Upcoming Worship Services

January 18  Death of A King
Rev. Jennifer Kelleher, Guest Minister

Tavis Smiley’s book Death of A King explores the last year of Martin Luther King, Jr. life. He sought to answer the question, in that last year, what kind of man did King become? Smiley says King, “despite everything spoke his truth.” MLK, Jr. himself wrote, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” How is life asking you to end your silence?

Music: Brian Gilmore, guest pianist

Rev. Jennifer Kelleher joined UU Princeton as Assistant Minister in 2019 and has served UU congregations in New Jersey since 2010. A lifelong UU, Jennifer grew up in First Parish Church in Plymouth, MA. She is passionate about our faith and how it continues to transform her life. 

January 25  Life Expectancy Reaches 150
The Rev. Rosemarie Newberry

Ray Kurzwell in the 1990’s predicted that humans will reach a life expectancy of 150 years old due to advancement in medical technology. During COVID we all learned about the significance of the CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology, which is a gene-editing tool that allows changes to human DNA. So, this increase in life expectancy is in our future, or our children’s future. Let’s look into that future to consider what tools we need for living fulfilling lives.

Music: Michael Rosin, Music Director and Joel DeWitt, violin

The Rev. Rosemarie Newberry is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister who lives in Red Bank. Her favorite activity is participating in an Americorp project called Reading Buddies. She goes to two local schools to read stories to Kindergartners and First Graders. She is also active in speaking at Board of Ed meetings around NJ supporting students’ rights, especially the trans youth. She has been a Member of UUCMC for over 30 years.