(Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, literally "head of the year") is the Jewish New Year. This High Holiday celebration will be held in our sanctuary on October 11, 2024 with Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael and co-led by our congregation’s UU’s for Jewish Awareness group.
All are invited to the RE Friends & Families Hike at Eagle Rock Reservation on October 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM.
Join us on October 24, 2024 for internationally lauded “songwriter’s songwriter” Dayna Kurtz
& guitarist Robert Maché .
Join us on October 27, 2024 from 1-4 PM in Fletcher Hall for our clothing drive and swap, a space open to everyone, inclusive of all genders and especially welcoming to trans and non-binary folks.
Join us for an engaging and interactive Election Night Gathering on November 5th! Whether you prefer to join us in person in the Peierls Room or tune in via Zoom, we welcome everyone to be part of this exciting event.
Join us on November 16, 2024 for a night of spooky fun and fundraising with a live auction, silent auction, and raffle. Your support will help us continue our mission of creating a more just and compassionate world.
Our Heritage Bread Communion occurs at the worship service closest to Thanksgiving - a chance for us to participate in one another’s traditions. When registering, you will be asked the type of bread you are baking and how it relates to you own heritage.
Are you new to The U? Are you thinking of becoming a member? Join us on December 7, 2024 for our Pathways class. Now is the time to consider deepening in your understanding of the intricacies of the Unitarian Universalist tradition as well as the complexity of our congregational life.
This workshop is especially for any individuals that are experiencing acute grief from recent loss, acute grief from tragic loss, and/or grief from loss that is acute during the holidays.
Grounded in faith, we come together to nurture the soul, inspire hope, and bring into being
a more just and loving world.
We offer opportunities across the lifespan for learners of all ages to explore their beliefs in community.
We covenant to journey toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.
Whatever age, identity, history, ability, gender, sexual orientation, or political affiliation, you are welcome to bring your full self here.
Learn about programs like the Mental Health Task Force, Mantel of Giving, and MESH Cafe.
From pathways to membership, care team ministry, and covenant groups we'll help you feel a part of our community.
Worship services are live streamed to YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 10:00 AM.
Central to Rev. Anya's current ministry is the honest confrontation necessary to dismantle white supremacy, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and sexism.
A "Religious, Naturalist Mystic," Rev Scott strives to embody service to our holy mission to build Beloved Community, together, in covenant.
"If It Sounds Good, It Is Good" — led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, co-senior minister. Join Rev. Scott as we explore how we understand the world through sound. We hear with our whole bodies, our whole selves, really. And even those who may not hear well, or at all, can still "listen."
"Climate Justice Revival" — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, co-senior minister and the Climate Justice Revival Team. We are reimagining climate justice for a new era and bringing a spirit of revival and renewal to our work. Imagine that it's 2050 and we've achieved all of our wildest hopes for collective liberation. How would our world transform if love was at the center of our climate action?
"America's Real Religion?" — led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, co-senior minister. Referring to A. Powell Davies' book of the same name, the Rev Scott leads us on an exploration of how Unitarian Universalism's theology of truth-seeking and justice-making fall squarely into the best of our nation's history and promise.
UUCM is a proud member of New Jersey Together—Essex, a recently launched county-wide activist coalition of congregations and non-profits.
Acting on our shared UU principles, locally and globally, to implement initiatives that further work to bring an end to systemic inequalities.
Our goal is to work with our congregation and the wider community to develop, strengthen and act upon anti-racist, multicultural perspectives
An open and affirming group committed to the promotion of a positive image for the LGBTQIA community and a supportive environment for LGBTQIA+ individuals, friends, and family.
From Miguel Manalo
Miguel Manalo lit these candles for his godmother Maria who celebrated her 74th birthday this past September, for Miguel's niece Tala who has turned 19 months old and finally Miguel who successfully got money from the insurance company from the person who hit him on his bike in May.
“I love that I get to contribute to the worship services and also serve as a member of the Worship Committee helping to plan the services.”
“A hundred years from now no one is going to remember me, but they might remember what we as a congregation DID.””
“We’ve raised our kids in this wonderful community. WE’VE grownup spiritually in this community.”
