UUCSJS Midweek Message

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• Upcoming Sunday Services
• Religious Education
• 2023 Service Auction
• Announcements
• Events This Week
• Last Sunday
• Connect to Our Larger Faith
• Caring Team

Gray Panthers and Raging Grannies

Presented by Rev Bob Murphy (live on the big screen)

"Organizing for Health Equity" is an Action of Immediate Witness that was endorsed by the 2023 General Assembly. The statement developed because of the Gray Panthers, the Raging Grannies, and other folks who are past the age of sixty-five. Rev. Robert (Bob) Murphy is a minister emeritus in Florida who will explain the new world of senior citizen radicalism and what it means for the Unitarian Universalists.

BIO: Rev. Robert (Bob) Murphy is a Unitarian Universalist minister emeritus in Florida. Bob describes himself as being "a circuit rider in the American South." During the 1990s, Bob was the minister who helped to develop the Green Sanctuary program. In 2011, he was the first person to receive a national Sierra Club award because of religious work. In recent years, Bob's attention has focused on aging during an era of pandemics and climate change. Bob graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1995. He studied public health at Boston University.

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.

We all have one: a favorite family memento that holds something important about our family heritage and history. Most of the time, these mementos also keep us grounded in a value or offer us comfort or inspiration when we need it most.

So this month reflect on one of your favorite family mementos and figure out why it has such a hold on you?

Children's RE Learning Lab (after worship service)

Science and reason lead us to – and give us the gifts of – wonder, gratitude and curiosity. Join us as we explore what this means as Unitarian Universalists.

Adult Religious Education (after worship service)

We will explore the Unitarian Universalist approach to religion as well as some of the basic theological understandings shared by most Unitarian Universalists. The workshop will also include a discussion of some of our congregation's worship traditions.

“Orange” you glad that we’re having the UUCSJS Auction?!

Last Chance!

Fill out a donation form today!!

Services

Dinners and Events

Items

Handmade

and Baked Goods

November 18th , 2023

Doors open at 6:30, Bidding begins at 7:00

If you see something that you really want in the Silent Auction, and are willing to pay a little more for it, you don’t have to keep coming back to see if you’ve been outbid.

We list a Win It Now price on many of the bid sheets. It will not be an unreasonable price, and it will guarantee that you win the item.

When bidding, you simply write your name on the Win It Now line and hand the bid sheet to the table monitor. That ends the bidding for that item.

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

Updated UUCSJS Directory

of Members & Friends
(October 1, 2023)

Available in the Members Only section of our website.
Distributed by email to members via Breeze.

A limited number of hard copies
will be available at the Membership desk
in the UU Center lobby.

Oct. 22 will be the next Pomona Rd. cleanup. Meet in the parking lot at 8:30 am and this will give us 1 1/2 hours to clean both sides of the road.

Grabbers, gloves, and bags will be provided. A sign up sheet will be on the table in the back of the sanctuary if you want a reminder.

Any questions contact Nancy Watson.

What better way to create a memory than to offer an adventure, excursion, or dinner for UUCSJS’s 18 th Annual Auction!

What can you donate?

• Items, handmade crafts or baked goods are always wanted.
• You can also donate services, such as guitar lessons, resume writing, repair work around the house, driving someone to the airport, and much more.
• And, you can donate nature excursions, themed dinners, an evening at the theatre, a make your own pizza party, a beer tasting, and lots more.

Remember to donate! Do it NOW!

Do you want to thank someone in the congregation publicly?

Do you have a business you wish to advertise?

Do you want to acknowledge the work of some congregation members?

Then buy a UUCSJS Auction Sponsorship!

Your message will appear in the Auction book.

Sponsorship Levels (named after UUs)

Frank Lloyd Wright $500

Louisa May Alcott $300

Charles Dickens $100

e.e.cummings $50

Beatrix Potter $25

Find Sponsorship forms on the Auction table.

October selection: THE NICKEL BOYS by Colson Whitehead

THE NICKEL BOYS describes life in a reform school from the point of view of a young Black teenager. Whitehead based Nickel Academy on the real life Dozier School, a Florida facility that ran for over a century, until a university investigation publicized its racist and abusive practices.

Book club will be meeting October 20th at 7:00 pm on ZOOM (www.tinyurl.com/uucsjszoom) .

All are welcome to join the discussion.

November selection – DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver

You are invited to join Steve McGahee and Ivette Guillermo McGahee for a Day of the Dead Bonfire Party on Saturday, October 28, 2023!

On the Day of the Dead, it’s believed that the border between the spirit world and the real-world dissolves. During this brief period, the souls of the dead awaken and return to the living world to feast, drink, dance and play music with their loved ones.

At this bonfire, you will celebrate, and learn more about the Day of the Dead, which is a Mexican tradition and holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives. You will have an opportunity to learn about the origins of this special day, celebrate with traditional delicious food & drinks, create a literary calavera, and enjoy traditional music. You are invited to bring a picture of your loved one who passed away and something s/he loved to add to the ofrenda (altar).

This event will be held at the home of Steve and Ivette in Pleasant Mills section of Hamonton. They have frontage on Lake Nescochague, which is where the bonfire will be. If the weather does not permit, it will be held inside their home.

To reserve your place for the event, visit the signup table in the sanctuary or email admin@uucsjs.org.

The cost is $30 per person.

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.

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.

“Joining together to insist the farm bill reflect concrete climate-smart provisions that throw no one away in the process is a beautiful expression of our faith.” - Rev. Sofía Betancourt

The 2023 Farm Bill presents a vital opportunity to create a food and agricultural system that provides healthy food for all while helping to avoid a climate crisis and improving equity for consumers and producers. A climate-smart farm bill can achieve many important goals: protecting soil fertility, improving water quality, helping farmers cope with extreme weather, and saving energy. The farm bill must help small-scale distressed farmers and ranchers with loan assistance, including disadvantaged farmers harmed by past discrimination by the USDA. Action Alert

Click on the graphic above to read more about the following and more:

• Featured Resource: Disaster Relief Fund
• Covenant Calls Us In: The Why of Covenant
  
• CER Events at a Glance
• News from the UUA

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
• Barbara Morell at (215) 805-7599 email: morellb@msn.com
• 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.

Sunday Services 10:30 am in person and livestreamed on Facebook.

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Website: www.uucsjs.org
Location: 75 S Pomona Rd, Egg Harbor City, NJ, USA

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