UU Congregation of Somerset Hills Podcasts

PodcastDirectory / Religion and Spirituality / Spirituality
PodcastDirectory / Regions / UN / Unknown

This PodCast contains minister and lay sermons from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills in North Branch, NJ.We are a congregation where persons of various backgrounds and beliefs may share freely in fellowship, worship, and service. We seek to express religion in modern terms and to apply it to the human problems of todayâs world, believing that the first concern of religion is human welfare, in body, mind, and spirit.It is the conviction of religious liberals that men and women can give embodiment of the ideals of world unity, justice, and cooperative living here on earth, and the principle of free minds, welcoming diversity of opinion and new knowledge from whatever source, is the best means to religious and ethical progress.All are welcome in this congregation, without the distinction of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, or creed. All activities are aimed toward the application of the best that all faiths and all knowledge have to offer toward a richer, fuller life for all persons everywhere here on earth. Primary Format : Spirituality Also Listed as: Spirituality City : Unknown State/Province : Unknown Country : Unknown Country : UN User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: Modern Religious | Women | View this Podcast on a Google Map. Add to iTunes Text Only listing of UU Congregation of Somerset Hills Podcasts Trumix.com listings available of UU Congregation of Somerset Hills Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs.

Trumix.com listings available of UU Congregation of Somerset Hills Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. The Sermon on the Amount - 13 April 2008 The Sermon on the AmountIt's pledging time of year when we plant both seeds and dollars and watch them grow. How and what can you give to contribute to the ongoing flourishing of this congregation? This is your home and this is your garden and you are the gardeners and stewards of our future. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New Beginnings - 23 March 2008 New BeginningsSpring is officially here and with it a renewed awareness of the cycle of life, both physical and spiritual.  What do resurrection and transformation have to do with your life? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | From Slave to Saint - 16 March 2008 He wasn't Irish; he wasn't a Christian; he wasn't even called Patrick, and yet, he became a great figure in Irish church history.  Be sure to "wear the green" when you come to hear his story and why it might matter to Unitarian Universalists.  The Rev. Julie Newhall, preaching. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 2 March 2008 Guest Speaker Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Interfaith Hospitality Network - 24 February 2008 Our guest speakers today are from the Interfaith Hospitality Network. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Delving into Darwin Rev. Newhall discusses one of her big heroes, Charles Darwin. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | UUA Association Sunday - Serial Sermon - 14 October 2007 UUA Association Sunday - Serial Sermon - 14 October 2007 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What makes a minister a minister? - 7 October 2007 What makes a minister a minister? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Spirit and Soul - 30 September 2007 Spirit and Soul Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Did Our Love Go? - 23 September 2007 Where Did Our Love Go? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Letting Go in the Land of Forgiveness - 16 September 2007 Letting Go in the Land of Forgiveness Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Our Greatest Covenant - 13 May 2007 Our Greatest CovenantThere have always been countless religions in the world and there always will be, just as there will always be innumerable organizations, communities, and groups that a human being might become associated with. Above all else, this speaks to our innate need for a sense of belonging. During this service, we will welcome our congregationÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs newest members.All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Friend by Rob Cost ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | RE Recognition Sunday - 6 May 2007 RE Recognition SundayOur Director/Doer of Religious Education, Mr. B, leads us in a homily devoted to why Religious Education is done by and for all of us, and how we play a part in it.All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song, some Canadian content, is Love Is On Your Side by Lazo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | With An Eye Toward the Future - 29 April 2007 The Cup The Congregation of Somerset Hills has made some momentous decisions, and more lie ahead. What choices with this faith community make in order to continue to mature and to achieve more and more of its great potential? All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Friend by Rob Costlow. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | For the Beauty of the Earth - 22 April 2007 For the Beauty of the Earth Today we celebrate our garden planet and our seventh principle: respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Come join us for this Earth Day event. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song, some Canadian content, is Love Is On Your Side by Lazo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Varieties of Love: The Secret Life of a Unitarian Universalist Chaplain - 15 April 2007 Varieties of Love: The Secret Life of a Unitarian Universalist ChaplainFor many people the word "hospital" means "trouble."  Inside its walls,though, you may find just the person you need: someone who walks intoyour room to "be" with you, to listen to and affirm the truth in you that is waiting to be revealed -- and that would be the chaplain.  Today, Rev. Julie Newhall will share what it's like to do this work as a Unitarian Universalist. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Easter Sunday - 8 April 2007 Higher Heights, Deeper Depths For millions worldwide, the story of the resurrection of Jesus is the most powerful testimony of all to Godâs power to transform the very nature of our mortal existence. Viewed metaphorically, this ancient story contains a universal message of perseverance and hope. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Friend by Rob Costlow. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Long Road to Liberation - 1 April 2007 The Long Road to Liberation Passover, which begins on April 2, tells an ancient story of the redemption of a people from bondage and degradation. It is a story full of courage and dignity. But the Exodus story is also one of discouragement, cowardice, even brutality. It is, in other words, characteristic of so many struggles for human liberation. Some of the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The intro and outro song is Remember Hope by Farewell Redempti ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | UUCSH starts Fair Share Because We Care - 18 March 2007 UUCSH starts Fair Share Because We Care This lay-led service finds may members sharing why they give time and treasure to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack by Derek K. Miller. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Higher Heights, Deeper Depths - 11 March 2007 Higher Heights, Deeper Depths It is hard to imagine a time in the history of this congregation richer in possibility than the present time. This community is moving through a period of new discoveries and renewed determination. Where will it lead? All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Friend by Rob Costlow. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What UUCSH means to me... - 4 March 2007 What UUCSH means to me... As we enter our canvas fundraising period of the year, members of UUCSH will be sharing about what UUCSH means to them. Our first person shares in this service. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song, from a band influenced by Led Zepelin at Mark's request, is Turbulencia by Los Dorados. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Interdependent Web of Love - 25 February 2007 The Interdependent Web of Love How do UU's understand, experience, and express love in today's world? In a myriad of ways that are simple, complicated, sophisticated, and elemental. Linda will explore some of these possibilities in a blend of poetry, popular culture, and stories. Ms. Goonewardene has been accepted into Preliminary Fellowship in the UU Ministry and is preparing for ordination in the Fall of 2007. Her community ministry is with Integrity House, a non-profit agency offeri ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Three Quarters - 18 February 2007 Three Quarters This congregation is now three quarters of the way through a two-year interim period. Itâs a good time to assess what weâve accomplished and how we hope to use the remaining four months we have together. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack by Derek K. Miller. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fatal Fallacies - 11 February 2007 Fatal FallaciesThere are misconceptions about every religion. These misunderstandings are not only found among those outside a religious community â adherents to any given faith donât always clearly comprehend what theyâve committed to. We are no exception. There are a number of commonly held fallacies about Unitarian Universalism among us that do not serve us well.All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Remember Hope by Farewell Redemption. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Welcoming Congregation Committee - 4 February 2007 Welcoming Congregation Committee The Welcoming Congregation Committee presents a discussion on what it means to be a welcoming congregation. The discussion ranges on GLBT issues as well as the recent decision in NJ regarding Lewis v. Harris. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack by Derek K. Miller. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Question Box Sermon - 28 January 2007 Question Box Sermon You know the old proverb: whoever asks a question risks being a fool for five minutes; whoever doesn't ask risks being a fool forever. Come risk being a fool. Rev. Keely will take written questions from the congregation during this service and answer them. Bring your questions about what matters to you - beliefs, morals, UU history, UUCSH, love, whatever. Let's see what we'll learn from each other. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | There Must Be Peace in the Heart - 21 January 2007 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. There Must Be Peace in the Heart A Peace Site is a place where we come together to teach our children and one another about how we can care for our congregation, our community and our world. Join us for an intergenerational service celebrating UUCSH becoming a Peace Site, with music by members of the congregation. The music used for the intro of this PodCast comes from the PodS ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Eyes on What Prize? - 14 January 2007 Eyes on What Prize? Martin Luther King, Jr. opined that the most segregated hour in America is ten oÃïïclock on Sunday morning. Religious communities are often largely homogenous, and our denomination is no exception: nearly all Unitarian Universalist congregations are overwhelmingly comprised of people whose ancestry is European. Many of our co-religioners would like to change that. What questions might we consider as we explore this very complicated issue? All the music used for t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Where Heaven and Earth Meet - 10 December 2006 Where Heaven and Earth Meet Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 16. It commemorates the rededication in the year 165 bce of SolomonÃïïs Temple after it had been recaptured from a Seleucid ruler who had converted it into a temple of Zeus. For the people of Israel, the Temple was more than just a building Ãïï it was the place where the earthly and the divine came together. Today's music comes to us by way of a hymn written and performed by Rev. Evan Keely. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Covenant Relationship - 3 December 2006 The Covenant Relationship What is it that prompts an individual to want to make a commitment to a community? The way the identity and purpose of a human group is articulated is important, but there are other aspects of togetherness that are just as important, even though they are often difficult to put into words. Today we will celebrate the congregationâs newest members.All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Friend by Rob Costlow. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | We Have No Choice But to Be Free - 26 November 2006 We Have No Choice But to Be FreeJames Luther Adams, one of the great theologians of our faith during the twentieth century, declared that every human being has to make choices about what we believe and accept the consequences. There is great joy in this freedom, but also great responsibility. How are we using our freedom? Bernice Lewis will join us as our special guest musician.All the music used for this PodCast comes from Bernice Lewis. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | As Love Shows Us How - 19 November 2006 As Love Shows Us How Thanksgiving is a time of year to be grateful for what we have. We do indeed have much to be thankful for, but at the same time every person struggles with feeling inadequate and incomplete. It can be a real challenge for us to discern how much of what we have - or how much we give of ourselves - is enough. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Friend by Rob Costlow. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Faithful Citizen - 29 October 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. The Faithful Citizen The question of how to live our faith is a vital and challenging one for all religious people. It can be particularly difficult to understand this in a society like ours, which seeks to separate religion and government. Can we really compartmentalize the civic and spiritual parts of ourselves? Should we? All the music used for this PodCast comes from the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Brotherhood of Man - 5 November 2006 A Brotherhood of Man With all the violence and strife in the world, from the events of September 11, 2001, the wars and the violence, to the religious and political issues that divides us all, itâs hard to imagine a âbrotherhood of man,â the brotherhood and sisterhood that unites all humanity. In our U.U. principles we promote the âinherent worth and dignity of every person,â the âthe goal of world community,â and the âRespect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | UN Sunday - 22 October 2006 UN Sunday Shannon Stephens, a senior at Montgomery High School and a member of our youth group, Future Leaders at Somerset Hills (FLASH), will share her experiences from her summer internship at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, tying in Unitarian Universalist principles with United Nations philosophies. Presented by Shannon and other members of our congregation. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Cold Cloth and an Ice Pac ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Torturous Questions - 15 October 2006 Torturous Questions The Rev. Dr. William F. Schulz, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1985 to 1993 and Executive Director of Amnesty International USA from 1994 to 2006, delivered an address this summer at a gathering of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association, exploring ethical and theological questions raised by the existence of torture in our world. Rev. Keely will consider some of these same questions.Rev. Schulzâs essay is available online. All the mu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Spring Whose Waters Never Fail - 1 October 2006 A Spring Whose Waters Never Fail Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is one of the most sacred communal events in Jewish life. It seeks in its way to do what all religions, including ours, strive to do: provide an opportunity for the faithful to engage in honest self-examination, and then to reaffirm lifeâs most important commitments. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack by Derek K. Miller. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Descending Mount Nebo - 24 September 2006 Descending Mount Nebo This will be an exciting year for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills. In the spring, we hope to see our very capable Ministerial Search Committee present a candidate to be the next settled minister of this faith community. What work do we hope to accomplish together between now and then? What fears must we face? What hopes and dreams will we strive to fulfill? All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Eternal Isle - 17 September 2006 The Eternal Isle The English novelist and essayist E. M. Forster once wrote, âThe people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.â Of course we know that all things are impermanent, that we ourselves and all that we know will eventually pass. Do we yet dare to believe that there is something of us, something in us that is eternal? All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack by Derek ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Water Service - 9 September 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. The Water Service Our first service back allows us to reflect on where we've been for the summer. Rather than give everyone a "where we've been this summer" report, we're giving you the first ever performance penned by Rev. Evan Keely and Rev. Dr. Thomas Mikelson. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Celebration of Graduates by Returning College Graduates This ceremony was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Celebration of Graduates by Returning College Graduates This celebration was designed for recent high school graduates who are preparing to head off to college. Some returning college graduates gave a great sendoff to these recent school grads, sharing some nuggets from surviving their first year's college experiences. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the Pod ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Silence That Speaks for Them - 28 May 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. A Silence That Speaks for Them Memorial Day is particularly meaningful and poignant in a time of war. As a nation and as a congregation we have many unanswered questions about the present conflict; we have shed many tears, we have known division and confusion and pain. But we can all agree to honor the memory of the fallen. All the music used for this PodCast comes from the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Madelyn Hoffman, Guest Speaker - 21 May 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Madelyn Hoffman, Guest Speaker Madelyn Hoffman is our guest speaker for this sermon. Ms. Hoffman has been the Director of New Jersey Peace Action since August 2000. She is a prolific writer of articles and has been a contributor to state and national publications. Ms. Hoffman was National Peace Action's representative on a Global Exchange Delegation to Afghanistan in June 200 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Let Us Pray - 14 May 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ.Let Us PrayPrayer can be a thorny issue. What does it mean? To what or to whom should we pray? And for what? Is it necessary to believe in some kind of deity in order to pray? What words should we pray with? Are words always necessary in prayer? We bring these and many other questions. Perhaps together we might find some answers.All the music used for this PodCast comes from the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Celebrating our Children - 7 May 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Celebrating Our Children Karina, our outgoing Director of Religious Education, led today's worship centered on celebrating what the children of UUCSH have been doing this year. The presentations came from the K/1/2 grade, 3/4 class, 5/6 class, 7/8 Our Whole Lives class, and a presenter from the Future Leaders At Somerset Hills (FLASH) group. All the music used for the thi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Intergenerational Peace Festival - 30 April 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Intergenerational Peace Festival Courtney Allen from the Unitarian Church of Montclair is the keynote speaker in today's Intergenerational Peace Festival. Courtney shares his thougts and ideas about his congregation's being a "Peace Site". A short service this week as we participated in several activities in addition to this keynote address. The music used for the intro of t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | And to Help One Another - 23 April 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. And to Help One Another Membership in a congregation is so much more than just "signing the book." To be a member is to enter into a covenantal relationship of mutual support and love, seeking to create and sustain a home for ourselves and those with whom we have chosen to walk on our spiritual journey. The music used for the intro of this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Mu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Dreamed I Saw Him Last Night - 16 April 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. I Dreamed I Saw Him Last Night Easter Sunday. Human history is full of brave women and men who stood up for justice, compassion and truth even when threatened with death. Easter is a time to celebrate their courage, and find that same courage for ourselves. Join us for an intergenerational service of story and song. The music used for the intro of this PodCast comes from ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Not in My Name - 9 April 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Not in My Name The service today is led by our Lay Committee. Today's discussion is about the death penalty, and where our opposition to this practice has a place in our Social Action agenda. The speakers in this service come from "New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Dealth Penalty". Key Links from the Service: New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | To Dwell Together in Peace - 2 April 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. To Dwell Together in Peace Our communal religious life is centered upon sharing of our true selves with one another and being enriched by our commonalities and differences. For this to be possible, a religious community must be a place of respect, trust and safety, where the expectations of how we interact with one another are clearly understood. The music used for the intro of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Caring, Living, Sharing, Giving - 26 March 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Caring, Living, Sharing, Giving We all know that members and friends of UUCSH give a great deal of themselves to this congregation. We talk about what we give and what we need to give. Are we also talking about why we give and why we want to give it? What is the faith, what is the vision, what is the great hope that sustains this congregation and makes its members and friends w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can't we all just get along - 19 March 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Can't we all just get along?? Today's service is brought to you by our Senior High group - FLASH (Future Leaders at Somerset Hills). The FLASH group brings us a reading and several messages about trying to encourage everyone to work through differences so we can move ahead. The music used for the intro of this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song Get Together ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | To Seek the Truth in Freedom - 12 March 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. To Seek the Truth in Freedom "Our membership is open to anyone who subscribes to our Principles and Purposes, which are printed on the back of your order of service." Those words are spoken by a lay leader each time this congregation worships. What does this statement mean, and how well does it articulate what it means to be a part of this faith community? The music used for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Some Thoughts on the State of Things So Far - 26 February 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Some Thoughts on the State of Things So Far Hard though it may be to believe, the first year of this two-year interim period is more than half over. How is our shared work of interim ministry going so far, and what concerns and hopes do we have for the months ahead? The music used for the intro of this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song Change Your Head from ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | For the Presidency - 19 February 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. For the Presidency From George Washington to George W. Bush, the presidency of the United States has occupied a unique place in our nation's identity. Every president has had his impassioned supporters and vitriolic detractors. Reconciling our religious faith with our feelings about our leaders from admiration and support to disappointment and disdain can be a very complicated ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | This Best and Truest Friend - 22 January 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. This Best and Truest Friend Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born 250 years ago this January, died two months before his thirty-seventh birthday. Yet in his short life he left the world an incomparable legacy of beauty, genius and spiritual power. The music used for the intro and outro of this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song Tribute to Mozart fr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | And Service is its Heart - 15 January 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. And Service is its Heart The civil rights era was a time of effective progressive activism. It is important to remember that the movement was not only fueled by liberal social values; it was deeply rooted in an impassioned spirituality of personal as well as communal redemption. The music used for the intro of this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song Freedom ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Liberty of the Garden - 6 January 2006 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. The Liberty of the Garden One of the things that makes our religion exceptional is that it is largely a faith of converts. There are not a lot of birthright Unitarian Universalists. It's a great challenge to try to understand why so many young people in our congregations don't stay connected to this religious path. The music used for the intro of this PodCast comes from the Po ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rev. Evan Keely's Homily & Holiday Readings - 24 December 2005 This homily was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. A Child's Christmas in Somerset County This year's intergenerational Christmas Eve service will be a ceremony of lessons and carols. Some things will be traditional and familiar, like "Silent Night" and readings from the nativity story in the Gospels; other aspects of the service will be new. As with so many of the annual rituals of our lives, very often our most cherished Chr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Christmas Menorahs - 18 December 2005 This pageant was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. The Christmas Menorahs Holiday Pageant Because Christmas and Hanukkah will be celebrated on the same day this year, our Holiday Pageant will be an adaptation of the book "The Christmas Menorahs" by Janice Cohn. This book is based on the true story of how the citizens of Billings, MT united to fight back against prejudice one holiday season. Presented by Caryn Phillips and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rev. Evan Keely's Sermon - 18 December 2005 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. The Christmas Menorahs Homily Because Christmas and Hanukkah will be celebrated on the same day this year, our Holiday Pageant will be an adaptation of the book "The Christmas Menorahs" by Janice Cohn. This book is based on the true story of how the citizens of Billings, MT united to fight back against prejudice one holiday season. Presented by Caryn Phillips and the children ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rev. Evan Keely's Sermon - 11 December 2005 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Keep the Chalice Flame Burning Religious conservatives have come to exert a significant influence upon our nations' culture and its political process. We need to reclaim our place at the table and raise our collective liberal religious voice. To do that, we need to renew our commitments to our congregations, our institutions, and our faith. The music used for the intro of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rev. Evan Keely's Sermon - 04 December 2005 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Goin' Over Home The journey to find a religious home can be fascinating and invigorating; it can be frustrating and lonely and frightening. Often it's all these things and more. But there is something in the human heart that makes us seek communities of faith. The music used for the intro of this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song Friend from Rob Costlow ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rev. Evan Keely's Sermon - 27 November 2005 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. In the Dawning of Higher Truth The Christian season of Advent is a time of reflection and expectation â a time of thankfulness for the birth of a Redeemer of a weary world. But in this tradition we find echoes of universal human aspirations: the longing to live justly, to live in hope, to be made whole. The recording for this sermon was done with an iRiver set incorrectly. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rev. Evan Keely's Sermon - 20 November 2005 This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ. Our Song of Thanksgiving Across the incredibly diverse spectrum of religious beliefs in this world, a theme that resounds through nearly all faiths is gratitude. However human beings may differ on how to give thanks, or for what, or to whom (or what), when we feel grounded and content, it is often because we have cultivated a thankful spirit in our hearts. The music used for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |