SKIP THE RESOLUTIONS! SET THE INTENTIONS! - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2017-01-01 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | 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, 2016-10-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-09-15 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, 2016-10-28 19:30 - 21:00, 2016-09-23 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

TURN OFF THE NOISE - Deborah Singer Pires
2016-11-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by UUCP Co-President, Deborah Singer Pires. It’s finally over. (or is it?) This has been a very long and worrisome election. What can we learn from the Jewish tradition of observing the Sabbath to help us keep our sanity during times of insanity? First, turn off the media. Join us to find out what else Sabbath observers do to maintain a sense of peace.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

SAVING TIME? - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-11-06 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Today begins daylight saving time for most of the U.S. Join us this morning as we spend some time thinking about time and how we save, spend, and often waste it. And don’t forget to set your clocks back on Saturday night!
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

LEST WE FORGET. A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE. - Judy Manton
2016-10-30 10:30 - 23:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by UUCP member, Judy Manton. A service of remembrance will be held on October 30th. In keeping with our tradition of following the Mexican Day of the Dead festive customs, a colorful altar will be set up. Among the skulls, skeletons, crosses and flowers, there will be space for you to place photos of loved ones who have passed on.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

HACKENSACK WALK-IN DINNER
2016-10-27 16:00 - 20:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States

JAZZ EVENT (Board Service Auction)
2016-10-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Englewood, 07631, United States

ON BEING A WHOLLY PERSON - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-10-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. Many sacred texts give specific commandments and instructions about being holy often refer to people who lead exemplary lives as holy people. Many people express the desire to live holy lives. What does it mean to be holy and is it even possible? Join us today as we consider a different approach to the idea of being holy.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

HOLD ON TO YOUR SHADOW - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-10-16 10:30 - 11:30
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. The radio character Lamont Cranston famously asked each week: “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men (and women)? The Shadow knows!” But is the shadow that we all have really evil? What purpose does it play in our lives? And how can we work with it? Join us today as we consider these questions.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

HONORING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-10-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. October 10th is still celebrated across most of the United States as Columbus Day. But many communities and states, and an increasing number of people have chosen instead to honor the indigenous people who inhabited the land long before white invaders including Columbus arrived and began the genocide of indigenous populations and destruction of their culture.
Join us today as we consider our nation’s continued oppression of our indigenous sisters and brothers, the growing movement to restore their dignity and their human rights, and the gifts of spirit that they still generously offer to the world.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

NEW YEAR-NEW SPIRIT - Deborah Singer Pires
2016-10-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by UUCP Co-President, Deborah Singer Pires. Come celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This morning we honor the traditions of this important Jewish holiday, which is also the beginning of a 10-day period of rigorous spiritual self-examination. The first part of the service will be intergenerational.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

A CELEBRATION OF AUTUMN - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-09-25 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. The seasons change once again. Join us today as we celebrate the return of autumn, a season of chilly air, great beauty, falling leaves, and introspection.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires

IT’S ALL ABOUT BALANCE…OR IS IT? - Rev. Paul Dodenhoff
2016-09-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Englewood, 07631, United States
Please join us for today’s service led by Rev. Paul Dodenhoff. It’s become the common cry of almost everyone: “I feel like I’m walking a tightrope! I need to find some balance in my life!” An entire industry has even sprung up around that perceived need: seminars, books, online courses, support groups all designed to help us achieve that elusive quality in our lives.
But is it all about balance or are we missing something else that’s as equally important? Join us as we consider how we can do a better job of walking that tightrope without falling off.
Bring a friend and stay for coffee and light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!
Poster by: Liandra Pires
