Every Kind of Flower
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Every Kind of Flower

“Every Kind of Flower” — led by the Rev. Charlie Ortman, emeritus. On this very special Flower Communion, Pride service we will be graced by Minister Emeritus Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman's presence and the testimony of our LGBTQIA Justice group Out Front as well as a bouquet of tremendous proportions from which we will all draw. This Flower Communion will be rich with music and opportunities for delight!

When the Rainbow is Enough
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When the Rainbow is Enough

Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman is Minister Emeritus of our congregation, having retired in 2015 after twenty years of settled ministry. This is his first time back “in the pulpit” at UU Montclair since his retirement.

A Message for Our Congregation
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A Message for Our Congregation

Dear Friends at UUCM, Many of you know me and I’m quite happy to say that I know you. Many of you have joined the congregation since my departure and I am reaching out to you as something of a stranger. It’s not often that a minister emeritus is called out of the mothballs to...

The Life Odyssey of Charles Blustein Ortman
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The Life Odyssey of Charles Blustein Ortman

(Nee: Charles Francis Ortman, Jr.) As told at Metro NY Unitarian Universalist Ministers’ Association Annual Chapter Meeting April 30, 2015 Toward the end of the 19th Century, my paternal great grandfather, Carl Ortman, came to this country from Darmstadt, Germany. He left home with his two brothers in order to avoid the draft of Kaiser...