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We will be posting some of  our Services, as well as two classes that Rev. George Blair is giving at the Library, about Unitarianism and Universalist.  

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April 2008
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The April 20th service was given by Rev. Steve.  You can hear his service in either mp3 format  or in Real Audio format

The April 13th service was not recorded

The April 6th service was given by Bill Donohue of   Hidden Meanings    on the Origins of the Bible.  You can hear this interesting and perhaps a bit controversial service in either  mp3 format  or in Real Audio format

March 2008


The March 23th and 30th services were not recorded

March 16th service was the "Cost of the Iraq War", given by our own Bobbie Prato.  If you wanted to know how much each man, woman, and child in Ocean County has contributed to the war, listen to  this interesting  service in either mp3 format  or in Real Audio format.

March 9th was given by Rev. Blair on the two Lazarus.  Unfortunately, most of the service was recorded, however, it is missing the last couple of minutes.  You can listen to what we have in either mp3 format  or on Real Audio

March 2nd  was not recorded.



February 2008
The February 24th service was given by Rev. Blair,  It was his last service as our Part-time minister, however, he will continue to speak in the upcoming months.  You can hear his emotional service in either mp3 format  or in Real Audio.  

The February 17th service was given by Rhoda, on her journey to UUOCC.  You can hear her journey in either mp3 format or in Real Audio format

The February 10th service was Rev. Blairs annual service on SEX.  You can listen to this service in either mp3 format  or in Real Audio format

The February 3rd service  Negotiating for a Happier Life by Bill Farnick was not taped

January 2008

January 27: “The Gospel of Thomas,” by Rev. George Blair.can be heard in either mp3 format   or  in Real Audio

January 20: “Creation Spirituality: an ancient wisdom for modern times,” by Bonney Parker.  Unfortunately, this was not taped.

The Jan. 13th service on "Primary Colors"  the use of religion in political campaigns, given by Rev. Blair.  This timely service can be heard in mp3 format  or in Real Audio format

Our first service of 2008 (Jan 6th) was by Richard Saylor on the difference between religion and science, or between dogma and logic.  Listen to this interesting service in mp3 format and also in Real Audio format

December 2007
The December 23rd service was on Christmas.  First Rev. Blair did a gathering, and then did a service on "The Christmas Story" from two different points of view, those of Matthew and those of Luke.  Here this wonderful service in either mp3 format  or on Real Audio .  Either way, we hope you had a wonderful  Christmas.  

The December 16th service was on the Winter Solstice.  Rev. Blair gave a very interesting service on the subject, that you can hear on mp3 format  or  Real Audio format 


The December 9th service was about Advent and  Hanukkah.  The service was given by Rev. Blair, and you can hear it on  mp3 format    or on Real Audio format 
 
The December 2nd service was by David Shaman a philosopher/poet/musician who founded the Nonviolence Initiative. He has given programs on the empowerment of women and on school bullying, and is a master of massage and healing. He spoke on ‘ahimsa,’ a Hindu term meaning ‘non harming,’ and the philosophy of Lao Tsu.  You can hear his service on mp3 format  and now in Real Audio format

November 2007
The November 25th service was given by Rev. Blair.  The talk was about Thanksgiving, what people have to be thankful about, as well as when the "Pardoning of Turkeys" came about.  You can listen to it on mp3 format  or in Real Audio format .

The November 18th service given by Russell Hill was not taped.  

The November 11th service was given by Rev. Blair.  His talk about veterans and their plight was extremely interesting and timely.  To hear this service, you can listen on mp3 format  or in Real Audio format.


The November 4th service was given by Claire Mayer.  She and husband Fred co-founded Garden State Earth Institute, affiliated with Northwest Earth Institute, which offers study courses on responsible ecological living, and will provide films and talks for interested groups. You can hear this interesting service in mp3 format  or in Real Audio format


October 2007
We've moved


On October 28th, Rev. Blair gave a very interesting service on FEAR.  (seems like an appropriate topic).  You can here it here in mp3 format  or here in Real Audio format

There was no recording made on October 21st

On October 14th, Rev Blair was back, and gave his first service in our new home on AIDS.  Listen to his service in either mp3 format  or in  Real Audio format

On October 7th Len gave a service on the First Amendment to the Constitution.  This was also our first service at our new house that we share with the United Church of Christ.  To listen to Len's service in mp3 format  or listen to it via Real Audio format

September 2007
The September 23rd service was about "The Days of Awe", between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well as UU sources.  Listen to this service in mp3 format  or you can listen to it on Real Audio Format


The September 16 service was “The Spiritual Aspect of Financial Health,” by Bonney Parker.  Bonney was very good in describing how our congregation needs to be financially healthy.  Listen to this amazing service in mp3 format or listen to it in Real Audio format .  

Our service on September 9th was entitled "Spiderman and the Interdependent Web" given by Rev. Blair concerning our 7th principle.  Due to time constraints, there was no Congregational response, but it was still a very interesting service.  You can listen to it in mp3 format  or Real Audio format
Our first service of September (Sept. 2nd)  was entitled  "A triangular peg in a round hole"  given by Bobbi Prato.  This was a very personal account  her life growing up as a transsexual.  Listen to this very inspiring and unique service in either mp3 format  or in Real Audio format
August 2007


The service on August 26th was about the sixth UU Principle, "The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all".  Rev. Blair gave a talk about world peace, and different ways it might be achieved.  You can listen to this in either mp3 format or in  Real Audio format

The service on August  19th was about the fourth UU Principle, “a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.”.  Rev. Blair gave a very nice talk on this subject, which you can listen to in either mp3 format  or in Real Audio format
The service for August 12 was about Hiroshima,  Nagasaki, and nukes in general, including nuclear accidents from 1950 to 1961.  To hear it in mp3 format  or listen to it in Real Audio format      If you would like more information on this subject, please go to this site


The service for August 5 was not recorded

July 2007

On July 29 Charlie Versfelt gave a service on the "Inherent Worth".  You can listen to in in mp3 format  or in Real Audio Format

Due to technical difficulties, there weren't any recording for the week of  July 15 and 22.

On July 8th Rev. George Blair was back from General Assembly.  He gave his impressions of the East Coast/West Coast differences in  their spirituality and religion.  Listen to his insights in mp3 format  or in Real Audio format.

As of July 1st, the new board took over, but it was agreed that the old Program chairman would do the first service in July to help with the transition.  As Such, we had two of our members give their personal journey to UU and in particular to UUOCC.  You can listen to their journey in mp3 format  or in Real Audio format  

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June 2007

On June 24th we were lucky enough to have Kenneth Little Hawk give a service on Respect.  He was also kind enough to play his flute for us.  You can listen to his service in mp3 format  or listen to  in Real Audio format .  If you would like to know more about this incredible person, you can check out his website here or listen to clips of his music here.  Please don't pass up this  chance to listen to one of the best Native American storytellers.

On June 17th Rev. Blair gave a service on the fifth principle of UU:  "The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large" .  His talk was about the Democratic process as both a political and religious belief and  the "right of conscience" and how it affects the democratic process in general.  This was the second of seven services on the different principles we UU's believe in.   Listen to this interesting service in either mp3 format  or in Real Audio.

On June 10th Rev. Blair gave a service on the first Principle of UU:  "The Inherent Worth and Dignity of every person"  You can hear this very informative service in mp3 format  or if you prefer, you can listen to it in Real Audio .  This is the first of 7 services on the Principles of UU.

On June 3rd we were lucky enough to have three different views about  "Women in War".  Our own Rhoda, Bee, and Laura gave their personal accounts of their life during wartime.  Each had a unique story, which you can here in mp3 format    or you can listen online with real audio    

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May 2007


On May 27th Kevin Brennan gave a service on New Jersey History (NJ 1st).  These were facts about New Jersey, Ocean County, and Fort Monmouth that you may not have known.  You can listen to it here in mp3 format  or listen to it  in Real Audio format  .

On May 20th Rev Blair gave a service on The American Civil Religion .  Unfortunately, I was not able to get the audio for this service.    I apologize for the screwup.

Om May 13th, Rev. Blair gave a service on Thomas Jefferson.  How his Presidency was different then any other Presidency.  You can download the service in MP3 format , or, you can listen to it online via Real Audio Format ,

    We also wanted to wish all the Mothers of the World a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.  


On May 6th, Bette C. gave a service on Israel and Palestine, telling us of her two trips with Global Exchange.  You can download the service in MP3 format  or listen to it in Real Audio format.  This is a very complex issue, but I think Bette brought up some very good points.


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April 2007 Services

On April 29th Rev. Blair gave a sermon on Doubting.  You can download it here in MP3 format  or listen to it here in Real Audio

On April 22nd Rev. Blair gave a sermon on Global Warming   You can  download it here in mp3 format  or listen to it here in Real Audio  

On April 15th  Minister Steve gave a sermon on the Homelessness in Ocean County.  Minister Steve has been written up in both the New York Times and the Asbury Park Press for his work in this area.  You can download his sermon  here (in mp3 format)     or you can listen to the Real Audio version    

On April 8th Rev. Blair  gave an Easter service about the Resurrection,  Easter and the rest of the story.  You can download the mp3 version  or you can listen to the  Real Audio Version




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March 2007 Services

On March 25th,  Rev. Blair was scheduled to give a service on "The Rites of Spring".  Unfortunately, he was sick, and the service was changed.  Three readings were given by three members of the Congregation - Joan, Claire and Linda - on "Women and Peace" .  No Recording was made, but if you would like to read what was said, you should read the following: First Joan  read about  Lysistrata .  Then Linda read   "When will we ever learn?" by Louise Diamond  ..  Finally Claire read from Chapter XIV of Julia Ward Howe about her  APPEAL TO WOMANHOOD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD .  (Julia Ward Howe wrote the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" )

On March 18th Rev. Blair gave a service on "The Luck of the Irish" about the troubles in Ireland, as well as some history about Ireland.  

   Click here to listen  to (or download)     Luck of the Irish (mp3)  
     Or Click here to listen to Luck of the Irish (Real Audio)
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Audio of Extra Events


On March 22nd, the first class of Rev. Blair was supposed to be given at the Berkeley Library.  Unfortunately, Rev. Blair was sick, and could not make it.  However, the people who were there had an "impromptu" discussion led by Frank K. about Unitarianism.  As soon as possible, we hope to have this discussion posted.  If you would like to listen to this discussion, please click Ad-Hoc discussion (mp3)  
  or  here for the  Ad-Hoc Discussion on Unitarianism (Real Audio)  version.


On March 29th, Rev. Blair (who was feeling better) gave his speech on Universalism.  It was a very interesting talk.  If you would like to download   this talk on Universalism (via mp3)  .  Or if you would like to hear   this talk on Universalism (Real Audio)

On April 29th Rev. Blair did the first part of the makeup on Unitarianism.  He brought us up to the 20th century, and has agreed to do the other halve in the near future.  As soon as a date is given, it will be posted here.  Here is the first part in MP3 Format  .  And here is the first part in Real Audio   As soon as the second part becomes available, we will be posting it here.

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