On November 2 and November 9, 2026, the UU Berks Church is committed to providing groceries and/or meals as part of the Family Promise’s Monday Meal Ministry. Family Promise provides temporary housing for families experiencing homelessness and connects them with resources until they can secure stable housing again. Please sign up now for a day … Continue reading Monday Meal Ministry for Homeless Families
It is time for our semi annual clothing drive for Hope Rescue Mission, We are collecting, winter hats, scarfs, coats, shirts, pants, dresses, belts, purses, backpacks, socks and new underwear. We are collecting also toiletries like deodorant, lotion, razors, shampoo and shaving cream. Donations can be left in the pink baby pool in the Gerber … Continue reading Time to clean our your closets!
Make sure you bring your bookbags, your sachels, your lunch boxes, your ipads, computers etc with you on October 18th. We will be holding our annual blessing of the bags – the stuff you take with you day to day that helps you show up in this world with courage and conviction! This year we … Continue reading Bag Blessing 2026 Is Here!
Get Involved! A good friend of mine serves as minister of one of our churches in the Salt Lake City area. While he’s often at odds with the Mormon majority in the area, he finds himself occasionally envious of the ways in which their churches operate. “I wish I had the authority, like their bishops … Continue reading The Mind of the Minister
Let’s Give Food Pantry its Props UUBerks Food Pantry is our direct aid ministry for our community. We open our church home every fourth Saturday of the month to offer non-perishables and fresh food from the Berks/Schuylkill Helping Harvest Food Bank. Close to 100 families gather in our Sanctuary to receive assistance. We are one … Continue reading GIVE SOME LOVE TO YOUR UUBERKS FOOD PANTRY !!!
by nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director having heard the whisper of your heart you took those tentative first steps bravely embracing your particular beauty bravely embodying your particular gifts gradually finding comfort in the rhythm of now ordinary daily choices that combine to reveal the extraordinary miracle of you
