Everyone is welcome to attend our fall activities and programs!
Room Locations: The Assembly Hall, Chapel and Conference Room are downstairs. The Gallery and Front Lounge are next door in the John Haynes Holmes Community House at 28 E. 35th Street, the building with the red door! Always check the signs at the front doors as room assignments are changed occasionally.
Weekly:
Pranayama Breathing Exercises with Nafisa – by Appointment, Chapel - nafisa.degani@gmail.com
Learn the breathing technique which improves breathing capacity, opens the upper chest muscles, strengthens the lungs and opens air passages while releasing tension through the spine and shoulders. Requested Contribution: $20
Hatha Yoga - Tuesdays, 6-7:30 pm / Saturdays, 10:30 am-12 pm, Front Lounge
Hatha Yoga is a branch of yoga which concentrates on physical health and mental well-being. Please bring a yoga mat to the class. Requested Contribution $15/$5 Students
NYC Street Singers – Most Tuesdays, 7 pm, 3rd Floor Classroom
Open to all who also believe in the transformative power of the arts to inspire and unite, please join us on Tuesday evenings. For more information, please contact Cheryl Lisbin- clisbin25@aol.com.
This Month:
Christmas Eve Messiah Choir Rehearsals - Saturdays/Sundays, December 2-22, 12:45 -2 pm, Hall of Worship
Mandatory Rehearsal on Thursday, December 20 at 6:30 pm. Contact Jerry Brown, Director of Music, to join the Messiah Choir jbrown@ccny.org or 212-683-4988, ext.133.
Annual Holiday Craft Fair – Sunday, December 2 – 12-4 pm, Assembly Hall
We will once again feature food, fun, and fabulous crafts and gifts made by artisan members and friends of Community Church. Lunch will be available (proceeds benefit the shelter) and a craft table for all ages will add to the fun.
Secular Humanist Society of New York Book Club - First Thursdays, December 6, 7-8:30 pm, Front Lounge
Some of us will have dinner together afterwards at a nearby (inexpensive) restaurant. Please join us. Join us even if you haven't finished reading. The book club is open to all ... and free! See www.shsny.org for upcoming titles.
Dec 6 - The Righteous Mind: Why good people are divided by politics and religion by Jonathan Haidt
Drawing on his 25 years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, Haidt shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings.
Jan 3 - Grand Hotel Abyss: The lives of the Frankfurt school by Stuart Jeffries
Combines biography, philosophy, and story telling to reveal how the Frankfort thinkers gathered in hopes of understanding the politics of culture during the rise of fascism.
Feb 7 Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker,
The subtitle says it all.
"From New York with Love" Art Party for Kids – Sunday, December 9, 11:30 am -1 pm, Gallery
Following worship in the RE room (11 am) Camp Art Project will offer a special Sunday School program – Inspiring a child's creativity while encouraging an understanding and personal connection to refugee children affected by the Syrian civil war. www.campartproject.org
Anniversary Celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Sunday, December 9, 1-2 pm, Chapel
The monthly UNGA meeting will include guests from the UUA-UN Office for a ceremony in celebration of the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For information and participation, feel free to contact Dana Burch – danaburch@outlook.com. All are welcome.
There's No Place Like Home – Sunday, December 9, 12:45-2 pm Assembly Hall
A Conversation with Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt
Community's Holiday Party - Sunday, December 16, 12:15-2 pm, Assembly Hall
We invite you to a special Fellowship Hour as we celebrate the Holidays together. Please bring a favorite dish or dessert to share.
Christmas Eve Services - Monday, December 24
A Community Christmas – 6 pm
Join us A Community Christmas - Join us for a warm and festive holiday service with seasonal music and stories. Bring a gift of warmth, such as gloves, socks or mittens, for homeless children.
Annual Handel's Messiah Concert - 8 pm
No Tickets Required-Free Will Offering Taken
Other Opportunities:
People's Voice Café – Most Saturdays, 8 pm – More information at www.peoplesvoicecafe.org
Esperanto Society – Third Fridays, 7-9 pm, 3rd Floor Classroom (Oct-May) – Everyone is welcome.
