General Announcements - April 2005
Kalmus
Lounge Dedication
Shabbat Service - Friday, April 22, at 8:00p.m.
A special service will be held to commemorate the
completion of the Kalmus Lounge. Our new lounge is part of a bequest
from our dear friend and leader Geoffrey Kalmus. The
Kalmus Lounge has already become an important center of
our congregation. Its inviting, open environment is a
wonderful legacy. We also enjoy the comfortable furniture, a
gift from Lee Blaugrund in memory of Bertha Danoff.
From the
Rose Garden
As I write this article, I am also envisioning the
xeriscape vegetation of the two remaining northeast sections of the
Michelle Goffe Memorial Rose Garden. Already many volunteer
grasses and asters have chosen to settle here. It's almost as if the
plants are quietly saying, "Let's collaborate, so that together as
plant and man we can create a space of beauty and conservation."
Congregation members and community friends continue to generously volunteer their gardening time and expertise. Andy Mumma, a family friend and owner of Sunrise Landscape, has installed a hose bib and laid the drip irrigation to this area. Long time friend and landscape designer, Michaela Karni is donating her expertise to help design a plan for this xeric area. Melinda Potcher and Kathy Ellis are contributing their time, experience and passion for plants by also suggesting water-wise plants and manicuring this design proposal. Long-time friend and sculptor Shane Shane quietly brings selected boulders and stones, then arranges these as steppingstones and accent rocks.
We are grateful for your continuing financial support or first time contributions. This demonstrates that you too believe in the perpetuation of the Garden, and joyfully enables us to say, "There is enough money in the Michelle Goffe Memorial Garden Foundation to begin this newest garden project."
Yes! This space is truly a living example of the collaboration between God, nature and man.
Sincerely,
Sylvia, Jerry and Rachel
Challah
Baking
Several years ago, Bernice Herman stopped me in the hall, "Say, would you like to bake challah with us on Friday morning?"
That's how it starts. We have a lot of fun beginning at 7:00 a.m. (6:00 a.m. if Norm LaZar and Betsy are baking).
Come and see. We'll show you the routine. We can always use help, if not each week, once or twice a month; if not at 7, then at 8 or 9 a.m.
It's a successful fund raiser for our congregation and a pure sensual delight!
Please call Judith Sussman or Estelle Kramer.
Sponsoring an Oneg serves many purposes. It helps in our desire to socialize with one another following an evening of spiritual renewal. Jews are known for noshing and talking, usually at the same time! It's an opportunity to share the joy of a special mitzvah … a birthday, an anniversary, a bar or bat mitzvah, a graduation, a confirmation, recovery from illness, a …you get the point. Sponsoring an Oneg is something each family can and should do from time to time. We all have events in our lives worth sharing with one another.The Mitzvah of Sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat
What's involved? Nothing more than providing a selection of cakes, cookies, and/or fruit, including a few sugarless items, on your chosen Friday. The office can assist in letting you know how many people to plan for.
Won't you share your next celebration with your Congregation Albert family? What special event is on your calendar? Plan ahead. Call the office to pick a date and sponsor an Oneg Shabbat today.
Meditation and Healing
Sat. April 9th and April 23rd
9:30 a.m. sharp - 10:20 a.m.
Location: School Room 6New: A healing meditation component has been added.
Everyone from beginners to advanced practitioners
of any tradition are welcome.For information, please contact or
From the Meditation Group
Shabbat morning meditation has periodically included meditations focused on healing. Meditation as part of a healing process is now of increased interest in the secular world. One only needs to look at the recent articles in Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic to see the general interest.
Meditation on healing has long been a recognized part of Jewish spirituality and practice. The earliest reference goes back to Moses' prayer of healing for his sister Miriam, El na refanah la. (God, heal her.) Here at Congregation Albert, we include a prayer of healing in every Shabbat Service, in addition to holding a Healing Service at Yom Kippur. We recently experimented with adding a section of healing meditation to our regular practice. Our regular meditators responded favorably and requested that we make it a regular part of our practice, and so we shall. Any who are in need of healing of body, mind or spirit are encouraged to join us on the 2nd and 4th Shabbat. Experience in meditation is not necessary, we teach as we go. Questions are encouraged either by calling Eileen Yager or Paula Schwartz before Shabbat, or in meeting after the meditation has concluded.
A Time to Talk
Bereavement Support sponsored by the Caring Committee
You are invited to meet with Pearl Gross and remember your loved one(s). A Time to Talk is an important aspect of mourning and remembrance. A Time To Talk will be held on the second and fourth Fridays of each month.
For more information, call Pearl Gross. Meeting place will be posted in the Temple office.
Social Action Kallah in Phoenix
On Tuesday, April 12th, Rabbi Marla Feldman, the Director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, will lead a social action kallah (seminar) from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Temple Kol Ami in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Kallah is especially designed for Social Action committee members and chairpeople and those who care about the intersection of religion and social justice. Rabbi Feldman will be conducting two workshops as well as sharing best practices.
The kallah is jointly sponsored by the Commission on Social Action and the Pacific Southwest Council of the Union for Reform Judaism.
The cost of the kallah is $36 which includes dinner and materials. To register or to obtain further information, contact Romela Kurdoglanyan at 818.907.8740 or .
Everybody's Business
Mazel Tov to Pari Noskin Taichert whose first novel, The Clovis Incident has been nominated for an Agatha Award for best first novel for 2004.
Lexus of Albuquerque
Invitational Golf TournamentGet your clubs ready
and start practicing that swing !The Lexus of Albuquerque
Invitational Golf Event
will take place on Monday, May 9, 2005
at the Twin Warriors Resort Gold Course.
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