Gateways Center – Construction of the 9,000 square foot New Addition including: The Al and Minda Chu Family Hall, Two class rooms including the Morganthaler Ferm Our Whole Lives Owl Room, Kitchen, all gender Bathrooms, The Uhrhane-Wilson Welcome Gallery connecting to the Mansion, the Loe Family Courtyard of Compassion In Memory of Lee, Hardy & Claire Loe, Accessible Parking, Landscaping and Groundwater Management!
The umbrellas are a wonderful addition to the courtyard seating! In order to keep them safe from the wind, please be sure to close and tie them when you are done or if you see them open and not being used. Thank you!
The Solar Project kicked off on Monday, August 4th and moved very quickly with the weather cooperating! The panel installation on the upper and lower roofs of the Gateways Center was completed within 4 days! The connection to our electrical panels was made last Thursday, August 7th. Now that the connection and installation are completed,
The Solar Project is set to begin on Monday, August 4th! To tie the power lines into the existing electrical system, the power will be off on Thursday, August 7th to the entire building. The equipment for the project is being delivered this week to the back of the parking lot next to the Gateways
Our street signage has been updated with the new logo & the full name of our congregation! If you haven’t noticed yet, the oval sign above our gate entrance and the tower sign on Columbia Turnpike now feature our new logo as well as “Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship”. Special thanks to Katy Julich for getting
The Director of Religious Education and the Children’s Faith Formation Team have funded & installed a photo display of the Religious Education & Faith Formation program through the years, in the second floor hallway. We welcome you to visit the second floor hallway to take a journey back in time, and see if you can
For decades, the original door to the closet under the main stairwell has been missing. The Gathering of Men took up a collection, bought the materials, and constructed a new door, which is now in place. Special thanks to Joe Uhrhane, who provided his skills and expertise to craft the door from raw lumber and
Are you enjoying the new landscaping around the Gateways Center? It looks great now but summer heat will take its toll and help is needed with watering and weeding. The Memorial Garden and most of the major plantings – the new trees – are now supported by sprinkler systems on automatic timers. However, the small
Last week we shares with you our plan to update the first floor. This past Saturday a group of volunteers and staff went about putting that plan in to place.
To address changing community needs, we’re experimenting with swapping the furniture between the Dining Room and Library. The Dining Room will become a Family Room, and the Library a quieter meeting space. The trial starts March 9, and member feedback is welcome via Google Form.
Last Sunday, Steve Parker, Danelle Simonelli, and Joan Belz offered an informative, moving, and challenging service about this history of our building, the people who occupied it, and how we can inhabit the space today. If you are interested in learning more about the history of our building, Steve Rice put together this Brief History
