Sunday Gatherings
Everyone is welcome to attend our Sunday morning Gatherings!
Our thought-provoking Gatherings cover a wide range of subjects relating to ethics in modern life. They are held at 11 in the morning (10:30 am in summer) in our building and also on Zoom. If you’d like to the Zoom link, please email [email protected].
Our Gatherings often feature speakers who offer thoughts related to the philosophy of humanism or share their experiences and commitments in the struggle to foster peace, justice, economic fairness and racial and religious harmony. Sometimes our meetings take the form of interviews or group discussions. Music, small discussions, snacks and socializing are also important elements of our Sunday morning experience. Recordings of many our Sunday Gatherings are available to watch on YouTube, but there’s no good substitute for attending in person!
The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County welcomes people of all races, ethnic origins, religious backgrounds, and sexual orientations. The Society has a barrier-free front entrance.
Upcoming Gatherings
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Sunday Gathering: Celebrating Our Volunteers
Join others for a bagel brunch as we use this opportunity to celebrate our volunteers. This informal Gathering, in person only with no Zoom option, will be preparation for our Not Too Spooky Haunted House fundraiser, starting at noon. Chat with your fellow ghouls and goblins for a little pre-fundraiser “spirit”-raising cheer.
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Sunday Gathering: Confronting the Youth Mental Health Crisis
The rise in anxiety and depression among our nation’s youth can be attributed to a range of factors, including the pandemic, social media, inadequate support networks, increasing loneliness, declining school funding, and environmental stressors.
As a result, more young people are missing educational milestones, college dropout rates are rising, and incidence of suicide and drug abuse are increasing.
Our Society will hold its third workshop this year to support professionals in addressing this crisis. However, solving this issue requires a collective community effort. Our speaker, Leader Curt Collier, will address the question: What can be done to promote better mental health and well-being in your community?
Award-winning musicians Suji Kim and Jacqueline Schiller-Audi will provide our music this morning.
This Gathering is in person at the meetinghouse and on Zoom. The Zoom link will be in the weekly Focus newsletter and may be obtained by emailing [email protected] by noon on Saturday.
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Award-Winning Musicians Suji Kim and Jacqueline Schiller-Audi
Two award-winning musicians, cellist Suji Kim and pianist Jacqueline Schiller-Audi, will perform at our Sunday Gatherings on Nov. 3 and Nov. 17. They will play movements from the Beethoven Sonata in C and the Rachmaninoff Sonata in G minor for cello and piano.
Suji Kim is principal cellist at The Little Opera Company of NJ, the North Jersey Concert Opera, and the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey. She is an adjunct professor of music at the College of Saint Elizabeth and a faculty member at the Judith G. Wharton Music School as well as Montclair Kimberly Academy. She has degrees from Temple University, Montclair State University, and Kei-Myung University in Dae-Gu, South Korea.
Pianist Jacqueline Schiller-Audi, a graduate of The Julliard School, has performed extensively throughout the metropolitan area as a soloist and chamber musician. Concerto performances include appearances with the Metropolitan Orchestra, the North Jersey Symphony, and the North Jersey Philharmonic.
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Award-Winning Musicians Suji Kim and Jacqueline Schiller-Audi
Two award-winning musicians, cellist Suji Kim and pianist Jacqueline Schiller-Audi, will perform at our Sunday Gatherings on Nov. 3 and Nov. 17. They will play movements from the Beethoven Sonata in C and the Rachmaninoff Sonata in G minor for cello and piano.
Suji Kim is principal cellist at The Little Opera Company of NJ, the North Jersey Concert Opera, and the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey. She is an adjunct professor of music at the College of Saint Elizabeth and a faculty member at the Judith G. Wharton Music School as well as Montclair Kimberly Academy. She has degrees from Temple University, Montclair State University, and Kei-Myung University in Dae-Gu, South Korea.
Pianist Jacqueline Schiller-Audi, a graduate of The Julliard School, has performed extensively throughout the metropolitan area as a soloist and chamber musician. Concerto performances include appearances with the Metropolitan Orchestra, the North Jersey Symphony, and the North Jersey Philharmonic.
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Sunday Gathering: Post-Election Discussion
This is the first Gathering after the most significant election of our lives. Let’s come together to share our thoughts and feelings about the outcome and how we move forward to address the challenges we face regardless of the results. Member Jim Norman will facilitate this morning’s discussion.
This Gathering is in person at the meetinghouse and on Zoom. The Zoom link will be in the weekly Focus newsletter and may be obtained by emailing [email protected] by noon on Saturday.