Month: October 2023

Blessing Bags

This year, our Blessing Bags donation will benefit the LGBT Center of Reading. Rather than a full event to assemble bags, we will have a deadline of November 19th for collecting these items to help restock their pantry, and will ask that we have a few people volunteer to deliver the donation to the LGBT … Continue reading Blessing Bags

Yule Service Planning Meeting and CUUPS Discussion

Calling all Pagans. Join Rev Amy on December 2nd at 2pm to discuss the planning of an upcoming Yule service as well as a possible formation of a CUUPS chapter at UU Berks. The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) is an organization dedicated to networking Pagan-identified Unitarian Universalists (UUs), educating people about Paganism, promoting … Continue reading Yule Service Planning Meeting and CUUPS Discussion

Feeding Families in Family Promise (Nov. 5-18, 2023)

Family Promise of Berks County helps families in a housing crisis by providing a ‘shelter house’ and intense case worker support for up to 90 days. Families are able to maintain some normalcy, learn homeownership skills, and save money until they found more permanent housing. They now operate three shelter homes.  SIGN UP HERE TO … Continue reading Feeding Families in Family Promise (Nov. 5-18, 2023)

Generosity

Happy Autumn, friends! The very first Sunday of November is when we experience a time change. (Fallback) At least with this kind of change that we all experience together, we know itis coming. So many changes that occur in our lives (like the Pandemic) happensuddenly, without our permission, or even a friendly heads up. Being … Continue reading Generosity

Univoice Weekly

Weekly News for the week of: October 22, 2023 This Sunday:     Covenants as a Roadmap, Not as Rules October 22, 2023 at 10:30 am Rev. Amy DeBeck Rev. Amy and the board have been working on the process of covenanting. Come today and explore howwe connect to each other. To attend on site, FULL VACCINATION STRONGLY … Continue reading Univoice Weekly

October ’23 Food Bank

The Helping Harvest Food Bank held at our church on the 3rd Saturday of each month, is on 10/21/23 this month. To prepare, we need to set up a “store” in the Gerber Room with tables and shelves around 8:30 AM. We will receive a delivery truck from Helping Harvest around 9:30 AM, which contains … Continue reading October ’23 Food Bank

Halloween Costume Parade

Kids of all ages are invited to come in costume and congregate in the social hall on October 29. We’ll then kick off worship with a costume parade for the start of our service.