We were hit at one of our public meetings a few months ago. It was nasty and we ended up having to close the meeting. Our community needs your help to prevent this from happening again in the future. We are pretty well protected against Zoombombing at our Sunday worship services, but less so at our … Continue reading Have you heard about Zoombombing?
Holy Humor. Rev. Sage Olnick. Humor is a source of energy, joy, and wisdom. This Sunday we will reflect on the importance of laughter in our lives.
Youth Service 2021 is coming soon! This year’s service is all about the good, the great, the positive, the fun, the uplifting… and we want to hear some of it from you! In 2020 some of us fell in love with Some Good News, a weekly web series all about people celebrating the good things happening … Continue reading Youth Group Needs Your Help… and Some Good News!
Contemplative Companions Service.
Join us this Sunday as members of our Contemplative Companions group look deep within, and to the outer reaches of the cosmos, as they explore the role of our beliefs in the process of becoming.
Sunday, April 18, 3:30-4:30Terminate the contract between Berks Co & ICEEnd Family Detention PERMANENTLY Honk-in at 3:30pmVigil at 4pm across from the detention center1040 Berks Road, Leesport, PALed by Pennsylvania Council of Churches – Rev. Sandy Strauss(Honk-in—meet at 3:15 pm in side parking lot next to the Berksheim—honk-in to begin soon after that; Watch for … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Honk-in & Vigil
Are you planning on attending this year’s virtual General Assembly? Consider being a delegate for our congregation. Delegates participate in the plenary sessions, workshops, regional gatherings, public witness events, and worship services and share what they have learned with our community. If you are interested in being a delegate please contact Board President Lynn O’Brien … Continue reading Delegates Needed for Virtual GA
Flower Communion. Rev. Sage Olnick. The majority of 2020 was much like the Christian holy days of Good Friday and Holy Saturday: isolated, disconnected, even entombed. Join us this Sunday as we celebrate our sacred ritual of Flower Communion and the many ways we have grown in the past year.
In the past year, we have listened to many who have asked for opportunities to engage with the clients experiencing homelessness. Family Promise is happy to announce that we are planning an Earth Day of community service on April 17th, from 10:00am-12:00pm at our Meade Street apartment shelter. Our goal is to plant seeds and flowers to spruce up … Continue reading Gardening with Family Promise
After more than a year of living into our shared governance model, the Board of Directors and the Bylaws Review Team would like to propose a few needed adjustments to the Bylaws. These adjustments can be found here – https://uuberks.org/draft-bylaws Please note that sections that will be struck from the Bylaws have a strikethrough text and … Continue reading Proposed By Laws Changes
Our Commitment Shapes Us.
Rev. Sage Olnick. “Inevitably in our lives we commit ourselves to something, whether worthy or not” (quote by Henry Nelson Wieman). This Sunday we will explore how our commitments shape who we are and where we find belonging.
