March 9, 2025 From Slave to Saint: The Meaning of St. Patrick’s Life… Rev. Julie Newhall …and sainthood within the UU tradition. Is there such a thing?   BIO: Reverend Julie Newhall currently serves as minister for the UU Ocean County Congregation. She has served as both an Interfaith and a Unitarian Universalist minister … Continued

Sunday, March 2, 2025 Trusting Our Inherent Worth: An All Ages Faith-in-Action Service Jessica Dunn Safonof, UUCSJS Director of Religious Education As Unitarian Universalists our faith calls us to remember and trust in everyone’s inherent worth. Unfortunately, in our society, some people are regularly told by our culture that they are less worthy than others. … Continued

Sunday, February 23, 2025 The Art of Inclusion Alison Maxfield This sermon will explore the following two questions on inclusion: how can we love our enemies? And how do we build bridges in community to welcome new members into our open, loving congregation? Come to the service and find out. Oh, and bring a friend. … Continued

Sunday, February 16, 2025 You Can Make a Difference Guy Forcone, Parent Recruiter for the NJ Division of Child Protection Did you know there is a huge need for foster and adoptive parents in the State of New Jersey? There are various ways people can help children in need of places to live. The State … Continued

Sunday, February 9, 2025 What Does Equality Look Like? Rev. Charlie Dieterich Marge Piercy wrote: ” Live as if you liked yourself, and it may happen” while Audre Lorde wrote: “when we are alone we are afraid love will never return and when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor … Continued

Sunday, February 2, 2025 The Parade of Welcome Jessica Dunn Safonof, UUCSJS Director of Religious Education How do Unitarian Universalists live a faith that inspires us to act out our values in the world? Libertaing Love! This month we will be exploring the practice of inclusion as a way to connect us to our core … Continued

Sunday, January 26, 2025 Creative Writing: A Powerful Journey of Joy, Transformation, and Creativity The UU United Creative Writing Group This sermon, presented by the UU Writers United Group, is sure to delight and fascinate. We will be presenting a multifaceted plethora of Creative delights through poetry, fiction, memoir, and song. Please join us in … Continued

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