Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation

French Choir of Washington adult choir rehearsal
2025-11-11 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-18 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | MD

Caring Ministry Team Meeting
2025-11-12 16:00 - 17:30 | MD
We gather on the 2nd Wednesday of each month to coordinate the activities of the caring team. If you would like to talk to someone from the caring team, please reach out.

Shepherd's Table Veggie Chopping
2025-11-12 18:45 - 20:30 | MD
We meet to chop vegetables at Shepherd’s Table monthly on the 2nd Tuesday evening and the following Wednesday evening. Join us for this hands-on volunteer activity that helps feed our neighbors.

Ecosystems Study Group
2025-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 | MD
What are the root causes of climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, and other symptoms of our “overshoot” of Earth’s carrying capacity? What are the best ways to address our predicament? What is our moral and ethical response? ESG was founded in 2017 to explore these questions and more using a “systems thinking” approach. Our goal is to educate ourselves, activist groups, and the general public. We have a very active Google Group that allows us to share a wide variety of information, and we meet twice per month to discuss what we’ve learned. We also host a number of speakers at events which we open to the wider public. Past speakers include Nate Hagens, Charlie Hall, Richard Heinberg, Alice Friedemann, Chris Clugston, Jack Alpert, John Seager, Terry Spahr, and Gaya Herrington.

Adult Choir Rehearsal
2025-11-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Sanctuary, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join the Cedar Lane choir for the 2025-26 season!
There’s always a place for you in the choir. Young, old, new, experienced, and lesser experienced all welcome! Individual training can be provided. Come share the joy of singing with your fellow Cedar Lane members and friends to provide regular music for worship services and other events throughout the church year. Rehearsals meet on Wednesdays at 7:30pm in the choir loft (upstairs from the sanctuary).
For more information, please contact Michael Holmes, director of Music and Arts, at mholmes@cedarlane.org.

Alliance Luncheon: Sandy Bernstein
2025-11-13 11:30 - 14:00 | Fellowship Hall, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
In November, the Alliance luncheon will feature SANDY BERNSTEIN COMEDY: Always self-deprecating, often irreverent, and sometimes playful, Sandy will regale us with outrageous tales that run the gamut from inappropriate selfies to the absurdities of office life. She is the host and performs at the “Give a Hoot Comedy Club.”
Potluck Lunch: Noon
Program: 1:00 pm

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Bell-choir Rehearsal
2025-11-13 18:00 - 20:30 | Sanctuary, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join the Cedar Lane bell choir!
For information, please contact Michael Holmes, director of Music and Arts, at mholmes@cedarlane.org.

Dementia / Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group
2025-11-14 10:00 - 11:30 | MD
An online support group for family and caregivers of loved ones with memory decline.
Meets every on the second Friday of each month. Contact Kay for more information.

Fiber Arts Club
2025-11-14 14:00 - 16:00 | https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81906057097
Each Friday Cedar Lane fiber artists gather on zoom for 2 hours of creativity and connection. All are welcome!

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Parent and Caregiver Night Out
2025-11-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Rm 30-31 (Lower Level), 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Drop off your kids with our two caregivers every 2nd Friday, 6–9PM! Dinner provided plus fun activities.
We’ll make tape-resistant tote bags and paint on canvases. We will also have pizza and snacks, you don’t want to miss this!

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We have fun activities planned for each month

11/14/2025: Decorating bags w/ tape resistance
12/12/2025: Cookie decorating/ polar express/ hot coco
1/9/2026: Vision board collaging
2/13/2026: Kids yoga
3/13/2026: “Paint and Sip” Washable paint/ water colors and juice boxes
4/10/2026: Game Night
5/8/2026: Movie Night w/ popcorn machine

Want to stay on-site? Check out our new Parents Night In offering!

Building Spiritual Resilience Retreat
2025-11-15 09:00 - 12:30 | Fellowship Hall, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Fortifying Ourselves for the Work Ahead
Join us for an interactive retreat experience to explore how we strengthen our spirits and deepen our connections as we live out our Unitarian Universalist values together. Through reflection, music, art, dialogue, and practice, we’ll examine how mutual care, collaboration, and spiritual grounding sustain us in times of challenge and change. Come ready to engage your heart, mind, and imagination as we nurture the collective strength that empowers Cedar Lane’s ministry and mission.
Lunch provided and childcare available if requested by Saturday, November 8.

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JourneyWomen
2025-11-16 09:00 - 10:00 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/journeywomen-2/2025-11-16/
We experience silence and share what is important in our lives through readings from varied sources. We listen, witness, and offer nonverbal support. We light candles for our departed group members and other ancestors. Sometimes we speak into the silence and other times to the group with a spiritual or otherwise personal check-in. We sometimes use the monthly Soul Circles packet of resources as a springboard for our readings. Probably more often, each of us brings poetry, book excerpts, a video clip, or a photo whose meaning we want to explore.

In our reflective listening, we privilege humility toward the natural world as much as we do human cultures.

We gather in person and online on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 9:00 am Eastern. You are welcome to join us. Please contact us for zoom link info.

Food and Diaper Drop-off
2025-11-16 09:00 - 10:30 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
You are invited to bring food and diapers and place them in the collection bin found in the chapel hallway. Volunteers collect these items on Sunday mornings and take them to our partner, Mid-County United Ministries (MUM), to be distributed in the community.
Your donations are greatly appreciated!
Current Urgent Needs

Three children need diapers sizes 3 and 5-6T pull-ups

On-going Needs

Hot/Cold Cereals
Canned Fruits/Vegetables
Dry/Canned Beans, Pastas, Rice
Pasta Sauces
Canned Meats/Tuna
Soups/Stews/Chilies
Peanut Butter/Jelly
Diet Specific Foods
Toiletries
Diapers and wipes
Fresh produce

Quiet Callings
2025-11-16 09:30 - 22:20 | Chalice House, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Gather with us on Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the Chalice House for gentle music, meditation, and quiet reflection. This is a welcoming space for renewal, sharing what’s on our hearts, and finding connection, healing, and peace.

Sunday Worship Service
2025-11-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Sanctuary, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join us on Sundays in person or online for inspiring music, thoughtful reflections, and a warm, welcoming community.

This Week's Worship Topic

You are welcome to join us!

Member Engagement and Connection Conversations
2025-11-16 12:00 - 13:00 | MD

Honoring a Legacy, Shaping Our Future
2025-11-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Chapel, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join us for the unveiling of a plaque honoring John and Martha Giovanelli’s generous legacy gift to Cedar Lane. We’ll offer our thanks and reflect on how gifts like theirs help sustain our shared ministry.
Then, come to the chapel for a conversation with our Planned Giving Team about legacy giving at Cedar Lane – what it is, simple ways to include Cedar Lane in your plans, and how your gift can support our mission and ministry for years to come.
All are welcome. Bring your stories and your hopes for Cedar Lane’s future.
Questions? Contact Bob Essink at plannedgiving@cedarlane.org.

Federal Worker Support Group
2025-11-16 12:15 - 13:15 | Rm 5-6 (Lower Level), 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Drop in for a confidential, in-person support circle for federal employees, contractors, and former feds/contractors. We’ll share, listen, and support one another through the shutdown’s impacts.

High-Schoolers Hang Out
2025-11-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Join fellow teens on Sunday Evenings in room 2 for this weekly get-together — Enjoy food, music (choir & instrumental breakout groups), games, crafts, & space to chill with friends.

Science and Religion
2025-11-17 10:00 - 12:00 | MD

Meditation
2025-11-17 19:30 - 20:30 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/meditation-26/2025-11-17/
This online meditation class focuses on finding peace of mind and stress reduction through the teachings of the Buddha on mindfulness and compassion. All levels are welcome to our drop in class.

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Alliance Bridge Club
2025-11-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Fellowship Hall, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join us to play Bridge weekly on Tuesday from 10am-noon in the Fellowship Hall.

French Choir of Washington children's choir rehearsal
2025-11-18 17:30 - 19:00 | MD

Board Meeting
2025-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/bot/2025-11-18/

Welcome Wednesday
2025-11-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Fellowship Hall, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Come as you are and enjoy good food, conversation, and community activities with friends old and new. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month to nourish body and spirit, and build lasting connections.
When RSVP’ing, let us know if you can volunteer to bring a dish to share.
Then stay with us at 7pm (or just come at 7pm) for our drop-in Newcomers Soul Circle.
Get more info and let us know you’re coming – or just show up!

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Newcomers Soul Circle
2025-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Library, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
The Newcomers Soul Circle is facilitated by Rev. Dayna Edwards for people who started attending in 2024 or 2025. Soul Circles meet once per month and are a great way to get connected and enjoy spiritual exploration with a small group. Come early to attend the Welcome Wednesday potluck before the meeting.

Alliance Board Meeting
2025-11-20 11:00 - 12:30 | MD

Congregation Action Network Thanksgiving Fundraiser
2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Cedar Lane is honored to host a critical fundraiser for Congregation Action Network, of which we are a proud member. CAN is on the forefront of advocating for immigrants and their rights in the local area. There will be a raffles (including for dinner with Bishop Mariann Budde), a light dinner, and inspiring stories of dedication, hardship and hope.

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