(185, 253, 176);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> The date for this collection is one month before our Shelter Neck Retreat. <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">    <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">    <span style="background-color: rgb(215, 249, 190);"><span style="background-color: rgb(185, 253, 176);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> The Community Church is a dues paying    <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|member of UCONCI]   <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, specifically to help support and maintain the beautiful Shelter Neck UU Camp in Burgaw, NC. Over 100 people in the congregation of all ages have attended the Community Church youth and family retreats for the past three years. Last year the church agreed to join UCONCI to support Shelter Neck and to provide us with a 50% discount when we use the retreat. //<span style="background-color: rgb(185, 253, 176);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> This collection would pay our annual dues and allow us to make a contribution to support the site, which is in need of repairs. //<span style="background-color: rgb(185, 253, 176);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> This links us to our denomination and involves many people in the congregatio      <span style="background-color: rgb(185, 253, 176);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 254, 216);"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> n.      <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">   ** ** <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 238, 238);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NOTE:     <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">          <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">         <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Sharing the Plate Sundays, please write “**Share the Plate**” in   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the Memo Line of your check, UNLESS the check is meant for another purpose such as : “Pledge,” Operations Budget, Flower Fund. For clarity sake, please continue to clarify your intent on the memo line.. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the designated Sundays, all cash and designated checks made out to The Community Church **with**     <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Share the Plate**        <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> **in the Memo Line** will go to the Share the Plate recipient    <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you will not be in church, you can mail a check to the church with the actual      <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">name of the recipient/agency        <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the Memo Line. ** = GUIDELINES  for your Share The Plate Opportunity   = ** REQUIRED:  **

** <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Nominations for Share the Plate :     <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//   Send to Share The Plate Committee:   //   **   **//sharetheplate (at) c3huu.org//** The nominations for the Share the Plate beneficiaries including the name of the nominating church group must be made in the middle of the prior quarter. This will allow correlation of agencies' missions with the service themes. Please describe the mission of the group and any history the church has had with it. Please tell us who in the church is volunteering with the organization and tell us about ways that others may get involved. **  Newsletter article:   //    Send to Share The Plate Committee: sharetheplate (at) c3huu.org //**// 150 word article about the mission of the agency/project and what our gifts will fund. //  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">      <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">   There    will be a regular section in each monthly Newsletter about the Share the Plate recipients for that month. This section will cover two different Sundays. //** We request this earlier  **//   //**  than the normal Newsletter deadline  **//  so that we can combine the two Sundays and format in similar fashion as we begin this new program. The regular Newsletter deadline for finished pieces is noon of the 3rd Saturday of each month, except in Dec and ?, when it is the 2nd Saturday. We will send it to the Newsletter editor at newsletter (at) c3huu.org when it has been combined.

**   Sunday Bulletin Announcement:      //   Send to   //**   bulletinannouncements at c3huu.org The deadline for announcements is Wednesday noon before the Sunday service. Bulletin announcements are under 50 words and could be a shortened version of the newsletter article. The announcement should be included **  twice  **  : on  //  the week before  //  and on the  //  week of  //  the Share the Plate service. **   Commons Tabling:      //    Sign-up on Clip Board in Commons    //         ** <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> // This is the main way we have of educating the congregation about the agency/projejct with materials. //      <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please have **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> spokesperson contact Rev. Ma <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">j-Britt Johnson at   mbj at c3huu.org   <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">th **   <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">e T **  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uesday bef ** **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ore the Sunday collection **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Send her a a simple statement (half a page, typed, doube-spaced) describing the recipient for that Sunday and informing the congregation about their mission. The spokesperson will read this statement during at least one of the services. If a second person will read it at the second service, let Maj-Britt know who this person is. It will be read directly before the Offering is collected. Following the statement about the recipient, please add these words: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "We do not gather your gifts for ourselves, but for the world. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All that we receive for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in this morning's offering will be sent to them to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Freely have we received of gifts that minister to our needs of body and spirit. Gladly we share with our wider community." <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The worship service will not generally be the place to educate the congregation in depth about the recipient organizations. That should be happening in the Newsletter, Inserts, Tabling, Bulletin Boards, etc. - and this web page! Send web page material to: joanofearth (at) yahoo.com
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the Sunday Worship Service - Contact Minister: **

Information for Writing & Sending the Final Donation Check**   :    **     // **   Finance (at) c3huu.org   ** // // (This refers only to the one check written by the church and sent to the donation recipient. See the general introduction section  //  above  //  for general instructions on member check writing.)  //  After the donations have been tabulated by our Financial Assistant, she will send the total donation to the recipient organization/s. These checks can only be written to the legal name of the organization and sent to the listed address of the organization. The committee suggesting the recipient organization/s must also provide a person's name and title to address the cover letter to. If the gift is to be applied to a specific project or cause, that should also be noted.

__**  OPTIONAL   **__ **     Bulletin Board:      ** Suggestions are to use the newsletter article and appropriate materials from the agency. **    Sunday Insert:     //   Communicate with   //  //   Officemgr (at) c2huu.org   // ** If you plan an insert, you will need to communicate with the office by Thursday noon prior to the STP service to find our how many inserts will be needed. ** YOU  **  are responsible for designing, copying, and cutting or folding the insert and insertion prior to the services. = =