Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Meditation
2025-12-22 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/meditation-26/2025-12-22/
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.

Join via Zoom

Alliance Bridge Club
2025-12-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-06 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.

Christmas Stories and Songs
2025-12-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
A joyful, family-friendly Christmas Eve service with beloved Cedar Lane stories (including Rev. Ken MacLean’s Clausen tales), carols, our Children’s Choir, and participatory worship, especially welcoming for families with young children and all who are young at heart.

Celebration of Light and Hope
2025-12-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
A warm Christmas Eve gathering with story, song, carols, and candlelight rekindling the spirit of joy, peace, and hope. We’ll also honor babies and children born or adopted this year. To include a child’s name, please email Nicolle with their full name and their parents’ names. You/they don’t need to be present to be recognized.

Candlelight Lessons and Carols
2025-12-24 20:30 - 21:30 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
A beautiful tradition with lessons, carols, candlelight, our Adult Choir, and guest musicians. We’ll hear both ancient and modern tellings of the nativity story.
Join us in-person or online at the link below.

Fiber Arts Club
2025-12-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-02 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!

Join via Zoom

Men's Group (in person)
2025-12-27 08:30 - 10:30 | MD
The Men’s Group meeting twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings alternating online (2nd Saturday) and in-person (4th Saturday).

Food and Diaper Drop-off
2025-12-28 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-01-04 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

PJs and Poetry
2025-12-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Sanctuary, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
A gentle post-holiday service of rest and renewal with Rev. Dayna Edwards. Wear your pajamas and bring a short favorite poem to share as we create this simple, heartfelt worship together.
You are welcome to join us online or in-person.

High-Schoolers Hang Out
2025-12-28 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-01-04 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
2025-12-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-05 10:00 - 12:00 | MD

Meditation
2025-12-29 19:30 - 20:30 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/meditation-26/2025-12-29/

New Year's Eve Labyrinth Walk
2025-12-31 18:00 - 21:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Walking the labyrinth is a wonderful way to reflect on the current year and prepare for next year.
This is a free event and donations are warmly accepted.
May this season invite us to slow down, make things with our hands, show up for one another, sing when we can, sit in stillness when we need to, and remember how good it is to be part of a community that carries these days together.

Adult Choir Rehearsal
2025-12-31 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.

Bell-choir Rehearsal
2026-01-01 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.

Alliance Book Club
2026-01-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Library, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
We gather on first Friday afternoon in the Library. Join us sometime!

Beginners Bridge Club
2026-01-03 08:30 - 11:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
A beginners bridge club is forming at Cedar Lane! Instruction will be provided. Learn how to play and enjoy community fellowship. Light, non-greasy snacks are welcome.
Let us know you are coming here!
For questions or to RSVP, contact Doug Mader at beginnersbridge@cedarlane.org

JourneyWomen
2026-01-04 09:00 - 10:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
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.

Quiet Callings
2026-01-04 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
2026-01-04 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!

Newcomers Circle
2026-01-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Library, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
Join us after worship in this informal space to meet others, ask questions, and get a sense of our community. This is a great opportunity to meet other newcomers and explore how to get more connected in the Cedar Lane community.

Federal Worker Support Group
2026-01-04 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.

Meditation
2026-01-05 19:30 - 20:30 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/meditation-26/2026-01-05/

French Choir of Washington children's choir rehearsal
2026-01-06 17:30 - 19:00 | MD
