Registration for Spring Term 2021: February 1 – 26, 2021 Beloved Conversations—the signature offering of The Fahs Collaborative at Meadville Lombard Theological School—is a program for Unitarian Universalists seeking to embody racial justice as a spiritual practice. In Beloved Conversations, we are here to heal the impact of racism on our lives, in order to get … Continue reading Join us for Beloved Conversations Virtual
Saturday, February 27, 2021, 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST Type of event: Workshop Email: kcharles@uua.org Sponsor: UUA Congregational Life Staff Group Is your congregation ready to take a new step in changing white supremacy culture? Want to learn what your fellow congregations are working on, and how you might apply it at home? Join a continent of UUs as … Continue reading New Day Rising Conference National 2021
On February 21 at noon, our ADORE team will continue to consider the role of capitalism in supporting racism, invoking the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ibram Kendi, and our own FUUBC community. Friends and members are invited to participate in this ADORE discussion and encouraged to invite others to join in the … Continue reading Feb. 21 ADORE Listening Café
Using Our Imagination to Make Social Change. Rev. Sage Olnick.
Paul Rogat Loeb wrote, “Those who make us believe that anything’s possible and fire our imagination over the long haul, are often the ones who have survived the bleakest of circumstances.” This Sunday we will explore how such a life can bring about seemingly impossible social change and the wise ones who imagined it into reality
January’s vigil outside the Berks family prison will be hosted by Sunrise Berks. Join us in solidarity with the families from 2-3pm on Saturday, 1/30! All are welcome to this outdoor gathering. Be prepared: wear your mask and bring your flags and posters. We will socially distance! FYI: Parking is available at the buildings across … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Vigil
Join us on Monday February 1st, @ 7:00pm when gather together to welcome Beloved Community. . . . Contact Jane Rohrbach (windowsjmr@comcast.net) or Nadine Smet-Weiss (njw1258@hotmail.com or 484-333-4015) for further information; contact Nadine to receive the zoom link for this gathering.
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Using Our Imagination in the Service of Connection. Rev. Sage Olnick. In her famous poem, Wild Geese, Mary Oliver proclaims, “Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination…”. This Sunday we will consider how to Use Our Imagination in the Service of Connection.
Remembering the Future. In Rev Theresa I Soto’s poem. “Remembering the Future,” they write “Can we develop the skill of remembering the future? Can we commit to build the community that will extend into a time that we only know by memory because it will outlast us? Memorize the compass points of the day yet to come: the truth, the love, the fire, the endless yes of the horizon. Shake the scales from your imagination: Reach. Stretch. Rise. There is no more time for pretending that everything can be all right without your care, without your attention…”
Join us on this MLK Sunday to let our music ‘shake the scales from your imagination: Reach. Stretch. Rise.”
Growing Anti-Racist UU’s is a new curriculum created by the UU congregation in Charlottesville with partnership from a credentialed religious educator. The first series of 8 lessons we will be teaching help children in grades K-2 and 3-5 engage with racial justice and anti-bias learning in an age-appropriate way, through stories, crafts, activities, and discussions–all … Continue reading Growing Anti-Racist UU’s
