The Odyssey program of the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship offers interviews of members of the Fellowship community and gives an insight into their lives and their spiritual journeys.
The goals of the Project are to learn about the life of the interviewees, record the wisdom they offer, and to share this with the Fellowship community.
About
The Odyssey Project started in November of 2020, 6 months into COVID and its associated isolation, with a series of biweekly Zoom meetings between Iraj Mohebalian and Tom McGuiness. These were recorded, assembled, and became the very first Odyssey video.
Interviewees are suggested by members of the Odyssey Project team, by MUUF members, and by self-nomination. Odyssey participants tend to be long-time MUUF members, but not always. In some cases both members of a MUUF couple have chosen to participate.
The process involves recording a Zoom interview, which is subsequently edited to a 20-30 minute video. At the Odyssey event at MUUF, the video is shown, then the guest of honor is available for Q&A for the rest of the hour. This is usually followed by light refreshments and an opportunity for further one-on-one interaction.
Links to their stories are found on the Odyssey Project Quilt in REALM, which is a PDF containing photos of Odyssey Project participants and links to their events.
In order to safeguard the privacy of participants. Anyone with a MUUF Realm account can access it. It may work best when the PDF file is viewed in a browser. Adobe Acrobat (Reader) may require confirmation to follow the link.
Past Projects
The Odyssey of Diane Koslow
