Quest. Volume LVII, Number 3 November 13, NovemberFest! 3: Starting to Get the Hang of This! by Sue Hedges, Chair, NovemberFest!

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1 SUNDAY WORSHIP Sunday, Nov. 17, 10:00 a.m. On the Other Side of Survival What happens to us when we survive a threat? What happens when we survive hard times? All of us who live must move beyond mere survival; we must move to a life of meaning and service, giving thanks as we go. But how do we get there? What do we need after we have survived? Rev. Lynn Strauss will consider these questions as we move into the winter holidays. The Adult Choir will sing. November 17 is Legacy Sunday. We are 58 years old as a congregation. Consider making a donation to our Endowment Fund in multiples of 58. Preschool-fifth grade will gather in Founders Hall for Children s Worship before classes. Sixth grade Sr High will gather in the lower level for Youth Worship. Sunday, Nov. 24, 10:00 a.m. Intergenerational Thanksgiving Join us to share in a Thanksgiving story and our annual bread communion. Join us to hear the Adult Choir sing. Enjoy the presence of the children and youth and feel the spirit of gratitude within our community of faith. Deborah Kahn, Director of Religious Education, Karen Mooney, Intern Minister, and Rev. Strauss will lead the service. (continued on page 2) November 13, 2013 Quest The Newsletter of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville: A Welcoming Congregation Spiritual Freedom Beloved Community Social Responsibility Volume LVII, Number 3 November 13, 2013 NovemberFest! 3: Starting to Get the Hang of This! by Sue Hedges, Chair, NovemberFest! Editor: Elizabeth Sullivan Desktop Publisher: Nancy Gregory Thanks to everyone who participated in NovemberFest! as volunteers, bakers, donors, vendors, and buyers of our goods and those of our vendors. I hope you had a good time, and found something great to take home! We are building our fall fundraiser into a fine, fun event that showcases the talents and the spirit of our congregation. So many of you gave so much time and effort that I can t begin to acknowledge it all. However, a few shout-outs are in order to: The Quilters, our amazingly prolific and versatile stitch crew who anchor this whole concept. Katie Calder, who just owned the book sale this year! Pat and Steve Einhorn, masters of the universe of used goods. Way to move the stuff, you two! Kathy Clemente, who works so hard to make the jewelry shine every year. Granola bake-meister Herb Winkler, whose attention to detail ensured all the batches came out perfectly. Mike Holmes and all the musicians who performed it made the atmosphere truly unique and wonderful. Marla Riley, disposition genius. Area leaders Cary and Richard Gellman, Jon Landenburger, Laura Huff, Karen Pittleman, Lisa Reed, Pam West, Anne Spicknall, Eric Burch, Mark Wilson, Ken Sandin, and Sherry Henry. Thanks so much for stepping up to these leadership roles. (continued on page 4) Quest deadline: Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., for mailing on December 11, to Beth Irikura: beth.irikura@verizon.net.

2 Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville 100 Welsh Park Drive Rockville, MD Quest Staff Minister: Rev. Lynn Thomas Strauss Intern Minister: Karen Mooney Director of Religious Education: Deborah Kahn Youth Coordinator: Jennifer Maschal-Lorms Director of Music: Jennifer Rodgers Beach Pianist: Justin Furnia Church Administrator: Donna Taylor Director of Communications and Membership: Nancy Gregory Administrative Assistant: Ginny Scher Facilities Coordinator: Bryant Taylor Board of Trustees Narcy Klag, President Cynthia Bauerle, Vice President Bill Hurlbut, Secretary Martha Taylor, Treasurer Richard Chitty Irene Eckstrand Bill Newhouse Fran Lowe, Immediate Past President Officers Secretary: Bill Hurlbut Treasurer: Martha Taylor Assistant Treasurers: Eric Burch Barbara Harrison Quest Staff Editor-in-Chief/Coordinator: Alberta Maschal Editors: Beth Irikura, Alberta Maschal, Elizabeth Sullivan Desktop Publisher: Nancy Gregory Quest, the regular newsletter of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, is published monthly at the UUCR office at 100 Welsh Park Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, and distributed without charge to members, guests, and friends. Postage is paid at Rockville, MD. All rights reserved. Postmaster: Send address changes to Circulation Manager, Quest, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Rockville, MD Sunday Worship (continued from page 1) On Sunday, November 24, we will collect food donations for Community Ministries of Rockville and celebrate UUCR member Ed Garbe s 100th birthday with a post-service reception. Intergenerational service all ages will gather together in the Sanctuary for the entire worship service. Sunday, December 1, 10:00 a.m. Saved by Story Is there a story in your life that has encouraged you to change, or moved you to an important understanding? Perhaps the story that matters most is a novel or a piece of great literature. Perhaps it is the story your grandfather told to you, or perhaps it is the unfolding story of your own life. Rev. Strauss will reflect on the power of story in our lives. Wayne Crump (voice and guitar) and Kim Curtis (flute) will offer special music. First Fifteen Preschool-Sr. High, teachers, and helpers gather in the Sanctuary for the beginning of the service before classes. Sunday, December 8, 10:00 a.m. Filled with Wonder Wonder can be a sense of awe that moves us to behold the gifts of life. Or, wonder can be a profound question about the nature of things. What do you wonder about? What brings you to an experience of wonder? Rev. Strauss will reflect on these questions and more. The Adult Choir will sing. This is Mitten Tree Sunday. Please bring mittens, gloves, scarves, and hats for the children at Beacon House in DC and the Montgomery County Interfaith Clothing Store. Then, join us after the service for Getting Ready for the Holidays and a potluck. First Fifteen Preschool-Sr. High, teachers, and helpers gather in the Sanctuary for the beginning of the service before classes. For the most current information on upcoming events, visit the UUCR church calendar online at At the top of the home page, click on the tab labeled For Members. Click on the link labeled Room Schedule Calendar and you ll be taken to another website where you can view the entire UUCR calendar of events. Quest 2 November 13, 2013

3 Celebrate the Holidays at UUCR Intergenerational Thanksgiving Service and Food Collection on Sunday, November 24 At our intergenerational worship service at 10:00 a.m., we ll hear a Thanksgiving story and share our annual bread communion. We ll also collect food for distribution by Community Ministries of Rockville. Please visit the table in Fellowship Hall after the service this Sunday, November 17 to learn more, or contact Antonio Carrillo at amcarrillo4@verizon.net. Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 28 Join our annual celebration with UUCR members and friends on Thanksgiving Day from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Participants sign up to bring hors d oeuvres, vegetarian and vegan dishes, side dishes, salads, and desserts. Cost is $2 per person (kids free) to pay for the turkeys and paper goods. Please sign up at the table in Fellowship Hall after the worship service on Sundays. To learn more, contact Melissa Rael at valesca1@verizon.net. Getting Ready for the Holidays on Sunday, December 8 Our annual intergenerational potluck and crafts event, Getting Ready for the Holidays, follows the worship service on December 8. Food, fun craft-making activities, decking UUCR s halls, and music by our pick-up band, Tuba Noodle Casserole. All are welcome! (Please contact Religious Education Committee Chair Jonathan Langsam at langsam2@verizon.net if you will help!) Intergenerational Holiday Pageant on Sunday, December 15 Join us for our annual intergenerational Christmas Pageant during the worship service at 10:00 a.m. Small donkeys and sheep, angels, and wise men will help tell the story of the birth of Jesus. Enjoy the intergenerational choir and the singing of carols, then stay for a holiday reception after the service. Winter Solstice Celebration on Sunday, December 22 We gather together in this darkest time of the year to acknowledge the gifts of the dark and welcome the light with music, ritual, reflection, food, and fellowship. Join us in the Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome! Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 4:30 p.m. Family-friendly seasonal stories and carols, with special music by Intern Minister Karen Mooney and Deb Stahl on clarinet, as well as our traditional singing of Silent Night by candlelight. There will be a cookie reception following the service; please bring cookies to share. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 8:30 p.m. Celebrate Christmas Eve in our beautifully-decorated Sanctuary. Rev. Lynn Strauss will offer a reflection on the meaning of this magical night, and the Adult Choir, accompanied by a double brass choir and organ, will sing Daniel Pinkham s Christmas Cantata. We ll join together in carols and readings and the lighting of candles. Cookie reception following the service; please bring cookies to share. Quest 3 November 13, 2013

4 DeLynneations Giving Thanks I was born in Wisconsin on a summer day, They barely made it to the hospital in time, We lived through the coming winter In a small unheated cabin Mother walked to town some days for milk and bread Perhaps I toddled by the lake Or played under the wide blue sky And then we moved to Chicago Where I grew up and loved the horizon along the lakefront We picked apples from our backyard tree Mother has lived alone since Dad died Alone on a Wisconsin hill Watching the sunset across the fields Remembering how it used to be Now I am bringing her home From Wisconsin to Chicago again Home to where she grew up and loved the horizon along the lakefront. In this season of Thanksgiving She remembers so much And still loves the sunsets out the window For all our blessings, we give thanks. Happy Thanksgiving, Lynn NovemberFest! 3 (continued from page 1) Donna Taylor and our wonderful office staff for their continuous assistance throughout. Some special, special helpers who each did a lot of things: See Lam, Karl Irikura, Jane and Narcy Klag, Jenn Maschal-Lorms, Julie Graf, and above all, the inimitable Mary Lanigan. It takes time to shape an event like this into what we hope it will become. I think we are well on our way. Let s continue to enjoy the journey together! Quest 4 November 13, 2013

5 Soulful Noise Ah fall, crunching sounds, musky smells, and leaves bursting forth into a brilliance of flame just outside my window. In the last weeks, a feast for every sense has awakened with an almost gaudy flourish. I love this time of year. It is filled for me with wonder and the play of light. I can hardly believe that in the hurried tempo of life I have once again missed the opportunity to take a daily fall picture to catalogue this event. I want these pictures because I believe there is a deeper truth in this yearly event. A truth that I often wish I would remember for my own life throughout the year. Fall reminds me that as nature lets go, it takes this last chance to expose all of its hidden colors and glory. The green chlorophyll that has dominated dies off and suddenly all the supportive elements shine through. In this display of letting go, I can see that those supportive elements are just as brilliant. There are things in my life that I know I have come to rely on simply working. Things to which I do not pay too much attention. I trust gmail to manage my calendar and . I rest in long-term friendships and familial connections. I even rely on the quick smiles and generous natures of those around me to engage. These are the reds, yellows, russets, and oranges that support my work in service to ministry. As a continual student, ministry is what I hope is the dominant green of my life, but fall reminds me that these other brilliances must be tended, enjoyed, and acknowledged for their support. This is a shout out to everyone who has supported me thus far along the road of life. It is also a falllike reminder to let the brilliant colors of life shine through. Karen Brunch with the Minister Sunday, November 24 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. All newcomers, new families, and visitors are warmly invited to a light brunch with the minister following the worship service on Sunday, November 24. We ll meet in Room 44 in Building 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We hope that you ll join us so that we may get to know you and answer any questions you might have about this congregation or Unitarian Universalism. Please sign up to attend at the Visitor Center in the entrance corridor, or contact Nancy Gregory at ngregory@uucr.org or Children are welcome; if you d prefer child care, please register on the sign-up sheet or with Nancy. Quest 5 November 13, 2013

6 REflections LIFESPAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Celebrate our first Saturday multi-generational program and potluck! Attendees ranged in age from 1 to 89 years old. During our celebration of 2013 birthdays, we had the pleasure of celebrating Nicolas S. s actual sixth birthday. His mom said Nicolas chose to come to UUCR to celebrate his birthday. (Audrey Koch recited A. A. Milne s poem, Now We Are Six, to him to the delight of all.) Katie N. won the drawing and the book, A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles by Thich Nhat Hanh. (We did one of the pebble meditations from the book together.) All over paper-covered tables, we wrote things for which we are grateful and generous acts we would choose to do; and then had to choose only one of each to write on the beautiful Gratitude and Generosity Tree although we could carry all in our hearts and perform in our actions. We were all grateful to Gwen Rowe s sister for the beautiful tree she created. The potluck dinner was delicious and the tables were humming with conversation. We closed the evening with a living tree sculpture and gratitude to be and to be together. Our December multi-generational program and potluck will be on a Sunday morning the popular annual Getting Ready for the Holidays, with potluck and crafts, on Sunday, December 8, following the worship service. Save the date! Blessings, Deborah Adult Religious Education program -- Sunday, November 17 from 11:25 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 51 Contemplating Compassion. During the last church year, the UUCR Adult Education Committee sponsored a study of Karen Armstrong s book, Twelve Steps to a More Compassionate Life. This year, we want to enhance and deepen our understanding of compassion as defined by Armstrong. At this first meeting, we'll discuss Unitarian Universalist teachings about compassion and, in subsequent sessions, we ll examine how other traditions have expressed the compassion ethos 1) Judaism and Christianity, 2) Islam, 3) Humanism, and 4) Buddhism and Taoism. This is an open group for anyone to join or drop in. Armstrong s book is not required but recommended reading as it is a basis for our study. Please join us! Contact Anne Byrd at with any questions. Adult Religious Education program -- Sunday, November 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary Talking With Children and Youth About LGBT Issues. Cynthia Bauerle and Stephanie Kreps will lead this important session from the Unitarian Universalist Association's Living the Welcoming Congregation curriculum. Please sign up at the Adult Education information table in Fellowship Hall after the worship service on Sunday, if you plan to attend. We need RSVPs for the light lunch we'll provide (bring your own tea or coffee) and we need advance registration for child care. (Lunch will be set up by 11:15 a.m. so that the program can begin promptly at 11:30.) To learn more, contact Cynthia at cbauerle12@gmail.com or Stephanie at skreps1772@aol.com. Quest 6 November 13, 2013

7 Afternoon Anacostia Clean-up by Terrie Barr, Co-Chair, Green Sanctuary Team SOCIAL JUSTICE After the service on Sunday, November 17, join the Green Sanctuary Team, UUCR s eco-justice partner, Groundwork Anacostia, and our neighbors from Adat Shalom on the water. We will clean the Bandalong Litter Trap, the floating litter collection device in the Watts Branch tributary of the Anacostia River. Did you know that Montgomery County contributes to the more than 20,000 tons of trash that enter the Anacostia every year? We ll leave UUCR at 11:30 a.m. and start our clean-up at 12:30 p.m. We ll return to UUCR around 3:00 p.m. Bring a bag lunch and water; home-made cookies will be provided. Contact Terrie Barr at terriebarr@comcast.net or Julie Robinson at julia.robinson@marriott.com to learn more. Let the Divestment from the Fossil Fuel Industry Conversation Begin by Rachel Shaw, Green Sanctuary Team In response to the urgent issue of global warming, delegates to the 2013 Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) General Assembly voted to adopt an Action of Immediate Witness (AIW) entitled Consider Divestment from the Fossil Fuel Industry. The AIW calls for delegates to begin a denomination-wide conversation within their congregations about divesting from fossil fuels or exercising shareholder influence. The AIW statement includes six suggested topics that might be taken up for discussion within congregations. Unitarian Universalist members supporting divestment are drafting a Business Resolution to present at General Assembly 2014 to divest the UUA s Common Endowment Fund (UUCR invests in this fund) while allowing for minimal direct holdings for shareholder advocacy purposes and increased investments supporting a transition to clean energy. Organizers will soon begin collecting required signatures to meet the filing deadline. When the petition becomes available, the Green Sanctuary Team will host an information table and collect signatures following Sunday services. For text of the AIW, visit Additional information, including the pros and cons of divestment can be found at Endowment Sunday by Sharrill Dittmann, Chair, Planned Giving Committee It s fall, and all thoughts turn to winter. Squirrels are hiding acorns, deer are fattening up, trees drop their leaves, and we check our snow shovels and sidewalk salt. In other words, we re getting ready for possible difficult days. Many of us also begin to think about our families and communities and their needs. We think about the blessings of belonging to the UUCR community. We also think about our charitable giving, which is a way of helping our community through possible difficult days and to seed new initiatives. (continued on page 8) CONGREGATION WORKS Quest 7 November 13, 2013

8 Endowment Sunday (continued from page 7) CONGREGATION WORKS On Sunday, November 17, you are invited to give to the UUCR Endowment Fund to help assure that our congregation rests on a solid foundation. Endowment dollars are not used for day-to-day expenses but provide our rainy day fund and give us opportunities we might not otherwise have to consider new activities. Please consider a special gift this year by designating Endowment on the memo line of your check. Some members and friends give an amount equal to their age. Of course, multiples of your age are also good! Many members and friends have taken the extra step of including UUCR in their estate plans. This costs nothing and is easy to do. If you are considering leaving a bequest for UUCR and would like more information, please contact a member of the Planned Giving Committee: Len Cohen, Sharrill Dittmann or Roald Schrack. If you have already included UUCR in your plans, we say Thank You! We encourage you to let us know about your intentions, or give the office a copy of the Bequest Commitment Form found on the UUCR website at Your information will be held in confidence. A Warm Welcome to UUCR s New Members! by Nancy Gregory, Communications and Membership On Sunday, November 3, the congregation welcomed 12 new members to UUCR. They have a broad range of life experiences and perspectives, which you can read more about on the membership bulletin board outside the workroom in Building 1. You ll also find photos posted there. In the meantime, read on for a brief biographical snapshot. Jeff and Amie Chamberlin met at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Harvard Square in November of Jeff is a project manager for the Department of Energy in downtown DC. Amie has worked as an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) counselor and, more recently, has focused her energy on developing a gardening program at their son Ben's elementary school in Germantown. Kim Curtis was born and raised in Southern California, but recently moved to the DC Metro area, seeking new opportunities and a fresh start. After majoring in Women s Studies, mastering Business Administration with a focus on social responsibility, and dedicating countless hours to advocating for those without a voice, Kim has finally found a way to maximize her skills and passion by starting her own mission-driven business. Maria Del Solar, a widow since age 55, was born in Chile in At age 26, with her husband and daughter Jimena (Ryan), she immigrated to the United States, where she worked for the World Bank in DC for 25 years. After her husband's death, Maria traveled to India to study Buddhism. Maria lives in Olney where she spends her days reading, painting watercolors, writing, and teaching meditation. (continued on page 9) SHARING THE MINISTRY Quest 8 November 13, 2013

9 Welcome New Members (continued from page 8) SHARING THE MINISTRY Colleen Dolak and Matt Zembrzuski have attended UUCR with their son Carter, who is 6, and daughter Tori, who is 4, since Colleen works at Montgomery College in the Office of Advancement and Community Engagement, and Matt is in research compliance management at American University. Both Colleen and Matt have extensive backgrounds in volunteerism. Chris Goldberg and Meghan Howard live in Damascus with Chris s daughters, Kathryn and Anastasia, and 1,800 books. Meghan works as a financial aid administrator in DC and is an amateur historian and world traveler. Chris is an engineer and specializes in IT. Anthony Killeen works as an analyst for the State Department Office of the Inspector General and is a former member of the improv comedy group, The Crazy Idiots of Germany. His son Trevor is a middle school student, son Troy is a student at Clopper Mill Elementary, and daughter Taliya is 1½ years old. A native of Chile, Jimena Ryan immigrated to the United States with her parents at age 3 and has lived in Greater DC her entire life. The mother of three children ages 18, 24, and 27 Jimena works in DC as Chief Marketing Officer of Raffa, PC. She has a new partner and is enjoying a great new chapter in life. Both former members of the congregation who moved away for a time, Katie Daniel and Susan Mondelo re-joined UUCR this fall. Many thanks to everyone who made possible our Path to Membership (PTM) classes and new member recognition. Thanks to Jill Asman, Bill Newhouse, Karen Mooney, and Rev. Lynn Strauss for facilitating the sessions; See Lam, Jennifer Rodgers Beach, and Paulette Campbell for assistance with food and drink arrangements; and to Deborah Kahn and Donna Taylor for logistical support. And, thanks to all of our new members for your enthusiastic participation and good spirits we are very happy to have you and your families join us! Tree of Life Cafe Women in Song Saturday, November 16 by Jennifer Rodgers Beach, Director of Music UUCR's new music venue, the Tree of Life Café, has its second show on Saturday, November 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Founders Hall. This month will feature all women artists in a variety of styles. Gina DeSimone performs Piedmont and Delta Blues and writes toe-tapping songs of her own with a soulful, gritty edge. Her writing evokes the fingerpicking stylists Elizabeth Cotton, Memphis Minnie, Del Rey, and Mary Flower. Gina specializes in uncovering gems from the 1920s to today, and holds them up for all to discover or remember. Change of Plans (Jennifer Rodgers Beach and Robbie Leftwich-Vann), whose vocal blend is not to be missed, performs folk, rock, and original music. Covering a range of artists from Patty Griffin to Lyle Lovett to Marc Cohn and more, the band plays a broad repertoire of unique arrangements as well as original work. AtThisPoint, a Songwriters Association of Washington award-winning duo featuring Donate Gardner and Gerri Smith, will open. There s a $15 suggested donation. Door prizes are offered and the coffee is free! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors, and check the Café s Facebook page at TreeofLifeCafeRockville for updates! Quest 9 November 13, 2013

10 SHARING THE MINISTRY Jim Blue and Sharrill Dittmann Photography Exhibition by Laura Huff, Chair, Aesthetics Committee Jim Blue and Sharrill Dittmann have several important things in common: both are long-time members of UUCR and have served on the Board of Trustees and many different committees; both trained as physicists and retired from careers at NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology); and they both showed an early interest in photography Jim since he was ten and Sharrill since she watched her step-father print black and white photographs in his basement darkroom. Sherry says she didn't begin to "decode darkroom magic" until she got to college, where she worked on the yearbook staff. Then her interest blossomed when she began to travel and wanted to take good pictures to recreate the beauty of the surroundings. Jim says that he was not satisfied with his control over his photographs until he switched from film to digital in Around 1980, he became interested in fractals, which require large amounts of number crunching, but he didn't have enough computing power to make it interesting at that time. Now Jim can achieve much more with his current powerful computer. (Ask him to explain fractals.) Sherry enjoys trying to capture the beauty of nature, which provides her with most of her subject matter. "Subjects large and small, abstracted or realistic call to me," she says. She feels that "photography is the perfect art form for anyone with a scientific bent. It harnesses technology and creativity in equal measure to allow the photographer and the observer to capture the essence of the world around them. Each of us sees differently, and photography allows us to share our vision." Jim and Sherry s exhibition runs through the end of December. Join them in Founders Hall for a reception on Sunday, November 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. To see more of Sherry's pictures, visit shapesbysherry.smugmug.com. For Jim's work, go to jimblue66.deviantart.com. NEWS FROM OUR NETWORKS UUSJ Workshop Inspired Faith, Effective Action: A Hands-On Training in Doing Religiously Grounded Social Justice Work is the topic of a workshop to be held on Saturday, November 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, Virginia. This training, which includes learning and practicing skills, is presented by the Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) and the Unitarian Universalist Association s Congregational Advocacy and Witness and Multicultural Growth and Witness offices. To register, go to Remember UU Charities During your annual workplace giving campaign this year, please remember Unitarian Universalist charities. Beacon House, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) and OpenDoor Housing Fund are neighborhood organizations formed by UUs from local congregations, and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is an international human rights organization. If you give through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), please remember: Beacon House ID #: 85145; UUSJ ID #: 17271; OpenDoor Housing Fund ID #: 65151; UUSC ID #: Quest 10 November 13, 2013

11 Thinking of You by Marialyce Sherr and the Pastoral Care Team THINKING OF YOU Happy birthday greetings to Ed Garbe who turns 100 years old on November 24. I m very optimistic about our future in this country, said Ed recently. A lot of people are negative right now, but I don t feel that way. In 1913 Ed was born in very good company; Rosa Parks was born that year. The next time Ed can reuse his old calendar from the year of his birth will be Both calendars will be exactly the same! There are so many ways to mark the passage of time. Ed has marked, and continues to mark, all of his time so well. After his graduation from Brooklyn Technical High School, Ed graduated as a civil engineer from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. He served his country in the United States Navy in World War II, and then traveled across the country over the years, visiting 47 states. At one time, Ed served on the Board of the South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Church in Freeport, New York, and he has been a member of UUCR since the mid-nineties. He is currently a volunteer at the Germantown library where he enjoys the opportunity to meet and assist people from all over the world. After over 50 years as a volunteer in various capacities, Ed continues to make a great difference. Elsa Tutwiler is recovering at the Wilson Health Care Center from a shoulder operation on October 17. This time, it is Elsa s left shoulder that was tampered with at Shady Grove Hospital. Elsa has always used her left hand as her paw of choice, so this recovery is a different sort of challenge than the recovery she managed four years ago when her right shoulder was in restoration mode. She would enjoy calls and cards from her friends at UUCR. Lucas Edenilson Guevara Bisnett was born on October 8 at 11:47 a..m. at home in Rockville with a midwife from Birthcare and Women's Health. He is the first grandchild of Catherine Higgins- Bisnett and the first great grandchild of Marion Higgins-Bort. He weighed in at 7 lbs., 8 oz. and 20 inches long. Lucas likes to spend his days eating, sleeping and, oh you know, something that involves a clean diaper. Alberta Maschal is hoping to get her arm out of a sling. Her left arm has been cooped up and uncomfortable since her fall at the Action Auction Lawn Party. Ralph Golden is still in rehab at the Wilson Health Care Center. Cheery cards may be sent to Ralph there. Contact Marialyce Sherr at msherr1@verizon.net with any news you d like to share in this column. Quest 11 November 13, 2013

12 Quest Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville 100 Welsh Park Drive Rockville, MD NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID ROCKVILLE, MD PERMIT NO. 121 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED November 13, 2013 DATED MATERIAL Our Vision The vision of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville is a strong, vibrant, and loving religious community actively engaged in nurturing spiritual freedom and working for social justice. Our Mission The mission of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville is to engage one another in a free and inclusive religious community that encourages lives of integrity, service and joy. We aim to: Nurture, sustain and challenge people to grow spiritually and find meaning in their lives through worship, religious education, social and creative opportunities; Grow together as a multi-generational, diverse and inclusive community; Lead social justice, community service and outreach activities to positively transform our community.