The UU Montclair Podcast

The Democratic Process as Religious Imperative (5/20/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:05:15 +0000

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

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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
The Space Within by Lao Tsu
From a letter by Thomas Jefferson to Washington, D.C Mayor Roger Weightman

SERMON
“The Democratic Process as Religious Imperative”
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Catherine Ashman

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Mothers of Invention (5/13/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:24:02 +0000

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

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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From 20th Century psychoanalyst Carl Jung
From the poem, “The Network of the Imaginary Mother” by Robin Morgan

SERMON
“Mothers of Invention”
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Catherine Ashman

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Coming of Age Sunday 2012 (5/6/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:37:21 +0000

A graduation worship service presented by the 2012 Coming of Age class at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair.

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WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
Connor Loflin
From the Book of Ecclesiastes
From The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

CREDO STATEMENTS
Isaiah Braugher, introduced by Steve Ramshur
Abigail Gardener, introduced by Judith Rew
Fiona Kennon, introduced by Sabina Ernst
Connor Loflin, introduced by Terry Cummings
Calum Middlemiss, introduced by Nancy Felix
Jack Nulty, introduced by David Hanley
Sophia Seidenberg, introduced by Maudjah Francis
Erin Silverman, introduced by Anne Sailer

RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

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Given Life to Find Its Meaning (4/29/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:29:45 +0000

Selections from a Sunday Morning Worship Service for 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
From “What Are People For?” by Wendell Berry

SERMON
“Given Life to Find Its Meaning”
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: David Bessey

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Thoreau-ly Earth Day (4/22/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:17:41 +0000

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

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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 67
From an interview with Julia Butterfly Hill published in The Sun, April 2012

SERMON
“Thoreau-ly Earth Day”
by Rev. Linda Goonewardene

Liturgist: David Bessey

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Emerson’s Vision: Why we are here and what we should be doing about it (4/15/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Mr. David Rolfe.

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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

SERMON
“Emerson’s Vision:
Why we are here and what we should be doing about it”
by Mr. David Rolfe

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: David Bessey

TODAY’S SERVICE IS LED BY MR. DAVID ROLFE.
David Rolfe is a long time Unitarian Universalist who is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills in Kingston, NY. He has a long interest in Emerson and has taught a number of Emerson courses at the Kingston Library and the Life Long Learning Institute at Bard College. He is currently chairman of the Sunday Services Committee and is a commissioned Worship Associate at his congregation.

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The Magnificence of It All (4/8/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:38:00 +0000

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

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A STORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
“The Easter Story”
SCENES I & II
HYMN: Find a Stillness
SCENES III & IV

PRAYER AND MEDITATION

HOMILY
“The Magnificence of It All”
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

READERS FROM “THE EASTER STORY:”
David Bessey, Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman, Brian Jude Piatkowski and Rev. Judy Tomlinson.

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Call and Response (4/1/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:10:00 +0000

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

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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT AND MODERN
From the ancient Sufi poet Rumi
From “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” by Parker J. Palmer

SERMON
“Call and Response”
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: David Bessey

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On Women (3/25/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:27:00 +0000

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

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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
A feminist perspective of Chapter 23, “Embodiment,” from Lao Tzu’s, Tao te Ching, as presented in the book, “The Tao of Women,” by Pamela Metz and Jacqueline Tobin.
From “Memories, I” by Margaret Fuller

HOMILY
“On Women”
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Tim McGough

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Justice for Immigrants (3/18/12)

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:25:00 +0000

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Advocates from IRATE & First Friends, sponsored by the Undoing Racism Committee.

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STORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Dolores Davis

PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Book of Leviticus, Chapter 19, Verse 33-34
From “Organizing in Our Communities Post-September 11th (2001)” by Monami Maulik

SERMON
“Justice for Immigrants”
by Advocates from IRATE & First Friends

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Tim McGough

TODAY’S SERVICE IS LED BY ADVOCATES FROM IRATE & FIRST FRIENDS.
Greg Sullivan, a retired banker, is program director and lives in Wyckoff, NJ. Sue Kenny, is a high school teacher who volunteers to visit immigrant detainees held at the Bergen County Jail. Sue lives in Washington Township NJ. Kathy O’Leary is vice president responsible for advocacy and is also the chair of Pax Christi NJ. Kathy lives in Summit, NJ. Sally Pillay is a program supervisor with two released detainees.