This interactive Oxfam Hunger Banquet, led by our Family & Friends Circle, teaches guests about hunger and food distribution in the world. This is especially important as global hunger is on the rise. This Gathering is at the meetinghouse and on Zoom. The Zoom link will be in members’ weekly Focus newsletter and may be […]
This is the fifth discussion in our six-week Soup Symposium with Leader Curt Collier. Together, participants will explore art and science topics in a search for common ground on which to understand our experiences and our ethics. Curt will bring the reading material up for discussion–and the soup–each week. This week: “Existential Physics” by Sabine […]
All are welcome to this open meeting. For further information about AA, please see nnjaa.org.
This Peace Affinity Circle meets to address the growing divisiveness in our world in the wake of the terrorist attack on Israel and the subsequent devastating military response against Gaza. These circles are not a time for debating facts. Rather, we will strive to provide opportunities for those who believe in deeds before creeds to […]
Mindfulness at Midday uses a secular and evidence-based series of mindfulness protocols, such as the ones developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in his Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Meetings will begin with a brief overview of our plan for the session, including a check-in with all participants regarding their goals […]
Steven Mariconda of Saddle Brook, a volunteer advocate for the nonprofit Dark Sky International, will discuss light pollution and how it affects health and the environment in New Jersey. Learn what light pollution is and how it negatively impacts ecosystems, wildlife, human health, and how it obscures our view of the starry night sky. Learn […]