Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists

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For information about our property at 16913 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland click here. UU Women and Religion Since the 1977 Women and Religion Resolution was passed by the UUA General Assembly for all UU’s to consider the effects of patriarchy on religious practices and sexist assumptions the Women and Religion movement (which includes male feminists) has been raising the social consciousness within the UU movement to practice egalitarian complementarity. click here for more information Chalice Groups The Small Group Ministry program at SCUU - called Chalice Groups - has hit the ground running! We invite you to learn more about Chalice Groups and even experience a mini-Chalice Group during the service. Click here for more information. Newsletter The Spring Quarterly is now available on the Newsletter page	Services Sunday mornings 10:30 All ages are welcome; a nursery is available for toddlers. Join in for fellowship & coffee hour after service. We will return to two services on September 12 with our Ingathering/ Water communion service. Welcome message from Rev. Megan Foley Gifts for the Grandchildren August 8: Jim Wyckoff Global warming, nuclear disarmament, and zero population growth are concerns for our future. The theme is an injunction to choose some such long term goals that may have some grey areas as well as "black and white" judgments. Each topic would have many short-term steps along the way, but the longest journey starts with a single step. Music and Poetry Open Mic August 15 Come join us join in our annual spiritual celebration of music and poetry as we explore the colorful threads of sounds, words and silence that help enrich our souls and make our lives complete. If you want to play music or share a poem please contact Tim Whitehouse. Lessons Learned from Liberating the Azaleas August 22: Rev. Megan Foley Spend enough time around a UU minister and you’ll hear a nature-metaphor sermon! Come this Sunday for a look at what clearing out a patch of azaleas can teach us about how we grow as human beings. The Share Table August 29: Rev. Megan Foley How would things be different in our world if we did what they do at a nearby elementary school at lunchtime? Intrigued? Come and find out. Ingathering Water Communion Service September 12: Rev. Megan Foley Return to two services! 9:30 and 11:15 It’s that time of year again! We gather from the many places we may have been this summer – including right at home! – and rededicate and recommit to our coming church year. Bring any significant water you may have to share. Past Services
Citing Sites Some interesting web sites for this month:
UUA Social Justice Statements http://www.uua.org/socialjustice/ socialjustice/index.php 400+ pages of UUA social justice statements adopted over the years. Singing the Journey resourceshttp://www.uua.org/publications/ singingjourney/index.shtml Hear the tunes, research the songs and find other information here about our newer “blue” or “teal” songbook.	Church of the Larger Fellowship http://clf.uua.org/index2.html UU Partner Church Council http://www.uupcc.org/ International Council of Unitarians and Universalists http://www.icuu.net/ UU United Nations Office http://uu-uno.org/ Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation http://www.Uuwf.org Previous sites

Announcements and Other Info
The SCUU Choir meets on Wednesdays from 7:15 to 8:30 in the yurt. You are invited to sing with this small but wonderful group. Contact Andy Steele, our choir director, or any choir member if you would like more information. Sign up for Sugarloaf News in Living Color! The SCUU newsletter is available online as a full color PDF each month. To be notified when it's posted, join the announcements list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scuu_announcements/, or email JP Vidas and he will sign you up. Printing, folding and mailing the newsletter is a drain on SCUU's budget, so we hope all will take advantage of the new online version. Receive Announcements by Email - Join the announcements list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scuu_announcements/. Exciting Fundraiser - Shopping for Sugarloaf! Click for details. Your Announcement Could be Here! Send an announcement.
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Coffeehouse We sponsor music events from both touring musicians and local artists.

WOW! (Welcoming Orientation and Welcoming dinner) See the WOW! Blog for location and other details. Click for general WOW information

Education
Religious Education
For children, three Sundays every month, during services. We have a nursery for toddlers, a class for Preschool and Kindergarten children, and two classes for grade school students		We have a two-services RE Program. Parents can choose to send their children to either the 9:15 or the 11:15 RE class/nursery session (except the Middle School class which is only at 11:15 and the OWL class which only meets on Sunday night). We have 48 children projected to be enrolled. This includes the nursery and our Pre-K through OWL classes.
For adults, A Spirituality Group meets on Tuesday nights, at 7:30, on a bi-monthly basis. The group will focus on various spiritual practices such as various forms of meditation, creativity, prayer, movement, etc. The members of the group will share leadership.		Adult RE The Spirituality Group meets Tuesday evenings at 7:30 pm on a bi-monthly basis. See the Calendar for the time and place of the next meeting.
Health and Wellness
The SCUU Health and Wellness Project will include special groups, annual events, a fitness center, a list of resource people, lectures, networking with the local health and wellness ministry, a Health and Wellness Library, and community outreach. The SCUU Health and Wellness Project needs volunteers who have skills and knowledge to lead or assist in promoting topics such as blood pressure, obesity and weight control. fitness and exercise, diabetes, child safety seats, babysitting safety, first aid, CPR, and Lymes disease. If you have can help, please sign up. See Gwen Stamper. The SCUU Health and Wellness Project is starting an equipment bank. If you have any reusable, clean medical equipment to share with others in the congregation, bring the items to Sunday services. Call Gwen Stamper at 301.208.9572 with any questions.


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Services 16913 Germantown Road Germantown, Maryland 20875-0320 Phone: 301-540-0575 Map, directions and info 4.2 miles south of I-270 on Germantown Road, highway 118 E-mail: office@scuu.org Please contact the Web Editor with any comments or suggestions about this site. Updated 08/16/2010