Fall Plant Sale
Stop by our Fall Plant fundraiser on October 12th. A variety of native fall plants will be available to purchase before and after service. Click here for some tips on planting native fall plants
Month: September 2025
Saving What We Love
I recently rewatched the Star Wars sequel trilogy (episodes VII-IX). They’re far from perfect, I’ll admit (what isn’t?), but they’re still fun. My favorite of these (and this might be controversial) is The Last Jedi. Many fans were vocal about their hatred of it, because it turned so many conventions of the Star Wars story … Continue reading Saving What We Love
Clothing Drive
It is that time of year again when we clean out our closets for Hope Rescue Mission. They are in need of lots of warm weather clothing, coats, scarves, gloves and hats. They are always in need of new socks and underwear as well. Donations can be left in the bin in the Gerber room.
Fall Campout
Let’s enjoy the start of fall with a camping adventure. Join us Sunday Oct 12 – Monday Oct 13th (Indigenous Peoples Day). We’ll be sharing dinner, making smores, camping and taking a gentle hike at the Stolzfus Homestead. Location address in the signup: https://uuberks.org/camp Let us know which portion you’ll be joining in on by filling out https://uuberks.org/camp
Help Raise Funds to Benefit Food Pantry!
A quarter of the money raised by the local anti-hunger fund-raising CROP Walk goes directly to Helping Harvest, which supplies the food for FUUBC’s monthly food pantry. That’s why First UU is a sponsor for the annual Reading-Berks CROP Walk, which starts at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Grings Mill park in Spring Township. … Continue reading Help Raise Funds to Benefit Food Pantry!
A Night of Sing along with The Practical Saints
Saturday November 1st-6:00-8:00 PM 1/2 the nights proceeds go to the church Practical Saints band members include Judd Bortz, Mike Szajna, Isaiah Matz and Bryan Weber and Adam Neil. We hand out lyrics to our audience, and strongly encourage singing along! We play The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, the Kinks and more. Please come … Continue reading A Night of Sing along with The Practical Saints
Join our team, get a T-shirt (Limited time only)
Once again this year, First UU is a sponsor of the Reading-Berks CROP Walk, an anti-hunger fund-raiser that benefits Helping Harvest, the supplier of food for FUUBC’s monthly food pantry, and we’ve already raised more than $300 toward a $5000 goal! Church World Service, the international sponsor of CROP Walks, keeps 25% of the funds … Continue reading Join our team, get a T-shirt (Limited time only)
It’s a matter of Time: How We Build Belonging
So the other day, my husband saw the following joke in his work break room. Each week there’s a punny one shared on the whiteboard and he just had to share this one with me: Person A – How much to hire a church singing group? Person B – You mean a choir? Person A … Continue reading It’s a matter of Time: How We Build Belonging