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Save the Date!

HOMECOMING 2008

A Unitarian Universalist Mid-Atlantic Celebration

 

with

Rev. Tracy Robinson-Harris

Truth, Repair and Reconciliation:

A Journey in the Spirit of Universalism

Saturday, September 27, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Rain or Shine – Under the big white tent!

Requested Donation: $10; under twelve $5; under five free

Murray Grove Association members are admitted free!

(Up to four people admitted free with Family and Group memberships.)

Delicious lunches offered by the UU Congregation of the South Jersey Shore, $8.50

Workshops: Rev. Dr. Robinson-Harris will offer a workshop on

the work of Truth, Repair and Reconciliation

that the UUA is engaged in following the passage of the

Responsive Resolution by this name at the 2008 General Assembly:

to uncover our links and complicity with the genocide of native people,

with slavery and the slave-based economy,

and with all types of racial, ethnic, and cultural oppression past and present, toward the goal of accountability through

acknowledgment, apology, repair, and reconciliation;

Rev. Elizabeth Strong will present a workshop titled

“Universalist and Unitarian Religious Education through the Decades:

A Story of Vibrant Response to the Challenges of the Times”;

a drum circle with Skip Leib, back by popular demand;

“Working with The Left Hand of God”:

an introduction to the Network of Spiritual Progressives,

presented by the Central New Jersey Network of Spiritual Progressives:

"For those whose understanding of our faith moves us to social action,

the Network of Spiritual Progressives supports action with faith,

and requires faith to maintain activism.

This movement addresses the longings so many of us feel to

be connected spiritually as we act as change agents in the world."

 

Entertainment: West African Music with Marafanyi Drum, Dance & Song!

Music: Bruce Pollack-Johnson, guitar; Joel DeWitt, violin

 

Fellowship and Fun         

 

Under the big white tent!

Come to Murray Grove and join UUs

from other congregations throughout the region

for a day of celebration, exploration and connection!

Register for Homecoming here!

 

And this year, there are two new chances to

make a weekend of it!

 

Pre-Homecoming Coffee House

September 26, 2008 - 7:00 pm

 

An Open Stage/Open Circle Coffee House

to warm up for Homecoming the next day,

co-ordinated by Bruce Pollack-Johnson,

the co-ordinator of the Folk Factory Coffee House

housed at the UU Church of the Restoration

in Philadelphia:

in the Open Circle, everyone present is invited to

sing a song, read a poem, tell a story, request a song, or pass;

songs are usually participatory.

(Pre-registration is required for Open Stage performers.)

$5.00 per person

 

Limited overnight space,

including Coffee House and breakfast,

is available for $40 per person.

 

Come a day early and immerse yourself

in the Homecoming experience!

 

Register for the Coffee House here!

  

 

Post-Homecoming Service Party

September 27-28, 2008

 

Wind down from the excitement of Homecoming,

together with others of like mind and heart.

Help clean up and fix up,

while enjoying being at Murray Grove.

 

Limited overnight space available,

including breakfast,

for $40 per person.

 

Finish with a UU worship service in the historic chapel Sunday morning.

 

Register for the Service Party here!

 

Finally,

Zen Master Kurt Spellmeyer will be leading a meditation session

beginning at 7:30 the morning of Homecoming.

Please join us if you would like:

no meditation experience necessary.

(Kindly let us know ahead of time if you're interested.) 

 

 

P.S. There is a rumor Thomas Potter will pay us another visit this year,

and you won’t want to miss that!



Murray Grove Association • P.O. Box 246 • Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734-0246 • Tel: 609-693-5558