Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Meditation
2025-12-15 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/meditation-26/2025-12-15/
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
2025-12-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-23 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.

Board Meeting
2025-12-16 19:00 - 21:00 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/bot/2025-12-16/

Welcome Wednesday
2025-12-17 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
2025-12-17 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.

Adult Choir Rehearsal
2025-12-17 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 Board Meeting
2025-12-18 11:00 - 12:30 | MD

Bell-choir Rehearsal
2025-12-18 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.

Financial Policy Committee Meeting
2025-12-18 18:45 - 20:15 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/financial-policy/2025-12-18/

Fiber Arts Club
2025-12-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-26 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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Diverse Voices Book Club
2025-12-19 19:00 - 20:30 | https://cedarlane.org/calendar/diverse-voices-book-club-2/
For December, we will be reading Life and Death are Wearing Me Out by Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan… satirical look at China’s history 1950s-2000s. Stripped of his possessions and executed as a result of Mao’s Land Reform Movement in 1948, benevolent landowner Ximen Nao finds himself endlessly tortured in Hell before he is systematically reborn on Earth.
Next Month’s Selection: Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Contact the organizer for the zoom link.

Winter Solstice with the JourneyWomen
2025-12-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Rm 3 (Lower Level), 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
The Journeywomen invite interested women to join us as we gather in shared, reverent space to observe the Winter Solstice during our regular meeting.
Feel free to share your own short, solstice-themed poem; choose one from our extras on hand; or simply contribute your presence.
In our reflective listening, we privilege humility toward the natural world as much as we do human cultures.

We gather online on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 9:00 am Eastern. You are welcome to join us.
We will gather in Room 3, Lower Level.

Food and Diaper Drop-off
2025-12-21 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-12-28 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
2025-12-21 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.

Holidays and Holy Days: Choosing Hope
2025-12-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Sanctuary, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
We honor the wisdom of many traditions—Advent, Bodhi Day, Hanukkah, and the Solstice—as we reflect on what it means to choose hope and live with courage in uncertain times.
Stay after for a visit from Santa! And a cookie exchange!
Join us on Sundays in person or online for inspiring music, thoughtful reflections, and a warm, welcoming community.
You are welcome to join us!

Member Engagement and Connection Conversations
2025-12-21 12:00 - 13:00 | MD

Cookie Exchange with a Visit from Santa
2025-12-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Cedar Lane UU Congregation, 9601 Cedar Ln, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
This Sunday, December 21, the holiday joy continues after service with a merry cookie exchange you won’t want to miss!
Here’s how the magic works: bring one dozen of your favorite homemade cookies, enjoy sampling a delightful variety, and head home with a whole new dozen lovingly made by others in our community.

Sign Up for the Cookie Swap

Why take part? It’s festive, delicious, and a wonderful way to connect across generations while filling your home with a box of holiday cheer. One dozen in, one dozen out. Easy, sweet, and full of spirit.
And there’s more. Santa himself will be visiting in the library after service for photos and smiles, making this a perfect moment for families, friends, and a little seasonal sparkle.
Bring cookies, bring your camera, bring your holiday spirit, and stay for the fun.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Federal Worker Support Group
2025-12-21 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
2025-12-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-12-28 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
2025-12-22 10:00 - 12:00 | MD

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

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.

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).

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.
