This Month At UUCWC: Celebrate Life, Create Community and Change the World

Each month, UUCWC celebrates a theme with opportunities for you to deepen your connection within, among and beyond our community.  

This month’s theme is the Practice of Repair.  Here are some ways to become a part of something larger this month:

If you are looking for deepening within, as you Celebrate Life  

• November 6th, 7:30-8:30pm: Post-Election Vespers Service with Rev. Kim, Lisa & Erin: Come sing, reflect, pray and regulate through connection. 
• Our Guest Musicians on November 17th will be Zachary Feingold, Bassoonist.
• Super Sunday, November 24th – K-12th grades will meet together for an all ages activity based on the theme of the month. Super Sundays are the full worship hour. This is an opportunity for children and youth to socialize with one another across the age ranges.
• Breathe: the world needs you whole: a drop-in contemplative group with shared reflections and guided meditation. Each second Thursday from 7:30-8:30pm, led by Intern Minister Lisa Schilansky. https://zoom.us/j/92134696497?pwd=N1lhNlQ1Zy9jY0hlSFRiNzZDSDBIdz09
• Lectio Divina (Reading Poems Prayerfully), weekly on Thursdays, at 10:00am.  
• Connect, Reflect, and Grow in a Monthly Small Group! You are invited to join a chalice circle at any time during the year. For more information, click here. Contact Robin Pugh at rpugh@uucwc.org.

If you are looking for opportunities among others, as you Create Community

• GIVING THANKS @ UUCWC – This month at UUCWC, we invite you to share your moments of gratitude at www.givingthanks@uucwc.org as we kick off our annual end-of-the-year giving opportunity, intentionally aligned this year with the traditional November focus on giving thanks. Watch your mail for a ‘Giving Thanks’ card designed by our own UUCWC member David Schumann.  
• Tending the Flame, every 1st Thursday at 7:30pm. Parents and caregivers are invited to drop in for a 1-hour time of facilitated connection, support and sharing. Contact rpugh@uucwc.org. 
• Socratic Group, November 12th, 1pm, in-person.  Begun as part of ROMEOs but open to all, this group discusses a philosophical, ethical, or cultural/political question chosen at the time by those attending.  
• ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out) Luncheon, November 19th, at 12pm, location TBD. For details and to RSVP, email romeos@uucwc.org.
• JULIETs (Just Us Ladies Into Eating and Talking) next luncheon will be on Tuesday, November 19th at 12:30 pm. Location TBD. For details and to RSVP, email juliets@uucwc.org.
• Moon Walk Fri 11/15 6-9 pm at UUCWC
• Join Earth & Climate Ministry for a moonwalk (not the Michael Jackson kind) in the light of the “Beaver full moon” on Friday, Nov. 15th. Start with light finger food potluck refreshments at 6 pm. At 7 pm proceed on UUCWC grounds for a meditative walk led by Sandy Unger. Bring flashlights, binoculars, we will also have a telescope provided by Colin Unsworth. Rain or moonshine, we will celebrate our full moon. FMI: earthministry@uucwc.org
• Outdoor Adventures Hike, November 17th – The November Outdoor Adventure hike will take place on November 17th at 1:15 p.m.  The hike will follow the paved path up Bald Pate Mountain. Please RSVP no less than 3 days from the event to outdooradventures@uucwc.org.
• Jewish Listening Circle: Thursday November 21, 7-9 pm online, open to any UUCWC community members who self-identify as Jewish (group will be capped at ten). This is an opportunity to speak with other Jewish folks in a structured setting and reflect on the difficult past year with the violence in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank. Register with Intern Minister Lisa Schilansky to receive the link.
• Cosmic Crossings Concert, November 23, 2024 at 8pm, featuring WPS (Walmort Portrait Studio) and Proteus 3.  Tickets are $10, and all proceeds benefit UUCWC. Learn more about Cosmic Crossings concerts here.
• Friday Night Sing-A-Long, every week with a different theme at 8pm on Zoom**.  The Weekly Announcement email has details.
• CLUUSTERS Biking Group, for those who enjoy a two-wheeled way to be in good company.  To learn more, contact Michael Howe-Smith/the office at uucwc@uucwc.org.
• 80’s Group for those in their 80s and beyond to connect online or in person.   Contact Robin Pugh for details at rpugh@uucwc.org. 

If you are seeking ways in and beyond our walls to Change the World

• Gender 101: 11:30am following the service on Sunday November 10th (multiplatform): Come join Intern Minister Lisa, in a space where your well-intentioned questions are welcomed. In this Question Box program, Lisa will provide support and information around the T in LGBT. Please note that this space is intentionally for those who do not identify as trans or non-binary, in an effort to honor the fact that marginalized people are not our teachers. 
• Reparations Council Session #8 – Public Education & Narrative presentation and open comments. View live November 18th at 6:30pm at www.Youtube.com/@dosocialjustice or join Racial Justice Ministry on Zoom Thursday, November 21st at 7:00pm for a curated review of presentations and open group discussion of implications. Zoom link will be in weekly email and on Facebook Faith in Action page a few days before. See event flier and speakers here https://www.njreparationscouncil.org/schedule-events 
• Anti-Racism Book Discussion, Tuesday November 19th – We are delighted that as part of our ongoing Anti-Racism book discussion series, UUCWC’s Nathalie Edmond has agreed to facilitate a conversation about her new book, Mindful Race Talk, on Tuesday, November 19 from 7-8:30pm.  The conversation will be multi-platform.  We encourage those who can attend in person to join us at UUCWC.  Please let us know if you will be attending virtually so we can send you a zoom link.  Please RSVP to Robin Pugh at rpugh@uucwc.org. 
• Hopewell Valley’s Community Trans Day of Remembrance and Resilience will be hosted by UUCWC on November 20th. Come to grieve lives lost; honor those who are persevering; and help show the larger community how our values take shape in the world.

**Check your Weekly Announcements for the link information or contact the office at uucwc@uucwc.org.