September Worship Services

Sunday, September 2: The Catalyst Eleanor Doumato Channing Memorial Church What Jeff Sessions and the Phone: 401-846-0643/ Email: [email protected] Rev. Channing Can Teach 135 Pelham Street, Newport, Us About Islam September 2018 Everyone likes to prove a point by Sunday Service is held at 10:00am in the Sanctuary, quoting Scripture, even when quoting nonsense. Our Rev. Children are Welcome! Channing will have none of it, and with a little help from Bob Kieronski he’s paying us a visit, just to make sure we [and people of other religious traditions] get it. Also visiting us is our friend and one-time Channing member Fredric Sirasky to play his ukulele and clarinet. Eleanor Doumato is a retired professor of Middle East History who studies the religious underpinnings of the Islamic State.

Sunday, September 9: Charles Timothy Brooks Rev. Bill Zelazny The Value of Religion UU Minister for 37 Years A Religious Landscape Study done 1813 - 1883 in 2014 found that Americans, as a whole, have become somewhat “INSPIRATIONS” less religious in recent years by For the building of traditional measures of religious. But, many people still The 1880 Channing Memorial Church are involved in religion. It is, A Learning Center program featuring therefore, logical to ask, why do Jim Egan, of the Newport Tower Museum people -- why do we -- come to church and participate in Wednesday, September 19, 6:30pm-8:30pm religion? What is the value of In the Sanctuary religion for people and for William Ellery Channing, Charles Timothy Brooks, The 1837 society? On this in-gathering Unitarian Church on Mill Street, , the 1855 Sunday, Bill will explore what religion can give us that science Touro Park with its controversial Tower: all provided and other institutions cannot. inspirations that led to the design and building of our Water Ceremony church. You will also hear a possible solution to the mysterious As part of our in- question: Why does the chancel have one square pillar and gathering, we will have one round pillar?

our traditional water We’ll meet at 6:30 in the Sanctuary for Jim’s ceremony where we will mix together presentation and Q & A. Suggested donation $5. the waters brought by congregation members.

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Everyone is invited to bring a small  We will experiment with, and amount of water from their home then if successful, broadcast spigot as a symbol of bringing our portions of our services via home and secular lives into our F R O M T H E social media. church and religious life. MINISTER Of course, there will probably be The annual congregation I hope “living was easy” during some other new activities that potluck picnic in Touro park your summertime and you were develop as the year progresses. will follow the service (See full able to catch up on some family Please be a part of the announcement on page 7) time and some relaxation. congregational life here at

As we start our traditional church Channing. Sunday, September 16: Rev. Bill Zelazny, Irene program year I want to use this I look forward to seeing everyone forum to tell you about some of Glasser, Channing Memorial again at our Sunday services and the new things that we will be fellowship activities. Members and Guest doing at Channing this year. ~Rev. Bill Zelazny Musicians  We will launch the new Family The Ancient Jewish Ministry Program with a newly Tradition of Introspection hired Family Life Coordinator In the Jewish religious tradition, (former known as the the ten days between Rosh Religious Education Director). Hashanah and Yom Kippur – the The program was renamed to Day of Awe -- is the time for note that, in addition to personal introspection. This providing education and Sunday, we will look at the Days programming focused on WHAT’S YOUR of Awe, through personal stories, children and youth faith songs, traditional Hebrew music, development, we will be FAVORITE SONG?!! prayers, and reflections. providing parenting support Your Favorite Type of Channing Community Fair and family activities. Music? Or Do You Prefer The Channing Church community  We will begin a ministry Silence, or Sounds of Nature? fair, sponsored by the Program focused on senior adults. In Our Caregiving Program early fall we will start an Council, will follow the 9/16 service. wants to know! Submit activity for senior adults that Stop by the committee tables to find your preference to Barbara out what the committees do and how will allow participants to explore the topic of growing Russell-Willett and Nickie you might incorporate your interests older, including the Kates via email in with church activities and intersection of aging and (caregiving@channingchurc functions. spirituality. The first program h.org). Your one choice will Sunday, September 23: offering will be brown-bag be listed in our order of Rev. Bill Zelazny weekday lunch. Other service (your names It’s Not What Vision Is, programs and classed my omitted) on Sunday, follow later in the year. October 14th but What Vision Does  I will present several new Sometimes people focus on the adult classes that will explore Your preferences will wrong thing, like having a vision Unitarian Universalism, inform our service: for a better life or a better world, expressing personal beliefs, “How Music, Nature and and not on what is important, and Bible history. Silence Produce having their vision be a reality. Bill  We will engage some new Wellness” will reflect on how pursuing a outreach initiatives, including Please submit your life issues and faith vision is a way to live in harmony choice by the October 1 with one’s deeper intention. development classes to acquaint Aquidneck Islanders deadline!! Sunday, September 30: with Channing Church. TBA 2

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J e w i BOARD OF TRUSTEES F R O M T H E Candy Martin, Barbara Russell- After the September 16 service Willet and Sue VanDerhoof we'll have our Volunteer Fair, CO- PRESIDENTS have been showing off the where you can sign up to join What a summer this has sanctuary's windows and committees of your choice, as been! Despite the competition architecture to visitors while well as "Small Group Ministry" and for things to do on Sunday explaining UU beliefs and William other special interest groups . mornings in Newport, our Ellery Channing's contributions to We welcome JoAnne Richie to services have drawn good-sized American Unitarianism. Our Channing as Family Life audiences to hear inspiring talks thanks and appreciation to all who Coordinator and Youth Advisor. by some of our favorite guest participated. JoAnne comes to us with over 30 ministers and Channing members, Now it's already years of teaching experience, and at every service we've had the September and we're including special needs in the pleasure of greeting out-of-town looking forward to a public schools, and religious Unitarians visiting Newport. Guest new church year. education at Emmanuel Church. musicians enlivened our services, Work on the steeple [JoAnne assures us she has always adding their own special gifts of began during the been a Unitarian at heart!] song and instrument to our usual summer and will repertoire: two original Unitarian On a final note, a most exciting continue into hymns accompanied by the project for the future of Channing September as masons ukulele, show tunes and original properties is quietly underway. clean off deposits that leached out compositions on the piano, the The Facilities and Financial of the mortar. While the Newport String group, and never- Planning Task Force is scaffolding is up two more bells heard-before displays of volume methodically putting together will be hung, which means more on the organ. scenarios that could lead to music choices for our bell-ringers! transforming the undercroft and The Chautauqua series was a huge Less visible but no less important repurposing the Parish Hall, success, bringing music, learning, is the introduction of Internet beginning with flow charts that and visitors to Channing, and best connectivity into the sanctuary, will lay out steps to be taken, and of all bringing Channing people and upgrading Internet in what order. Those of you who together over the summer. We accessibility in the Parish Hall. attended Chris Laudon's extend our sincere appreciation Reliable Wi-Fi will mean a greater information sessions on the and thanks to Susan Kieronski, variety in programs we can offer, Master Plan last winter will have TLC Chair, for being the and more possibilities for some idea of the complexity organizer-in-chief for these events, enhancing our Sunday services. involved just with building the and for her tireless pursuit of Our thanks to John Burnham and infrastructure, while securing proper permissions from the city Russ Milham and the whole funding for each step in the to sell and serve wine on the communications team, and also to process is another challenge. premises! our web engineer Jerry Pacheco, We're still a long way from a Channing in the News! On August who bravely worked on the wiring capital campaign, but by spring all 7, the Globe published a in the dark of night when daytime the parts should be in place to get story about Newport's "Four heat and humidity were started. So let's keep our eyes on Faiths Four Landmarks Walking unbearable. the prize and imagine our church Tour," which features tours of Rev. Bill will finish up the summer with meeting rooms, a lecture and Touro Synagogue, Trinity services calendar on August 26 event space, new kitchen and Episcopal, Newport and then have Labor Day Sunday bathrooms all connected to the Congregational, and our own off). He will begin the fall worship sanctuary-- with an elevator! CMC. Chris Laudon, who heads calendar on September 9 with the Sending best up Channing's participation in the annual Ingathering service, and wishes to all our Channing friends, tour, was interviewed in the Globe traditional water ceremony, Eleanor Doumato and Tom story. Every Monday, July through followed by a potluck picnic Howard, Channing Co - Labor Day, Chris, along with Beth across the street in Touro Park. Presidents and Russ Milham, Sondra Gold, 3 FAMILY MINISTRY FAMILY MINISTRY Childcare during The Dine NEWS the Sunday and Donate The Family Ministry Task service, for charitable Force, formed to review our infants through event children and youth faith ages 5 years-old, created by development program is will resume September 9th, the Youth pleased to announce that we but children are always Group was a have engaged JoAnne Richie welcome in the Sanctuary huge as our new Family Life during Sunday services. success. Coordinator, formerly known Our youth as the Religious Education We will be group doubled the money Director. offering Our they received from the Whole Lives Neighbors Helping JoAnne was a (OWL) for Neighbors/Margit Baum teacher, now 8th-10th Fund and were able to retired, in the graders, donate $2000.00 to Fab Newport school beginning in Newport and the Boys and system for over the fall. Girls Club of Newport for 30 years. During her career OWL is a comprehensive camp scholarships. A very she taught in all age groups sexuality education class special thank you goes out to from elementary to high that incorporates accurate Eleanor and Gabe Doumato school, including children information about sexual for hosting this wonderful with special academic health, reproduction, sexual event at their home. needs. She has been an identity, relationships, and Despite a little rain, active member of Emmanuel values. If you have a teen attendees enjoyed a Church where she was the that is entering 8th-10th delicious meal in a gorgeous director of the Sunday grade in the fall, please location, while enjoying School and served as the speak with Kathy Takata, music by youth advisor as well as Sally Hanchett, or Jim Smug Honey serving on the board and in Freess for more information (pictured many other committee about this life changing and here) Many positions. She is a resident affirming class. There will thanks to of the 5th Ward where she be a mandatory parent the youth currently operates a B & B. orientation class towards and adult Although a member of the end of September . volunteers and a special Emmanuel Church she has thank you to Sally Hanchett, attended Channing Church We are assessing the need/ who masterfully coordinated many times and expresses desire for a Kindergarten-1st this very special event. great comfort with grade OWL class that would Our next multigenerational Unitarian Universalist begin after January 2019. event is the annual Fall theology and practices. The K-1 OWL class is Frolic on Sunday, October JoAnne will be introduced to designed specifically for 14th, following the Sunday the congregation during our young children. Topics service. There will be games September 9th Ingathering covered include families, for children, pumpkin service and will be at babies, bodies, and safety. carving, Allie’s donuts, and 4 Fellowship hour during the If you have a child entering -H style contests for all month of September. Please kindergarten or first grade, ages. Dust off your pie and introduce yourself and give please speak with Kathy pickled food recipes, so you her a warm welcome. Takata or Rex LeBeau for can collect a blue ribbon. more information on how Classes for children will be -Kathy Takata scheduled and announced in this class may support your child and you. Family Ministry Team Chair the coming weeks.

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CAREGIVING For any Caregiving The Worship Committee would UPDATE needs during be strengthened by having a few

September has September, please do not new members who can add to arrived, with the hesitate to contact Beth the visioning of our services and assist in the details of presenting usual busyness of M i l h a m , C a r e g i v i n g them. A little help would go a back to school coordinator from Sept. 1-15. days, cooler weather, and the long way in two specific areas. As this is being written, we do One is to invite Worship start of fall activities – including not have a coordinator for the here at Channing Church. We Associates to assist in services, second half of the month, but planning a couple of months hope you’ve all enjoyed some will keep you updated via the fun adventures this summer. ahead from an existing and weekly announcements. growing roster of volunteers. Thank you so much to Kathy ~Linda Beall, Takata and Mike Armenia, who Another is to help Russ Milham for Channing Caregiving served as Caregiving and George Devine recruit more coordinators in July and August. volunteers to fill out the schedule for sound board Hearty congratulations to Rachel operation – a simple thing to do th Balaban, who completed her 30 while attending a service. consecutive Save the Bay swim on Aug. 4. What an Your interest and willingness to accomplishment! W O R S H I P help produce Channing’s services will add to your satisfaction of Chris Ariel had not one but two C O M M I T T E E

being in the pews, enjoying them. surgeries over the summer and As we return to our regular If you’re inspired to help us with will be on the mend for some worship programming, long-range worship visioning and weeks to come. At the time of Channing’s members and visitors assisting in some of the regular this writing, she is welcoming over the summer have been tasks that make services happen, notes, visits, or calls to offer treated to spiritually enriching please speak with any member of support. As a member of the services by congregants and the Worship Committee. We chimer crew, I can say we miss guest ministers alike. The 11 are: David Cooper, Eleanor Chris’s contributions to our services have been presented by Doumato, Judie Porter, Janet Sunday morning music! 6 Church members, 4 familiar Grant, Rev. Bill, and yours truly, We extend our sympathies to guest ministers and one by Rev. Eleanor Howard on the death of Bill to lead into the Ingathering David Pedrick th her mother, Selena, in early July. service on September 9 . We’re Worship Committee Chair Her beautiful obituary in the especially thankful to Channing’s Newport Daily News was a members who have enlightened C O M M U N I T Y celebration of a loving and us with their varied perspectives MEAL accomplished woman. and experiences. Monday, September 17,

Rev. Bill has been developing 3:30-6:15pm, Parish Hall A belated happy birthday to The Channing Marilyn Murphy, who celebrated ideas for more engaging services through some tweaks to the M e m o r i a l a milestone birthday recently! C h u r c h typical format and changes in the Mark October 14 on your way that parts of it are Community Meal is the third calendars – it’s the annual presented. As we’ve seen of Rev. Monday of every month in the Caregiving service here at Bill, his enthusiasm to keep Parish Hall. To see when Channing! Please watch the making improvements in the way volunteers are needed Catalyst and weekly things are done at Channing is contact meal manager, Joy announcements for more rubbing off on all of us. Benson. updates regarding the service.

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and we climbed its tallest peak, new to this country or area, ECO - BITS & TIPS Old Speck, on Sunday. We look have experienced traumatic Water Communion: forward to hearing about “your” events, and have very limited Knowing a place water! social supports systems.

As summer winds All this reminds us that all water Because of its programing in down, many of us is sacred, and we are its physical & mental health, and remember our stewards. Our oceans and global education & social services, summer highlights. fresh water sources are now EBCAP can assess and address For our family, the besieged by human behavior and many of an individual’s September Water Communion weakening government workforce requirements. What service is a wonderful reminder protections. We're responsible, cannot be provided by the of where we've traveled. It both as individuals and as a official programs are the unique, allows each “collector” to tell a society, for protecting it from personal needs that participants brief story of the source of the being wasted and polluted. may encounter, such as child- water we contribute to the ~Craig Gaspard, Green care expenses, a one-time baptismal font. household or vehicle repair bill, Congregation Committee Over the years I can remember an uncovered medical expense, many sources, from the faucets SEPTEMBER monies to pay for testing in at least a dozen towns and requirements, or the cost of a local reservoirs around Rhode SHARE THE PLATE required uniform. Any one of Island. Without these, where The East Bay those challenges can derail a would life be on this island? C o m m u n i t y participant’s plans to enter the A c t i o n I also remember mountain and workforce. P r o g r a m An EBCAP staff member will glacial snow, on the other end of (EBCAP) will oversee the support fund and the spectrum, for those lucky create a small, flexible support our September STP monies will enough to travel up north or out fund with our September Share help insure that individuals west. That “high elevation” The Plate monies for its array of interested in acquiring the skills water is likely cleaner, “purer,” educational and career necessary for employment are perhaps bringing a special grace development programs. Those to the newly arrived. able to progress in their skill programs provide GED and ESL development and to achieve Most common remaining classes, workplace literacy their goal of employment. sources, are ocean water and classes, academic experiences, streams, rivers and lakes. The and computer & employment Please be generous as you always Gaspards have brought lake readiness skills training. The are. water from Great Pond in actual services provided to The SAC welcomes your central Maine. This year, from individual participants vary suggestions for STP recipient last weekend’s travel to western according to that individual’s organizations. If you would like Maine, we're bringing Sunday needs and may include the to champion a STP recipient, River water. Yes, the river that mentioned programs as well as please give your suggestion to provides the famous ski area's citizenship training, tutoring, Nan Heroux, the committee’s moniker. internship placements, chair, or plan to attend the I can tell you that Sunday River unsubsidized job placement or September SAC meeting when has both stocked and native long-term occupational skill future recipients will be chosen. trout populations, and a covered training. The meeting will be held at 11:15 bridge spans it. It begins in the Many of EBCAP’s students AM in Channing House on

Mahoosic Mountain range, just struggle financially and Sunday, September 30, 2018. south of the Appalachian Trail, experience a wide range of Respectfully submitted, personal challenges. Many are Sheila McEntee 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS

4, and a card listing all SMALL GROUP ingredients. To keep this MINISTRY BEGINS! event as green as possible, bring your own plate, bowl, cup, The Fall/Winter flatware (no paper or plastic program of Small WELCOME BACK Group Ministry will PICNIC please) and a bag for your dirty dishes - we're going to try begin on Tuesday, Reconnect with friends at our September 25 and annual Welcome Back Potluck to stay out of the kitchen. will run through mid- P i c n i c following the Free & Open to the Public. December. If you have not Ingathering Service on Please contact Derri Owen experienced small groups in the th September 9 . Help make ([email protected] past, this is the perfect time to it a sumptuous feast by om) or Beth Milham check them out. It is a great way bringing your best dish to (greencongregation@channing to meet new Channing friends share. Don’t forget to bring church.org) with any and reconnect with those you a chair too! The picnic is questions. haven’t been in touch with for sponsored by the Membership awhile. Groups of 6-10 Committee and we are participants will be meeting guaranteeing sunny weather (but every other Tuesday. just in case, it will be held in the Parish Hall if it rains). We will If you are interested or have be setting up at 9:30am that questions please contact morning and would appreciate INTERWEAVE Milly Jessen, at smallgroups@channingchurc any help and with cleaning up M E E T I N G & after the picnic. We are looking h.org. POTLUCK -Milly Jessen forward to seeing you all and Sunday, September 16, hearing about your summer for Small Group Ministry 5:30pm, Parish Hall adventures. Guess who's back again? And VEGAN POTLUCK forget about back to school. It's Saturday, September 15, back to Interweave! We are 6:00pm, Parish Hall having a very special meeting on Sunday, Sept 16, at Interested in 5:30pm in the Parish a n i m a l Hall. We are working rights? Want to with NewportOUT to GREAT GUYS share a friendly brainstorm ideas for G R O U P potluck meal? the next Newport Pride and Saturday, October 20 Interested in vegan living? This having a pizza party. Bring a 8:30-10:30am, Parish Hall potluck will be an informal time salad or dessert if you The Channing men's breakfast to share food, socialize and ask like. Interweave will provide group will restart in questions. Sponsored by the pizza. Bring your ideas for Pride October. Men of all ages are Green Committee and Seaside and come meet new and old invited to gather for a breakfast Rabbits, it will be a fun evening! friends. All are welcome. See and conversation in the Parish

Families with children welcome. you there! For more Hall. We meet the 3rd Saturday Bring a vegan (plant) food to information, contact Rex of each month. The group is share: no meat, fish, shellfish, L e B e a u a t open to Channing Church milk, cheese, eggs, butter, interweave@channingchurch. members and friends. More yogurt, or other dairy-based org. Interweave is Channing's information in the October foods. Bring enough to serve group for LGBTQ people and Catalyst allies 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS If you see Barbara Richter, C H I L D C A R E T R A S H Candy Martin, Beth Milham, NEWS! MANAGEMENT - Russ Milham, Abby Adams, and NO DUMPING!!! Pat Padillia around thank them We are looking forward to seeing our young children again Some dedicated for their hard work. soon! The Childcare Program, Property Committee Thank you all for help with this for infants - kindergarteners, members have spent a problem. with our wonderful providers, lot of time this Chris Laudon, co-chair, Miss Amy and Miss Morgan, will summer cleaning up Property Committee resume on September 9th. the trash corral and disposing of Please bring your little ones to trash that had been left there, play, have fun and be well cared cutting it into smaller pieces so it LEFTOVERS IN for on Sunday mornings at can go out as yard waste, be THE PARISH HALL 10:00. Pick-up after service/ recycled in the barrels, or sent We ask that any fellowship by 11:30. For away with metal committee or group questions about Childcare recyclers. Therefore we would that serves food in Program contact Barbara like to set up new rules for trash the Parish Hall Russell-Willett: and Marilyn disposal so we can keep the site please leave Murphy: by email at: clean. leftovers either in [email protected] the refrigerator or in the Because as a church we are not blue bin (see picture) in the technically residents we use S E P T E M B E R trash barrels given the tenants, cupboard next to the and must abide by the disposal refrigerator so we do not CHIMERS rules of the City of encourage critters or pests. Sept. 2: Jim Freess Newport. That means recycling Labels are located on the side Sept. 9: Janna Pederson in a blue barrel, with nothing of the refrigerator. Sept. 16: Cynthia Skelton larger than can fit, trash in the ~Joy Benson, Sept. 23: Linda Beall dark barrels, and any yard waste Community Meal Manager Sept. 30: Cynthia Skelton cut to be less than 3' long and set out on specific days in bins 2018- 2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES or tied up. Therefore we request that nothing be left on Eleanor Doumato: Co-President the site or in the trash corral Tom Howard: Co-President that is larger than can be disposed of in the bins. If that is Ginny Spaulding: Vice President, Stewardship Team Chair a problem please contact a Julie Herrick : Treasurer Property Committee or Green Congregation Committee JoAnn Rosemont: Secretary member in advance so we can David Banister: Finance Committee Chair try to find a spot to store a large item until we can hire a Marian Royer: Program Coordinator dumpster once we have Susan Booth : Member at Large accumulated to justify that expense. As Newport residents Bill Hawkins : Member at Large we have personal rights to take Margaret Polski: Member at Large larger items to the dump periodically, so consider that as You can contact the Board of Trustees via email at: an option if a large item can fit in [email protected] or on your car. 8