One of the gifts that this year brings us is the rich treasure of our heritage. Our roots, the people who came before to dare, to dream, to do amazing things, are apart of our story as Unitarian Universalists today. Have you explored the 9 Unitarians and Universalists and Unitarian Universalists on our RE board … Continue reading The Roots of Our Heritage
UUBerks Device/Bag Blessing Sticker or Pin Here at UUBerks, we take time to renew, recommit and set a course for the months ahead. This is our annual bag / device blessing. Some of us came to the church sanctuary with our backpacks, purses, wallets, briefcases or other satchels. Some of us came to church through … Continue reading Get A Blessing for Your Bag or Device!
Religious Exploration – To let us know how you plan to engage with our programs this year please visit. https://uuberks.org/Registration
“This is your chance! I believe everyone has at least one good song in them. There is spirit waiting to break through in all of us, if we are open to it.”
This past week at General Assembly, thousands of UU’s from across the globe and many ages gathered to worship, to wonder, and to explore what we as Unitarian Universalists believe. One way we did this was to vote on the process of updating what’s in Article two of the UUA’s bylaws to continue. Article two is the section that holds what have been called our principles and sources, although, they’ve had a few different names through the years since the Unitarians and Universalists merged into one faith in 1961.
Delight, our theme for the month, and delicious share etymological root. This feels right, delight can feed the soul in a joyful way. We have to open up and let delight in for it to do so. This framework makes me think of Elise Witt’s song in our teal hymnal #1022 “Open The Window.” Her … Continue reading Hymn Highlight: #1022 Open The Window
Creativity happens when we ask ourselves – what if? It’s our ability to dream things up, hold them in our minds and then make them real in the world.
Here’s a song in our hymnal that grew out of the Carlsbad Decrees in Germany, around the 1840s. It made it’s way into our hymnal, published close to 30 years ago in 1993 under the section ‘The Life Of Integrity’ as #291 Die Gedanken Sind Frei. It became popular just eight years after it’s first … Continue reading Hymn Highlight for the month of Resistence
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability and authenticity.” Brené Brown Taking in Brown’s quote on vulnerability this month my mind turned to a story. Do you remember hearing the story of The Mish Mashed Heart? In the story, a young child, Milly, … Continue reading Choosing Vulnerability
Have you ever been gifted or have you ever gifted to someone a playlist? Was it to give to a new love? Was it to share with an old friend? Was it to help you mark a season of life? Whether it was through 8-track, tape, cd, or digital link – I bet in whatever … Continue reading A playlist that love built …
