Join Rev Scott on Thursday, September 19, 2024, 6-8pm for Theology on Tap - where we engage in public theology in a pub setting. Drop-ins are welcome!
The 2024 Great Works class, led by Rev Scott, will explore Coming of Age - for ADULTS! Sessions are held beginning September 26, 2024 and then 6 consecutive Thursdays.
On September 28 we will be one of over a hundred faith communities across our nation collectively reimagining a spirit-filled and liberatory future.
Are you new to The U? Are you thinking of becoming a member? Join us on October 5, 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.
We will gather with all ages and all species on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 1pm on the front lawn. With joy, song and ritual we will bless our pets, and our dear stuffed animals.
(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.
Join us on October 24, 2024 for internationally lauded “songwriter’s songwriter” Dayna Kurtz
& guitarist Robert Maché .
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.
"What Deserves Our Attention?" — led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, co-senior minister. "When attention is depleted, there can be no heightened passion, no true friendship, no love. Without attention, we are not genuinely available to anyone at all– not to our children, not to our work associates, not to the strangers walking past us on the sidewalk." Join us as we explore the spiritual discipline of paying attention.
"When Is It OK to Rest? " — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, co-senior minister. Rest is necessary for life, but how do we claim enough rest when there is so much to do! On this Sunday we will also preview a new liturgical format crafted by our worship team.
“Ask Away!” A Question Box Sunday — led by the Revs. Anya and Scott Sammler-Michael, co-senior ministers. Once a year our congregation is invited to ask the ministers questions and the answers to these questions become the sermon. What are your most pressing questions? Do you wonder about God, salvation, faith, or hope? Do you ponder the history of our faith tradition? Do you have a hankering to know something about our congregation?
Black Lives of UU provides information and support related to Black UU's and our work to expand our role and visibility within Unitarian Universalism.
Representing and organizing New Jersey's UU congregations in important areas of social action.
Allies for Racial Equity disrupts oppression, uproots white supremacy, and plants seeds of justice.
or the families, friends and coworkers for those killed or injured on 9/11/01
Peter Arian lit a candle of memory and healing for the families, friends and coworkers for those killed or injured on 9/11/01, including those of his dear friends Tom Sinton, Tommy Glasser and Sudsy Kelly. You are still loved and horribly missed.
“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.”
