First UU’s team for the Reading-Berks 40th annual CROP Walk on Sunday, Oct. 10, is off and, well, walking. Money raised by the CROP Walk benefits worldwide projects of Church World Service and a quarter of the funds stay local with Helping Harvest, the Berks / Schuylkill Fresh Food Bank, that supplies low cost … Continue reading Growing a crop of CROP Walkers!
practicing self-care, renewing hope and fostering connection? What tools might you add to your resources? Today, we welcome members and friends of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Athens-Sheshequin and Cortland to our service.
Join us on Monday September 13th, @ 7:00pm for a “Contemplative Regathering” when we welcome Jane back to the circle (and maybe a few others who took a summer hiatus?). PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND MONDAY! 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 beloveds let us embrace beginning release the anxiety of arrival the journey is step by step in time punctuated by pauses for reflection restoration reorientation celebration between beginnings embraced
This week we will have the opportunity to worship together with members and friends of UU Berks at another UU congregation. This Sunday we visit TUS – The Unitarian Society – in East Brunswick, NJ. The service will be led by their minister Rev. Karen G. Johnson.
Music Service. Join member and musician Susan Peña for a worship service filled with the joy of music and Poetry.
Please drop off donations at 325 N. 5th Street in Reading, between the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday. For any questions, please reach out to Deborah at Drhodes@familypromiseofberks.org. Back to School Wishlist: Notebooks, Folders, Pencils, Pens, Highlighters, Index cards, 3-ring Binders, Calculators, Bookbags, Napkins, Lunch bags, Reusable water bottles, White-out tape, Loose-leaf paper, Organizer/calendar planners, Post-it notes, 3-hole punch, … Continue reading Family Promise Back-to-School Bash for Youth- August 12th, 12-5pm
We have changed our meeting time to 7 PM on Sundays to accommodate parents and those folks who may be attending church in person. We will continue in a virtual format for the foreseeable future. On September 12th, at 7 PM we will be in conversation about systemic racism in the K-12 school systems. We … Continue reading ADORE A Dialogue On Race and Ethnicity and The Listening Cafe
This ballot is your opportunity to select FIVE organizations to support in September, October, November, December 2021 and January 2022. The top one organization in each category with the most votes will be named recipients. We know that this can be a difficult decision as we agree that all of the programs are worthy causes. … Continue reading VOTE NOW for SPECIAL PLATE COLLECTIONS
In a few short weeks members and friends will gather once again and once anew for our annual UU water ceremony. For this year’s ceremony, we’d like you to send in a picture or a 5-10 second long video of you (and your family) with water that holds special meaning for you: the kitchen faucet, the garden hose, the … Continue reading Pictures and Videos needed for Water Communion
