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the forum on the green

belonging in the age of loneliness

conversations that matter

The Forum on the Green invites experts, storytellers, and neighbors to join us in honest conversation. Our inaugural series is titled “Belonging in the Age of Loneliness,” a topic that resonates across generations, backgrounds, and life experiences. 

The Presbyterian Church in Morristown hopes to explore this growing reality by inviting speakers with lived experience, insight, and expertise to help us better understand the roots of this loneliness: its causes, its impact, and the ways we can begin to address it both individually and as a community. Throughout the season, we will host conversations approaching the topic from a different angle.

We hope you’ll join us as we learn, listen, and grow together.

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september 30 | 7:00 pm

ryan nealon:
an evening of stories worth singing

As part of our Belonging in the Age of Loneliness series, we welcome musician and songwriter Ryan Nealon for an evening of music, storytelling, and reflection. Accompanied by Matteo Scher, Ryan will share his story of being orphaned as a child, navigating body dysmorphia and past relationships, experiencing loneliness, and finding music as a way to not only process difficult experiences, but make meaning from them. Ryan will perform original songs that bring each part of his story to life.

This evening offers an opportunity to think about the ways we all carry our stories and how music, creativity, and connection can help us process them. Through Ryan’s experiences, we’ll explore what it means to feel alone, what helps us move through difficult seasons, and how we can find connection and hope along the way.

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Past Event: March 3

Screens, Students, and the Search for Belonging

A panel of Morristown public school educators discuss the powerful influence of digital devices and online platforms on children and teens. Together, we explore how these digital forces can both deepen disconnection and open new pathways to belonging – and what it means to nurture true connection in an age of loneliness.
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Past Event: january 8

Speaker: Kevin Hines

On January 8, we welcomed Kevin Hines, who survived a suicide attempt from the Golden Gate Bridge at age nineteen. Kevin will share his story: what led him to that moment, how he found healing and purpose, and how his journey can offer hope and guidance to others facing similar struggles.

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why loneliness?

Many of us experience loneliness or social isolation at some point in our lives. Moves, job changes, health challenges, divorce, loss, or distance from loved ones can quietly chip away at our sense of connection. For others, the constant pull of digital devices—social media, gaming, endless entertainment—creates the illusion of connection while keeping us at arm’s length from meaningful relationships. Over time, these experiences can subtly erode our wellbeing and widen the gap between the connection we desire and the connection we actually feel.

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Reminder: Summer Worship at the Parish House

Please note that through September 6, our 10:00 am worship service will move to the Parish House (65 South Street). Our 8:00 am service will be on hiatus for the summertime.