Physical address:
75 South Pomona Road
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
GPS:
39°30'03.0"N 74°31'58.5"W
Mailing address:
PO Box 853
Pomona, NJ 08240
Office Phone: (609) 965-9400
Email:
Administrator: uucsjsadmin@gmail.com
Minister: minister@uucsjs.org
Why is it So Hard to Show Love? Rev. Dawn Fortune It is often said that the world needs love more than almost anything else, and yet is the thing that is so hard to express. How many of us were taught how to show love? Can we separate love from romance and sexuality in … Continued
Memorial for the Fallen Dead Lay speaker Kit Marlowe Memorial Day is complicated for UUs. We mourn every soldier, sailor, or airperson who has died in military service, and recognize that our society would be very different, and not in a good way, if the USA had no Department of Defense. On the other hand, … Continued
How Do We Know What is True? Rev. Dawn Fortune How do we know what is true? How much of our perception is shaped and shaded by our own social location and lived experience? One of the questions from the Question Box sermon earlier this year, the notion of how we know truth is complex … Continued
Consent and Empowerment Lay speaker Betsy Erbaugh Mother’s Day was originally founded as an antiwar rallying cry by Unitarian Julia Ward Howe. In the age of #MeToo, #TimesUp, #FamiliesBelongTogether and #FreeBlackMamas, how do our UU principles call us to help create conditions so that all families can thrive? Betsy Erbaugh reflects on how the OWL … Continued
Eat Your Veggies: Moral Authenticity in a Complex World Rev. Dawn Fortune Our Unitarian Universalist Principles are aspirational statements that call us to live to the highest kind of ethical standards. Considering our commitment to responsible stewardship of the earth, what do we do in our daily lives to support that value? The annual service … Continued
Beltane Lay speaker Theresa McReynolds Beltane is the ancient Celtic festival of spring. We celebrate new life everywhere, as the signs of spring grow around us. Traditionally this is the festival of the Maypole dance and the Beltane fire.
Easter Rev. Dawn Fortune Easter and Earth Day coincide this year, giving us a perfect opportunity to consider the notion of death and resurrection as it applies to our physical world as well as our spiritual growth. Must there be death for there to be growth? Must something be destroyed completely to be born anew? … Continued
Sermon on the Amount, Part 2 Rev. Dawn Fortune Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who show generosity, for they shall receive great gifts. The stewardship season is over. The fellowship dinner was last night, and as the dust settles, we look forward and consider what lies ahead … Continued
So … What’s it (worth) to ya? Rev. Dawn Fortune This is the last Sunday of our annual stewardship pledge drive. This is the time when we wrap up our fundraising work and begin to calculate what we can and cannot accomplish in the coming year. What bits of congregational life are most important to … Continued
Why Do We Sing? Led by Barbara Miller, Music Director Over the years, singing has been part of our Sunday services, celebrations such as memorial services and weddings, and social activism. If you think of a UUCSJS soundtrack, what music comes to mind?
