Karen G. Johnston

A smiling Rev. Karen Johnston

Karen G. Johnston (she/her/hers) is the settled minister at The Unitarian Society in East Brunswick, NJ. Before becoming a minister, she spent 20+ years as a clinical social worker. Buddhist meditation and befriending death practices sustain her, as does her delightful dog, Vera, and a blessed abundance of other beings in her life.

Rev. Karen G. Johnston also facilitates ClimateSpirit in Central New Jersey. ClimateSpirit is inspired by the Work That Reconnects. It is a gathering of people filled with ritual, singing, food, & connection coming together to process their grief for the planet, that each of us can do what is ours to do.

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A close-up of U.S. Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol on June 28, 2017.
Walking with the Wind

Karen G. Johnston

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Can you imagine what it was like to be inside of that house, afraid that it might fall all apart from the destructive force of the wind and the rain?
A baby turtle on a beach, with the ocean and two blurred humans in the background.
Arm’s Length: Acts of Love in the Covid Era

Karen G. Johnston

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Tip if you are video recording this story: you can have a clip of an adult stretching out their arm in one direction, then another clip of a different...
Looking straight up to branches and spring blossoms found all around Boston Common
Pastoral Prayer of Longing

Karen G. Johnston

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May the invitation of prayer and meditation embrace this holy house and each precious person, moving each and all to connect with a sense of affirmation...
A group of dancers, lit from above, blurred by being caught in motion.
Magic Is Afoot

Karen G. Johnston

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The word liturgy is a fancy word meaning the formulation of a religious service. Its etymology tells us that it means “the work of the people.” In many...
A line of framed family photos, all on a surface, some out of focus
Ever in Our Midst

Karen G. Johnston

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Ancestors who spoke with bravest fire, lend us your senses that we may know another world is on her way, breathed into life with our participation in he...
A night sky with a band of stars
Constellations of Our Lives

Karen G. Johnston

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Humans make maps of stars, choosing some stars, ignoring others, to project our imaginations onto the heavens. These maps shift over time, across cultures.
A fluffy white dog sits overlooking a blue lake, with towering mountains behind.
Animal Companionship Responsive Blessing

Karen G. Johnston

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Leader: Ours is a world alive and aloud with the presence of creatures and critters. Animals abound, interwoven in our human lives and wholly independent.
A person cups their hands to hold multi-colored confetti
Gratitude Confetti

Karen G. Johnston

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Let us ground ourselves in gratitude: using the colorful paper and something to write with, we prepare for our Gratitude Confetti ritual....
A person, obscured, with their palms facing the camera, as if seen through a sheet or bubble
#MeToo Ritual Prayer

Karen G. Johnston

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Remembering to breathe and to breathe deeply and then once more, to take the breath in and let the breath out, we pause, poised as we are, at a point of...
From the shoulders up, a white person gazes into the camera. Small stripes of paint, arranged in a rainbow pattern, run down their cheeks.
Something on My Face: Learning How to Be in Community

Karen G. Johnston

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Before beginning, dramatically turn your back on the congregation and children, and place a smudge on cheek....

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