Join us on Monday January 3rd, @ 7:00pm. Together we will acknowledge the gradual shifting of the light as we enter a new year. Contact Nadine Smet-Weiss (njw1258@hotmail.com or 484-333-4015) for further information or to receive the zoom link for these gatherings.
nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director my heart hungers for the sense of fullness found in being truly alive tempted as i am some days to bury that hunger with the busyness of doing my heart will not be satisfied until i honor breath requesting its blessing upon all my doings
Our FUUBC 2022 Service Auction is on Saturday, February19th @ 6 PM. Following social distancing recommendations, our auction will be conducted fully online like last year. We will be using the same online auction website to host the silent auction for the week before & after, and Zoom to conduct the live auction on Saturday night. If you would like to volunteer to help or have … Continue reading Mark Your Calendars
The Christmas season is a joyful time, but many of us also come with losses, disappointments, and struggles. How do we open to joy even in the difficult times. We will light the third Advent candle, UU style, and you may view or download the complete UU Berks Advent Candle Wreath lighting
The food bank that FUUBC organizes on the first Thursday morning of every month at the parking lot located on 4th and Cherry street, needs more volunteers, including for the coordinator role. This is a great opportunity to help in our community and engage with people from diverse backgrounds ! Coordinator role – Brian Kammerer needs to step down … Continue reading FUUBC Food Bank Coordinator & Volunteers Needed!
Our Church office will be closed for the Holidays beginning on 12/24/21. Our office will open again on January 4th.
This morning we reflect on the seeds of peace growing in us and which we are fostering in the world. Our service will include Maya Angelou’s “AMAZING PEACE: A Christmas Poem,” and we will light the second Advent candle, UU style.
You may enjoy the compelling video, Segregated by Design, if you didn’t read The Color of Law by Richard Rotherstein. In this video you will learn how poverty and the intentional division of so many Black neighborhoods were not accidental phenomena. It will help you to gain a greater understanding of the term institutional racism.
In communication with the Social Justice Coordinating Committee, we would like to change the Special Plate Collection process. Rather than selecting new organizations every six months, we propose selecting 8 organizations that we support consistently for the next 3 years. This allows our congregation to develop and deepen more supportive relationships with these organizations. It … Continue reading Changes to Special Plate
As we move toward the winter holidays, we enter what has been, since most ancient times, the season of expectation and preparation. This morning we reflect on what it is we are waiting for. What are we preparing for? This Sunday is also the first Sunday of Advent, and we will honor Advent, UU style, by lighting the first of five candles, a purple one, for hope.
