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September 27th, 10:30 AM
In person and livestreamed on YouTube

UUCMC: A Wellspring of Hope and Courage
Rev. Dr. Craig Rubano

Seventy years ago, four families put a piece in the local newspaper, soliciting feedback about the possibility of organizing a Unitarian Fellowship in Monmouth county, culminating in the Fellowship being organized on January 6, 1957—talk about a Beginning! This morning’s service title is the congregational theme for fiscal year 2026–27. I invite you to summon up memories of hope and courage in the past, recall triumphs over the decades, or indeed, look forward to initiatives yet to unfold in the life of this beloved congregation as we begin the countdown to an important milestone in our lives together.

Music: Dr. Helen Benham, guest musician 

Helen Benham holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Mus.B.), Oberlin College (B.A.), The Juilliard School (M.S.), and The Graduate Program in Music of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Ph.D.). She was for many years a faculty member of the Diller-Quaile School of Music and the Preparatory School of Mannes College of Music in New York City, and locally she served as Professor of Music for 37 years at Brookdale Community College and as a faculty member of the Monmouth Conservatory of Music. A former member of the New York Kammermusiker, Ms. Benham has given many solo piano recitals and has performed chamber music as well throughout Europe, Canada, Taiwan, South Korea, and the United States. She has been heard in Carnegie Hall, at the Donnell Library, at the Lincoln Center Library, and has been the piano soloist multiple times with the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra and with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic.

October 4th, 10:30 AM
In person and livestreamed on YouTube

Reaching for the Sky
Rev. Julie Newhall

Years ago, Ken Follett had a huge bestseller with his book The Pillars of the Earth about the building of a Gothic cathedral. This past year, he published Circle of Days, an imagined story about the creation of Stonehenge, another monumental edifice. Why do we reach up to the heavens while standing on earth?

Music: Michael Rosin, Music Director

Rev. Julie Newhall was ordained into UU ministry in the Earth Room in 2004. Since then, she has been a guest minister at more than 20 congregations around the country, including numerous UU congregations around NJ and in NY. On September 20, she was recognized by the UU Ocean County Congregation, where she continues to lead worship, for 15 years of service. She has also served as a hospital chaplain and as a teacher of world religions in colleges and congregations of neighboring faiths. Her favorite pastimes include watching full moons crossing the sky, having coffee with friends, chatting with her cat, and walking on the earth.

October 4th, 9:00 AM
UUCMC Community Room

One Minute a Free Woman
Jeff Heller

The slave known only as Mumbet never learned to read or write. She didn’t even have a full name until she was almost 40. Yet in 1780, the woman known today as Elizabeth Freeman found the courage to demand her freedom, and one year later became the first slave in Massachusetts to convince a jury that slavery was illegal in the state.

A historical novelist, Jeff Heller has presented at numerous libraries, book clubs and historical societies. He is a friend of UUCMC and presented a Dialog about Mary Brandt, an Iroquois woman, and her influence on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.