The music program at UUCM has been very active in the past three months. Here is a brief update: In September we held a two-day choir retreat at the Rinearson/Lewis house in the Catskills. We enjoyed a good balance of rehearsals and social time, which included sharing meals, singing around the campfire and hot-tubbing. We...
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President’s Message – December 2013
Many Unitarian Universalists come from different faiths. With the holidays upon us, I particularly appreciate being a UU. I have written before that Unitarian Universalism helps me to live the Catholic values I grew up with in a way that works for me. This season of giving, more than at any other time of the...
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President’s Message – November 2013
I write this at the end of a glorious weekend at the U, one of the most meaningful since I have been a member of the congregation. I spent Friday night and Saturday at the board retreat in Murray Grove. Sunday morning was spent in celebration for the advent of marriage equality in New Jersey,...
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On That Note… – November 2013
I learned the hymn “Standing On The Side Of Love” eight years ago when I was working at Theodore Parker Church in Boston, my first UU congregation. Although I liked the message of the song, I felt conflicted about the title’s divisive implications. If we are standing on the side of love that means those...
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President’s Message – October 2013
The U is back in action! I’ve been telling everyone who will listen that, after a quiet summer, I’m really excited about this year. On September 8th, from the Water Communion service to this year’s Homecoming High Coffee, I felt a lot of positive energy among the membership. We are emerging from a dark economic...
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On That Note… – October 2013
When I was a kid thinking about what I wanted to be when I grew up, one of my greatest concerns was finding a profession that would provide enough variety so that I would not get bored. I worried that any sort of routine would mean stagnation and inevitable tedium. As I enter my second...