Sunday, July 14, 2024 Gina’s Spectacular Musical Extravaganza Gina Roche Tune in remotely by visiting our Facebook page for Livestream of this service.

Sunday, July 7, 2024 Putting Faith Into Action ESWA From Matthew 7:15-20, “By their fruits you will know them.” Most major world religions and secular moral philosophies – Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Humanism and more – share in common a moral code that says feeding the hungry, healing the sick and alleviating suffering is the … Continued

Sunday, June 30, 2024 Cooking Your Life Rick Smykla When preparing a meal in a Zen monastery, it is said that the cook “must handle the ingredients as carefully as if they were his own eyes.” Seeing the kitchen as a model for the entire world gives us a sense of the utmost care needed … Continued

Sunday, June 23, 2024 Renewal Stephanie Garrett Renewal for Stephanie Garrett was to be born again. She attended a Black Baptist Church in her youth, and after college stopped attending. Her mental and spiritual understanding of developing her own theology, began to take shape, though it’s an ongoing process. She defines herself as a spiritual … Continued

Sunday, June 16, 2024 Summer Solstice, Honoring the Light Within Theresa McReynolds While the Spring Equinox begins this journey and represents new beginnings, the Summer Solstice represents the next step of this divine rhythm. Always occurring at the start of the Cancer Sun Season, the Summer Solstice reminds us to turn inward and find the … Continued

Sunday, June 9, 2024 On Immigration: First Friends of New Jersey and New York Katy Sastre Please join us for a presentation on the current work of First Friends of New Jersey and New York, an organization dedicated to upholding the inherent dignity and humanity of immigrants who are impacted by the immigration enforcement system. … Continued

Sunday, June 2, 2024 Metaphor as Spiritual Practice Rev. Rosemarie Newberry Dr. Rev. Kendyl Gibbons, long time president of the American Humanists, created spiritual practices for UUs. Gibbons’ other practices were: beauty, ambiguity, covenant, and gratitude. Metaphor takes us deeper into our spirit and faith. Come, let’s go deeper together. Bio: The Rev Rosemarie Newberry … Continued

Sunday, May 26, 2024 Happiness Cynthia Grzywinski In these uncertain times, we hear a lot about happiness – all kinds of advice on how to pursue it, how to attain and maintain it. The right to pursue something called “happiness” even appears in the US Declaration of Independence, but what does it mean to be … Continued

Sunday, May 19, 2024 The Nine Commandments Rev Charlie Dieterich Sure, you obey the ten commandments, but how about the nine? As Jewel sang: “In the end only kindness matters.” Bio: After a first career as a television system designer, Charlie Dieterich changed directions, attended Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley California, and … Continued

Sunday, May 12, 2024 The Difficulty of Being Just Mark Bernstein Potter Stewart wrote that “Fairness is what justice really is.” What does it mean to be fair and just in our interactions with others and how do these qualities define us as Unitarian Universalists? Bio: Mark Bernstein is a former staff member with the … Continued