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New Music Director Named at CCC CCC has hired a new Music Director and his name is Nae Pearson. Nae has studied voice, piano, organ and choral conducting. He has a Master of Divinity from the Wesley Theological Seminary; a Master's of Liturgical Music/Specialty in Choral Conducting from the Catholic University of America; and a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Nae has many years of experience in serving churches, most recently as Director of Music/Organist at Millian Memorial United Methodist Church in Rockville. He has extensive experience working with all age groups. Nae will start with CCC on July 16, 2006. Please extend a warm welcome to Nae Pearson as he joins the CCC community. Nae was selected by a CCC Search Committee after a very competitive, lengthy and intense nation-wide search. The committee evaluated 29 candidates, interviewed 13 strong candidates and auditioned 3 excellent finalists. Two CCC members have art on display.Please visit the Marion Tate Gallery and enjoy the new art exhibition. Muriel Killerlain has thirty beautiful watercolor paintings on view through June. Muriel has been a member of the church for the past fifty years! Johnnie Shannon Watkins has four paintings on exhibit at the Takoma Park Campus of Montgomery College - one of which is 48" x 60". Three are located in the Pavilion of Fine Arts, and the large one hangs in the Resource Center - all under the name of J. SHANNON. VICKIE ADAMSON TO DISCUSS HER NOVEL, JUNE 25 On Sunday, June 25, at 7:00 PM, Vickie Adamson will discuss her newly published novel, The Color of Love: A Romance in Black and White, with the CCC Book Group and anyone else who would like to join in. The event will be held in the Meeting Room. Vickie is a member of our congregation and is the head of the English Department at Montgomery Blair High School. She grew up in South Central Los Angeles and is a graduate of UCLA, both of which settings are featured in her story of a young African-American woman’s struggles to understand and fit into her family and her expanding universe during turbulent times.Vickie will talk about the process of writing her novel and its relationship to her personal story, among other topics. The book is available online through Borders and Barnes and Noble. There will also be copies available at the discussion. Please come and invite your friends! 
Back To Top July Revival at Lincoln Congregational Temple UCC. On July 11 and 12 at 7:00 PM, the Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Senior Minister, Riverside Church, NYC, will lead a two-night revival at Lincoln Congregational Temple, 1701 11th Street, DC. Riverside is an interdenominational, interracial and international congregation affiliated with the UCC and the American Baptist Church. Rev. Forbes has served that congregation since 1989. He is also the Harry Emerson Fosdick Adjunct Professor of Preaching at Union Theological Seminary and teaches at Auburn Theological Seminary. According to the Riverside website, "[i]n national and international circles, Dr. Forbes is known as the preacher’s preacher because of his extensive preaching career and his charismatic style." The Lincoln Temple revival will feature the choir of Peoples Congregational UCC. See the revival poster and information about Dr. Forbes on the main CCC bulletin board.UCC Joins Statement in Response to UN Session on HIV/AIDS On June 7, six US Christian denominations, including the UCC through Justice and Witness Ministries and Wider Church Ministries, issued a statement that called upon US policy makers to step up the world-wide fight against AIDS. This followed a three day debate at the UN that assessed progress made since 2001 on AIDS treatment and prevention and formulated plans through 2010. The statement by the six organizations expressed disappointment with the statement issued after the UN meeting, and stated their intentions to intensify "advocacy for US policies that address this great crisis in the most robust way." The group called upon the US Government to increase contributions to the Global Fund, to add new countries to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, to remove restrictions on HIV/AIDS funding that hinder prevention, to comply with the law that requires at least 10% of US global HIV/AIDS funding to go to orphans and vulnerable children, and to invest in health systems in economically impoverished countries. See the full statement on the BSW bulletin board. SHAW COMMUNITY MINISTRY – SUMMER DAY CAMP SCM is again seeking donations for "camperships" at Camp Friendship, the summer day camp for youngsters who live in Lincoln Westmoreland Housing and the surrounding neighborhood at 7th and R Streets, NW, DC. The funds will be used primarily to pay for field trips to zoos, museums, swimming pools and athletic events. The cost of this activity is about $65 per child over six weeks. If you would like to fund a full or partial campership, please make your check payable to Shaw Community Ministry, indicate that it is for summer camp, and mail it to Anne Weissenborn, 10021 Raynor Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901. SCM is a project of the Potomac Association and has been supported by CCC for the past 15 years. Anne is CCC’s representative on the board of directors. All donations are tax deductible. Thanks!!
Back To Top Education and Renewal Education VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Save the date! VBS will take place this summer for 3-11 year olds August 7-11. We had a taste of MJ and Jerry’s Peace Camp earlier this year. VBS will be an entire week of Peace Camp activities. Come join the fun! To make it happen we need adult volunteers!! Call Sandy Dodson or Anne Weissenborn.Renewal of the Spirit
News from the Welcome Retreat Memorial Day Weekend 2006 Hope to see you next year in the hills of West Virginia! Trish Esposito, For the Board of Outreach and Engagement Renewing the Property--CCC Workday, Saturday, May 20 Saturday was a bright, sunny day. The gardeners weeded, mulched
gardens and trees, and removed a mulberry tree from the Courtyard.
New petunias were planted in the Steven Gilbert garden.
Participating were Bud Dennie, Sue Dollins, Bridgette Dougall, Dick
Meyer, Mary Pence, Bruce Strand, and Jean and Randy Caswell. Town Hall
Meeting Senior News SILENT AUCTION – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2006 The Seniors of CCC are planning a Silent Auction with bidding that will end during a final evening event on Saturday, November 11th. The focus of the effort is to raise monies for the building fund to be used either to pay down debt or as a reserve for roof repairs that Trustees have indicated will be necessary in the next few years. We are asking all members of CCC to consider how they can support this venture by providing services or items to be included in the auction. A busy team of helpers will approach individuals to find creative ways to help in the project. Please be generous with your time and resources to make this a very successful event. We will be keeping you advised as plans progress to make this a very special fun event. If you have questions or suggestions to help please contact either Neville & Audrey Platt (301) 879 9772 (nevaudpl@aol.com) or Sarah Anders (301) 424 3339 (sarahanders@atlantech.net). SENIOR ADULTS – Mark your calendars! Wednesday, June 21, 5:00 PM CCCers at Riderwood Dinner Monday, June 26, 10:00 AM– 11:30 AM in Room 206 Spirituality and Aging small group discussion – all are welcome! Monday, July 17, 11:45 AM Senior Adult Committee meeting – Room 209 Monday, August 7, 11:45 AM Senior Adult Committee meeting – Room 209
Deadline for the next News Notes
is July 12, 2006, at 5:00 PM. The Rev. James A. Todhunter, Senior Minister; The Rev. Sandra K. Dodson, Associate Minister; The Rev. Julia Jarvis, Director of Programming for Older Adults; Markus Williams, Interim Director of Music |
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