More info can be found at www.UUCSJ.org/internships . Placements this year are: Annunciation House – San Antonio, TX Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network – Boston, MA Engaging People in Change – Millbrook, NY Rural & Migrant Ministry – throughout New York UU Justice Florida – throughout Florida UU United Nations Office – New York, NY
The Black Lives of Unitarian Universalist Organizing Collective is urging congregations to adopt The 8th Principle. In May our congregation will vote on whether to adopt this principle. Adding The 8th Principle will give us a common language and common touchstone to work toward building the Beloved Community and dismantling racism and other oppressions. Here … Continue reading Now is the time for The 8th Principle!
Worship Service: The 8th Principle, Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees. Unitarian Universalist has 7 beloved principles that guide our ethical and spiritual commitments. The 7 principles, however, have not adequately dismantled racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions. This morning in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, we’ll explore a proposed 8th principle and consider how it would help us build a diverse and multicultural Beloved Community.
This Sunday will be the last chance to order our upcoming common read An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States at a discounted rate. Please order on the signup sheet on the Gerber room bulletin board or by emailing office@uuberks.org. If you have not already done so, please indicate on the signup sheet if … Continue reading Last Chance on Orders for Indigenous books
We need 17 people to step up as volunteers to bring a meal (6:15pm), stay for the evening (6-8:30pm), or stay overnight (8:30pm-5am). Please sign up immediately via a link from our website under Connect >> Volunteer or on the bulletin board in the Gerber Room. We need: 5 dinner preparers 8 evening host 4 overnighters The children include … Continue reading HELENA, CHRISTY and their 8 children NEED YOUR HELP starting today!
Worship Service: There is Always Potential for Healing, Rev. Sage Olnick. In healthcare, integrity is something we must protect to promote healing and restoration. Whether treating pain, disease, or degeneration we focus on interventions to restore the body. Even when their isn’t a cure for the problem, there is always potential for healing
Shut Down Berks Interfaith Witness, the Shut Down Berks Coalition & Make the Road PA will host a vigil led by Sycamore House (Episcopal Service Corps Harrisburg) on Sunday, January 19, 3:30-4:30pm at the Berks County Residential Center located at 1040 Berks Road Leesport, PA 19533Parking is available at the buildings across the road from … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Vigils Are Resuming for the New Year
UU Young Adults (college-aged to thirties) are meeting this Sunday January 12th at 5:30 in the Gerber room for vegan chili, mulled wine, and DIY crafts! If you are interested in attending and are interested in bringing a DIY craft or food/drink, please RSVP with Nic Stoltzfus at nic.stoltzfus@icloud.com.
Worship Service: The Paradox of Self-Interest, Jane Palmer. 2020 will not be an easy year. We need to maintain our sanity, our courage, and our compassion, and we need to do so in a manner consistent with our moral principles. With integrity, in other words. Paradoxically, our strength lies in that most-maligned of all interests, self-interest. We are at our most powerful when we find our own stories in those of others and realize we have a stake in the game.
