YOUR SHARED MINISTRY, PART I: Freedom of the Pulpit/Freedom of the Pew Rev. Cynthia Cain As you move toward what we all hope will be a called minister, I will be talking with you about your part in the ministry of the congregation. Today we explore these two doctrines, foundational to our faith, but often … Continued

A Spiritual “OPEN MIC” What piece of music, literary quote, or poetry has moved, inspired, or sustained you? What keeps you focused, centered, keeps you coming back to the world as a liberal person, ready to take on another day? All are invited to share, your own or another’s creation, but you must sign up, … Continued

Easter Sunday: A Celebration of Renewal Lay speaker Jim Gentile We celebrate renewal in words, in music, and in community.

Palm Sunday & Choosing Life: A Look at Plath & Sarton Rev. Cynthia Cain May Sarton and Sylvia Plath, two poets who were also UUs, had very different lives. Through their poetry and the theology of sacrifice that often accompanies the Easter story, we will consider life & death.

Spirals Rev. Cynthia Cain This archetypal symbol can tell us a great deal about our own inner landscapes, our desires, and even our fears. “We live in a spiral-shaped galaxy,” writes Margaret Wheatley, in reference to Chaos Theory. Spirals: they apply to congregations as well as to individuals.

Water, Justice, and Black Lives Guest speaker Lena Smith Ms. Smith, the Regional Organizer for Food & Water Watch, will talk about how Water and Environmental Justice affects Black Lives… even right now, as Atlantic City could potentially become another Flint, Michigan. Does our dedication to environmental justice extend to those outside our own walls?

Beloved Conversations Revisited Rev. Cynthia Cain, Barbara Miller, Heidi Jannsch Over thirty members of our congregation have engaged in meaningful conversations about racism, white privilege, and the issues surrounding the African American community today. In this service, we’ll be hearing from some of these folks. Come and be enlightened!

A Blues Praxis Rev. Cynthia Cain What can we learn from the blues about living, loving, and about the life of a community of faith? Quite a bit, I will argue. From Robert Johnson to Muddy Waters, the lessons abound.

Changing the Way We Look at Love Rev. Cynthia Cain Our language is the only one that has but a single word for “love.” There are so many other ways to think about love, and to broaden our conversation about who we are as people of faith, especially when we, as Unitarian Universalists talk so … Continued

Congregational Challenges of Calling a Minister Lay speakers Jim Gentile, Marsha Hannah, Paul Utts from the Ministerial Search Committee The worship theme this year is “Change.” As our Congregation anticipates calling a Minister later this year, the Ministerial Search Committee presents a service to contemplate the congregational, relational, and stewardship challenges now placed before the … Continued