May 2015 - Morristown Unitarian Fellowship

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May 2015 Volume 60, No. 5
From Our Minister:
We are in the fifth year of
a five-year strategic plan
with the following vision
statement: “We are a
dynamic congregation,
growing in spirit,
community, numbers
and impact seeking to
transform ourselves and
the world beyond us.”
Our plan has a number of ambitious goals in it,
and we have been blessed to move forward in
many areas that we deem important.
We are a vibrant
community that honors our
traditions even
as
we seek to be open to new ideas
and ways of
doing things. It is no wonder that we
have so many
members who have spent decades of
their lives here,
and also many new people being
welcomed into our community. Nearly forty new
members have
officially signed the book and joined
us this year so far. The Board of Trustees of UU
Metro-NY has noticed our success, and they will
be awarding
us the O. Eugene Pickett Award for
advancing Unitarian Universalism at the upcoming
District Annual
Meeting.
One of the most ambitious goals we set forth is to
the needs and the aspirations we have
address both
for our building
and grounds. The goal as set forth
in the strategic
plan was articulated in this way
“Establish and maintain a spiritual home that
supports our
mission and vision; enables our growth
initiatives (including
adequate space for worship,
life span religious
education, meetings, functions
and administration);
and is welcoming, safe and
well-maintained.”
In This
Issue…
Mission, Contact Info, Wider UU World
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Minister’s Column Continued
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Board Corner, Celebrations of Life
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Deeds Well Done, Social Justice Distributions 5
It was ambitious in part because we knew that for a
long time we had not adequately funded and staffed
the cleaning and maintenance of our property. I have
heard from many of you how much you have noticed
the building is cleaner and better cared for than it
used to be. Much of the improvement is due to our
re-energized Facilities and Grounds Council and all
of the volunteers who have lent their support, as well
as our investment in budgeting for and hiring two
dedicated custodians to clean and care for our
property. And, of course, many thanks go to Eduardo
and Sergio, our hardworking custodians themselves.
I also want to lift up the members of the Board of
Trustees over the last several years who have served
us and made ongoing maintenance a priority. While
there is more to be done (for example, we are still
trying to figure out how many staff hours are needed
for building management) the improvement is noted.
The main reason addressing our facilities goals was
so challenging, though, is that we had not held a
capital campaign or invested in large repairs or
renovations for nearly 30 years! We knew that there
were large projects looming on the horizon, and that
gearing up for a holistic facilities plan, funding it, and
executing it were all necessary. The first step was
evaluating how our current property was serving the
mission of our congregation. As a part of fulfilling
the strategic plan, we examined three options to see
which was the best fit for our values and mission:
1.) Stay, Renovate and Expand, 2.) Buy a Building
Elsewhere and Retrofit, and 3.) Buy Raw Land and
Build. We moved through a process of discernment
and democracy, and it was decided by a very large
majority that we wished to stay and to create a plan
that encompassed repair, renovation and expansion.
Much of these discussions and the ensuing decision
happened …
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DRE Letter & Young Adult Lunch
Adult Learning Opportunities
Upcoming Events
Donation & Volunteer Opportunities
Calendar
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Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
tel: (973) 540-1177 fax: (973)539-8218
and Covenant Statement
Mission
We, the members
of the Morristown Unitarian
Fellowship, mindful of the rich diversity
and essential
oneness of human experience,
covenant to weave the fabric of community
from the strands
of our separate lives.
This is our pledge:
for ourselves and our children a
• To create
spiritual home which will nurture, challenge
us renewal
and offer
• To seek what is true even as we celebrate
the mystery
of existence
• To reach
out to all who share our liberal
religious
values and participate in the
broader Unitarian Universalist movement
• To work for social justice and the well-being
of our planet
Earth
Staff Leadership
Minister B. Miller
Rev. Alison
amiller@muuf.org
Director of Religious Education
Tim Atkins
dre@muuf.org
Congregational Administrator
Mandi Huizenga
admin@muuf.org
Music Director
Dr. Jim Blanton
jim@muuf.org
Finance Coordinator
Katy Julich
accounting@muuf.org
Religious Education
Assistant
Heinrich
Anne-Marie
re@muuf.org
Custodians Eduardo Guzman & Sergio Lopez-Rojas
Office Hours:
Monday
– Thursday 9am–3pm
Sunday 8am–1pm
Sunday Services:
9am & 11am; 10am starting May 24th
Metro NY District
Annual Meeting
May 1st and 2nd
Hyatt, Morristown.
If you want to interact with the wider UU
community this is a great way to begin.
Join members of MUF and 50 other UU
congregations who are meeting here, in
Morristown. There is a variety of workshops
and you won’t want to miss the closing
ceremony when our congregation will be
recognized for Outstanding Contributions
toward advancing Unitarian Universalism
in the Metro New York District, with the:
O. Eugene Picket award!
For more information and to register visit:
http://uumetrony.org/am15/index.htm
June 24th – 28th in Portland, OR
This year’s GA is going to be an exciting one!
Our minister, Alison will be leading the Sunday
Morning Worship, which is a great honor!
Cornell West will be the 2015 Ware Lecturer,
and Tim, our Director of Religious Education,
is running for Board of Trustees of the UUA.
For more information and to register visit:
http://www.uua.org/ga
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May 2015
Continued from page 1… under the auspices
of the Sacred Conversations
Taskforce.
Then, after the decision was made to stay in our
beautiful, historic property, we had to go through
another process
of discernment and democracy to
decide what we
would actually do. The Gateways
Taskforce took steps to discover the passion of our
membership around different projects and to learn from
experts about what was necessary and possible for our
building, our grounds and any additions. Once again,
there was a near unanimous vote – this time to repair
and build an expanded parking lot, to enhance the
current sanctuary, to replace the roof, and to build an
addition (a fellowship hall, modern kitchen, ADA
accessible bathrooms, and two classrooms) as well as
address landscaping needs for beauty, community, and
green purposes.
Then, even as the Gateways Taskforce continued its
work, there was a need to begin to fund our vision for
our six-acre property. In fact, the price tag came in
around 3.2 million dollars. The fellowship launched
a Capital Campaign, “Carrying the Torch from
Generation to Generation” in January of 2014. We
hired a consultant, put together a stewardship team for
the campaign, and met with many members and some
friends of the fellowship. So far, we have raised 2.3
million dollars. This is more than the leadership at the
UUA said was possible, and they have shared that we
should be proud of our efforts and share with others
how we managed to get so far towards our goal. It is
true, that we have further to go, and a need to explore
loans and more fundraising. However, it is definitely
something to celebrate.
This congregational year with so much money pledged
and money coming in, it was our hope to bid out
projects and to start work as soon as possible. We
imagined breaking ground on the parking early this
summer. One of the necessary steps for a facilities
project of this scope is to get the approval of the
zoning board once the plans have been finalized.
We have been working with our lawyer, our engineer,
our architect, and a town planner throughout the year
to help us to present and refine our plans to meet the
MINISTER’S COLUMN
CONTINUED
requirements of Morris Township. We held two
meetings where we invited our neighbors in the
summer and fall to see and give feedback on our
plans. We participated in technical sessions of the
zoning board in the fall where we received and then
incorporated their input. Then, in October we began
presenting the final plans at public hearings of the
zoning board of Morris Township. It is at this point
that we learned of two neighbors who hired lawyers
who have managed to slow down the process as
much as they are able. It has been disappointing to
say the least and at times the tactics have seemed
most unfair. The long and the short of this is that
while we remain very optimistic about the outcome –
our plans are better for us and better for the neighbors
– we obviously will not be breaking ground in June.
On one hand, this gives us more time to flesh out
further the financing of our plans – a good thing.
On the other, we know that many of you will be
disappointed about our timeline changing too.
And, we’ll have to suffer through one more winter
with an undersized, muddy parking lot.
We are now considering enhancing the sanctuary
first instead of beginning with the parking lot.
We have received a couple of proposals for a new
sound system and are beginning to imagine aesthetic
improvements. The Gateways Taskforce will give
further updates and an opportunity for questions at
the meetings on May 31st or June 2nd, and look for
relevant topics at the Annual Meeting on June 7th.
While our journey towards our facilities plans is
taking longer and turning out to have more twists
than we anticipated, we remain hopeful and excited
about what we have and will accomplish together.
In Fellowship,
Rev. Alison B. Miller
Gateways Task Force Update Please join us after the Service on Sunday May 31st at 11:15 AM
and June 2nd at 7pm for an update on our Capital Project. Members of the Gateways Task Force and Board will
be available to provide information on our progress before the Morris Township Zoning Board of Adjustment,
and the timeline and next steps for the project. Bring your coffee and let's catch up on this important project!
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At the Board’s annual summer retreat we chose to
begin an initiative to improve the way committees
support the work of the Fellowship by: identifying
opportunities to involve new members, giving
additional support for leaders
and leaders-to-be, and
improving communications between committees and
the congregation.
BOARD CORNER
This is my third and
final year on the Board
as Program Trustee, and
what an exciting period
of change it has been!
The Program and
Administrative Trustees
have in recent years
worked with the
committees to facilitate
communications
between them and Board, and
support them in many ways to fulfill their yearly
objectives. All this excitement
about change is due not only to
our decision to embark on a Capital Campaign to
invest and improve
our physical home, but also
astounding growth and energy we’ve
because of the
seen in our community
recently; new families and
the subsequent
increase in Religious Education
enrollment and
growing interest in members
becoming more
active in contributing their talents to
make a positive
impact. The growth in our numbers
has placed our
congregation at an “awkward” size in
which many of our earlier approaches to
organization and communication don’t scale to
accommodate the needs of our community, making
it difficult to welcome new participants into
volunteer roles
that fit their passions and skills.
Note about
Board Transition:
I want to thank David Palmer for his willingness
to step up a bit early to the role of president. He is
already doing
a great job. And, thank you to Nina
McCormack for her years of service as our
She had to step
president-elect and then president.
down in order
to be able to focus on some family
needs for a couple of months. Nina's
care-taking
skills have been especially helpful
fundraising
towards deepening
our knowledge of how to run
annual and capital campaigns. I feel blessed to be
able to serve
alongside of so many good leaders
at the Fellowship.
With appreciation, Rev. Alison
To begin this work we held a Leadership Retreat,
open to all interested parties, this year with a focus
on Social Justice. Social Justice is a theme that
resonates throughout the work of most of our groups
and certainly in our efforts beyond our walls. This
retreat gave us tools to help focus our passions and
to be more effective in our committee work.
Instead of our previous monthly joint meetings with
committee leaders (the “network”) to discuss items
on
of common interest, there’s been less focus
frequency and more interest in determining
opportunities to improve the way the committees can
support the goals of the Board. We’ve visited
several regular meetings of key committees to
understand how they do what they do, and plan to
invite these and other committees to future Board
meetings for in-depth discussions about their needs
and to provide guidance and ideas on supporting our
developing congregation.
We’ve only begun this initiative; it’s a longer-term
activity that will continue throughout the next year
or two. As our community grows, so too must the
ways we provide meaningful ways for our members
to serve… more exciting times ahead!
– Brad
West
Celebration of Life
The Endowment Board invites you to
honor special life events of friends and
family by donating to the Endowment Fund.
Growing
the fund will help to ensure the
Fellowship’s financial health and future.
We appreciate your generosity on behalf
of both the honoree and the Fellowship.
In Memory of Ann Renz,
Jim Burchell & Eleanor Mason
Howard Hassman
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Deeds Well Done
On behalf of the congregation, MUF Board would like
names of those who went above and
to call out the
beyond in their generous commitment of time and
energy to our congregation and our home on
Normandy Heights Road.
Do you know
someone who has gone above
and beyond in service to our beloved
community? Submit a recommendation for
Deeds Well Done at the Network meeting or
by email to caroline.g.gower@gmail.com
Many thanks to Jo Sippie Gora, for organizing
the very successful Nonviolent Communication
(NVC) Workshop. And, to the contributions of
Tricia Armstrong, Linda DeLap, Kathleen
Taggart, and Sandy DeSmedt
To Margaret Ng for planning and organizing the
updating of our MUF photo directory.
DEEDS WELL DONE &
SOCIAL JUSTICE DISTRIBUTIONS
Social Justice
distributions 2015
Minister’s Discretionary fund
Family Promise
(Abigal Transitional Housing)
(new Morristown drop-in
center)
Grupo Cajola (SCAN concert)
Neighborhood House
(Dover school supplies)
(ESL)
Norwescap family loan program
PeaceWorks
(Inhambia, Fedicamp &
Masaya Women’s Collective
(container school supplies)
(donation)
Signature Project Reserve
Sustainable Morristown (GEM)
UU Service Committee
2nd
3rd
q uarter
q uarter
$750
$1,000
$1,500
$1,000
$400
$500
$1,500
To the following volunteers who assisted with the
Black Maria Film Festival on March 28th: Dan
Byrd, Don Preziosi, Vicki Hicks, Alan Hicks,
Susan and Jonathan Jeans, Meiling Chin,
$500
Gabor Kiss, Tom and Donna Perch, Annette
Tyler, plus Cintra Fricke and Cathy Caccavale
$150
who helped with publicity. TOTAL
$5,800
To Nan Perigo, our Facilities Council Chair for
her tireless leadership and work to get our spiritual home ready for the spring and summer seasons.
$1,500
$1,500
$750
$250
$1,500
$7,000
A HUGE THANK YOU to all the folks who came out to help with Spri ng Cleanup .
We had a beautiful day to work and a lot of hardworking volunteers! Many thanks to Harry Harris and Elias
Ortega (who obtained and installed Cold Patch for the potholes in the driveway, in addition to leaf blowing),
Tim Davis (for doing the nasty work of removing paint in the basement), Tyler Harris (the strong back who
moved mountains of logs and gravel), Steve Gruber and Kendall Martin (fixed the back steps and moved
gravel to fill in mud puddles), Joan Belz (raked and weeded the entire oval area), Anne Paust and Carrie, Ian,
and Charlie Davis (worked hard on cleaning walls and floors), Donna Becker and Tom Moran (who cleaned
windows), Luna and Lucien Ortega-Huizenga and Emma Ng (cleaned windows, walls, and polished furniture),
Susie Harris (cleaned outer windows and tons of other stuff), Linda Delap (trimmed bamboo and weeded the
memorial garden), Ed Obermueller and Lisa Brennan (cleaned up brush and trash on the Columbia frontage),
Euwen Brennan (moved rocks and tidied outside), Nate and Jean Davis and their mom (picked up trash and
oddments around the grounds), Ellen Minde (picked up trash and cleaned walls), June Perigo and Laurel Minde
(cleaned up the bamboo forest), and Galen Martin (helped clean up the cleanup) And thanks to anyone who
helped out but didn't sign in! There is still plenty to do if you weren't able to come to the Cleanup - walls,
mopboards, windows, dusting....if you see something that needs some attention, there are cleaning supplies
under the small sink in the kitchen.
If you'd like to paint or do other work, please see the Help Wanted board in the back hall by the office or contact
Nan Perigo at facilities@muuf.org or another Facilities Council member (Harry Harris, Tim Davis, Kendall
Martin, and Linda DeLap). Look for more cleanups this summer, as well! HAPPY SPRING!
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FROM THE DESK OF THE
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Check out our
new website!
Our Universalist ancestors
were persecuted for
teaching the hope that
comes from universal
salvation. Our Unitarian
ancestors were persecuted
for trying to change
society through their hope of a better way of life for
all. Hope is even in one of
my favorite hymns, Come
Sing a Song With Me:
“And I’ll bring you hope,
when hope is hard to find.”
Hope is foundational
to
Unitarian
Universalism and
foundational in my personal faith as well. For us UUs,
hope is religious.
We preach the gospel of hope in all
that we do and
we commit to taking action to make that
hope a reality.
We put our hope for a better present into
action when we build a community with each other to
support each other. We put our hope for a better world
into action when
we take a stand for social justice and
serve our neighbors.
And we put our hope for a better
future into action
when we devote our time and
resources to helping our children grow into faith filled
justice seekers.
we’ve all been there – hope is essential But, come on,
and so hard to
maintain. So how can we bring
ourselves hope,
when hope is hard to find? There’s no
easy answer – like all important things in life – but I
think being in
a religious community is part of that
answer. Because
when we need a little hope, others are
there to give that hope to us. And when others need a
little hope, we
can be there for them too.
This summer
we will once again be offering a
Sunday morning religious education program
for our children! This year our theme is the
Summer
of Nature. We’re looking for
some teachers to plan and teach a lesson for all
ages of children and youth around this theme.
If you’re interested in helping out,
contact Tim at dre@muuf.org
And I think taking the time to reconnect is an important
part of that answer. We all need to reconnect from time
to time. But reconnect to what? The answer is
different for each of us – some of us feel reconnected
when we garden. Others when we volunteer. Others
when we go hiking. Others when we head in to the city
and check out a museum. Others when we have dinner
with friends. Whatever avenue you choose, when you
feel reconnected to the universe, it’s easier to have a
little more hope.
Hope is what gets us through these horrid winters –
hope of these marvelous springs. Hope is what gets us
through the Terrible Twos – hope that the Threes will
soon be here. Hope is what gets us through long days
at work – hope that the future we’re working toward
will be made a little better by our hard work.
In this season of Spring where I believe, as the
expression goes, hope springs eternal, may we all take
the time to reconnect with our individual sources of
hope.
- Tim Atkins
Young Adult
Lunch
May 17th after 11am service
Young adults in their 20s/30s meet monthly for
lunch typically
on the second Sunday. We
rescheduled our Sunday lunch for May as it falls on
Mother’s day.
AFTER LUNCH, feel free to join the Young Adult
Group and other fellowship members in attending
the FREE talk
and panel discussion: Robert
Wright on Science and Higher Purpose, Morris
Museum, 2:30-3:30/4pm.
Let us know if you plan to join us for any of the
events.
Brooke, bdonaldson08@yahoo.com
or Melissa, mlambour@gmail.com
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ADULT LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES
Money, Sex, War, Karma
Eight Mondays at 7:30pm – 9:15pm
May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15, 29
Facilitated by Rev. Allen Wells,
MUF’s Affiliated Minister
The Age of Sustainable Development
by Jeffrey Sachs.
A 5 week book discussion led by Gloria Dyer,
Thursday evenings May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4 from
7:00 to 8:30 pm. (We will read pages 1-99 for the
first meeting.) Dr. Sachs is a world-renowned
economic professor, leader in sustainable
development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author
and syndicated columnist. He serves as director of
the Earth Institute, Columbia University. He is
special advisor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
on the Millennium goals. E. O. Wilson writes, “My candidate for the most important book in current circulation.” In this book Sachs describes our
shared aspirations for a decent life, combining
economic development, social inclusion and
environmental sustainability. He gives examples of
how this can be accomplished.
For more information and to register,
adultlearning@muuf.org
MUF Book Club
Anyone is welcome to join us on the
third Monday at 1:30pm in the dining room.
All readers welcome to join us, and help select
books for the upcoming months. Join us when an
interesting book catches your eye, or you want to
lead a discussion of a book you
have found interesting and worthwhile.
Call Nancy Lee at (908) 204-9572
or email nlmclure@csn.com.
Can a spiritual perspective interpret and impact
social ills such as injustice (economic and political),
war, and environmental deterioration? We’ll
explore the perspective of Buddhism on these issues
but also bring in other faiths. Our discussions will
be based on a concise book with the above title by
David R. Loy, professor of ethics and religion at
Xavier University and a Zen teacher.
We will examine what the Buddha called our three
inner “poisons” and look at how they manifest both
personally and socially by disrupting our climate,
creating economic injustice, and inducing armed
conflict. In each class there will be an opportunity
for personal meditation, a reflection by members
responding to chapters of the book, and
supplementary teaching by Allen. Our goal will be
to become compassionate activists.
If you missed the pre-registration deadline of April
26, you can still register. Plan to attend the first
class on Monday, May 4, and have read the
introduction and first chapter of the book. If you
don’t have a copy yet, perhaps you can borrow one
from a registrant.
For more information & to register:
Contact Rev. Allen, awells@ uuma.or g
May 18th
All The Light We Cannot See by Doerr Anthony Facilitated by Katharina Pietrazek June 15th Boys in The Boat by Daniel Brown Facilitated by Nancy Lee McLure 8
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Humanism
...
just
another ism?
Green Earth
Ministry
Our next outing will be a walk in the
wildflower garden at the Tourne Park
in Boonton, leaving from the Fellowship
at 1:00 pm on Sunday, May 31.
For more information, contact
greenearth@muuf.org.
Have you wanted to learn more about
Humanism? Maybe you are
a Humanist but don’t know that you
are! Join us in exploring the different
facts and meanings of humanism.
Come join our new organic gardening
class, facilitated by Jonathan Jeans.
We plan to meet Thursdays 1:00 - 2:30,
start date TBD. For information or
to register, email greenearth@muuf.org
May 20th at 7:00pm
(3rd Wednesday of each month)
This month, we will be looking at
Robert Wright’s The Evolution of
God. We are open to all opinions and
all observations are gratefully and
respectfully accepted.
For more information, contact
Arlyne Shapiro at 973-998-7209 or
arlyne23@verizon.net
Save the Date:
Women’s Retreat
October 16-18
at Kirkridge in the Poconos.
We have room for about 25 women.
$50 deposit to hold your space.
Need more info ... contact Katharina
973-590-0449 or katharinap@ymail.com
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May 2015
UPCOMING EVENTS
8pm on Fridays,
$9 admission
This Month’s Minstrel Concerts:
May 1st – Summer Songs Beach Party
($12 tonight only, includes special desserts!)
May 8th – Open Stage
May 15th – Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
with Wee Doggies
May 22nd – CLOSED
(Folk Project Acoustic Getaway)
May 29th – Brother Sun with Diane Perry
THE WISD OM OF HOMER (HANSEN)
Saturday, May 9 at 7pm
The combined MUF choirs, instrumentalists and soloists
will present a truly unique program. The poetry of MUF
long time member and nonagenarian Homer Hansen will
be given premiere musical settings by MUF composers
George Aronson, Darrell Courtley, Jerry LaBrie, David
LeClair and Sarah Matsushima. Artwork by Homer and
a photo celebration of his life will be displayed, and a
reception in Homer’s honor will follow the program.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door,
$5 for youth 18 and under, and free for youth
6 years and under. For information,
contact music@muuf.org or 845-858-9895.
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DONATIONS NEEDED &
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
PeaceWorks
Nicaragua Aid Shipment
(continuing the mission
of Jim Burchell)
On Sunday May 3rd we will be collecting items to
send to Nicaragua on a May 9th container shipment.
Please bring the items to the MUF garage in the
parking lot between 8:30 and 9 am and between
services. The following items (in good condition
only please) are most needed:
Garden Tools: shovels, rakes, hoes, wheelbarrows
and other sturdy garden tools to support subsistence
farming. Sewing Machines and related supplies:
threads, yards of fabric, etc. to create skills and
livelihoods for young women. Music Instruments:
guitars, keyboards, recorders, etc. for the musical
programs for children. Medical Supplies: over the
counter medicines, first aid supplies, wheelchairs,
crutches, medical equipment for rural clinics. School
Supplies: notebooks, pens and pencils, scissors, art
and craft supplies etc. for children. Household
items: pots, pans, irons, small appliances, linens,
towels (no ceramic dishes or cups, or fragile items,
please.) Sports Supplies: baseball, soccer,
basketball and volleyball equipment, clothing,
uniforms. Bicycles: working condition only
Clothing and accessories: warm weather clothing in
clean condition (not frayed, torn or stained please)
for men, women and children of all ages.
When possible pack similar items tightly into
generic corrugated boxes and label. Please do not
mix items such as school supplies and garden
equipment, etc. because they go to different groups.
Pack clothing into small plastic bags because they
get packed into every nook and cranny of the
container.
If you have any questions about the items
or the shipment call or email Don Preziosi
(973 543-4721) dinerdon@aol.com
Come and help build houses
one Saturday per month.
Contact Toby Tyler
wtyler3@optonline.net.
Volunteers Needed
May 17th - May 24th.
Make a difference and help people
transition
to independent living! Volunteers are needed
at Family Promise to;
work 2-hour shifts at the Church of the Redeemer;
cook a meal; help with laundry.
Contact Julie Wolfe at
acemaker99@yahoo.com or (201) 787-6565.
Du Jour donations - as we are hosting Family
Promise in May, we are asking for their following
wish list items: Gas Cards (any gas station),
Wal-Mart Gift Cards, Food Store Gift Cards, copy
paper, stamps, #10 white envelopes, Avery Labels
5160. They also need the help with the following
services: car repair, tutoring, real estate, printing,
IT support, Legal, Dental Care, drivers.
Please give gift cards or stamps to Mandi
or someone in the office for safe keeping.
Katharina Pietraszek, 973-590-0449 or
katharinap@ymail.com
Our ’W omen on the Go’ support group
meetings, primarily serving young immigrant
Hispanic mothers, is on the 2nd Wednesday
of the month at the Neighborhood House in
Morristown. Come and join us!
Katharina Pietraszek, 973-590-0449 or
katharinap@ymail.com
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
21 Normandy Heights Road
Morristown,
NJ 07960-4611
May 2015 Volume 60, No.5 SUNDAY SERVICES AT 9AM AND 11AM*
May 3rd
COFFEE HOUR AFTER SERVICES
Journey of Hope
Unitarian Universalists look to many sources for wisdom. How do we tell the stories that inspire
and guide us on a journey of hope both in times of joy and harmony, as well as in times of sorrow
and challenge.
Led by Rev. Alison B. Miller
May 10th
Sheroes
One of our sources encourages us to look to the “Words and deeds of prophetic women and men
which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the
transforming power of love.” Let us celebrate the powerful mothers and foremothers whose
lives call us to live our values out loud.
Led by Rev. Alison B. Miller
May 17th
Special Guest- Robert Wright
This will be a very special opportunity to hear Robert Wright, the author of Nonzero: The Logic
of Human Destiny, The Moral Animal: Evolutionary Psychology and Everyday Life, and The
Evolution of God.
Assisted by Rev. Alison B. Miller
May 24th at 10am*
Unwanted Journeys
Our lives often include journeys we'd rather not take, such as journeys of illness, loss, or trauma.
Let's explore how we can come out of these experiences stronger and wiser.
Coordinated by Danelle Simonelli
May 31st at 10am*
Annual Bridging Service
Join us for this pivotal milestone in the lives of our high school seniors as they transition into
young adulthood.
Led by Rev. Alison B. Miller, Tim Atkins, and High School Youth