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
What Have We Done? Rev. John Marsh and everyone On this Sunday after the election you are invited to reflect together on the significance of this moment. Rev. Marsh will offer a brief homily and there will be time for shared reflections.
Revealing the Sacred: The Enduring Bonds of Kin Special Guest Speaker Rev. Rebekah Montgomery As we reflect on community and how we come together, we often turn to how family of choice and family of blood relates to our spiritual lives. This sermon explores our chosen bonds as a source of personal theology and a … Continued
What did we Learn? Utopian Visions, Part II Rev. John Marsh Some utopian experiments came to abrupt ends (remember the one with the Kool-Aid?). Some stories feature villains who betrayed the ideals of community for their own material gain. Other communities flourished for a time, diminished, and then reformed themselves, becoming more like a company … Continued
The Long Loneliness and the Harsh and Dreadful Love Lay speaker James Gentile A celebration of the legacy of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement. Dorothy Day was a journalist, social activist, and a convert to Catholicism. She taught the Berrigan brothers about non-violent resistance, and believed it was just as important to feed … Continued
Let’s Be Perfect! Utopian Visions, Part I Rev. John Marsh North America was and is awash with attempts to form the perfect society. Boston was to be “a city on a hill.” Philadelphia was William Penn’s “holy experiment.” The state of Georgia was started as an experiment to have a society free of slavery at … Continued
Days of Awe Rev. John Marsh Lessons for Unitarian Universalists from the celebration of the Jewish New Year.
Putting Our Best Foot Forward: Why We Take Positions on Matters of Social Import Rev. John Marsh Taking stands on social issues can divide us against ourselves, can seem to run against what we say about the importance of the individual conscience, can seem like people are playing at being holier than thou rather than … Continued
Blind Spots and Brain Bugs: Roadblocks to Social Justice Lay speaker Michael Cluff Nobody ever said fighting for social justice was easy. Michael will explore the mindsets that block progress, both in our rivals and in ourselves.
The Pursuit of Happiness Interim Minister Rev. John Marsh Ours is one of the few governments that gives helping to make its citizens happy as a reason for its existence. How is that working out for you? How much can we reasonably expect from government in the happiness department? How much from our religious community? … Continued
Living Waters Interim Minister Rev. John Marsh Everyone is invited to bring some water from a source that gives meaning and hope. We will celebrate the beginning of a new Congregational Year, with a new minister, a new Board, and a renewed Search Committee. We will acknowledge the anniversary of a tragic event for our … Continued
