On Feb 1, 2023 we celebrate no more immigrant prison in Berks County! The Berks County Detention Center in Leesport, PA is officially closed and ICE has completely vacated the facility. This is a victory for the immigrant community, for Pennsylvania, and for our nation. We’ve shown the power of an organized community who fights … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Healing Service
Mark your calendars: Our FUUBC 2023 Service Auction is on Saturday, April 1st. This year, the live auction is an in-person event!!! But just like last year, we will be using the Auctria website to host the silent auctions. Watch the Univoice for more details in the coming weeks. Have you seen our Donation Ideas … Continue reading Service Auction: Donation Ideas
As we reported earlier, we have signed a contract with Solar States to do the engineering/design phase of our photovoltaic system. We had a Zoom call with Solar States last week to go over the preliminary plans and discuss inverters.
Everyone is invited to the Pledge Drive Kick Off Luncheon after church in the Gerber Room on Sunday, February 26 at noon. Mark your calendars and plan on spending some time in fellowship with your congregation. More details on this exciting event to follow! If you would like to help plan or carry out this … Continue reading UU and You — It’s All of Us
Join us on Monday 2/6 @ 7:00pm via zoom when we will ask the question, “what is the center that holds you?” For further information, including the zoom link, contact Nadine at njw1258@hotmail.com or (484)333-4015.
Did you attend the Christmas Eve Service last month? If so, you probably had your photo taken by the UUBerks Paparazzi. Here is a link to the photo album. Feel free to download, print and share.
Valentine’s Month. We are wearing our hearts on our sleeves, pants, hoodies, socks, winter wear, boots,shoes, anything adults or children don. Keep this in mind as you sort through your closets and bins. Ourcollections will go to Hope Rescue Mission and Lighthouse to help housing compromised women, men and children in our own local community. … Continue reading Coming in February – a clothing drive for
Valentine’s Month.
FUUBC is part of the Giant charitable grocery scrip program that gives 10% of all gift cards sold back to our church. You can purchase cards as needed or sign up for a monthly gift card order that will be sent directly to your home the first week of each month. When you receive your … Continue reading Attention Giant Shoppers! Did you know you can shop at Giant and make money for the Church at no cost to you?
Family Promise of Berks County’s ‘shelter house’ model has been very effective at helping families in a housing crisis. Families able to maintain some normalcy, learn homeownership skills, and save money. Many are ‘graduating’ and finding permanent housing in fewer than the 90 days allotted for the program. SIGN UP HERE TO VOLUNTEER Our congregation … Continue reading Feeding Families in Family Promise (Jan. 16-26)
Mike M. from the Solar Team presented an update on the project during the Congregational Meeting on Sunday, December 11th. It was generally well received. In keeping with the presentation, we would like to offer follow up detailed presentations and discussions. We created a short online survey to help us find the best dates and we … Continue reading Solar Panel Information Sessions
