STANDING ON THE SIDE OF LOVE - Deborah Singer Pires
2017-03-26 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by UUCP Co-President, Deborah Singer Pires. We believe that all people deserve love and respect. No person should be dehumanized through acts of exclusion, oppression, or violence. We have listened to many acts of hatred lately but today, let’s listen to some courageous acts of love, and learn about the UU’s campaign to stand on the side of love to overcome hate.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

POETRY SLAM
2017-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join UUCP Friday, March 24th at 7:00 PM for an exciting poetry slam. Everyone is welcome! You can read/perform original poetry or poetry authored by others. Love poetry, political themes, humorous poems, rhyming or free verse, and more are appropriate for this slam. Let your creativity flow and join us for this fun event!
Light refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you!
Contact person: Arlene Holpp Scala (201) 669-1358
Poster by: Liandra Pires

"HERSTORY: WELL BEHAVED WOMEN RARELY MAKE HISTORY: UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST WOMEN AND OTHER MISBEHAVED RESISTERS” - Arlene Holpp Scala
2017-03-19 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by UUCP Co-President, Arlene Holpp Scala. In this reflection Arlene will talk about several Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist “misbehaved” women, as well as women from other traditions who have resisted oppressive systems. ​
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

SPIRITUALITY IN THE SHADOW OF FASCISM - Al Stawsky
2017-03-12 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Al Stawsky, UUCP member and Chair of the Congregational Racial and Social Justice Team. Our society has now been placed in the power of those who are intent on instituting extreme suppression, giving license to racism and hate and destroying democracy. What is the meaning of spirituality and the message of our Unitarian Universalist faith at such a time?
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

AN EARLY PURIM CELEBRATION! - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-03-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Purim, the celebration that commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were all saved from being killed by the evil Haman, an advisor to the king of Persia. The story is found in the book of Esther. It’s a joyous celebration with costumes, lots of laughter, noisemakers, and food! Today we’ll be celebrating Purim a week early since Rev. Dodenhoff will be on vacation starting next week and he loves hamentashen! (You’ll have to come to find out what that is if you don’t know!) And be sure to wear a costume!
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON LENT, SACRIFICE, AND MINDFULNESS - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-02-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Lent is traditionally thought of as a period of self-denial, of the giving up of something like a bad habit or something one enjoys. But today we’ll consider lent as a period when we can practice being mindful of our thoughts, our behaviors, and our relationships with others.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

CELEBRATING CHARLES DARWIN (BELATEDLY) - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-02-19 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. February 12th marks the 208th birthday of Charles Darwin, author of “on the origin of species” and “the descent of man.” Join us today as we consider Darwin’s life and legacy.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

Service Cancelled due to weather conditions.
2017-02-12 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Due to extremely slippery conditions, the service for today is cancelled
We look forward to seeing you next week.
Poster by: Liandra Pires

SACRED SPACE / SACRED TIME - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-02-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Since the beginning of time, human beings have set aside certain places and periods of time as sacred. Whether simple or elaborate, whether a complicated liturgy or just a brief time of silence, the need for sacred space and time runs deep in our lives.
Join us today as we consider how we create sacred space and time when we gather together as a community for our Sunday gatherings and how we can create sacred space and time in our personal lives each day.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

ORGANIZE for ACTION AFTER the MARCH
2017-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Meet with the Racial & Social Justice Team of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades. If you marched with millions in the great Women’s March, Saturday, January 21, in body or spirit, now is the time to plan for action to RESIST the anti-people backlash and TURN THINGS AROUND.
Share stories of the big march and let’s plan 10 actions for the next 100 days. The meeting will be led by Al Stawsky, Chair, Congregational Racial and Social Justice Team; Founder & Former Chair, Criminal Justice Reform Task Force of the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of New Jersey.
We look forward to seeing you!

A VACATION IN SLAVE TERRITORY - Michael S. Meyers-Jouan
2017-01-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by UUCP member, Michael S. Meyers-Jouan. “On a visit to the idyllic island of Guadeloupe, we visited the Le Mémorial ACTe, the Caribbean Center of Expressions and Memory of Trafficking and Slavery. In this service, we reflect on the experience.”
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

"RUMI: POET OF THE HEART" FILM
2017-01-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States
UUCP will be hosting a screening of the award winning film “RUMI: Poet of the Heart.” For over seven hundred years, Jalal ad-Din Rumi’s writings have enchanted, inspired, and enlightened Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists. Rumi’s poetry celebrates the sacred in everyday existence and transcends boundaries of time, place, and religion to speak to all people. In the past two decades, there has been an astounding resurgence of interest in Rumi and his poetry. Today, he is one of the best-selling poets in the world.
“RUMI: Poet of the Heart,” is produced and directed by Haydn Reiss, featuring Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, storyteller and mythologist Michael Meade, religious historian Huston Smith, and Deepak Chopra. It is narrated by Debra Winger with musical performances by oud virtuoso Hamza El Din and musician Jai Uttal offering inspiring accompaniment to this beautifully produced film.
Stay after the film for a discussion and reading of a few of Rumi’s poems not read in the film. Refreshments will be served. Donations appreciated. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

THE BODY POLITIC AND BODY POLITICS - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-01-22 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. In 1973, The U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws that had been restricting abortions during the first six months of pregnancy. The case, (Roe vs. Wade), legalized abortion in the United States, and was a giant leap forward in giving women the right to control their own bodies. Today, that right and a host of others is under attack. How people of liberal religious faith respond to that attack will help determine the future not only of women rights but the rights of all citizens.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

IN FIVE DAYS... - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-01-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Five days from today our nation and the world will enter a new era. Many, if not most of us, believe that it will be difficult, the most challenging time we have seen in modern American history. Join us today as we consider how we can face the coming days together in the spirit of resistant hope and willingness to live out the truth of Dr. King’s idea of beloved community.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

LEARNING TO EXHALE - JOINT SERVICE AT UU CONGREGATION OF ROCKLAND
2017-01-08 10:30 - 11:30
Please join us for our joint service held today at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockland at 10:30 AM. The service “Learning to Exhale” will be led by Rev. Dawn Sangrey. As we begin a new year together, we ask ourselves these questions: How can I make room for the new in my life? What can I release, let go of? What am I willing to surrender, to question, to sacrifice in order to realize the world that I believe in? How can I become more open to working with other people? What can we do together in this religious community to bring the world we live in closer to the world we long for?
We will car pool and meet at the Lydecker House at 9:30 AM. We will contribute to the pot luck lunch. Please bring a dish. Arlene Holpp Scala will coordinate the carpooling. Send all questions and carpooling information (driver or rider) to Arlene at scalaa@wpunj.edu
Address:
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockland
130 Concklin Road,
Pomona, NY 10970
Tel: (845) 354-1789

SKIP THE RESOLUTIONS! SET THE INTENTIONS! - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-01-01 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. It’s that time of year again, the time when people make all those resolutions to change their lives in one way or another. But we all know what usually happens within a few weeks. Join us today as we consider whether or not resolutions are what we need to make or if we should be approaching the new year and our lives in a different, gentler manner.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

SUNDAY SERVICE (CANCELLED)
2016-12-25 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States

YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-12-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for tonight’s service at 5:00 PM, led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Join us this evening for the last of our Interspiritual Advent services as we celebrate Christmas and Chanukah and the importance of being Light in a world that often seems very dark.
Bring family and friends. Stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

FOURTH FRIDAY EVENT - HOLIDAY PARTY
2016-12-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States

Board of Trustees
2016-12-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States

RING OUT SOLSTICE BELLS! THE LIGHT RETURNS! - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-12-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. This is the 3rd in a 4 part Interspiritual Advent series. The shortest day and the longest night of the year have been celebrated since time immemorial by various cultures around the world as harbingers of the return of the light. Join us as we continue our interspiritual celebration of advent and consider the spiritual meaning of the Winter Solstice in the 21st Century.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

THIS I BELIEVE – HOLIDAY MEMORIES & TRADITIONS - UUCP Program Team
2016-12-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by the UUCP Program Team. What are your holiday memories? Coming from different religious and cultural backgrounds, Unitarian Universalists have many varied memories of the holiday season. Join us as we hear about some of our members’ diverse customs, myriad beliefs, and fondest memories of this time of year.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

CELEBRATING BODHI DAY - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-12-04 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. This is the 2nd in a 4 part Interspiritual Advent series. December 8th, Bodhi Day, is celebrated in the Buddhist tradition around the world as the day that Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting under the body tree. Join us today as we celebrate Bodhi Day and consider our own potential for enlightenment.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

AN INTERSPIRITUAL LOOK AT ADVENT - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-11-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. This is the 1st in a 4 part Interspiritual Advent series. The season of Advent, which comes from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming” or “visit,” begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year for Christians as they prepare for, and anticipate, the coming of Jesus of Nazareth, who is called “the Light of the world.” But many spiritual traditions also celebrate the coming of the Light around the same time of year. Tonight we’ll consider how we can celebrate and honor the coming of the Light into our own lives.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

FOURTH FRIDAY EVENT
2016-11-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States

AN EVENING OF COLORING MEDITATION
2016-11-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States
On Friday, November 25th at 7:00 PM, The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades (UUCP) will be hosting “An Evening of Coloring Meditation.”
The word mandala comes from the ancient Sanskrit language and loosely means “circle” or “center.” The mandala is a circular matrix with a center point, a sacred center that helps to stimulate and promote creativity, relaxation, healing, and other positive states of being. As an alternate style of meditation, coloring allows us to enter into and experience the power of the mandala in our lives.
Rev. Paul Dodenhoff will begin the evening with a brief talk on meditation and the mandala before we begin our evening of coloring. Our coloring meditation will be a silent one followed by a time for refreshments and conversation. Crayons, colored pencils, and coloring mandalas will be provided. Please join us for this special evening and feel free to bring a Thanksgiving leftover treat to share.
Poster by: Liandra Pires

Congregational Meeting
2016-11-20 11:45 - 12:45 | Englewood, 07631, United States

THANKSGIVING AGAIN? - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-11-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
In 1863, President Lincoln made the observance of an annual day of thanksgiving an official national holiday. And since that proclamation, Thanksgiving has become one of the most beloved of our national holidays. And ever since then clergy people have delivered the obligatory annual Thanksgiving sermon! Join us today as Rev. Paul Dodenhoff offers his thoughts on thanks, giving, and how they are important to a real appreciation of this holiday.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

POST-ELECTION DISCUSSION...SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
2016-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Now that the all-consuming election process is over, join UUCP for a lively discussion to share your thoughts, feelings and experiences. What happened and why did it happen? What does the future hold? What happens to critical issues that were somehow given second place? What about economic inequality and big money controls on government and what about dismantling the embedded racism that is crippling our society? What could we learn about this election that can help achieve real, lasting social progress and what does it tell us about what we should do? The discussion will be led by Al Stawsky, Chair, Congregational Racial and Social Justice Team; Founder & Former Chair, Criminal Justice Reform Task Force of the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of New Jersey. Cookies and coffee will be served. Donations appreciated.
Poster by: Liandra Pires
