Mailing address:
PO Box 853
Pomona NJ 08240
GPS:
39°30'03.0"N 74°31'58.5"W
Physical address:
(DO NOT USE FOR MAILING! Use PO Box above)
75 South Pomona Road
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
Office Phone: (609) 965-9400
Administrator Email: admin@uucsjs.org
I’m Black and I’m Proud Lay speaker Shelee R. McIlvaine As a Person of Color, as a woman in these times, am I able to speak my Truth without reservation, caution, or fear of repercussion or punishment? In the Spirit of Black History Month, let us reflect on the origin of the loss of the … Continued
The Interdependent Web: Thoreau, Quantum Physics & the 7th Principle Guest speaker Kate Sloan How could a 200 year old Transcendentalist relate to today’s world? Thoreau knew more than he thought he did! We examine the transcendentalist belief of the interconnectedness of life which lead to our 7th Principle and contrast that with what we … Continued
Legacies of Love Guest minister Rev. Laura Randall We are each the inheritors and the creators of legacies, for good and ill. What legacies do you aspire to? Struggle with? What legacies are you creating with your own life? What legacies are we, as Unitarian Universalists, creating together? The Rev. Victoria Safford says that transformation … Continued
Sports: Our National Religion? Rev. Dawn Fortune Superbowl Sunday is the day when Americans consume more food in a single 24-hour period than any other save Thanksgiving. What is it about sport that causes non-watchers to participate in this annual ritual? Is sportsball actually a religious experience? Even for heretics, that seems like a stretch, … Continued
Compassion for Conservatives Lay speaker Kit Marlowe Many people describe the current political environment as “tribal.” We tend to ascribe most of the irrationality to whoever we disagree with. Think about how you stop listening whenever you suspect racism or sexism. Kit Marlowe will help us try to learn how to recognize “the inherent worth … Continued
In the Deep Midwinter Rev. Dawn Fortune It’s been a year since the last presidential inauguration. Let’s take time to consider what has changed in our lives since that day, and examine what it is that draws us together each Sunday. We will explore the ancient language and ritual of worship, and consider how it … Continued
What Makes a Covenant? Rev. Dawn Fortune Unitarian Universalists are freely gathered people who voluntarily enter into covenanted community. As we welcome new members to our congregation, let’s consider what it means to be a covenanted community. A covenant lays out some standards about how we will treat one another, but what makes it different … Continued
The Art of Meaning Guest minister Rev. Kimberley Debus Art has power to move us and change our lives. But what is it about the arts? We’ll examine the ways viewing, performing, and making art helps us make sense of our lives, our communities, and all of creation.
Buddhism – The Doctor is (With) In Lay speaker Cynthia Grzywinski The Buddha said “I teach only about suffering and the transformation of suffering.” Buddhism contends suffering is a manifestation of the mind and the attachments it creates. It follows that our minds can be used toward its cessation. Currently mindfulness and meditation practices have … Continued
Shepherds Quake and Tyrants Tremble Rev. Dawn Fortune 6 pm A traditional Christmas Eve service of carols and readings by candlelight.
