UUCSJS Midweek Message

• Minister's Midweek Meditation
• This Sunday
• Last Sunday
• Stewardship Campaign
• Events This Week
• Announcements
• Connect to Our Faith

Rev. Dawn is on furlough this week. You can catch up on past Minister's Midweek Meditations on the YouTube Playlist or join us Friday at 7pm for Evening Lenten Vespers for UUs.

-Lay Speaker, Ivette Guillermo McGahee

Join guest speaker Ivette Guillermo McGahee as she speaks about commitment as a spiritual practice.

Sunday at 10 am at www.tinyurl.com/uucsjszoom or call in to (929)436-2866 then enter: 2246776604#, 0#, 306591#. Make sure to update your Zoom software before Sunday morning so you aren't late to church!

Information on upcoming services can be found HERE.

For those hearing-impaired, pdf copies of the sermon are available on our website at the link above. Also, entire services are uploaded to our YouTube channel each Sunday afternoon where Closed Captioning is available.

See what you missed if you weren't able to join us!

Our annual stewardship drive is now underway!

The theme of “Keep the Faith” calls attention to the last year when we were faced with unexpected uncertainty and challenge, we responded collectively with creativity, resilience, caring, and commitment. We can’t imagine all that is ahead for this community, but if we continue to “Keep the Faith”, I am certain we will continue to find a bold new way forward.

A stewardship pledge is making a commitment to the future of the congregation. Each family has to determine their own capacity to give. We ask you to make a financial commitment in advance to help us with the planning for the year ahead. Each and every gift is important to us.

Below are links to three different stewardship documents:

1) Our case statement about the pledge drive with a letter from Rev. Dawn, the goals, and suggested giving tables.

2) A sign-up form to attend a conversation about the future of UUCSJS.

3) A pledge card - if you are ready to record your pledge in support of the 2021 to 2022 programming year.

Thank you for your voluntary generosity and your faithful and ongoing support of our congregation.

In fellowship,

Karen York, stewardship chair

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

To have your announcement placed in the Midweek Message, please send an email to uucsjsadmin@gmail.com by Noon on Wednesday.

The Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 6:30 pm on Zoom.

All are welcome.

On Friday nights at 7 p.m. through the season of Lent, a vespers service will be presented live on the UUCSJS YouTube Channel. Each service has scripture readings, music, and a brief reflection.

Tune in for a contemplative half-hour service! Visit uucsjs.org to learn more about the Friday Evening Vespers.

Book Club will be meeting on ZOOM on Friday, March 19th at 7:00 pm using the UUCSJS link.

All are welcome.

TELL ME HOW IT ENDS (An Essay in Forty Questions) by Valeria Luiselli

(This book replaces Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli originally listed for March)

“Valeria Luiselli’s extended essay on her volunteer work translating for child immigrants confronts with compassion and honesty the problem of the North American refugee crisis. It’s a rare thing: a book everyone should read.”

-Stephen Sparks

This should be a very interesting and enlightening discussion of a difficult subject. Judy Pereira will be leading the discussion.

April selection: Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella

Questions: morellb@msn.com

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

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Sunday Services 10 am on Zoom at tinyurl.com/uucsjszoom

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