UUCSJS Midweek Message

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022 is the deadline to register or update your voter registration to vote in the June 7, 2022 primary.

You need to update your registration if:

• You have moved within New Jersey.
• You have changed your name.
• Your original signature was not very legible or has changed since you registered.
• You have served time and are now on parole or probation.

Check your registration, get registered and much more at https://www.vote411.org/

Last chance! Please bring in items THIS Sunday!

Volunteer to be a worship associate! Contact Colby Tippins today!

Contact a member of the Caring Team

Team members can provide you with support during/after an illness, a death in the family, or other loss or hardship. They can find you resources, run errands, or provide meals in time of need.

Reach out to:

• Tracey Catino at (609) 674-8721 email: Traceysnaps@msn.com
• Denise O'Meara at (610) 316-7495 email: denome53@gmail.com
• Helen Utts at (609) 338-3391 email: HelenUtts@aol.com
• MaryLou DeMaria-Berhang at (201) 247-5635 email: MLberhang@gmail.com
• Tony Zitelli at (201) 463-2800 email: happy85a@aol.com
• Barbara Morell at (215) 805-7599 email: morellb@msn.com

To have your announcement placed in the Midweek Message, please send an email to admin@uucsjs.org by Noon on Wednesday.

Planning a special event? The Communications Team can help. Visit https://uucsjs.breezechms.com/form/42685e for more information.

Coffee Hour is postponed until further notice due to the rise in Covid-19. Please continue to bring your own coffee, juices, snacks, etc. to be enjoyed safely outside or in your vehicle. We will continue to monitor the situation and take guidance from CDC & UUA.

Thanks, Richard Schurig

On May 22, following the service, we invite all who are new to our congregation to a special gathering. The purpose is to get to know each other better, and to help you to learn enough about us that you no longer feel new. After we introduce ourselves, we plan to speak to the following:

• How do we plan to run Church without a minister?
• Some bits and pieces from our proud history.
• What is our current social outreach?
• Ways that you can become involved in the life of our congregation.
• How does one become a member?

We will begin as soon as we can in the sanctuary. We promise to go no longer than 90 minutes. We will take a short break during the program and sandwiches will be available. Afterwards, you can choose to take a tour of the building if you can stay a little longer.

If you would like to attend, please respond to the RSVP box below.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Betsy Searight and Judy Pereira

Membership Committee

THE FIVE WOUNDS BY KIRSTIN VALDEZ QUADE

The Five Wounds is a miraculous debut novel from a writer whose stories have been hailed as “legitimate masterpieces” (New York Times). Kirstin Valdez Quade conjures characters that will linger long after the final page, bringing to life their struggles to parent children they may not be equipped to save.

Book club will meet on Friday, May 20th at 7:00 pm on ZOOM (www.tinyurl.com/uucsjszoom)

Everyone is welcome to join in the discussion or just listen. Diane Dreby will lead the discussion.

June selection is THE ADDRESS BOOK by Deidre Mask

Study of Dragonflies and Damselflies – Saturday, May 21

Offered by Mike Hannisian and Nancy Watson, both nationally known experts and photographers on this subject, and members of our congregation.

• The first session of the day , from 10:00 to 12:00, held at the UU Center, will be an illustrated introduction to the subject.
• The second session will be from 1:00 to 3:00 - a field trip at a small pond in Port Republic. Wear boots and bring small focus binoculars if you have them.

You may select each session singly or select them both. Cost is $25 for each, and $40 for both.

To purchase one or both of these everts: Contact Betsy Searight, or visit the signup sheet in the back corner of the Sanctuary and follow the instructions.

We’ve all had those moments. The ordinary suddenly appears extraordinary. One minute the objects around us blend into the background, sit there as “things.” The next they come to life, so clearly carrying meaning and memory. What once seemed possessions, now somehow possess us. They are a part of us. And us them. When it happens, it’s beautiful.

So this month lean into the beauty of ordinary things, by picking one ordinary thing to praise. And then figure out how to praise it!

Maybe you’ll write an ode of your own, like the ones below. Maybe you’ll celebrate it by taking numerous pictures of it, from multiple angles at different times of the day. Maybe sharing it or passing it on to someone your treasure will be your way.

Here are a number of poetic praises to help you on your way…

• Ode to My Socks - Pablo Neruda
• A Personal Reflection on Neruda and “our things”
• Burial & To the Fig Tree on 9th & Christian - Ross Gay
• To the Mulberry Tree - Ross Gay
• Ode to the Women on Long Island - Olivia Gatwood
• Ode to Thrift Stores - Ariana Brown

(from Soul Matters)

Click on the graphic below or visit the calendar at uucsjs.org for more information on events and meetings.

CLICK HERE to reserve the Zoom Room or to add your event to the calendar.

Guest speaker Jose Sanchez

Since the mid 2000’s, migrants and refugees have been settling in our area. Jose A. Sanchez will cover Catholic Charities’ Reception and Placement program; the difference between the Afghans and Cubans and Haitians regarding work, public benefits, and more, as they settle in south Jersey. Also, what we can do as a congregation to help these people when they arrive.

Jose A. Sanchez has been with Catholic Charities for 15 years, working in one form or another with the refugee or immigrant population. Since July 2021, Jose has held responsibility for the reception and placement of 30 Afghan clients. While resettling this population, Jose was also working with clients from Haiti, Guatemala, and Cuba, all of whom were coming through the Texas border and into south Jersey. The work of Welcoming the Stranger continues now with the arrival of refugees from Ukraine.

PLEASE NOTE: This service will be in person at UUCSJS and streamed live on our Facebook page. A recording will be available later in the day on our YouTube Channel.

Here you will find ways to learn about and connect with our faith and opportunities to connect with other UU's from outside our congregation.

Click on the images for more information.

Sunday Services 10 am in person and livestreamed on Facebook.

Email: admin@uucsjs.org
Website: www.uucsjs.org
Location: 75 S Pomona Rd, Egg Harbor City, NJ, USA
Phone: (609) 965-9400
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Twitter: @UUCSJS