Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Board Meeting
2025-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/bot/2025-10-21/

French Choir of Washington adult choir rehearsal
2025-10-21 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-28 20:00 - 22:00 | MD

Adult Choir Rehearsal
2025-10-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-29 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
2025-10-23 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-30 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.

Asian American Forum
2025-10-24 09:00 - 11:30 | MD

Fiber Arts Club
2025-10-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-31 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

Architectural Tour of Cedar Lane
2025-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | MD
Join us for an architectural tour highlighting the past, present, and future of mid-century modern design at Cedar Lane in partnership with Docomomo.
This year’s theme, “Places of Worship,” offers a chance to explore Cedar Lane’s iconic architectural style while highlighting our recent renovation. Join us for a two-hour guided tour led by member and renovation task force co-chair Mary Means, alongside local planner and preservationist Gwen Wright.
Mary Means: Author of “Main Street’s Comeback and How it Can Come Back Again” and best known for leading the team that created the National Main Street Center, now known as Main Street America. Her work was honored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation with the 2020 Crowninshield Award.
Gwen Wright: Former Director of the Montgomery County Planning Department of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Gwen is a planner and preservationist currently serving on the Washington D.C. Zoning Commission as a Mayoral appointee.
Light appetizers and drinks provided. All are welcome!
The cost is $15 per person.

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Men's Group (in person)
2025-10-25 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).

Diwali
2025-10-25 17:00 - 20:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
A Celebration of Community and Liberation
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation and Hindus for Human Rights invite you to a vibrant community celebration Saturday, October 25, 5:00-8:00 pm (doors open at 4:30 pm).
Enjoy an evening of music, dance, sparklers, storytelling, delicious food, and local vendors as we honor Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Kali Puja, and Tihar.
Each festival carries its own rich meaning: Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights; Bandi Chhor Divas, a Sikh celebration of liberation; Kali Puja, honoring the goddess Kali in Bengal; and Tihar, Nepal’s festival of family, animals, and community.
Hosted by Hindus for Human Rights and Cedar Lane UU Congregation
Suggested donation: $10 to help cover food costs – everyone is welcome, and no one will be turned away.

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Quiet Callings
2025-10-26 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
2025-10-26 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. All are welcome.

This Week's Worship Topic

Trunk or Treat
2025-10-26 12:00 - 13:00 | MD
Calling all ghosts, goblins, superheroes & princesses! Join us for Trunk or Treat after service on the 26th! Wear your costume to worship, bring a picnic, and decorate your trunk. Everyone is welcome so invite your friends and neighbors to join us for this annual intergenerational celebration!
Our neighbors and members of the community are welcome to show up and enjoy a safe place for their little ones to trick or treat!

RSVP to Attend or Volunteer!

High-Schoolers Hang Out
2025-10-26 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-11-02 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
2025-10-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-03 10:00 - 12:00 | MD

Meditation
2025-10-27 19:30 - 20:30 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/meditation-26/2025-10-27/
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

French Choir of Washington children's choir rehearsal
2025-10-28 17:30 - 19:00 | MD

Diverse Voices Book Club
2025-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/diverse-voices-book-club/2025-10-28/
This discussion group meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month on zoom. To get more information or join the group, reach out to Sandy Shaw.

JourneyWomen
2025-11-02 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.

Food and Diaper Drop-off
2025-11-02 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: "Us and Them"
2025-11-02 09:30 - 22:20 | Chalice House, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States

Sunday Worship - Grief and Gratitude
2025-11-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Sanctuary, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States

Ministry Engagement Fair
2025-11-02 11:30 - 13:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Come discover how you can help us build Beloved Community! Come to the fair, browse the tables, and talk to people from the various ministries. Find a ministry activity that supports a gift or passion of yours, that matches your available time, that sounds like a fun or meaningful way to get involved in the life of our congregation.

Newcomers Circle
2025-11-02 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
2025-11-02 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.
