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A secret field that summons lightning. A massive spiral that disappears into a salt lake. A celestial observatory carved into a volcano. Meet the wild—and sometimes explosive—world of land art, where artists craft masterpieces with dynamite and bulldozers. In our Season 2 premiere, guest Dylan Thuras, cofounder of Atlas Obscura, takes us off road and into the minds of the artists who literally reshaped parts of the Southwest. These works aren’t meant to be easy to reach—or to explain—but they just might change how you see the world. Land art you’ll visit in this episode: - Double Negative and City by Michael Heizer (Garden Valley, Nevada) - Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson (Great Salt Lake, Utah) - Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt (Great Basin Desert, Utah) - Lightning Field by Walter De Maria (Catron County, New Mexico) - Roden Crater by James Turrell (Painted Desert, Arizona) Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.…
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27:31 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140309ApplyingIntegrityForSuccess/CSLNJ%202014-03-09_%20Applying%20Integrity%20for%20Success.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) The conversation around Integrity continues to grow and morph. Rev. Michelle will re-introduce this subject from a new point of view. It’s not a moral question but a question of how much do you want your life to work. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
20:25 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Worship Leaders from our Covenant Group Ministry. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140309SeekingIntimacyAndUltimacyThroughSmallGroupMinistry/UUCM%202014-03-09_%20Seeking%20Intimacy%20and%20Ultimacy%20Through%20Small%20Group%20Ministry.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.” –Brad Meltzer “The spiritual thirst that is latent in everybody can never come to a place of fulfillment unless people begin to think of each other as potential brothers and sisters.” –Malidoma Some “There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.” –Woodrow T. Wilson PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver An interpretation of Intimacy, Ultimacy and Service by the Writing as Spiritual Practice Covenant Group SERMON “Seeking Intimacy and Ultimacy Through Small Group Ministry” Worship Leaders from our Covenant Group Ministry CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Joel Naftelberg Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
38:39 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Power Talk by Rev. Fotinos. http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140302The3No4Cs/CSLNJ%202014-03-02_%20The%203%20no%204%20C%27s.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) Rev. Michelle will introduce you to one of the most powerful tools of leadership utilized in this movement. The three – well, four C’s as Rev. Michelle would like to refer to them is a potent way of coming to agreement, creating shared leadership and becoming a united force for change and transformation. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
22:01 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s New Member Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140302OurSharedMinistryMovingForward/UUCM%202014-03-02_%20Our%20Shared%20Ministry%20Moving%20Forward.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “The abundant heart does not consider service a punishment or sharing a burden. Rather, it sees the unmet needs of the community as if they were those of a loved one and acts to meet them.” –Stephen Shick “The great struggle for liberal religion is how best to manifest the broadest individual liberty while knowing that in the last analysis we exist only within relationships.” –James Ishmael Ford “It is not enough that we stand; we must endeavor to hold up our friends.” –James Walker PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS: ANCIENT AND MODERN From THE Hebrew Book of Isaiah: “A Valley Like This,” by William Stafford SERMON “Our Shared Ministry Moving Forward” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Joel Naftelberg Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
20:57 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140223LifeIsForMe/CSLNJ%202014-02-23_%20Life%20is%20for%20Me.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) It’s absolutely necessary for us to take time to step back and catch the ebb and flow of our life. When we get some distance from the day to day details, we will get to see that everything is working in concert for our highest expression. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
14:52 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140223BuildingTheDreamAndEndingTheNightmare/UUCM%202014-02-23_%20Building%20the%20Dream%20and%20Ending%20the%20Nightmare.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” –Malcolm X “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.” –Malcolm X PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS: MODERN & ANCIENT From the Autobiography of Malcolm X. From Martin Luther King, Jr.’s sermon “Where Do We Go From Here?” From Micha 6:8 DRAMATIC PRESENTATION “If We Could Meet” by Dionne Ford Performed by Isaiah Braugher and Lawrence Ramsey COMMUNITY IN CREATION “Building the Dream and Ending the Nightmare” Everyone CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Cheryl Crawford Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
35:20 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Joel Fotinos. Power Talk by Licensed Practitioner Toni Hamilton. http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140216DecideToThrive/CSLNJ%202014-02-16_%20Decide%20to%20Thrive.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) Indecision is an individual’s decision to fail. So says Raymond Charles Barker, author of February’s book of the month, The Power of Decision . Join Rev. Joel as he discusses in-depth how deciding to thrive not only creates a positive life, but is essential to our spiritual growth. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
24:36 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Dr. Ursula Wolz. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140216JudgmentDayDoComputerAlgorithmsDetermineWhatYouKnowAndBelieve/UUCM%202014-02-16_%20Judgment%20Day_%20Do%20Computer%20Algorithms%20Determine%20What%20You%20Know%20and%20Believe_.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “You can’t think seriously about thinking without thinking about thinking about something.” –Seymour Papert PRAYER & MEDITATION READING From The Introduction to Living Buddha, Living Christ by Elaine Pagels SERMON “Judgment Day: Do Computer Algorithms Determine What You Know and Believe?” Dr. Ursula Wolz CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Cheryl Crawford Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
36:05 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Power Talk by Rev. Fotinos. http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140209LoveIsANounAndAVerb/CSLNJ%202014-02-09_%20Love%20is%20a%20Noun%20and%20a%20Verb.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) Be bold in expressing your word in the world and then watch as it unfolds before you. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
27:41 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140209OnTheShouldersOfGiantsPartII/UUCM%202014-02-09_%20On%20the%20Shoulders%20of%20Giants_%20Part%20II.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings. We are fighting for…human rights.” –Malcolm X “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” –Malcolm X “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS From a July 1958 radio broadcast on WLIB’s “Voice of Radio Free Africa” program by Malcolm X. From the speech “Our God is Marching On!” delivered on March 25, 1965 by Martin Luther King, Jr. “Until You’ve Found Pain” by Rumi SERMON “On the Shoulders of Giants: Part II” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Cheryl Crawford Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140202RememberingToLoveOurselves/CSLNJ%202014-02-02_%20Remembering%20to%20Love%20Ourselves.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 23:02 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Stephen Bartlett. Often we are busy trying to love those around us and forget to love ourselves. So often, we forget to appreciate ourselves as spiritual loving individuals and sometimes we just need a boost. Join Rev. Stephen as he reminds us to go back to that place where self-love is as important as breathing. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
25:08 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140202OnTheShouldersOfGiantsPartI/UUCM%202014-02-02_%20On%20the%20Shoulders%20of%20Giants_%20Part%20I.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” –Malcolm X “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” –Malcolm X PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS From An Autobiography of Religious Development by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From Malcolm X’s Autobiography SERMON “On the Shoulders of Giants: Part I” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Ginny Loggins Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140126ApplicationIsEverythingHowToUseIt/CSLNJ%202014-01-26_%20Application%20is%20Everything%20%28How%20to%20Use%20It%29.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 33:48 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh, Rev. Stephen Bartlett and Rev. Joel Fotinos Reverend Michelle joins forces today with Reverend Stephen and Reverend Joel to bring a message to you about the practical nature of applying the Science of Mind teaching and Spiritual Mind Treatment. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author. Click here to subscribe via iTunes.…
20:35 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Mr. Markus Hauck. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140126TravelLightlyAndCarryASmallBag/UUCM%202014-01-26_%20Travel%20Lightly%2C%20and%20Carry%20a%20Small%20Bag.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” –André Gide “I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it’s the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.” –Sloane Crosley “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” –Chuck Palahniuk PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN From 9th Century CE Chinese Zen Buddhist Lin-Chi From the novel Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins SERMON “Travel Lightly, and Carry a Small Bag” Mr. Markus Hauck CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Sabina Ernst Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140119TheTransmutationOfYourWordWhatItDoes/CSLNJ%202014-01-19_%20The%20Transmutation%20of%20Your%20Word%20%28What%20It%20Does%29.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 37:51 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Power Talk by Rev. Stephen Bartlett. Be bold in expressing your word in the world and then watch as it unfolds before you. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
32:26 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Judy Tomlinson. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140119RichWithPossibilities/UUCM%202014-01-19_%20Rich%20with%20Possibilities.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.” –Oprah Winfrey “So thoroughly and sincerely are we compelled to live, reverencing our life, and denying the possibility of change. This is the only way, we say; but there are as many ways as there can be drawn radii from one centre. All change is a miracle to contemplate; but it is a miracle which is taking place every instant.” –Henry David Thoreau “I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.” –Clara Barton PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS From Marianne Williamson, as quoted by Nelson Mandela From Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech SERMON “Rich with Possibilities” Rev. Judy Tomlinson CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Sabina Ernst Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140112AllowingLawToWorkTheWayItWorks_201401/CSLNJ%202014-01-12_%20Allowing%20Law%20to%20Work%21%20%28The%20Way%20It%20Works%29.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 37:15 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Power Talk by Rev. Joel Fotinos. We often say we want happiness or health or wealth and yet so often, our actions do not support our wants, hopes and dreams. Ask yourself: what am I willing to give up to have my happiness and see what happens? Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author. Click here to subscribe via iTunes.…
28:30 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Vanessa R. Southern. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140112ScaredySquirrel/UUCM%202014-01-12_%20Scaredy%20Squirrel_%21_.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “By trying to avoid human mistakes and failures, we move beyond the reach of the soul.” -Thomas Moore “One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” –Fortune Cookie PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS “My Grandfather’s Blessings” by Rachel Naomi Remen: From “Letters to a Young Poet” by Ranier Marie Rilke SERMON “Scaredy Squirrel?!?” Rev. Vanessa R. Southern CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Sabina Ernst Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20140105/CSLNJ%202014-01-05.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 37:15 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Power Talk by Rev. Stephen Bartlett. There is one glorious and beautiful Omnipotent Presence that wants only to give of itself to us. This Sunday we celebrate this One in our Sunday lesson and in ritual. Today we set our trajectory for 2014 for Building our Field of Dreams. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
24:14 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Craig Hirshberg. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20140105TheHeartOfDemocracy/UUCM%202014-01-05_%20The%20Heart%20of%20Democracy.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “There is a community of the spirit. Join it, and feel the delight of walking in the noisy street, and being the noise.” –Rumi “A democracy – that is a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people; of course a government of the principles of eternal justice, the unchanging law of God; for shortness’ sake, I will call it the idea of Freedom.” –Theodore Parker “Change comes from power, and power comes from organization. In order to act, people must get together.” –Saul Alinsky PRAYER & MEDITATION READING From “Healing the Heart of Democracy” by Parker Palmer SERMON “The Heart of Democracy” Rev. Craig Hirshberg CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Sabina Ernst Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131229StopDelayingAndStartLivingWithRev.JoelFotinos/CSLNJ%202013-12-29_%20Stop%20Delaying%20and%20Start%20Living%20with%20Rev.%20Joel%20Fotinos.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 39:41 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Joel Fotinos. Are you waiting until circumstances in your life change before you live fully? Are you waiting until you have more time, more money, or more energy before taking action toward your dreams? There is always something that can delay our good, if we let it. Join Rev. Joel as he discusses the ways we can stop delaying our dream, and start living our joy right here and right now. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
27:27 – Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20131229EndingsAndBeginningsAFireCommunionService/UUCM%202013-12-29_%20Endings%20and%20Beginnings_%20A%20Fire%20Communion%20Service.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “Great is the art of beginning, but great is the art of ending.” -Lazarus Long “If you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.” -Amy Tan “I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” -Arthur Rubenstein “Time is short for those that laugh.” -It’s a Beautiful Day PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS This Day Is Ours – Vincent Silliman The Span of Life – Fred Cappucino In Betweenness – Richard Gilbert Never Too Late – Richard Gilbert January First – Richard Gilbert HOMILY “It Must Be Here, Somewhere” by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman FIRE COMMUNION A Letting Go; An Opening BENEDICTION Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
1:03:15 – Selections from our Christmas Eve, 2013 Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman and Rev. Judy Tomlinson. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20131224ChristmasEve2013/UUCM%202013-12-24_%20Christmas%20Eve%2C%202013.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) PRELUDE & PROCESSIONAL “I’ll Tell the World” by Baynard Fox, arr. Fred Bock OPENING WORDS AND CHALICE LIGHTING OPENING HYMN “O Come All Ye Faithful” READINGS “Each Night a Child is Born” by S.L. Fahs “A Child Is Born” by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman HYMN “O Little Town of Bethlehem” OFFERING “Improvisation” by Jonathan Drucker CHOIR ANTHEM I “A Winter’s Epiphany” Text by Thomas J. Parente Music by Michael A. Barron READINGS “The Christmas Spirit” by Jane Rzepka “Last December” by Wendell Berry HYMN “Angels We Have Heard on High” A CHRISTMAS STORY “Christmas in Bodacia” by Dennis Hamilton CHOIR ANTHEM II “Hallelujah” Chorus (from The Messiah ) by George Frideric Handel A CHRISTMAS EVE PRAYER THE CHRISTMAS STORY (GOSPEL) Mark, Luke, et. al. CLOSING HYMN AND CANDLE LIGHTING “Silent Night, Holy Night” CLOSING WORDS POSTLUDE “Improvisation” by Markus Hauck Please note: All materials are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131222BeingTheGiftOfPresence/CSLNJ%202013-12-22_%20Being%20the%20Gift%20of%20Presence.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 30:06 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. When was the last time that you really experienced yourself as the gift? Yes, you! Imagine that you are the One for whom the world has been waiting. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author. Click here to subscribe via iTunes.…
22:27 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://ia601006.us.archive.org/6/items/UUCM20131222ItSAlwaysDarkestJustBefore.../UUCM%202013-12-22_%20It_s%20Always%20Darkest%2C%20Just%20Before….mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” –Carl Jung “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dare to dream before.” –Edgar Allan Poe “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost From the sermon “Christmas Always Begins at Midnight” by A. Powell Davies, 1946, All Souls Unitarian Church SERMON “It’s Always Darkest, Just Before…” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Michael Mernin Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://ia601003.us.archive.org/31/items/CSLNJ20131215WinSomeLearnSome/CSLNJ2013-12-15_%20Win%20Some%2C%20Learn%20Some.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 28:51 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. With every event in our lives we get to enjoy the lesson. Sometimes it is an obvious gift and sometimes the gift is masked. Let us learn how to understand the distinction.. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
35:53 – Selections from our Intergenerational Holiday Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20131215UUIdolABattleOfTheHolidays/UUCM%202013-12-15_%20UU%20Idol_%20A%20Battle%20of%20the%20Holidays.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.” –Bahá’u’lláh “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” –Hamilton Wright Mabie “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” –Charles Dickens INTRODUCTION OF THEME by Rev. Judy Tomlinson PRAYER & MEDITATION by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman A HOLIDAY PAGEANT “UU Idol: A Battle of the Holidays” A HOMILETIC STORY “The 4th Wise Man”/“You Can Be Anybody That You Want to Be” by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS “UU Idol: Battle of Holidays” Written by Dionne Ford Kurtti Directed & Produced by Laurice Farrell, Beth Smith, Lori Alexander & Mama Doni Musical Direction: Markus Hauck, Stearns Matthews, Amy Crafton Musical Arrangements: Amy Crafton & Markus Hauck Production Services: Brian Brodeur & Steve Schoenwiesner Stage Crew: George Buccino, Nathanial Wodnick & Sebastian Wodnick CAST (in order of appearance): Ryan Solstice: Maggie Arian Yule Tide: Lanka Ramsey Holly Queen: Nikki Mernin Tonantzin: Devany Kurtti The Funky Gold Menorahs: Charlotte Brookes-La Blanc, Clara Brookes-La Blanc, Willa Brookes-La Blanc, Sara Howard The First Fruits: Beatrix Scherfen-Brown, Mimi Scherfen-Brown, Sophia Sorge, Winnie Sorge, Sadie-Talullah Curran The Wise Ones: Julia Chadwick, Jade Lytle, Rachel Harmon, Blake Hayden Hart, Emerson Wodnick Singers: Desiree Kurtti, Helen Healy, Giancarlo Ponticello, Hank Felix, Sam Schuman, Eric Stoloff, Kristen Lo Very Special Thanks from Beth and Laurice: To all the parents and participants for showing up, working with my crazy scheduling and being incredibly wonderful!!…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131208CenterTaize/CSLNJ%202013-12-08_%20Center%20Taize.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 1:05:05 – A Sacred Sunday Taize – a very special and different Sunday Celebration from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. This Celebration will offer you a very special experience. Share the beauty of our Sangha (Community). We have a unique way of presenting Truth; sometimes in a sacred way, sometimes in a way of celebration. This Sunday will be different, deep and totally heart-centered. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
23:13 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20131208HappinessRunsInACircularMotion/UUCM%202013-12-08_%20Happiness%20Runs%20in%20a%20Circular%20Motion.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “I caught the happiness virus last night when I was out singing beneath the stars.” –Hafiz of Persia “Your happiness is a gift because it literally brings out the best in you.” –Robert Holden “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.” –Mark Twain PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS: ANCIENT AND MODERN From “Happiness Runs” by Donovan Leach From the poem: “So Much Happiness” by Naomi Shihab Nye from her book “Words under the Words” From Lau Tsu SERMON “Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Michael Mernin Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
[audio http://ia601007.us.archive.org/29/items/CSLNJ20131201TisTheSeason/CSLNJ2013-12-01_%20Tis%27%20the%20Season.mp3] Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 22:50 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. There is a conscious way to do everything. Let’s talk about moving through this Holy Season gleaning only the highest and best possible outcomes. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
22:53 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Mr. Bruce Knotts. http://ia801002.us.archive.org/28/items/UUCM20131201ToLeadWhereNoOneHasLedBefore/UUCM%202013-12-01_%20To%20Lead%20Where%20No%20One%20Has%20Led%20Before.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “‘Freedom from fear’ could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.” –Dag Hammarskjold PRAYER & MEDITATION Rev. Judy Tomlinson READING “We, The Peoples of the United Nations” SERMON “To Lead Where No One Has Led Before” Mr. Bruce Knotts CLOSING WORDS TODAY’S SERVICE IS BEING LED BY MR. BRUCE KNOTTS. Bruce was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia. He worked for Raytheon in Saudi Arabia and on a World Bank contract in Somalia before he joined the Department of State as a U.S. diplomat in 1984. Bruce retired from the Foreign Service in 2007 and joined the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO) as its Executive Director at the beginning of 2008. He began the UU-UNO’s very successful LGBT advocacy program in 2008. Bruce has been chair of the UN NGO Committee on Human Rights since June 2010 and of the Faith and Ethics Network for the International Criminal Court since April 2010. He is the President and CEO of the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security and a member of the NGO UN Security Council Working Group. Liturgist: Mike Mernin Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131124EveryBreathIsAPrayer/CSLNJ%202013-11-24_%20Every%20Breath%20is%20a%20Prayer.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 37:13 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Each and every breath is a Gift, let us give thanks for these gifts. Let us praise out loud as a community and shout thank you from the mountain tops! Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
18:41 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20131124...ThatThornsHaveRoses.../UUCM%202013-11-24_%20%E2%80%A6That%20Thorns%20Have%20Roses%E2%80%A6.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” –Margaret Cousins “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” –William Faulkner “One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.” –Hafiz of Persia PRAYER & MEDITATION Rev. Judy Tomlinson READINGS: ANCIENT AND MODERN From the Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama From “The Guest House,” by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks SERMON “…That Thorns Have Roses…” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Frank Ippolito Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
40:54 – A Sunday talk from The Greater Philadelphia Center for Spiritual Living in Paoli, PA, where Rev. Michelle Wadleigh spoke as a guest minister. http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131117ThisThatRev.MichelleInPA/CSLNJ%202013-11-17_%20This%20%3D%20That%20-%20Rev.%20Michelle%20in%20PA.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) Whether it be math, a chemical formula or a recipe there, there is an easy way to figure out what it is that you believe; and then create from there. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
25:08 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Stephen Bartlett. http://ia601007.us.archive.org/30/items/CSLNJ20131117BeingPositiveAndLivingInTheSpirit/CSLNJ%202013-11-17_%20Being%20Positive%20and%20Living%20in%20the%20Spirit.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) Rev. Stephen invites you to create positive principles and create positive results! Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
20:55 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20131117MeaningWell/UUCM%202013-11-17_%20Meaning%20Well.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “I consider those are rich who are doing something they feel worthwhile and which they enjoy doing.” –Eleanor Roosevelt “Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.” –Marian Wright Edelman “If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.” –Laurence J. Peter PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS: ANCIENT AND MODERN From the Book of James From High Eagle, Native American, musician, philosopher and recipient of the National Medal of Freedom SERMON “Meaning Well” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Frank Ippolito Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131110WhatWouldYouGiveUpToBeHappy/CSLNJ%202013-11-10_%20What%20Would%20You%20Give%20Up%20to%20be%20Happy_.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 20:31 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. We often say we want happiness or health or wealth and yet so often, our actions do not support our wants, hopes and dreams. Ask yourself: What am I willing to give up in order to receive my happiness? Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
23:31 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Miriam MacGillis, OP. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20131110CrossingIntoDeepTimeACallingAndAResponse/UUCM%202013-11-10_%20Crossing%20into%20Deep%20Time_%20A%20Calling%20and%20a%20Response.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “The universe is wider than our views of it.” –Henry David Thoreau “The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.” –Carl Sagan “No known roof is as beautiful as the skies above. –Michael O’Muircheartaigh READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN From the Book of Wisdom, Chapter 1, Verses 7-8, 12-15 “The Great Work, Our Way into the Future” by Thomas Berry SERMON “Crossing into Deep Time: A Calling and a Response” Miriam MacGillis, OP CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Frank Ippolito TODAY’S SERVICE IS BEING LED BY MIRIAM MACGILLIS, OP Miriam is a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, NJ. Since 1980 she has lived and worked at Genesis Farm, which she co-founded in Blairstown, NJ with the sponsorship of her Dominican Congregation. The Farm explores the new insights and implications for the human community derived from the scientific story of an evolving Universe and living planet. It promotes bioregionalism, sustainability and a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of ethics for resolving the ecological crises of our times. Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131103TheGiftOfAdversityWithRev.JoelFotinos/CSLNJ%202013-11-03_%20The%20Gift%20of%20Adversity%20with%20Rev.%20Joel%20Fotinos.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 33:00 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Joel Fotinos. What can we do when it feels like life is hard? How can we deal with the difficulties that can arise? Join Rev. Joel as he discusses spiritual solutions to life’s situations. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
20:13 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://archive.org/download/UUCM20131103TheTimeOfOurLives/UUCM%202013-11-03_%20The%20Time%20of%20Our%20Lives.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” –Henry David Thoreau “Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s might oak is yesterday’s nut that its ground.” –Rosa Parks “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” –E.B. White PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS: MODERN “October nor’easter” by Marge Piercy “The True Joy in Life” by George Bernard Shaw SERMON “The Time of Our Lives” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Frank Ippolito Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
https://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131027NotEnoughIsALie/CSLNJ%202013-10-27_%20Not%20Enough%20is%20a%20Lie.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 30:45 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Have you bought into the idea that you are not enough? That there is not enough? That all you want is beyond your reach? Unlearn what you have learned, and know the truth that there is always more than you can imagine! Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
30:41 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by our Past Congregational Presidents and Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://ia601009.us.archive.org/22/items/UUCM20131027TheBellsAreRingingLoveAndJusticeAreServed/UUCM%202013-10-27_%20The%20Bells%20Are%20Ringing%3B%20Love%20and%20Justice%20Are%20Served_.m4a Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save, open this file in a new window to view slideshow!) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.” –William Wordsworth “That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.” –Henry Ward Beecher “We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” –Dr. Seuss A CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND JUSTICE Our Presidents Remember Lois Grebe, Ruth Karr, Janice Maffei, Sabine Von Aulock, Nick Lewis, Teresa DeSousa A SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE PRAYER & MEDITATION SERMON “The Bells Are Ringing; Love and Justice Are Served!” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://ia601903.us.archive.org/1/items/CSLNJ20131020TheVolumeInSilence/CSLNJ%202013-10-20_%20The%20Volume%20in%20Silence.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 28:12 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Silence, deep, deep silence, is not really all that quiet. It is in that silence that you will either become in touch with profound inspiration or with your darkest thoughts. It is our job to move into that silence and seek out the good and the inspiration. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
19:05 – Selections from The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair’s Sunday Worship Service by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman. http://ia801000.us.archive.org/25/items/UUCM20131020DonTJustDoSomethingSitThere/UUCM%202013-10-20_%20Don_t%20Just%20Do%20Something%3B%20Sit%20There%21.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY “The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important task is to develop an ear that can really hear what we’re saying.” –Sydney J. Harris “The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” –Dorothy Nevill “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” –Mark Twain PRAYER & MEDITATION READINGS: ANCIENT & MODERN From the Book of Psalms, Chapter 40 From the German-language poet Rainer Maria Rilke SERMON “Don’t Just Do Something; Sit There!” Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman CLOSING WORDS Liturgist: Ginny Loggins Please note: All sermons are copyrighted by the author. For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org .…
http://archive.org/download/CSLNJ20131013OutOfTheStillness/CSLNJ%202013-10-13_%20Out%20of%20the%20Stillness.mp3 Download File (Right-click or Ctrl+click to save) 29:17 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh. Since the inception of the Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey, we have promoted the value of silent meditation, offering it every Sunday, before classes and whenever possible. In the midst of the Stillness in your Mind, you will find all wisdom, inspiration and peace. Today we experience this. Please note: All recordings are copyrighted by the author.…
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