This Sunday
The Gift of Liberating Love
Presented by Jessica Dunn Safonof, UUCSJS Director of Religious Education
Our Universalist ancestors believed no one would go to hell – that there was universal salvation. Love was so powerful it was more powerful than death! As modern Unitarian Universalists we draw from this foundation of love as our theology with love as our central shared value. Join us as we explore a love so powerful it can pull us toward action while keeping us accountable to each other.
BIO: Jessica Dunn Safonof has been a member of UUCSJS for over ten years and has served our congregation in many ways, including as an RE volunteer, RE Committee Chair, and as Secretary of the Board. She worked as a mental health case manager in children's residential treatment facilities before leaving that field to homeschool her children. She has been the Director of Religious Education at UUCSJS since 2018.
January 21st: Rituals of Love
Presented by Dana Moore, Minister
We call on the spirit of Love to be present in all things, in its many forms our expressions of love can seem warm and inviting, odd and indifferent. Together we'll explore roots and rituals of love that shape our lives today.
January 28th: Putting Love at the Center
Sermon by Rev. Dana Worsnop, UU Church of Ventura, Presented by Deb Dagavarian
Putting, keeping, holding love at the center of our lives, of our faith, in the world. That is our human quest. And it’s really hard...I really believe that the love available in the world is ample, even abundant. Possible, even probable. Yet, anyone who has loved – which is all of us – knows it’s so much more complicated...
Craft Your Own UU "Elevator Speech"
Sunday, January 21, 2024
An elevator speech is a short explanation of an individual’s faith that they could give between floors while talking to a stranger on an elevator in response to the question “Unitarian Universalism? What’s that?” This class will help you feel confident about articulating Unitarian Universalism and empower you to live and speak about our faith in the larger community!
Email Jess at religiouseducation@uucsjs.org to register.
Call to Action
Sign the :Petition Calling for Second Look Legislation in New Jersey" which would provide an opportunity for incarcerated senior citizens to demonstrate that they deserve a second chance to live in the community.
JANUARY BOOK CLUB
Book Club will be meeting January 19th at 7:00 on ZOOM (www.tinyurl.com/uucsjszoom).
All are welcome to join and our choice this month is:
WEST WITH GIRAFFES by Linda Rutledge
This is the great adventure story of 17-year-old Woodrow Wilson Nickel, who drives two giraffes cross-country in 1938 America, finding himself along the way through the joys and conflicts of the voyage. This novel is a piece of historical fiction and a bildungsroman, in which the historical context of 1938 permeates the narrator’s character development. Told through the first-person narrative point-of-view of the protagonist, Rutledge engages her reader in a story of adventure and an homage to animal rights. Central to this story is the promotion of animals as worthy of human devotion. Inspired by a true story, this novel is about hope, resilience, love, and the importance of memory and storytelling.
February is THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett
Need Help?
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
Helen Utts at (609) 338-3391 email: HelenUtts@aol.com
Tony Zitelli at (201) 463-2800 email: happy85a@aol.com
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Janet Longo at (609) 748-8608 email: jilportnj@comcast.net
Denise O'Meara at (610) 316-7495 denome53@gmail.com
Caring Team is looking for members who are willing to attend monthly Zoom meetings and help out when congregants are sick or suffering from hardships. Please contact Tracey Catino if you can join our confidential group.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore
Sunday Services 10:30 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
Mailing Address: PO Box 853, Pomona NJ 08240
Phone: (609) 965-9400
Facebook: facebook.com/uucsjs
Twitter: @UUCSJS