The UU Montclair Podcast

Urban Ministry and Unitarian Universalism (1/29/12)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:02:00 +0000

Selections from a Sunday Morning Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Gordon Bailey.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READING
From the UU World Magazine article “UU Urban Ministry mourns six deaths” by Kimberly French

SERMON
"Urban Ministry and Unitarian Universalism"
by Rev. Gordon Bailey

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Jerry Fried

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Looking for the Way (1/22/12)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
Chapter I from the Tao Te Ching (The Way) by Lao Tsu, translated by Peter Merel
From Thomas Paine, 18th Century philosopher, American founding father and revolutionary

SERMON
"Looking for the Way"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Jerry Fried

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The Victory Lies Before Us; Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (1/15/12)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:04:00 +0000

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Book of Matthew, Chapter 4
From Dr. Martin Luther King’s sermon, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution"

SERMON
"The Victory Lies Before Us;
Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Jerry Fried

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Journeys of Radiant Impurity and Obstinate Humanity (1/8/12)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:28:00 +0000

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Linda Goonewardene.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From "The Spirit of Man" by Marcus Aurelius (Roman Emperor, 121-180) Robert Bridges, editor
From "Pilgrim Heart; The Inner Journey Home" by Sarah York

SERMON
"Journeys of Radiant Impurity and Obstinate Humanity"
by Rev. Linda Goonewardene

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Jerry Fried

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Famously Bad Predictions and Why I Love Them (1/1/12)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:40:00 +0000

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Mr. Barnaby Feder.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 24, Verses 23-34
From a letter by Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse, June 26, 1822
From a radio interview of Philip Tetlock conducted by Stephen Dubner

SERMON
"Famously Bad Predictions and Why I Love Them"
by Mr. Barnaby Feder

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Jerry Fried

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Harry Potter & the Chamber of Holidays (12/18/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:45:00 +0000

Selections from our Intergenerational Holiday Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

INTRODUCTION OF THEME
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson

A HOLIDAY PAGEANT
"Harry Potter & the Chamber of Holidays"
Written by Laura Stakiwicz
Directed & Produced by Jennifer Chaladoff and Beth Smith
Musical Director: Tom Parente

HOMILY
"How Wide? How Deep"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

PAGEANT CAST (in order of appearance):
Ron: Max Minichiello
Hermione: Molly Sailer
Harry Potter: Alex Goggin
Snape: Elena Williams
Dumbledore: Jacob Sailer
McGonagall: Desiree Kurtti
Voldemort: Devany Kurtti

Hufflepuff Students:
Charlotte Brooks-LaBlanc, Willa Brooks-LaBlanc, Lucy Lange, Madeline Lange, Kelly Ann Nulty

Ravenclaw Students:
Marta Baj, Lila Bolt, Catherine Chaladoff, Beatrix Scherfen-Brown, Jessica Williams

Slytherin Students:
Noel Andrews, Ryanne Barrett, Avery Crafton, Julia Crafton

UU Youth Choir
Sopranos: Barbara Dunne, Anna Karapin Springorum, Izuru Ohji, Momo Ohji, Sophia Seidenberg
Altos: Dillan Comtois, Abigail Gardener, Fiona Kennon, Andrea Parente,
Emma Silverman
Tenors: Gabriella Masumeci, Valentino Masumeci, Mike Nulty, Jacob Sailer
Basses: Luke Dodge, Chris Dunne, Jonathan Silverman

Choral Pieces:
Kwanzaa - Bonse Aba (Trad. Zambian Song arranged by Andrew Fischer)
Hanukkah - Candles in the Night (Eddleman, Parente)
Christmas - Pacem Noel (Arranged by Clark, Moses, Parente)

Special Thanks to Mary WanderPolo

Very Special Thanks to all the parents and participants for showing up, working hard and being incredibly wonderful!!

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Hanukkah: The Truth in the Talmud (12/11/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:38:00 +0000

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Babylonian Talmud
From the book EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want, by Frances More Lappé

SERMON
"Hanukkah: The Truth in the Talmud"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Mary Wander Polo

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This Side of the Frost Line (12/4/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:37:00 +0000

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman and Dr. Artis Wodehouse.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

SERMON
"This Side of the Frost Line"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman and Dr. Artis Wodehouse

INTRODUCTION
Poetry: Frost Line and Poetry
Piano: Nigerian Dance by Joshua Uzoigwe

PART I
Poetry: Late in the Autumn
Piano: Dusk by Nkeiru Okoye

PART II
Poetry: As Winter Begins
Piano: Volta Fantasy by J.H. Mwabena Nketia

PART III
Poetry: The Winter Deepens Still
Piano: Atwimu by J.H. Mwabena Nketia

CLOSING WORDS

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SPECIAL MUSIC:

The piano selections played by Artis Wodehouse are all recently composed by an emerging school of African composers. They have recognized that the piano -- essentially an 88-note tuned percussion instrument -- lends itself very well to the intricate rhythms and spiritual content of all African music.

Building with Purpose (11/27/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:23:00 +0000

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by John Carlton, Ed Martoglio, Scott Seale and Sabine von Aulock.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS
From "Facing the Challenge of a New Age" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
From Samuel Mockbee

SERMON
"Building with Purpose"
by John Carlton, Ed Martoglio, Scott Seale and Sabine von Aulock

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Dan Silver

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Thank Goodness for That (11/20/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:13:00 +0000

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MEDIEVEL
From the Tao te Ching, by Lao Tzu, translated by Peter Merel
From the poem "The Guest House" by 13th Century Sufi mystic and poet Jelaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks

SERMON
"Thank Goodness for That"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Dan Silver

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Occupy Main Street

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:16:00 +0000

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the ancient text of Nehemiah
From "On Being Human Religiously" by James Luther Adams

SERMON
"Occupy Main Street"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Dan Silver

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Letting Go Without Giving Up

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:57:00 +0000

Selections from our New Member Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Jackie Lahey.

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STORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From American Theologian Frederick Buechner
From Bengali Poet Rabindranath Tagore

SERMON
"Letting Go Without Giving Up"
by Rev. Jackie Lahey

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Nick Lewis

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As Tranquil Streams That Meet and Merge? (10/30/11)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:32:00 +0000

Selections from our New Member Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Tao Te Ching, written by Lao Tzu and translated by Peter Meril
"The Waterfall" by Mary Oliver

SERMON
"As Tranquil Streams That Meet and Merge?"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Nick Lewis

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The Many Faces of UU Ministry (10/23/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:08:00 +0000

Selections from our Association Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Judy Tomlinson, Rev. Jackie Lahey, Rev. Gordon Bailey, Rev. Linda Goonewardene, Mr. Barnaby Feder and Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the First Book of Chronicles
From the late UU minister, Robert W. Karnan

SERMON
"The Many Faces of UU Ministry"
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson, Rev. Jackie Lahey, Rev. Gordon Bailey, Rev. Linda Goonewardene, Mr. Barnaby Feder and Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Nick Lewis

Additional Readers: Kimberly Johnson, Carol McGough

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All in the Family (10/16/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:12:00 +0000

Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Tao Te Ching, written by Lao Tzu and translated by Derek Lin
From Dr. Ben Silliman, professor and Family Life Specialist with the University of Wyoming's Cooperative Extension Service

SERMON
"All in the Family"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Deborah Graham

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Healing and Wholeness: Mystical Love And Poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi (10/9/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:11:00 +0000

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Mr. Peter Rogen.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

SERMON
"Healing and Wholeness: Mystical Love And Poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi"
by Mr. Peter Rogen

CLOSING THOUGHT

CLOSING WORDS

SPECIAL MUSIC:
Jack Drucker (flute), Jonathan Drucker (piano, percussion, guenbri) and Daniel Parente (bassoon, saz)

Liturgist: Terry Cummings

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The Land We Walk On (10/2/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:47:00 +0000

Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Judy Tomlinson.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Charles A. Eastman, whose Wahpeton Sioux name was Ohiyesa
From poet nila northSun

SERMON
"The Land We Walk On"
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Nick Lewis

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Once More With Gusto?

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:47:00 +0000

Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Chapter 21 from the Book of Genesis
From the poem "Renascence" by Edna St. Vincent Millay

SERMON
"Once More With Gusto?"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Sue Raufer

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Compassionate Connections (9/18/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:17:00 +0000

Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From "Gitanjali," by Rabindranath Tagore
From "The Outermost House: a Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod," by Henry Beston

INTERLUDE
Daybreak: Lake Champlain at South Hero
by Artis Wodehouse
The cardinal sings in the meadow - a choir of birds - a crow interrupts - walking toward the shore - waves - back through the meadow, encountering a deer - the mourning dove

SERMON
"Compassionate Connections"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Sue Raufer

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Ours the Years’ Memorial Store

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:04:00 +0000

Selections from our Water Communion Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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HOMILY
"Ours the Years’ Memorial Store"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Susan Raufer

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Reflections on Work (9/4/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:36:00 +0000

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by The UU Montclair Theatre Group.

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SERMON
"Reflections on Work"

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS

PARTICIPATING MEMBERS OF THE UU MONTCLAIR THEATRE GROUP:
Dolores Davis, Jack Drucker, Deborah Graham, Frank Ippolito, Charles Loflin, Dottie Mack, Tim McGough, Doug Raynor, Susan Reinhard, Laura Stakiwicz, Vince Wares, Joel Wechsler

Liturgist: Terry Cummings

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And the Winner Is...Job Again! (8/21/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:24:00 +0000

Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Book of Job, Chapter 3
From the 19th Century Unitarian, essayist, lecturer, and poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson

SERMON
"And the Winner Is...Job Again!"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Becky Doggett

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Remembering & Honoring Our Goddesses of the Past, Present & Future (8/14/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:13:00 +0000

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by The Cakes for the Queens of Heaven Group.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION
Becky Doggett, Malinda Loflin

READINGS: ANCIENT AND MODERN
Cecilia Cosca, Dottie Hiebing
"Tale of Yemaya" by Luisah Teish
From "The Dance of the Dissident Daughter" by Sue Monk Kidd

SERMON
"Remembering & Honoring Our Goddesses of the Past, Present & Future"
by Tanya Dixon, Patty Dow and Judie Rinearson

CLOSING WORDS
Mary WanderPolo

MEMBERS OF THE CAKES FOR THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN ADULT RE CLASS AND COVENANT GROUP:
Mary Apikos, Cecilia Cosca, Terry Cummings, Tanya Dixon, Patty Dow, Dottie Hiebing, Carol Anne Holland, Sabine LaBonne, Malinda Loflin, Arlene Marin, Sue Raufer, Kathie Morrow Reilly, Judie Rinearson, Vicki Sant’Ambrogio, Dorothy Sommers and Mary WanderPolo.

Liturgist: Becky Doggett

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Fathering as Misunderstood, Mystifying, Miraculous Masculinity (8/7/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:34:00 +0000

Selections from a Sunday morning Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Linda Goonewardene.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION
"The Healing Time" by Pesha Joyce Gertler

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
The Lord's Prayer, from Matthew 6:9-13 [King James version] of the Christian Scripture
"Lost Keys" by Tony Hoagland

SERMON
"Fathering as Misunderstood, Mystifying, Miraculous Masculinity"
by Rev. Linda Goonewardene

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Becky Doggett

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No Clowning Around (7/31/2011)

noreply@blogger.com (The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:45:00 +0000

Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Judy Tomlinson.

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PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From In Praise of Folly by Erasmus
From anthropologist Isabel Behncke on studying bonobos primates

SERMON
"No Clowning Around"
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Anne Sailer

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