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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.

Beginning this Sunday 7-24-2022 coffee hour will resume. Thank you to those that have stepped up to help and to those who will pitch in later. Just coffee and light beverages for now. Please remember to bring snacks with you!!! Plans for food later may include granola bars, wrapped and fruit in it's natural wrapper.

For anyone wishing to help with set up......arrival around 0915 hours will be good.

Thanks,

Richard Schurig,

The newly re-instated Minister of Coffee

UUCSJS Book Club does not meet in July and August but here is the list of books we will be discussing starting in September. We will start meetings on Friday, Sept 16th by ZOOM.

Looking forward to seeing you then as anyone is welcome to come to a meeting!!!!

Questions: morellb@msn.com

CLICK HERE for a list of the books scheduled for 2022-23!

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

July 1st began a new fiscal year for our congregation and a brand new make up of our Board of Trustees. We are happy to welcome Steve McGahee as our Vice President, Kit Marlowe as our Secretary and Paul Utts as our Treasurer. We also would like to welcome our three new members at large, Pat Kennedy, David Weesner and Heather Swenson-Brilla. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing board members Betsy Earbaugh, Janet Longo and John Brilla for their hard work and service to the congregation.

Our new sign was delivered and installed last Friday. It was exactly what we ordered based on our congregational meeting and looks awesome! We will now need to repaint both signposts and that should be done in the very near future. We would like to thank Janet Longo, chairperson of the Signage committee and her team for their hard work and determination to see this project through to completion. This committee worked over two years and through many obstacles to get us where we are today and we are grateful for your service.

Progress continues on our building rental to a Home School Co-op who would like to begin using our building one day a week beginning in September. We also are moving along on our audio visual project and should have some pieces of the project completed in the next several weeks. We will be hearing more about this from our board member David Weesner.

You may also notice that we have stopped listing the Heartfulness Meditation reminder in our midweeks and on our calendar. Since the pandemic, these services have moved to Zoom and the group no longer has an affiliation with the congregation.

Karen York has agreed to chair the Coronavirus Safety Task Force Committee and we appreciate her service. If anybody is interested in joining this committee, please reach out to Karen.

And finally the board is open to your thoughts and suggestions. Please reach out to any one of us to communicate them. You can send an email to board@uucsjs.org.

Marty Quish

UUCSJS Board President

Our loyal volunteer lawn mower, Steve Merkel, is laid up with a neck injury. Is there anyone who is able to mow our UU Center lawn? We figure it will be about 2-3 more mowings this season.

Please contact Barbara Miller, 609-602-0940 or bcmillermusic@gmail.com if you can help.

Steve and Palma, caring thoughts from the Building and Grounds Committee are flying to you.

Is there a working electric typewriter down in the rear of your closet or up in your attic that can be donated to ESWA?

One of their 2 typewriter's right-hand-margin can't reset and the other typewriter doesn't type the letter 'g'!!!

Please let Colby T. know if you have an electric typewriter to donate!

Thanks so much

This summer the children and youth in our Children's RE program are exploring service to others. Our first principle asks us to treat each person with dignity and respect. We are going to make ziploc bags of things people who are unhoused might need, such as a toothbrush, deodorant, even a snack to keep them going. But we need help collecting all the items.

Please review the sign up link below and help us make this project a reality!

Short on time? Don't know exactly what to get? You can also order directly from our Amazon Wish List!

Donations can be brought in to UUCSJS through August 21st.

Please speak with Colby if you wish to bring an arrangement of your choosing to our chalice table for a Sunday Service.

Contact Colby Tippins call/text: 609-442-0967.

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.

Featuring the Grace Notes Singers

Grace Notes Singers will share their song repertoire and invite us to sing along. The group will explain what they do as part of the Grace HealthCare Systems hospice program. The service will also include meditative readings and some silent time together. The Grace Notes Singers include our own Barbara Miller, Cynthia Grzywinski, Melissa Hutchison, as well as other local singers.

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.

*Masks are currently optional at UUCSJS.

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
Facebook: facebook.com/uucsjs
Twitter: @UUCSJS