Happy New Year, everybody! May 2023 and its fresh-slate first month be the timefor finding our center.A ritual I have often led around the New Year is called the Coffin and Cradle. Itwas written by my colleague and friend, Rev. Barbara Child. Her intern, back inthe day, was Rev. Roberta Finkelstein, who taught me the … Continue reading Finding Our Center
This is not a joke: mark your calendars now, we have a date for the 2023 Service Auction: April Fool’s Day (Saturday, April 1st, 2023). This year’s theme will be Here Comes the Sun … I think it has something to do with the solar panels we are trying to add to our roof. We are still working out … Continue reading Service Auction 2023 Update
Call or write to President Biden to demand the women in Berks be released, not transferred! We demand that those women currently detained be released and for the center to be repurposed into a space that can provide services to the surrounding community. No transfers to new prisons!Call or send a letter to President Biden … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Update:
by nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director take a moment to attend to your breath follow it in all the way to the center of your being then listen to what it whispers in the ear of your heart on the way out live that
Join us on Sunday 1/8 @ 12:00pm for our first Contemplative Companion session for 2023. We will be meeting in person at church following the service, and some time at coffee hour. Participants are asked to bring a brown bag lunch and an object that represents your current spiritual life.
If you’d like to come dressed as your favorite character from around that manger, please do so. We will also be offering head adornments which help you to determine which “part” you will play in this No-Rehearse Pageant for all ages.
Mike M. from the Solar Team presented an update on the project during the Congregational Meeting on Sunday, December 11th. It was generally well received. In keeping with the presentation, we would like to offer follow up detailed presentations and discussions. Please indicate by means of this poll which dates you are available to participate. The poll will … Continue reading Solar Team Update
The end of the calendar year brings not only the multi-holiday season, but also the tax year’s end. Charitable giving, as well as ethical shopping for all of those gifts for our beloveds, are on many people’s minds. How do we practice our values when it comes to our finances?
Think about a time when making a new friend meant that something changed in your outlook, or your schedule, or a habit or two, simply because of this one person’s presence. When we widen our circle at church, as in our lives, we are open to all the scary new changes, and the unexpected joys.
The Food Bank team has been handing out gently used jackets and winter coats at our monthly Food Bank days. Our next Food Bank day is on Saturday, Dec. 17th. If you have a jacket, coat or winter gloves at home that you are not using any more, please consider donating them to the Food Bank. … Continue reading Food Bank Coat Drive
