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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.

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A Part of the Covenant (3/4/12)

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: MODERN
From the Book of Genesis
From the sermon, "On Going to Church," by Rev. A. Powell Davies, All Souls Unitarian Church, Washington, DC

HOMILY
"A Part of the Covenant"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Tim McGough

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To Affirm and Promote… (2/25/12)

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. Part of our February Focus Month: “Our UU Values in the Public Square.”




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PRAYER AND MEDITATION
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

READINGS: MODERN
From William Ellery Channing, the first leader of the American Unitarian Association
From the speech, “A Proper Sense of Priorities,” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

HOMILY
"To Affirm and Promote…"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Joel Naftelberg

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Is Your Life Worth Dying For? The Legacy of Forrest Church (2/19/12)

Selections from a Worship Committee Sponsored Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Mr. Dan Cryer. Part of our February Focus Month: “Our UU Values in the Public Square.”





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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGSN
From Ralph Waldo Emerson
From Forrest Church’s “Love and Death" sermon

SERMON
"Is Your Life Worth Dying For?
The Legacy of Forrest Church"
by Mr. Dan Cryer

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Joel Naftelberg

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You Are a What? (2/12/12)

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. Part of our February Focus Month: “Our UU Values in the Public Square.”




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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From the Hebrew Book of Micah
From the Book of Matthew
From the book Original Blessing by Mathew Fox

SERMON
"You Are a What?"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Joel Naftelberg

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The Social Gospel (2/5/2012)

Selections from our Sunday Worship Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. Part of our February Focus Month: “Our UU Values in the Public Square.”




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PRAYER AND MEDITATION

READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN
From Chapter 6 of the Book of Matthew
From the words of Rev. Theodore Parker

SERMON
"The Social Gospel"
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

CLOSING WORDS

Liturgist: Joel Naftelberg

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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