Sunday, April 25, 2021 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Neverending Dance of Becoming Rev. Dawn Fortune Our past, present, and future all play a role in our lifelong journey of growth and becoming. The parts of this journey that are the most challenging, even painful, are often the places where the most intense … Continued

Sunday, April 18, 2021 Barbara Miller Music Tribute Rev. Dawn Fortune Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore’s Music Director Barbara Miller has officially retired after more than two decades of dedicated service. Join in this special service of celebration and remembrance of her humble leadership since the very first days of the congregation. … Continued

Sunday, April 11, 2021 Poetry Share Lay speaker Deb Dagavarian Join us in our popular (semi-)annual celebration of poetry. These include favorites and original pieces contributed by our members and friends. To Join ZOOM Meeting ON COMPUTER: Go to Zoom link (Meeting ID: 224 677 6604) To Join ZOOM Meeting BY PHONE (you do NOT … Continued

Sunday, April 4, 2021 Dry Bones and Caterpillar Soup Rev. Dawn Fortune Easter is the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth after his murder. With hopes high of an eventual end to the COVID-19 pandemic, how do we experience death and resurrection in the year 2021? To Join ZOOM Meeting ON COMPUTER: … Continued

Sunday, March 28, 2021 Commitment Matters When Things are Difficult Rev. Dawn Fortune Palm Sunday in the Christian calendar is when Jesus of Nazareth is said to have entered Jerusalem, knowing of his impending arrest and death. Committed to his role in the legend, as laid forth by the prophets before him, he went forward … Continued

Sunday, March 21, 2021 Spring: Nature’s Commitment Rev. Dawn Fortune The spring equinox marks the changing of the seasons, the time between the depths of winter and the height of summer. Nature offers us so many ways to celebrate and observe the turning of the wheel of time. With this new season, what might we … Continued

Sunday, March 14, 2021 Moving Money in the Direction of Our Commitments Lay speaker Ivette Guillermo Money is like water. It can be a conduit for commitment, a currency of love. Money moving in the direction of our highest commitments nourishes our world and ourselves. What you appreciate appreciates. When you make a difference with … Continued

Sunday, March 7, 2021 Are You Committed? Rev. Dawn Fortune Join us this Sunday for our Stewardship kickoff as we begin our month of asking “What does it mean to be a people of commitment?” To Join ZOOM Meeting ON COMPUTER: Go to Zoom link (Meeting ID: 224 677 6604) To Join ZOOM Meeting BY … Continued

Sunday, February 28, 2021 Beloved Community: Beyond the Warm and Fuzzy Rev. Dawn Fortune We sometimes think of beloved community as a utopian ideal where diverse people live together in harmony, but that is a myth. Beloved community calls us to embrace discomfort, to learn and grow in ways that stretch us beyond what we … Continued

Sunday, February 21, 2021 The 8th Principle Rev. Dawn Fortune “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.” Join us to … Continued