Carnival Service this Sunday (you have been warned)
On one Sunday a year, the Sunday before Mardi Gras, we throw all seriousness to the wind and simply aspire to laissez le bon temps rouler (let the good times roll)! It is a service marked by joy and joking in which silliness trumps sanctimony and frivolity rules the day.
Survey the Homeless for AHHA
Our Social Justice Team and the Urban Ministry Center need 80 volunteers to survey the homeless here in Charlotte. Check out our flyer for more details or contact Kathy Izard at the Urban Ministry Center. This effort is being sponsored by the Center, Common Ground Institute and the Charlotte Housing Authority among others.
Fresh Offerings from Adult RE & Spiritual Development
Several fresh, new offerings are being presented by Adult Religious Education and Spiritual Development (ARESD). More details are available in Voices.
Our Bed & Breakfast Program is Open
Our new B&B Program is now open and is now taking room reservations. Just have your guests fill out our easy Guest Application to get started. Or, you can send the link directly to them, too.
Open Door School
A Parent Shares...
As we enter into the Pre-school Registration period for 2010-2011, Jessica Solis-Ritchey, ODS family and UUCC member, shares her invaluable experiences from Open Door School. Read her full story here.
A New Year and A New Way of Managing Open Door School—
Open Door School is now administered by a Managing Team, a Director, and a Parents Council. The Managing Team serves as the Director’s supervisor and has primary responsibility for finances, facility and policies.
2009-10 Managing Team:
Irina Ly- Director
Jay Leach- UUCC professional staff member
Cyndi Klein- Parent Council
Janet Zick- chair of the MT
Jessica Ritchey-Secretary
Jim Hall- Finances
Martha Kniseley- Communications
Nancy Cooke-Personnel
A Celebration of Discovery Learning
Open Door School is a non-profit, non-sectarian preschool for children ages two to six that strives to guard the dignity of each individual so that children feel free to explore, question, experiment and play. The School encourages children to work on resolving conflicts peacefully, to cooperate rather than compete, and to accept and honor the differences among us.
Open Door School is the first program in Charlotte-Mecklenburg to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Our full-day program has a 5-Star rating from the North Carolina Division of Child Development.
To find out more, visit us at the link below—our door is always open!
