Worship Service:
Turbulence Is Coming, John Pavlovitz,, Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees.
Individually and as a nation we are experiencing a shaking. We now have the opportunity to be peace givers and not fear bringers, and to learn, as did the followers of Jesus, how to endure the turbulence and how, at times, to become the turbulence and how, at times, to become the turbulence. How can we leverage our lives to bring peace to those who are shaking.
Worship Service: Dia de Los Muertos Celebration, Cesar Martinez-Garza, Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees. Join us for an all-ages celebration of Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with authentic Mexican decorations and painted skulls for the altar, a reflection by Cesar Martinez-Garza, story, song, including a choral anthem, and a participatory ritual in which we light candles for our beloveds who have died.
In this month where we will explore what it means to be a people of attention – when’s the last time you noticed who you were eating dinner with? – when’s the last time you noticed what you were eating? I mean really noticed. Starting your dinner with a short meditation or prayer is something that some people … Continue reading Attention At the Table- From the Desk of Your Director of Religious Eductaion
When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace. When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love. Breathe in, Breathe out, Breathe in, Breathe out Sarah Dan Jones I’ve written about the hymn #1009 before and this month geared towards asking ‘what does it mean to be a people of attention?’ is calling me to write about “Meditation … Continue reading Pay Attention To Your Breathing- A note from your Director of Music
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The meeting follows immediately after worship. Be part of choosing the next special plate collection recipients, deciding on whether to fly a rainbow flag outside our building, and a critical vote in our democratic growth process toward Shared Governance. And don’t forget to sign up for one of the four Town Halls leading up to … Continue reading Mark your calendars: Dec. 8 congregational meeting with a critical vote in our democratic growth process
General Assembly 2020 is being held in Providence, RI, June 24-28. Members and youth are encouraged to attend. Anyone may attend. Our congregation will also have 4 assigned delegates, who will be authorized to vote on business matters and whose registration will be funded by the Orts UU Scholarship Fund. You can learn more about GA here: https://www.uua.org/ga. … Continue reading General Assembly 2020
Check out Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees’s sermon featured in the September issue of Quest, the monthly newsletter from the UU Church of the Larger Fellowship. https://www.questformeaning.org/quest-article/deep-play/
Saturday, November 9, 201910 am – 2:00 pm, lunch is provided Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County Link for registration: https://pavlovitz_workshop_readingpa.eventbrite.com (link is external) A PASSWORD IS REQUIRED to register for Early Bird Registration which is open only to the First UU and Calvary UCC Community thru August 31, 2019. PASSWORD is FirstUU Seating … Continue reading Living a Life of Social Justice Workshop with John Pavlovitz
