Author: UU Berks Office Administrator

Many Thanks from Hope Rescue Mission

Thank you to everyone who donated to Hope Rescue Mission for our fall clothing drive! This was our largest collection yet! Your clothing goes right to the unhoused children, women and men of Reading who are in need. You are the helpers. We appreciate you!

broken beauty

by nadine j. smet-weissspiritual director look around look closely look within see the cracks in everything with soft eyes recognize  the beauty in the opening and find  your way to fill it with love

Contemplative Companions

Join us on this Election Day Eve, Monday 11/4 @ 7:00pm, via zoom for our Contemplative Companions. Our focus this evening will be on the present as we consider what needs the attention of repair within ourselves and in our world. For further information or to receive the zoom link, contact nadine at njw1258@hotmail.com. 

Repair

How does repair work in your life? What does it mean to repair? When I think of repairs in my UU world many things pop up. As sexton this means finding a way to restore hot water in my church, or putting the wheel back on my vacuum. Repair on a building that is so … Continue reading Repair

Fall Brunch Fundraiser for the GRIP Dreamer Scholarship 

November 17, 11am – 2pm Centro Hispano Center- 25 North 2nd Street, Reading $25 adults, $10 students, <5 free Free parking at GoggleWorks Funds help undocumented immigrants that graduate from Berks County High Schools attend college.  Come to the event to learn more about the Greater Reading Immigration Project and what we do. 

Monday Meal Ministry

On NOV 4 and NOV 11,First UU Berks is committed to providing groceries and meals for their Monday Meal Ministry to families experiencing homelessness.   Family Promise of Berks County program hosts families in one of their ‘bridge houses’ for up to 90 days while they save money and rebuild their lives. They helped over 50 families last year. See www.familypromiseofberks.org for details. There are a lot of children this … Continue reading Monday Meal Ministry