Here are the programs and activities scheduled for October, 2019
Check back occasionally for Updates!
Room Location Notes:
Hall of Worship, Assembly Hall, Conference Room and Chapel – 40 E 35th Street (Church Bldg)
Gallery, Front Lounge and and 3rd Floor Classrooms - 28 E 35th Street (Look for red door and ring buzzer.)
Weekly:
Hatha Yoga with Nafisa Degani
Tuesdays, 6-7:30 pm / Saturdays, 10:30 am -12 pm, FrontLounge
Hatha Yoga is a branch of yoga which concentrates on physical health and mental well-being. Hatha yoga uses bodily postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation (dyana) with the goal of bringing about a sound, healthy body and a clear, peaceful mind. Please bring a yoga mat to the class. (No sessions on major holiday weekends.)
NYC Street Singers
Most Tuesdays, 7 pm, 3rd Floor Classroom
The NYC Streetsingers are now doing community outreach with Sing for Hope, a volunteer artists program that performs in Healthcare facilities throughout NYC. We will be singing in small concert venues and at bedside performances. 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 clisbin25@aol.cpm
Pranayama Breathing Exercises with Nafisa
Fridays, 1:15 pm, Chapel (by appointment)
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
Other Classes/Programs:
The Hearing Loss Association of America, NYC Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, October 1, 6:30-8:30, Assembly Hall
The Hearing Loss Association of America, NYC Chapter, (HLAA NYC), holds their monthly meetings here at Community Church. Community members and friends are warmly invited to attend to learn more.
Speech Support Group
Tuesdays, October 2 & 15, 6:30-8:15 pm, 3rd Floor Classroom
This monthly group is open to Community members and friends. It welcomes anyone who is a secondary stutterer – that is an adult who acknowledges he/she does stutter, and one who always has "anticipatory anxiety", the expectation to fail, to be dis-fluent. Our meetings start with relaxation breathing, then follows with specific exercises and then conversation using the taught techniques. There is a $2 fee per meeting.
Young Adult Earth Discussion Group
Thursday, October 3 – 7-8:30 pm, Chapel
Join us for our first monthly meeting of the Young Adult (18-35) Discussion Group. Come talk about your beliefs and how they relate to the Earth and Earth centered traditions!
Secular Humanist Society of New York Book Club
Thursday, October 3, 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 titles.
A Time to Explorer with Rev. Peggy
Sunday, October 13, 12:45-2 pm, Minister's Study
Have you been visiting Community Church? Are you new and interested in learning more about UU and Community Church? This will be a great time to get to know Rev. Peggy. Bring your questions! Please speak with Rev. Peggy or contact Valerie Lynch – vlynch@ccny.org or 212-683-4988, ext. 126, if you would like to attend or need additional information.
Full Participation is a Human Right Conference
Thursday, October 17 -Saturday, October 19
Co-sponsored by Community Church with Community Service Society of New York. No Admission / Charge Come as Your Schedule Allows / More details soon / More Info/Flyer
Gallery35 at Community - We Bend, Not Break – Closing Reception
Saturday, October 19, 6-8 pm, Gallery
Again this year, Gallery 35 is proud to be part of the arts festival of The Community Service Society of New York’s 2019 conference to be held at Community Church: Full Participation is a Human Right – Moving Beyond Punishment, October 17-19. (Community members and friends are invited to attend the conference.)
Save the Dates - A Special Time with Rev. Peggy
The Installation of Senior Minister Rev. Peggy Clarke to our Pulpit
Sunday, October 27, 4 pm
Invite family and friends. A celebratory reception will follow the service. RSVP Here
Green Sanctuary Event - Smart Meters, Dirty Electricity and WIFI
Wednesday, October 30, 6 pm, Gallery
Learn How Electrical wiring in buildings and homes, WIFI and appliances, may be harmful and what you can do about it.
Art & Card Making Circle
Sunday, Date TBA, 1-3 pm, Gallery
Join us after Fellowship Hour for an afternoon of crafting fun. Supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own as well.
Governance/Committee Meetings
Please note there may be changes due to holidays or other events
Board of Trustees Meetings – 4th Wednesdays, 6 pm, Gallery
Church Council Meetings – Meets Quarterly 7:30-9 p (next meeting date Oct 8)
Finance Committee – 3rd Wednesdays, 6 pm, Gallery
Shelter Committee – 2nd Sundays – 9:30-10:30 am, Shelter Kitchen
UN and Global Affairs Committee – 2nd Sundays, 1-2:15 pm, Conference Room
Gallery35 at Community – 1st Wednesdays, 6:30-8 pm, Gallery
Other Opportunities:
People's Voice Café – Most Saturdays (Sept-May), 8 pm, Assembly Hall - www.peoplesvoicecafe.org
