Sunday, January 19, 2025 How Dreams Inform Our Spirituality Bonney Parker Everyone dreams, even if those dreams are not remembered. Our culture does not give much weight to dreaming, relegating those nightly scenarios to clearing the detritus of the day, or taking them literally and believing calamity and/or great fortune is about to happen. Dreams, … Continued

Sunday, January 12, 2025 Reconciling Political Differences Ivette Guillermo McGahee Recollections from her trip to Sierra Leone representing Allies in Caring. Tune in remotely by visiting our Facebook page for Livestream of this service.

Sunday, January 5, 2025 The Broken Story: All Ages Service Jessica Dunn Safonof, UUCSJS Director of Religious Education Storytelling is a fundamental human activity. The stories we tell ourselves help shape our identities and our beliefs. They help us make sense of our experiences. Collectively, our stories help us create a shared identity and build … Continued

Sunday, December 22, 2024 Winter Solstice All Music Service Gina Roche, UUCSJS Music Director Tune in remotely by visiting our Facebook page for Livestream of this service.

Sunday, December 15, 2024 “Mankind Was Our Business!”: “A Christmas Carol” Revisited Cynthia Grzywinsky Written over 180 years ago, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” remains beloved today as an emblem of our Yuletide celebrations. This 1843 novella represents not only a “feel good” homage to the holiday season, but also an indictment of the socio-economic … Continued

Sunday, December 8, 2024 The Armenian Genocide: One Family’s Story Deb Dagavarian On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Turks declared that the Armenians living in Turkey be eradicated. On that date Armenian authors, poets, artists, scientists, politicians, religious leaders, physicians, and military officers were arrested under the guise of deportation, and then killed. For the … Continued

Sunday, December 1, 2024 All Ages Service: The Gift of Presence Over Presents UUCSJS Director of Religious Education, Jessica Dunn Safonof Our consumerist culture wants us to believe that presents are the most important part of any holiday gathering but in reality it is our presence our loved ones actually value the most. Join us … Continued

Sunday, November 24, 2024 Vespers UUCSJS Music Director, Gina Roche Gina Roche Music Service – The Importance of Self-love and Self-care featuring our special musical guest singer/songwriter John Miller. We are all in for a musical treat! BIO: Gina ROCHÉ (vocalist/guitarist/songwriter/uke player/vocal coach/tap dancer and music director for our beloved UUCSJS and loving it!) Gina … Continued

Sunday, November 17, 2024 Finding Echoes Mark Bernstein Novelist Mohsin Hamid wrote, “Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” Demonstrating empathy requires understanding, vulnerability, a listening ear and an open heart. In this sermon, we’ll explore the nature and power of empathy.   BIO: Mark Bernstein is a former staff member of … Continued

  Sunday, November 10, 2024 Saving the World One Starfish at a Time Theresa McReynolds Every one of us in our own way can make a difference even if that difference is only felt by one person, it is easy to feel powerless and overwhelmed, especially if those around us are saying nothing can work … Continued