Sunday, November 29, 2009
Congregational Meeting
I want to remind church members that there is a Congregational Meeting next Sunday, December 6 immediately after the main church service. Please plan to attend.
What should I buy for our Meals on Wheels friends?
The Retirees will again this year be collecting and wrapping Christmas gifts for Meals on Wheels recipients. The deadline for contributions is Sunday, December 13. Drop-off boxes to collect the items are in the narthex and outside the Bradow room.
REQUESTED ITEMS:
Fleece throws
Household products (dish-washing liquids, window cleaners, paper towels, toilet paper etc.)
Toiletries (hand lotion, shampoo, soap, tissues, and bathroom hand towels)
Food items (hearty cans of soup, instant coffee, hot chocolate, popcorn, crackers, cookies, individual wrapped candy: both holiday and hard candy)
Socks
Puzzle books (large print)
Umbrellas, radios
Postage stamps
Gift cards of small denomination (gas, Walmart, any of the fast foods)
REQUESTED ITEMS:
Fleece throws
Household products (dish-washing liquids, window cleaners, paper towels, toilet paper etc.)
Toiletries (hand lotion, shampoo, soap, tissues, and bathroom hand towels)
Food items (hearty cans of soup, instant coffee, hot chocolate, popcorn, crackers, cookies, individual wrapped candy: both holiday and hard candy)
Socks
Puzzle books (large print)
Umbrellas, radios
Postage stamps
Gift cards of small denomination (gas, Walmart, any of the fast foods)
Tonight - story on the Congo on "60 Minutes"
"60 Minutes" will air a story on conflict minerals in the Congo TONIGHT, 7 PM.
The Enough Project is encouraging people to watch the show and to invite friends. John Prendergast of Enough traveled with the crew to eastern DRC when they filmed.
The Enough Project is encouraging people to watch the show and to invite friends. John Prendergast of Enough traveled with the crew to eastern DRC when they filmed.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Christmas Gifts: Love in Action
Be sure to check the excellent organizations at CUCC's Marketplace of Meaningful Gifts as you consider your Christmas gift list. Community Outreach has vetted these organizations and been impressed at the excellent work they do on our behalf.
I enjoy shopping at Marketplace, but occasionally don't find the match I need for someone. If you find yourself in that predicament, consider Global Ministries Alternative Gifts . You'll find ten ministries from around the world with a description of how your donation would be used (scroll down the page to find the ministries). You'll find gift ideas from $2.00 to $3000.00. These could be just the thing for family and friends who enjoy travel or have a connection to one of the countries.
I enjoy shopping at Marketplace, but occasionally don't find the match I need for someone. If you find yourself in that predicament, consider Global Ministries Alternative Gifts . You'll find ten ministries from around the world with a description of how your donation would be used (scroll down the page to find the ministries). You'll find gift ideas from $2.00 to $3000.00. These could be just the thing for family and friends who enjoy travel or have a connection to one of the countries.
Thanksgiving
Numbers to think about this Thanksgiving (from NC Policy Watch):
Fitzsimon File
Monday numbers
By Chris Fitzsimon
49,000,000—number of Americans who could not afford food some time during 2008 (USDA, Household Food Insecurity in the United States, 2008)
16,670,000—number of children who went hungry at some point in 2008 (Ibid)
49,056—Number of households in North Carolina who could not afford food in 2008 (Ibid)
12.2—percentage of U.S. households who could not afford food in 2008 (Ibid)
13.7—percentage of North Carolina households who could not afford food in 2008 (Ibid)
3.9—percentage that food insecurity in North Carolina grew from 1996-2008 (Ibid)
1—rank of North Carolina in fastest growing food insecurity from 1996-2008—tied with Maine and Missouri. (Ibid)
24—percentage increase in monthly food stamp participation in North Carolina from August 2009 to August 2009 (State Health Facts, Kaiser Family Fund)
33—percentage of people in North Carolina eligible for food stamps who do not receive them (USDA Food and Nutrition Service)
874,000,000—–pounds of sweet potatoes produced by North Carolina in 2008 (U.S. Census Bureau News)
1—–North Carolina’s rank in U.S. production of sweet potatoes (N.C. Agricultural Statistics, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
39,000,000—number of turkeys raised in North Carolina in 2008 (U.S. Census Bureau News)
2—-North Carolina’s rank in U.S. in raising turkeys (N.C. Agricultural Statistics, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
6—rank of North Carolina in number of migrant farmworkers. (N.C. Farmworker Institute Fact Sheet)
125—number of buckets of sweet potatoes a farmworker must pick and haul to earn $50 (Ibid)
2—weight in tons of 125 buckets of sweet potatoes. (Ibid)
5—-percentage that farmworkers inflation-adjusted wages have fallen in the last decade. (Ibid)
8—percentage of farmworkers covered by employer-provided health insurance (Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Demographics, National Center for Farmworker Health)
5—percent of seasonally-employed farmworkers covered by employer-provided health insurance (Ibid)
5—number out of every 10 farmworkers who cannot afford enough food to feed their families. (Ibid)
Fitzsimon File
Monday numbers
By Chris Fitzsimon
49,000,000—number of Americans who could not afford food some time during 2008 (USDA, Household Food Insecurity in the United States, 2008)
16,670,000—number of children who went hungry at some point in 2008 (Ibid)
49,056—Number of households in North Carolina who could not afford food in 2008 (Ibid)
12.2—percentage of U.S. households who could not afford food in 2008 (Ibid)
13.7—percentage of North Carolina households who could not afford food in 2008 (Ibid)
3.9—percentage that food insecurity in North Carolina grew from 1996-2008 (Ibid)
1—rank of North Carolina in fastest growing food insecurity from 1996-2008—tied with Maine and Missouri. (Ibid)
24—percentage increase in monthly food stamp participation in North Carolina from August 2009 to August 2009 (State Health Facts, Kaiser Family Fund)
33—percentage of people in North Carolina eligible for food stamps who do not receive them (USDA Food and Nutrition Service)
874,000,000—–pounds of sweet potatoes produced by North Carolina in 2008 (U.S. Census Bureau News)
1—–North Carolina’s rank in U.S. production of sweet potatoes (N.C. Agricultural Statistics, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
39,000,000—number of turkeys raised in North Carolina in 2008 (U.S. Census Bureau News)
2—-North Carolina’s rank in U.S. in raising turkeys (N.C. Agricultural Statistics, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
6—rank of North Carolina in number of migrant farmworkers. (N.C. Farmworker Institute Fact Sheet)
125—number of buckets of sweet potatoes a farmworker must pick and haul to earn $50 (Ibid)
2—weight in tons of 125 buckets of sweet potatoes. (Ibid)
5—-percentage that farmworkers inflation-adjusted wages have fallen in the last decade. (Ibid)
8—percentage of farmworkers covered by employer-provided health insurance (Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Demographics, National Center for Farmworker Health)
5—percent of seasonally-employed farmworkers covered by employer-provided health insurance (Ibid)
5—number out of every 10 farmworkers who cannot afford enough food to feed their families. (Ibid)
Monday, November 23, 2009
Celebrate! 20 Years ONA
By unanimous vote on December 17, 1989, the CUCC Congregational Meeting adopted a Resolution on Being an Open and Affirming Congregation. Over the years, our life together has been blessed by that decision and by the gifts and friendships it engendered.
On Sunday, December 20, we'll celebrate! Following 10:30 worship join us for cake and conversation. With this celebration, we are renewing our commitment "to continue to look for ways to address the needs and advocate the concerns of lesbian, gay and bisexual people."
Let us "[j]oin together as a covenantal community, to celebrate and share our common communion and the reassurance that we are indeed created by God, reconciled by Christ and empowered by the grace of the Holy Spirit."
On Sunday, December 20, we'll celebrate! Following 10:30 worship join us for cake and conversation. With this celebration, we are renewing our commitment "to continue to look for ways to address the needs and advocate the concerns of lesbian, gay and bisexual people."
Let us "[j]oin together as a covenantal community, to celebrate and share our common communion and the reassurance that we are indeed created by God, reconciled by Christ and empowered by the grace of the Holy Spirit."
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