Minister's Blog

You Matter Here

Feb 28th, 2010 • Category: Minister's Blog

One of the jewels of Unitarian Universalism is that we take seriously the inherent worth and dignity of every individual. What that means to me is that when it comes to religion and spirituality, each individual’s thoughts, feelings, and experiences need to be approached with deep respect, appreciation, and an open mind.
That is why when [...]



Where Do You Find Hope

Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Minister's Blog

My mother had an expression that captures how I felt a week ago Friday. “I am so mad I could spit!” It actually originated from carpenters who carried nails in their mouths to reach them easily. If you were “so mad that you could spit nails”, that meant you needed to deal with the [...]



Hope

Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Minister's Blog

I was reminded yesterday, by the news of the man flying his small plane into a Federal building, how anger, frustration and despair can overwhelm and distort a persons thinking. He not only killed himself and at least one other person but severely injured others and could have killed so many more. Too [...]



Spiritual Spa Postponed until March 6

Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Adult Religious Enrichment, Committee News, Minister's Blog

Spiritual Spa is rescheduled for Saturday March 6. At this writing, two spots remain. Hosted by Rev. Charles Stephens this workshop will combine various spiritual practices allowing participants to relax into the spiritual-ness of the self  Breakfast and lunch are included in the cost $40/members and $50/non-members.  Please contact Kathy Frey-kgfedd@comcast.net  for more information about registration. 



Discovering Your Belief System Workshop Series

Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Adult Religious Enrichment, Committee News, Minister's Blog

Join Rev. Charles Stephens and explore some of the basic religious questions that have been asked in many different ways by people of various times and religions. This is a version of Building Your Own Theology for UUCWC! Registeration is now being accepted.  5 Tuesdays, Feb 23, March 2,9,16,23,30.  Registration online  http://www.uucwc.org/wp-content/uploads/ARE_Registration_Form.pdf   (Contact us drop down [...]



You Don’t Want To Miss This!

Jan 29th, 2010 • Category: Minister's Blog

January 2010 was a full and exciting month at UUCWC. I am excited by and pleased with our Sunday services. They have been well attended. We have enjoyed wonderful music from many sources — our expanding Crossing Chorale under of Caryl Tipton, our director of Music Ministry; Diane Debnarik, our accompanist; the singing Pontier family [...]



Education is the Key

Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: Minister's Blog

Education has been on my mind lately.
Last week I was out in Chicago at our UU Meadville Lombard Theological School. Jennifer Kelleher, a member of UUCWC, started her training to become a UU Minister last fall and I was asked to be her “Teaching Pastor.” During my participation at Meadville, I was [...]



Effort for Marriage Equality Continues – Vote Scheduled for Jan. 7

Jan 6th, 2010 • Category: Minister's Blog

The New Jersey State Senate recently announced that it will hold a vote on pending Marriage Equality legislation on Thursday, January 7, 2010. Marriage equality advocates will be gathering at the State House in Trenton that morning to continue to urge their legislators to stand on the side of love and support marriage equality [...]



World Trends Mirror Those at UUCWC

Dec 30th, 2009 • Category: Minister's Blog

As we enter the year 2010, I am drawn to ponder the future. What changes will take place in the next decade? Much has changed and is changing all around us. Just this past year, the world’s economy underwent cataclysmic changes that few expected. In the next 10 years, what will happen economically, socially, and [...]



High in Hopewell: In Our Own Voices – January 7, 2010

Dec 28th, 2009 • Category: Minister's Blog

I want to make everyone aware of an event being presented by the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance (of which I am a member). It is geared toward for Hopewell residents, but the content would I am sure be similar in other communities in both NJ & PA. This would especially be for parents [...]