This year, our Blessing Bags donation will benefit the LGBT Center of Reading. Rather than a full event to assemble bags, we will have a deadline of November 19th for collecting these items to help restock their pantry, and will ask that we have a few people volunteer to deliver the donation to the LGBT … Continue reading Blessing Bags
Calling all Pagans. Join Rev Amy on December 2nd at 2pm to discuss the planning of an upcoming Yule service as well as a possible formation of a CUUPS chapter at UU Berks. The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) is an organization dedicated to networking Pagan-identified Unitarian Universalists (UUs), educating people about Paganism, promoting … Continue reading Yule Service Planning Meeting and CUUPS Discussion
Family Promise of Berks County helps families in a housing crisis by providing a ‘shelter house’ and intense case worker support for up to 90 days. Families are able to maintain some normalcy, learn homeownership skills, and save money until they found more permanent housing. They now operate three shelter homes. SIGN UP HERE TO … Continue reading Feeding Families in Family Promise (Nov. 5-18, 2023)
In today’s world, cultivating loving connection and friendship is a courageous response to acts of hate and inhumanity. Join us today as we celebrate and strengthen our ability to be a good friend .Feel heartened in the bonds of friendship we create, both within and beyond our own community. Best of all, join us after … Continue reading Friendsgiving Sunday!
The Helping Harvest Food Bank held at our church on the 3rd Saturday of each month, is on 10/21/23 this month. To prepare, we need to set up a “store” in the Gerber Room with tables and shelves around 8:30 AM. We will receive a delivery truck from Helping Harvest around 9:30 AM, which contains … Continue reading October ’23 Food Bank
Kids of all ages are invited to come in costume and congregate in the social hall on October 29. We’ll then kick off worship with a costume parade for the start of our service.
We’re looking forward to kicking off our month celebrating The Gift of Gratitude with a time to share breakfast together as a faith community. Our Pancake breakfast will be morning of Nov 5th from 9 am to 10 am. Please visit the signup genius link to RSVP and share what you’ll contribute (your presence is more than enough).
With donations still arriving, First UU’s team raised $3127 for the annual Reading-Berks CROP Walk, from which a quarter of the profits stay local with the Berks Schuylkill Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank, which in turn benefits the monthly food pantry sponsored by our congregation. First UU was a sponsor of the Reading-Berks walk, which … Continue reading CROP Walk team raises more than $3000
November 4 we will be holding a Spooky Sanctuary Movie Night! Please join us in the Sanctuary from 6pm- 9pm. To celebrate both Halloween and Day of the Dead we will be viewing “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” and “Coco”. The church will be providing pizza, we ask that everyone please bring some drinks … Continue reading Spooky Movie Night
A huge thank you to all who contributed to the fall clothing drive to Hope Rescue Mission! Your gently recycled clothing supports our local community, and helps to fight homelessness for children, women and men in Reading. Our church came through with a generous donation. A special thank you to Lauren Fritz for organizing and … Continue reading Many Thanks!
