CULTURAL (MIS)APPROPRIATION OR WHY I DON’T CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-05-06 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. As a spiritually liberal community, we draw from many sources, including “wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.” However, over the past few years there is an increasing awareness within many spiritual traditions of how that “drawing from” often crosses the line into cultural (mis)appropriation. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley writes “Our first task in approaching another people, another culture is to take off our shoes, for the place we are approaching is holy.” Join us today as we consider this increasingly important topic.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

Stewardship Sunday
2018-05-06

Cultural (Mis)Appropriation or Why I Don’t Celebrate Cinco De Mayo
2018-05-05 10:30 - 11:30
Rev. Paul Dodenhoff — As a spiritually liberal community, we draw from many sources, including “wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.” However, over the past few years there is an increasing awareness within many spiritual traditions of how that “drawing from” often crosses the line into cultural (mis)appropriation. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley writes “Our first task in approaching another people, another culture is to take off our shoes, for the place we are approaching is holy.” Join us today as we consider this increasingly important topic.

THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING - The DeMasi Brothers
2018-04-29 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP today at 10:30 a.m. for our musical service presented by The DeMasi Brothers. Music has always been an important part in movements of social change. Join award winning twin brothers and UU musicians/singer/songwriter/humorists Joseph and John DeMasi as they present songs that will inspire, motivate, enlighten and touch on issues that are relevant today.
The DeMasi Brothers Bio:
Joseph and John DeMasi, the DeMasi Brothers are award winning UU singer/songwriters who began their singing career in the folk clubs of New York City where they were born and raised. They were heavily involved in the folk music revival scene in Greenwich Village in the 1980’s and appeared regularly at the famed “Speakeasy” folk club. In 1992 they joined forces with their lifelong friend Chris Burke, the actor with Down Syndrome best known for his starring role as “Corky”in the hit ABC-TV show Life Goes On. The trio formed a singing group for children and families, got a record deal on BMG, recorded four award winning CD’s and toured the country for 20 years promoting the message of inclusion, tolerance and ability awareness. They have performed in all 53 states including the states of exhaustion, confusion and delirium! When Chris retired, the DeMasi Brothers put their folk group back together and have been appearing at UU churches, folk clubs and coffee houses all across the country. They can be heard on NPR radio and have released four wonderful CD’s. Their music is embedded with their UU values and principles that they have shared with over 150 UU churches throughout the country.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

TO PRAY OR NOT TO PRAY - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-04-22 10:30 - 11:30
Join UUCP for today’s service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Every major religious tradition practices some form of prayer. But just what is prayer? To whom do we pray? Does it matter if we pray or not? Join us today as we examine the subject of prayer and whether or not its relevant to our spiritual lives.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

AT HOME IN THE NOW - Rev. Greg Ganaway
2018-04-15 10:30 - 11:30
Join UUCP today at 10:30 a.m. for our service led by special guest speaker, Rev. Greg Ganaway and special guest Yolanda. As creatures of habit, we often don’t think that what we do every day shapes our lives and how we live and think. We can build habits of awareness that build upon each other. Claiming and fully occupying our place in the present can be fun. It’s doable because it’s our nature. Power, knowledge, creation and energy is only available in the present moment. We are at Home only in the Now.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

DID JESUS DIE FOR OUR SINS? - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-04-01 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for today’s service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Today is the celebration of Easter, the holiest day in the Western Christian tradition. Today, in the second of two sermons examining the events of Holy Week from a universalist perspective, Rev. Paul Dodenhoff examines the death and resurrection of Jesus, and the theological notion of the need for a bloody sacrifice for sin.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

Easter
2018-04-01

JESUS AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO-GOOD, VERY BAD WEEK - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-03-25 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for our service at 10:30 A.M. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Today is Palm Sunday, the observance in the Christian tradition of Jesus “triumphal” entry into Jerusalem. It is also the beginning of “Holy Week,” culminating in the celebration of Jesus resurrection.
Join us today for the first of two sermons by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff that examine the events of that week, and how viewing them through a universalist lens enriches our spiritual lives no matter what our faith or no-faith tradition is.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

UUCP SERVICE AUCTION
2018-03-24 19:00 - 22:00
Something awesome is happening on Saturday March 24 at 7:00 pm!
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades is having their annual service auction.
Your can purchase your tickets below, or simply make a donation.

There will be a live and silent auction with plenty of exciting items. Some items included are day trips, dinners, restaurant/service certificates, a boutique and more. This fun filled evening helps UUCP to continue their work of promoting social justice and interfaith cooperation and understanding.
Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.
Even if you are not able to join us, purchasing a ticket or making a donation will help UUCP to continue its great work.
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Poster by: Liandra Pires

WE NEED MORE EMMAS - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-03-18 10:30 - 11:30
Please join us at 10:30 a.m. for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. 18-year old Emma Gonzalez, one of the survivors of the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, has become the face of the new student activist movement opposing the NRA and demanding gun reform in America.
Join us today as we take a look back on three other women named Emma who were activists who helped to bring about change and who still inspire us to stand up and speak truth to power as our nation faces a time of crisis during the current administration.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

BLACK WOMEN: SPIRITUALITY AND ACTIVISM - Arlene Holpp Scala
2018-03-11 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP at 10:30 a.m. for our service led by UUCP Co-President, Arlene Holpp Scala. The service will focus on Black UU women and other Black women activists, including Black Lives Matter leaders.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshemnts. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

IMPERFECT, BROKEN, AND BEAUTIFUL - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-03-04 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP at 10:30 a.m. for our service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. We are all imperfect, we are all broken, and we are all beautiful in our own ways. Join us today as we consider the spiritual meaning for our lives behind the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi and the art form of Kintsugi.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

Congregational Meeting
2018-02-25 12:00 - 13:00

LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: THE SPIRITUAL LEGACY OF GEORGE HARRISON - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-02-25 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for our service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. The music of George Harrison has had a profound spiritual impact on my life for almost 50 years (Rev. Paul Dodenhoff). Please join Rev. Paul today as we remember and celebrate George on the occasion of his 75th birthday and consider the spiritual legacy of his music. We’ll be listening to some of his most popular spiritual tunes and singing along is encouraged. And our meditation time will be a little different today!
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

SUNDAY SERVICE CANCELLED TODAY (DUE TO SNOW)
2018-02-18 10:30 - 11:30

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: PERSONAL STORIES - Deborah Singer Pires
2018-02-11 10:30 - 11:30
Join UUCP for our service at 10:30 a.m. led by UUCP Co-President, Deborah Singer Pires. Hearing our histories contributes to our connections to each other and understanding of the gifts of our diversity. What was it like growing up African-American in the U.S.? Today we will hear memories from several of our long-time members.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

HOW OLD IS OLD? - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-02-04 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for our service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. How old are you? How old do you feel? Many of us are at a time in our lives when we are feeling the effects of our physical age. Join us today as we consider the question: Is aging the same thing as growing old?
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

IT’S ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-01-28 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for today’s service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. The issues that confront us as individuals, as families, as a nation, and as a planet increasingly call for constant re-evaluation of our attitudes and the way we regard those issues.
Join us today as we consider the notion of perspective and how it affects our relationships with each other and the world.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

WHY SHOULD MARIJUANA BE LEGAL IN NEW JERSEY?
2018-01-26 19:00 - 21:00
On January 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. the Racial and Social Justice Team, a committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades (UUCP), will hold a public meeting on the important question of the legalization of Marijuana in New Jersey. Alex Staropoli, Esq., the Policy Manager for the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), New Jersey office, will be the speaker.
Legalization of marijuana is on the agenda of incoming Governor Phil Murphy’s administration. Eight states and Washington D.C. have already legalized use of recreational marijuana with constructive results. Although there is controversy around this issue, there are many benefits to legalization including but not limited to creating jobs, boosting the economy, providing funds for important social programs and abolishing the racial and social injustice of existing marijuana laws.
Speaker, Alex Staropoli, has worked on a variety of drug policy issues with a focus on criminal justice reform. Prior to joining DPA, she was the Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst for the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention in Maryland where she worked on a wide range of criminal justice issues including pretrial justice, substance abuse treatment and overdose prevention, domestic violence and reentry.
We invite all to attend the event on January 26th for information, questions and discussion.
Poster by: Liandra Pires

WHEN THE WELL RUNS DRY - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-01-21 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for our service today at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. If you live in a home that relies on well water for a water supply, it’s important to watch the safety and the supply of water in the well so that it doesn’t run dry. The same applies to the wells from which we draw the water that keeps us alive spiritually. When was the last time you examined your spiritual well? Is it time to dig a deeper well?
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

WINTER POETRY AND MUSIC
2018-01-14 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for our service led by the UUCP Program Team. Come in from the cold and join us as we celebrate the joys of winter in poetry and song. Bring a poem to share.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

Service Auction Planning Meeting
2018-01-07 12:00 - 13:00

BREAKFAST AND EPIPHANIES - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2018-01-07 10:30
Please join UUCP for our service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Saturday, January 6th was the Feast of the Epiphany (also called Three Kings Day) in the Western Christian Tradition.
Just what is an “epiphany” and what is this celebration? What broader meaning does it have for us in our own spiritual and daily lives? When and where do epiphanies happen? Join us today as we consider this question and, perhaps, have an epiphany of your own!
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

BUILDING HOMES - MICHAEL S. MEYERS-JOUAN
2017-12-31 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for our service at 10:30 a.m. led by UUCP member, Michael S. Meyers-Jouan. Organizations like Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing help people around the world. “Voluntourism” offers the chance to contribute while learning more about other cultures.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-12-24 17:00 - 18:00
Please join UUCP for our service at 5:00 p.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. 174 years ago, Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol” was published and became an immediate success. Dickens tale was not only a critic of Victorian England, but still resonates as a harsh critique of America in 2017. Yet it is still one of the abiding messages of hope at this time of year.
Bring friends or family and join us for our annual Candlelight Christmas Eve Service and stay for cider and cookies after our service! We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

REMEMBERING SANDY HOOK - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff & Liandra Pires
2017-12-17 10:30 - 11:30
Please join us for our service at 10:30 a.m. as Rev. Paul is joined by Liandra Pires in service of remembrance for the innocent lives lost five years ago in the Sandy Hook massacre on December 14th, 2012, and for the lives that continue to be lost because our nation’s leaders lack the moral courage to stand up to the NRA and the gun lobby.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you.
Poster by: Liandra Pires

SERVICE CANCELLED
2017-12-10

HERE COMES THE SUN - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-12-03 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for our service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Today begins the celebration of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar. Advent, the anticipation of the coming of the Light, is something that has been celebrated for thousands of years around the world in various traditions and cultures. Join us today as we consider the place of light in our own lives and spiritual journey.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

JESUS THE SOCIALIST - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-11-26 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UUCP for our service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Is the Jesus of the right-wing the same Jesus as we read about in the Christian Scriptures? Would Jesus reject refugees, bomb those he disagreed with or who were his enemies? Would he approve tax cuts for the rich while denying health care to millions of people who couldn’t afford it?
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires
