Endings and Beginnings: A Fire Communion Service

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

PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS
This Day Is Ours - Vincent Silliman
The Span of Life - Fred Cappucino
In Betweenness - Richard Gilbert
Never Too Late - Richard Gilbert
January First - Richard Gilbert

HOMILY
"Making Faith and Keeping It"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

FIRE COMMUNION
A Letting Go; An Opening

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Readers: Claudia Sanders, Amanda Burr, Brian Jude Piatkowski, Thom Kennon, Alan Sanders

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Christmas Eve, 2010

Selections from our Christmas Eve, 2010 Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman and Rev. Judy Tomlinson.

OPENING WORDS AND CHALICE LIGHTING

READINGS
"Each Night a Child is Born" by S.L. Fahs
"A Child Is Born" by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman
‘Tis the Season by Maureen Killoran
Christmas Prayer by Maureen Killoran

A CHRISTMAS EVE PRAYER

THE CHRISTMAS STORY
Mark, Luke, et. al.

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Friend My Holiday: UU’s Social Network Pageant

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

INTRODUCTION OF THEME
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson

A HOLIDAY PAGEANT
"Friend My Holiday: UU’s Social Network Pageant"
Written by Dionne Ford Kurtti
Directed & Produced by Beth Smith
Musical Director: Jonathan Drucker

HOMILY
"A Friend Indeed"
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson

PRAYER & MEDITATION

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PAGEANT CAST (in order of appearance):
Winter Solstice: Matthew McGowen
Yule Tide: Evan Chaladoff
Holly King: Harrison Naftelberg
Tonantzin: Morgan Loflin

Hannukah:
Noel Andrews, Catherine Chaladoff, Patrick Lahey, Molly Sailer, Chloe Schuster and Nola Shelley

Kwanzaa:
Charlotte Brooks La Blanc, Sahai John, Jacob Sailer, Kai Yagnesak & Lia Yagnesak

Christmas:
Marta Baj, Avery Crafton, Julia Crafton, Desiree Kurtti, Devany Kurtti & Kelly Nulty

Special Music: Jonathan Drucker (piano), Danny Parente (bass guitar), Andrea Parente (violin), Amy Crafton (clarinet) and Randy Crafton (percussion)

Holiday Pageant Singers: Desiree Kurtti, Alexis Lo, Henry Kanengiser, Michael Nulty, Andrea Parente, Danny Parente, Jacob Sailer and Laura Stakiwicz

Stage Crew: Harry Butterfield, Max Butterfield, Alex Goggin and Kurt Goggin

Sound: Ben Polo

Special Thanks to: Amy and Randy Crafton, Brandon Doemling, Brian Jude Piatkowski, Laura Stakiwicz and Mary Wander Polo

Very Special Thanks from Beth: To all the parents and participants for showing up, working hard and being incredibly wonderful!!!


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The Softness of the Dark

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


PRAYER & MEDITATION


READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
Chapter 21 of the Tao te Ching: "Finding the Essence of Tao" by Lao Tzu, translated by Stanly Rosenthal
From the poem "You darkness, that I come from" by Rainer Maria Rilke


SERMON
"The Softness of the Dark"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman & Dr. Artis Wodehouse

PART I: "The Seasons Whirl..."

INTERLUDE: *** Robert Schumann

PART II "Their Cycles Spun..."

INTERLUDE: Figured Chorale Robert Schumann

PART III: "Just as Birth, So Death Does Come..."


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Special Music: The piano pieces played by Dr. Artis Wodehouse are taken from Robert Schumann’s Album for the Young.

Liturgist: Thom Kennon

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What’s in it for Me? - A Hanukkah Service

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

PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the First Book of Maccabees, Chapter 4
From "Boundaries," by Unitarian Universalist minister and poet Lynn Ungar

SERMON
"What’s in it for Me?"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

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Liturgist: Thom Kennon

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Montclair and Szentabraham: 20 Years of Partnership

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, presented by Mr. Bruce Anderson.

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
The Charter of the United Nations
From Bill Schultz’s Sermon, “Celebration of Twenty Years of Partnership” in Kolozsvar July 24, 2010. [Taken from Partner Church News, Autumn 2010]

HOMILY
"Montclair and Szentabraham: 20 Years of Partnership"
by Bruce Anderson

PRAYER & MEDITATION
Rev. Linda Goonewardene

CLOSING WORDS
Rev. Linda Goonewardene



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Liturgist: Deborah Graham

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…And These Thy Gifts…

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

PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the "The Guest House" by the Sufi poet Rumi
From African-American Quaker pastor Howard Thurman's Thanksgiving Day Reflection

HOMILY
"…And These Thy Gifts…"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

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Liturgist: Deborah Graham

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Sharing Our Ministry

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

PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Exodus verses 13-20
From Living on the Border of the Holy, by L. William Countryman

SERMON
"Sharing Our Ministry"
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson
with Justine Powell and Charles Loflin

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Liturgist: Deborah Graham

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When the Going Gets Tough

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

PRAYER & MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From a slightly adapted version of Psalm 4 of the Hebrew Scriptures
From the Day of Affirmation speech delivered by Robert Kennedy

SERMON
"When the Going Gets Tough"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

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Liturgist: Deborah Graham

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By Their Covenants You Will Know Them

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

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Book of Joel
Being Human, from the meditation manual Dancing in the Empty Spaces by Unitarian Universalist minister David Rankin.

SERMON
"By Their Covenants You Will Know Them"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

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Liturgist: Terry Cummings

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In Praise of the Hedgehog

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

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
Chapter 4 of the Tao te Ching by Lao Tsu, translated by Charles Mueller
From Chapter 5 of Good to Great by Jim Collins

SERMON
"In Praise of the Hedgehog"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Liturgist: Terry Cummings

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Celebrating Our Ministers: 25 Years of Service

Selections from our Worship Committee sponsored celebration of Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman's 15th anniversary and Rev. Judy Tomlinson's 10th anniversary of ministry with UUCM.

WELCOME
Congregation President Nick Lewis

A MESSAGE FROM UUA PRESIDENT REV. PETER MORALES

SERMONS
Rev. Mary Tiebout
Rabbi Elliott Tepperman
Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt

REAFFIRMATION OF COVENANT
Congregation President Nick Lewis
Members of Rev. Ortman's Search Committee
Members of Rev. Tomlinson's Search Committee
Board Memebers
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

CHARGE
Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt

CELEBRATORY RESPONSE
Rev. Judy Tomlinson
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

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Liturgist: Terry Cummings

Today's service was made possible by a subcommittee of the Worship Committee and friends: Terry Cummings, Tanya Dixon, Jack Drucker, Jeri Heumpfner-Gatz, John Horner, Steve Murphy, Jean Scott, Scott Seale, Nelia Sellers, Laura Stakiwicz, Sabine von Aulock and the generous food and labor contributions from the entire UUCM Congregation.


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We’re All In It Together!

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

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
The Space Within by Lao Tsu
The Task of the Religious Community by retired Unitarian Universalist minister, Mark Morrison-Reed

SERMON
"We’re All In It Together!"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Liturgist: Terry Cummings

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Forgiveness and the Lost Card

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

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
Attributed to Francis of Assisi
From Unitarian Minister Vivian Pomeroy (1883-1961)

SERMON
"Forgiveness and the Lost Card"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Liturgist: Cheryl Crawford

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The Sweet Taste of Forgiveness

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


READINGS:
From Psalm 51
From "When My Anger’s Over" by Raymond John Baughan


SERMON
"The Sweet Taste of Forgiveness"
by Judy Tomlinson

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Liturgist: Cheryl Crawford

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...Still We Strive in Expectation

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


HOMILY
"...Still We Strive in Expectation"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



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My Work – My UU Principles

A Worship Committee sponsored service from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, coordinated by Doug Raynor.


READINGS:
From 1 Corinthians 3:13
From Richard M. Nixon


SERMON
"My Work – My UU Principles"
Coordinated by Doug Raynor


PRAYER & MEDITATION

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Presenters include Doug Raynor, Brian Jude Piatkowski, Diane Finn, Dolores Davis, Jean Scott, Joel Wechsler, John Horner, Timothy McGough, and Vincent Wares.

Liturgist: Cheryl Crawford


The Unitarian Universalist Principles:

There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:

* The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
* Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
* Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
* A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
* The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
* The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
* Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.


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"That Good Old Summertime" or "Gimme That Old Time Religion"

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

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the first verses of the first chapter of the book of Genesis
From The Power of Myth, interviews of Joseph Campbell by Bill Moyers

SERMON
"That Good Old Summertime" or "Gimme That Old Time Religion"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Liturgist: PJ Dwyer

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A Question Box Query

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

A QUESTIONING INVITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Chapter 14 of the Tau Te Ching by Lao Tzu, translated by Stanley Rosenthal: "EXPERIENCING THE MYSTERY"
From Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet

SERMON
"A Question Box Query"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Liturgist: PJ Dwyer

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Peace is Possible: It Just Takes Practice!

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Carol Fitzpatrick and Kathy Wilcox.


READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Buddha
From from Etty Hillesum’s "A Diary"
Again from the Buddha

SERMON
"Peace is Possible: It Just Takes Practice!"
by Carol Fitzpatrick and Kathy Wilcox

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS




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Carol Fitzpatrick and Kathy Wilcox offer workshops in Nonviolent Communication. They have been practicing NVC for six and ten years, respectively. Both are graduates of the North American Leadership Program (2007), and Carol was an assistant trainer in 2008. Kathy is currently an assistant trainer with Journeying Together, a 10-month NVC program in Toronto.

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Liturgist: PJ Dwyer

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Objects May Be Larger Than They Appear

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


READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Chapter 48 of the Tau Te Ching by Lao Tzu, translated by Charles Muller
From “Stream of Life,” by 19th Century Mystic Poet Rabindranath Tagore

SERMON
"Objects May Be Larger Than They Appear"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Liturgist: PJ Dwyer

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Praying for Sin

Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by guest minister Rev. Allen Wells.

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Gates to Buddhist Practice by Chagdud Tulku
An excerpt from The Inquiring Mind magazine by Wes Nisker

PRAYER & MEDITATION

SERMON
"Praying for Sin"
by Rev. Allen Wells

DIALOGUE OF MINISTER AND CONGREGATION

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Today we welcome our presenter, Rev. Allen Wells, to our pulpit. Allen first served as minister of UU congregations in Weymouth, Mass., Hollis Queens and The First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. Later he served as Director of Religious Education for the UU Congregation of Monmouth County and the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. In 1987 he opened the Allen Wells Center for Psychotherapy and Healing, a holistic mind/body spirit counseling center in Morristown, which he directed for 12 years. Now as a UU Buddhist psychotherapist, he specializes in the new field of Mindfulness Based Psychotherapy. Allen’s lifelong interest has been in bridging the internal, personal, psychological world, which we commonly call spiritual, and the external political, social, economic, environmental world, which we usually consider material.

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Liturgist: Laura Stakiwicz

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Belonging

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

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Corinthians 12:14-20
From Rev. Rebecca Parker

SERMON
"Belonging"
by Rev. Judy Tomlinson


PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Liturgist: Thom Kennon

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Our New Orleans Stories

Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair's Sunday Worship Service by Members of the Sr. Youth Group & New Orleans Chaperones and Rev. Judy Tomlinson.


WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Isaiah 61
From the poem "Promise" by Brian Andreas

SERMON
"Our New Orleans Stories"
Members of the Sr. Youth Group & New Orleans Chaperones

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Participants include: Jonah Fried, Kimberly Johnson, James Rinearson, Sue Raufer, Luke Dodge, Zach Specht, Thomas Billy and Laura Stakiwicz. Slide show produced by Courtney Allen.

Liturgist: Thom Kennon

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From Aspiration to Deportation

Selections from a Worship Committee sponsored service from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, presented by the New Sanctuary Movement, coordinated by Jean Blum.


READING:
From the introduction to John F. Kennedy’s last book, "A Nation of Immigrants" by Edward M. Kennedy

SERMON
"From Aspiration to Deportation"
Coordinated by Jean Blum

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



Participants include: Jean Blum, Mary Moriarty, RoseAnn Murray, Terry Cummings and Jack Drucker, with special guests Kathy Carmona and her family. Jean says, "I came to the United States as a child with my parents, immediately after WW2. l know first hand the challenges of coming to a new country, particularly in poverty. When l heard about the horror of immigration detention, l formed a "501C3" non-governmental agency to assist as many individuals as possible in whatever capacity was needed. l did this work from 2005 to 2007, when l ran out of funds, and detainees nearby were transferred out of my jurisdiction." Mary and RoseAnn are members of the New Sanctuary Movement, and Terry, Jean and Jack are members of the Worship Committee. The NSM and our congregation have helped the Carmona family throughout their ordeal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Liturgist: Thom Kennon

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Finding Our Inner Voice: Journeys with Mental Illness

Selections from a Worship Committee sponsored service from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, presented by the members of the Mental Health Adventures Group.


READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Act 5, Scene 3, Lines 40-47 from Macbeth by William Shakespeare
From "Darkness Visible" by William Styron

SERMON
"Finding Our Inner Voice: Journeys with Mental Illness"
Members of the Mental Health Adventures Group
Music selections by Robert Schumann,
performed by Jonathan Drucker, piano

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS

Members of the Mental Health Adventures Group include: Rev. Linda Goonewardene, Candi Guilds, Tim McGough, Mary Moriarty, Sue Raufer, Sue Reinhard, Marlen Simbaqueva and Joel Wechsler.



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Flower Communion Sunday

Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair's Flower Communion Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman and Rev. Judy Tomlinson.

COMMENTS ON COMMUNITY
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

STORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

FLOWER COMMUNION HOMILY
PRAYER & MEDITATION
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS
Rev. Judy Tomlinson



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Egg Fu Young

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

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Tao te Ching by Lao Tzu and translated by Stanly Rosenthal: "The Nourishment of the Tao"
A simple recipe for Egg Fu Young

SERMON
"Egg Fu Young"
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



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By the Seat of Our Pants: Learning as We Go

Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair's Teacher Recognition and R.E. Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman, Rev. Judy Tomlinson and our Religious Education classes.

HOMILY
"By the Seat of Our Pants: Learning as We Go"
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

A CELEBRATION OF OUR TEACHING MINISTRY
Treasure Hunting Kindergarten/1st Grade Presentation
Rainbow Children 2nd/3rd Grade Presentation
Our Whole Lives 4th/5th Grade Presentation
Neighboring Faiths 6th/7th Grade Presentation

WORDS OF APPRECIATION
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



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Surviving Cancer

A Worship Committee sponsored service from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, coordinated by Tanya Dixon.


READINGS:
From Deuteronomy 30
From Psalm 121
"Life Again" by John Banister Tabb
"Needle Biopsy" by John Updike

SERMON
"Surviving Cancer"
Coordinated by Tanya Dixon
Includes selections from "Prière pour guérir un malade"
("Prayer for the Healing of the Sick") by Charles Koechlin,
performed by Jack Drucker, flute

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS

Participants include Tanya Dixon, Carolyn Burr, Shannon Gattens, Deborah Graham, Judy Strachan, Anne Daly, and Jack Drucker.



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Tail of the Tiger: Zen Life in the 21st Century

Readings and a sermon from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.


STORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
”The Window”

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
Attributed to Gautama Buddah, who lived about 500 years BCE, before the Common Era.
From "The Three Dharma Seals," by Thich Nhat Hanh.

SERMON
"Tail of the Tiger: Zen Life in the 21st Century"
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS



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The Story Behind the Story: Moving On

Readings and a sermon from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.


READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Chapter 1 of The Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu.
From the poem "The Womb of Stars," Denise Levertov.

SERMON
“The Story Behind the Story: Moving On”
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS



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It’s Not Easy Being Mom

Readings and a sermon from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.


STORY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Chapter 4 of The Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu, as translated by Lin Yutang.
From the poem "The Journey," by contemporary poet, Mary Oliver.

SERMON
“It’s Not Easy Being Mom”
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS



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Coming of Age Sunday 2010

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


WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

READINGS: MODERN

CREDO STATEMENTS
Reid Hawkins, introduced by Lee Wilson
Azzedin Jackson, introduced by Ted Hunter
Courtney McMorrow, introduced by Melissa Allen
Amelia Wong, introduced by Cameron Boyle
Richard Riggs Selleck, introduced by Frank Butterfield
Eliana McCann Smith, introduced by Jayne Rock-Gangale
Daria Thames, introduced by Nina Cooke John
Victoria Kennon, introduced by Janet Schiller
Megan Ross, introduced by Sandra Michaels
Lina Schoenwiesner, introduced by Laura Wilson
Matthew Sehr-Sweeney, introduced by Barnaby Feder
Vincente Grasso, introduced by John Carlton
Ryan Mernin, introduced by Terry McKeon
Jaclyn Zaccaro, introduced by Jeri Huempfner-Gatz

RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS



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The Gospel Truth

Readings and a homily from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.



READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Book of Matthew, Chapter 22
From “The Power of Myth,” interviews of Joseph Campbell, conducted by Mill Moyers, in honor of Earth Day

HOMILY
“The Gospel Truth”
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS



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Undoing Racism in Our Lives and Our Communities: Does Language Matter?

A Worship Committee sponsored sermon from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by the UUCM Undoing Racism Committee, presented by Kimberly Johnson and Christina Wallace.


READINGS:
From American politician, Adlai Stevenson
From "Pedagogy" of the Oppressed by Paolo Friere

SERMON
“Undoing Racism in Our Lives and Our Communities: Does Language Matter?”
Presented by Kimberly Johnson and Christina Wallace

PRAYER & MEDITATION

CLOSING WORDS

Participants include Courtney Allen, Joan Burress, Johanna Foster, Jane Gaertner, Susan Krcmar, Rose Ann Murray, Jean Scott, Kate Simmons and Sabine von Aulock



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Milestones Along the Way

Readings and a sermon from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.



READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Book of Ecclesiastes: "A Time for Everything".
From the poem "The Seven Of Pentacles," by Marge Piercy.

SERMON
“Milestones Along the Way”
Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS



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