Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists

Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists - Germantown Maryland

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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 – offers deep human connection! We invite you to learn more about Chalice Groups. Click here for more information. Newsletter The Summer Quarterly is now available on the Newsletter page	Services Sunday mornings 9:30 and 11:15 All ages are welcome; a nursery is available for toddlers. Join in for fellowship & coffee hour between services. Welcome message from Rev. Megan Foley What Makes You Not a Buddhist January 23rd: Rev. Megan Foley Many UUs these days claim to be influenced by Eastern religions like Buddhism - even your minister! Come today to explore what makes a person really a Buddhist - and what is just a Western misrepresentation of this ancient religion. text of sermon Imbolc January 30: Anita Susi Just what is Imbolc anyway? Imbolc is one of many names for an old mid-winter festival. Come find out what it's about and join in some lively drumming to wake up Mother Nature It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way February 6: Rev. Megan Foley This sermon was purchased at last year’s auction by a church member who wants to know why so many mainstream Christian religions seem to be dominated by men, to the exclusion of women and their power and truth, even when more gender inclusion would be better for the religion and the world. While we probably can’t answer that question fully, we can take a look at the earliest days of Christianity and see how its early promise regarding gender equality went off the rails – and how we might work to bring it back on track. Happy Talk February 13th: Jim Wyckoff Happy Talk is a service going back to South Pacific where Bloody Mary sings: "Happy Talk, Keep talking happy talk. Talk about things you'd like to do. You've got to have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true." Mid winter seems to be a good time for dreaming. And Valentines Day is a special celebration of that. Nourishing Our Spiritual Home February 20: Rev. Megan Foley When the Board of Trustees thought about where Sugarloaf is right now and what we need, the word “nourish” seemed the best fit. At the start of this year’s Stewardship Campaign, come and hear how congregational life is all about feeding each other and, best yet, being fed in return by our church. 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

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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. 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 an RE Program that runs during the 11:15 service. 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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SCUU Contact Info
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 01/31/2011