Monthly Archives: December 2012

CSLNJ Podcast: Finishing Strong, Starting Strong (12/30/12)

Recorded Sunday, December 30, 2012.

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31:26 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Joel Fotinos.

Beginnings and endings are two sides of the same spiritual coin.

Our awareness will determine how we choose to look back at the year we have just experienced, and will also determine how we envision the year we are entering in to.  Join Rev. Joel as he discusses bringing the current year to a close consciously, and then creating your New Year with higher vision.

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The UU Montclair Podcast: Endings and Beginnings: A Fire Communion Service (12/30/12)

UUCM2012123019:38 – Selections from a Sunday Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman.

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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
“From Time Immemorial”
by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman

FIRE COMMUNION
A Letting Go; An Opening

CLOSING WORDS

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For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org.

IIRN Special Series: PowerHouse Learning: Committed to Cause (Part 3 of 5)

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18:18 – Part 3  Committed to Cause – Confused about why things don’t work out the way you want in your relationships?  Used by top performers in every area of life, these three simple words that can transform your understanding and alter the dynamics.

Brandie Hinen is the dynamic transformation coach and founder of several companies that include professional coaching and training as well as an online technology firm. She evokes a sense of motivation, leadership and accountability for clients nationwide. Brandie is an accomplished instructor, trainer and expert on how to move campers to climbers and dreamers into doers.

For more information, please visit http://powerhouselearning.com.

The UU Montclair Podcast: Christmas Eve, 2012 (12/24/12)

27:36 – Selections from our Christmas Eve, 2012 Worship Service at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman and Rev. Judy Tomlinson.

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OPENING WORDS AND CHALICE LIGHTING

READINGS
“Each Night a Child is Born” by S.L. Fahs
“A Child Is Born” by Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman
“A Visit from St. Nicholas ” by  Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston, Jr. (?)
“The Christmas Candle” by Richard Paul Evans

A CHRISTMAS EVE PRAYER

THE CHRISTMAS STORY
Mark, Luke, et. al.

CLOSING WORDS

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For more information about The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, please visit us at http://uumontclair.org.

CSLNJ Podcast: You Are the Face of God (12/23/12)

Recorded Sunday, December 23, 2012.

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28:50 – A Sunday talk from The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey by Rev. Michelle Wadleigh.

Today we make room for our youth to shine, shine, shine. This is there day to be seen, honored and loved. And what better time then this moment.

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