Please make checks payable to FUUBC with Safe Berks in the memo line. Checks can be donated throughout the month. Cash and check donations can also be made in the collection plate on the last Sunday of each month.

RE Exec Team is in the planning phase of our next sponsored camping weekend and we need to hear from you – please visit https://uuberks.org/camp_ask to share your thoughts. Poll will be open until Sunday 30th.

Do you have a joyous event happening in your life or a struggle that you are enduring ? Our caring circle wants to know! Please reach out to our Caring Circle at: g.caring.circle@uuberks.org

 GA is something every UU should experience.  This four-day gathering is the largest annual UU event, bringing together thousands of UUs from across the country. It culminates in an awe-inspiring worship service that celebrates the beautiful diversity of our faith—a truly unforgettable experience.

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Joy in the Ordinary

As the weather warms up, the signs of spring are all around. Settling into our new home, Jess and I have fallen upon the new joy of discovering what the previous owners had planted around the house. Every day, new patches of hyacinth and daffodils emerge from the mulch around the house, a riot of purples and yellows. Our neighbor’s tree, which arches over our backyard has burst into white flowers, and now others in the neighborhood have followed suit.

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by nadine j. smet-weiss
spiritual director

seeds of joy
abound
in our moments
in our memories
in our imaginings
give them air
give them light
tend them well
let them blossom
through you

Joy is all around us.  Sometimes we just have to search it out.  

How many times have you heard the saying “Just for fun!”?  

These “just for fun” moments can bring us so much joy.  

This month how will you practice joy?

This month will you dismiss the opportunity for joy? 

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