Rev. Dawn is off this week. You can catch up on past Minister's Midweek Meditations on the YouTube Playlist.
If you are in need of assistance, please contact Tracey Catino our Caring Team Leader.
Margaret Circle
Margaret Circle will meet on Thursday, May 6, at 1:00. We will meet at the pavilion by the water at Port Republic rather than on Zoom, rain or shine.
The topic will be presented by Kim Trotto, and will be as follows:
“What was it like to keep house in the middle ages or the Victorian era? That is, if you were a not a fine lady with servants to do your bidding? We’re fortunate to have modern conveniences in our homes but many of these are relatively new. Cooking and cleaning in the past could be very laborious, yet women found ways to make work easier and used methods of caring for their families that still work well. In the Margaret Circle presentation for May, I will discuss the lives of mainly rural women since most people did live and work in rural areas until the late 19th Century. My source materials are the BBC living history series Victorian Farm and Tudor Monastery Farm and the works of historian Ruth Goodman, a specialist in historical housekeeping.”
All are welcome to attend what promises to be a very interesting meeting. Contact Betsy Searight or email admin@uucsjs.org for more information.
Save the Date! May 20, 2021
Con-Vivir Wellness Hub Opening Celebration!
The Con-Vivir (Spanish for "living well together") Wellness Hub intends to provide affordable mental health services and information about available resources to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
10:30 am – 7:30 pm
11:30 am: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
3:30 pm: Mindfulness Class for Families
RSVPs are requested. You can RSVP HERE.
Thank You!
I want to say a loud and sincere Thanks! to all who conveyed their gratitude in the April 18 service when my retirement became official. It is safe to say I have never felt more loved and appreciated. Your support over the years has allowed me to grow as a person and as a musician. Of course, I will still be present in zoom services as the music coordinator, and I look forward to resuming in-person worship and activities at the soonest possible safe date.
The gifts of travel vouchers for AirBnB and for American Airlines and the travel accessories will soon be put to good use. You all were extremely generous!
I want to say thanks for your faithfulness over the past year in attending services and supporting our congregation and one another from a distance. Maintaining a sense of community while we are limited to online communication requires the grit to stay on the path even when it is rocky and rough. Let's continue to walk it together.
Sincerely,
Barbara Miller
Listening to Today's Prophets
-Theresa McReynolds, Lay Leader
Rev. Dr. Theresa McReynolds considers herself a spiritual seeker. She has spent most of her life studying many different religious texts as well as several different spiritual traditions. She believes that the prophets of today can be found in the arts. The writers and painters and movie makers. She has been spending this time of COVID studying and listening to these wise teachers and is looking forward to sharing with you some of what she has learned.
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.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore
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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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