in this time
nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director in this time of turning as we emerge eager and hesitant to come together once again as if for the first time what old skins will you have shed what new being will you bear
Author: UU Berks Office Administrator
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Join us for the Sunday morning worship service at NOON at the annual UU General Assembly 2021. The worship service will be available at this link GA Sunday Service. You can also visit UUA.org which will include both the video itself and a link to the video on YouTube; you can read the full description and see the order of service from this link), and the UUA’s Facebook page.
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Weekly News for the week of: June 20, 2021 This Sunday: Let’s Play! June 20, 2021 10:30 am Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees Play is healing – and it’s fun. What better time than the brink of summer to explore this soulful topic in story, song and sharing. For Sunday’s worship, we are using the Zoom … Continue reading Univoice Weekly
Let’s Show Up!
We from FUUBC fly our Pride Flag and “pride” ourselves on our open minds and loving hearts — now we need a few congregants to staff a table at the Pridefest, which is being held in August this year. There’s very little work involved; it’s basically the ministry of “being there”.Please contact Melissa at office@uuberks.org if … Continue reading Let’s Show Up!
Calling all youth and families!!!
Family Promise will be holding there annual Night Without a Bed fundraiser, it will be held June 26th -27th . We are asking companies to sponsor our event in addtion to asking families, congregations, church youth groups,and schools to participate by sleeping somewhere other than their bed – such as living room , car ,outside … Continue reading Calling all youth and families!!!
Volunteer Moderators Needed
The Anti-Hate Summer Reading Program, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks, the Exeter Community Library, and Bring the Change, is in need of moderators for community conversations about each book. The program is aimed at tweens, teens and adults, and is funded by the Berks County Community Foundation. Goals of the reading program are to define and fight … Continue reading Volunteer Moderators Needed
Updated Onsite and Offsite Church Gatherings Policy
Please click on the link below for our updated policy on Church gatherings. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1frTR5R-DY8pdBf0GfnXvaklJO94jvv8rPEh6E7ND62s/edit?usp=sharing
Coming Back Together: Moving toward a Multi-platform Church
The Multi-platform team will be hosting a Zoom conversation with the congregation immediately following the service this Sunday, June 20th. Join us to hear what’s happening with the plans to move toward in-person gathering, as well as to create more robust virtual resources for FUUBC! Below, you can find the Introduction part of the meeting, recorded … Continue reading Coming Back Together: Moving toward a Multi-platform Church
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Learning Together about Race and Ethnicity. Our congregation has made a commitment to becoming more fully anti-racist and anti-oppression. This weekend we deepened this commitment and our understanding of how race and ethnicity play out in our institutions and our daily lives in the Jubilee III Anti-Racism Training. This morning Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees and participants will share how their minds and hearts have been changed as a result.
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As we move towards fall, we are very excited to be making plans to be coming back together through multi-platform operations. Multi-platform means that we are hoping to give families and individuals the option to attend worship services and meetings either in-person or online via Zoom. Note: masks and distancing will be required for those … Continue reading We need your input: