Upcoming Worship Services
July 26 How Do We Keep Going?
Rev. Dr. Craig Rubano
Fresh from what should have been a marvelous milestone of our experiment in democracy, I have been inspired by Substack author Lisa Olivera’s manifesto of sorts—“How Do I Keep Going?”—to wonder, how do we keep going?
Music: Luke Nokes, guest musician
Luke Nokes is a 26-year-old pianist-composer presently studying for his B.A. in Music Education at Stockton University–formerly having graduated as an Associate from Ocean County College. Alongside performing both as a solo pianist as well as with the Stockton Jazz Orchestra, Luke works locally as a piano teacher and as a substitute teacher/classroom assistant for New Jersey public schools. As a composer, his own published music spans influence from various styles such as classical, jazz, and contemporary popular music.
August 2 A Letter to James Baldwin
Rev. Mary Tiebout, guest minister
In recognition of James Baldwin’s birthday, the justice for which he fought and the causes about which he wrote will be uplifted in both a personal and a more widespread acknowledgement of what, over recent decades, we have learned and how we might bring about meaningful change, at last.
Music: Michael Rosin, UkUlele Orchestra
The Rev. Mary Tiebout serves the UU Fellowship of Sussex County in Newton, NJ, as part-time minister. She participates in UU FaithAction NJ’s efforts to pass justice-related legislation in Trenton and is a member of the Immigrant Justice Task Force. Mary lives in Bucks County, PA, where her garden is growing well.
August 9 Writing as Communal Practice: Life and Love
Kristine Binaco, Suzanne Bless, Allison Mitchell and Jane Reskof
UUCMC boasts two writers’ groups which meet monthly, members reading aloud their writings on either a pre-chosen group topic or free to write on whatever is pertinent to their personal interests and concerns. For this service, four of one group’s members will share a few of their selections.
Music: Dan Kader, guest musician
Dan Kader is a graduate of the University of Miami Jazz Program and he also has an MBA from Fordham University. He has won several awards throughout his career and has performed both solo and with different artists. He is excited and honored to play at UUCMC.
August 16 A UU History of Courage
Patricia Hennigan, guest speaker
We come from a lineage of theological radicals, heretics, and advocates for social change. It’s a long history of innovative thinking and struggling for religious tolerance, individual conscience and social justice. We have a right to be proud of our history, and some of it we need to grapple with. Today, we will think about how our history, successes and failures, can encourage us in the present political moment.
Music: Evan Schwartzman, guest musician
Patricia Hennigan became a Unitarian Universalist over twenty-five years ago and has been a member of the UU Congregation of Princeton for 17 years. She is a Candidate to UU ministry, pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Drew University Theological School in Madison, NJ.
Evan Schwartzman, pianist and composer, received his Masters in Theory and Composition from Rutgers University. As a pianist, he has given recitals as soloist and chamber musician throughout the NY metropolitan region. His work can be found on CGNJ Recordings, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, and all the usual streaming services.
August 30 Do You See What I See?
Rev. Charlie Dieterich, guest minister
I’ve been re-reading the chapter called “The Way of Social Action,” which I found in How Can I Help?, a book by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman. How do we keep alignment with the bigger goals of love and social change when our egos try so hard to distract us? Social change requires training and attention. Be prepared for another episode of “Charlie’s Learn-by-Doing Theater!”
Music: Michael Rosin
The Rev. Charlie Dieterich is a retired UU minister living in Kingston, a village on a canal south of New Brunswick, NJ.
September 6 Love Letters: How God Speaks to Us!
Roosevelt André Credit, Kirsten Norberg, Joel DeWitt, and Music Director Emerita Elaine Held
A Music Service of solos and duets from Porgy and Bess, ensemble music by George Gershwin, and more, interwoven with sharing words of how music inspires our lives.