Sunday, September 24, 2023 Loss, Grief, and Healing Cynthia Grzywinski Many if not most of us have experienced deep feelings of grief and pain when a loved one has died. Oftentimes these include not only sadness, but darker emotions such as anger, regret, loneliness, disconnection, and fear that we may never feel joy, or be … Continued

Sunday, September 17, 2023 The Great Turning, and Allies In Caring’s Role in Creating Life-Sustaining Communities Ivette Guillermo McGahee If you look for it, you can find evidence that our civilization is being reinvented all around us. Previously accepted approaches to healthcare, business, education, agriculture, transport, communication, psychology, economics, and so many other areas are … Continued

Sunday, September 10, 2023 Water Communion Ceremony Minister Dana Moore Join us for our annual Water Ceremnony. Bio: When not nurturing her two beautiful children, Dana Moore is committed to being a social justice warrior through her ministry work with youth and young adults. Dana is a member of the UU Congregation at Montclair and … Continued

Sunday, September 3, 2023 Who Turned Up the Heat? A Worker’s Analysis Kit Marlowe Protecting workers from heat stress was part of Kit Marlowe’s profession. He worked hard at that part because heat causes many worker deaths. On Labor Sunday, Kit will share practical and political steps that control excess heat in your life. He … Continued

Sunday, August 27, 2023 The Trade-off of a Free Faith Rev. Kim Wilson One of the foundational elements of Unitarian Universalism is our commitment to the individual freedom of belief. Being a UU gives each of us the opportunity to participate in developing a faith that is personally meaningful. Yet it is not always an … Continued

Sunday, August 20, 2023 The Case Against Gratitude Mark Bernstein Poets, novelists, and self-help gurus tell us to count our blessings…to be grateful for what we have. But sometimes, gratitude doesn’t work, especially when life is hard, or things aren’t going our way. If we can’t draw on gratitude when we’re not feeling grateful, what … Continued

Sunday, August 13, 2023 Dragonflies and Damselflies: There’s More to Them Than Most People See Mike Hannisian and Nancy Watson Nancy and Mike are avid wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. They met at the 2007 Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival in Harlingen, TX. Since then, they have expanded their interests to include butterflies, and for the … Continued

Sunday, August 6, 2023 Why Our Gatherings Matter roddy bell-shelton biggs As Unitarian Universalists, we gather each week. Some get dressed and come in person, while others join from home. But why do we gather? Could it be that we do so for change and need one another to create change? With change ever on … Continued

Sunday, July 30, 2023 Letting Go and Finding the Peace Within Laura Kushner Releasing negative emotions that hold you back will bring you inner peace. Bio: Laura Kushner is a recent graduate of Drew Theological School where she earned her Masters of Divinity, with a focus on Social Justice Advocacy. She is a long time … Continued

Sunday, July 23, 2023 Poetry and Spirituality Elinor Mattern “Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan In this interactive dialogue with poet Elinor Mattern, we will discuss ways in which the ineffable “jewels” of poems and prayers, prayers and poems, can awaken the the soul and the heart, … Continued