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
Perspectives on Mindfulness Meditation Lay speaker Bud Smith A 2010 Harvard study found that people spend 47% of their days thinking about things other than what they’re actually doing. The busyness of life, anxiety about the future and regrets from the past are all currents that can move us from the present. As Sam Harris … Continued
Family Promise Guest speaker Barb Sabath Barbara Sabath, the leader of Family Promise of Atlantic County, will give a background on the current state of homelessness in our part of the state.
The DUUdes Abide Presented by the UUCSJS Men’s Group The UUCSJS Men’s Group (aka "dUUdes") have met for years, leaving a (litter-free) trail of beer, wings, and veggie meatballs from here to Murray Grove. In the midst of such debauchery, they have created an accepting environment bypassing the restrictive cultural expectations of masculinity. We will … Continued
Everyday Spirituality Coordinator Erica Onofrio How can one incorporate a spiritual practice into your everyday life? Erica and others from the Everyday Spiritual Practice study group, including Marsha Hannah, Helene Gentile, Kathryn Kelley, and Karen York, will have suggestions and share their experiences.
Poetry Party Coordinator Theresa McReynolds “Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry.” — Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980) Join us for one of our community’s favorite services — sharing, feeling, contemplating the spoken word.
A Community of Reverence Lay speaker Richard Grzywinski Our Unitarian Universalist faith is manifested in the satisfying sense of community and friendship it inspires. But does that relationship extend into "reverence?" And should it? As many of us left our previous faith did we leave a vexing hole where reverence once resided? Do we fear … Continued
Commies in the Catskills: The Story of Camp Woodland Guest speaker Pat Lamanna Camp Woodland was a left-wing summer camp in Phoenicia, NY which flourished from 1939-1962. In addition to being known for collecting the folk songs of the Catskill region (and the place where Pete Seeger learned "Guantanamera"), it taught the children who attended … Continued
There’s No Place Like Home Heidi Jannsch, Melissa Hutchison, Debbi Dagavarian, and the Teen Class Join us for this intergenerational, family-friendly service as we bid a fond farewell to Reverend Cynthia. We will celebrate Reverend Cain’s two years with us with music, reflections, and Wizard of Oz themed surprises.
Optimism and Its Discontents Lay speaker Jon Luoma One hundred years ago, some of our Unitarian ancestors saw a future of only "progress… onward and upward forever." A century — and world wars and inhumanity and environmental degradation — later, have we become too pessimistic? Today, a message of hope, with evidence!, and a few … Continued
PRIDE Sunday Rev. Cynthia Cain and Guest Speaker Travis Love, AC Poet, Dancer, & Activist Rev. Cain and Mr. Love will discuss LGBTQ issues, with a focus upon youth/young adults, current backlash, and issues of intersectionality. Don’t miss!
