Our FUUBC 2022 Service Auction is on Saturday, February19th @ 6 PM. Following social distancing recommendations, our auction will be conducted fully online like last year. We will be using the same online auction website to host the silent auction for the week before & after, and Zoom to conduct the live auction on Saturday night. If you would like to volunteer to help or have … Continue reading Mark Your Calendars
Worship services for Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 will be online only (no onsite service). The Dec. 26 service explores the meaning of Second Christmas, with reflections by Tracie Greth. The Jan. 2 service is being hosted by the UU Church of Lehigh Valley, led by Pastor Madelyn Campbell. Details and sign on links will … Continue reading Upcoming ONLINE only Worship Services: Dec. 26 and Jan. 2
The food bank that FUUBC organizes on the first Thursday morning of every month at the parking lot located on 4th and Cherry street, needs more volunteers, including for the coordinator role. This is a great opportunity to help in our community and engage with people from diverse backgrounds ! Coordinator role – Brian Kammerer needs to step down … Continue reading FUUBC Food Bank Coordinator & Volunteers Needed!
Our Church office will be closed for the Holidays beginning on 12/24/21. Our office will open again on January 4th.
You may enjoy the compelling video, Segregated by Design, if you didn’t read The Color of Law by Richard Rotherstein. In this video you will learn how poverty and the intentional division of so many Black neighborhoods were not accidental phenomena. It will help you to gain a greater understanding of the term institutional racism.
In communication with the Social Justice Coordinating Committee, we would like to change the Special Plate Collection process. Rather than selecting new organizations every six months, we propose selecting 8 organizations that we support consistently for the next 3 years. This allows our congregation to develop and deepen more supportive relationships with these organizations. It … Continue reading Changes to Special Plate
Join us on Monday December 6th, @ 7:00pm. Contact Nadine Smet-Weiss (njw1258@hotmail.com or 484-333-4015) for further information or to receive the zoom link for these gatherings.
Mark your calendars for our winter congregational meeting to be held on December 12th following service. This meeting will be multi platform for members in person and via zoom. The Board of Directors encourages your participation. These semi-annual meetings strengthens our covenant together Zoom participation will continue through the Sunday Service link uuberks.org/zoom-worship.
From Sandra’s Study by Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must … Continue reading Opening to Joy
December 12th at 7pm December’s ADORE Listening Cafe will focus on the problem of homelessness and housing insecurity in communities of color. This is a chronic problem in several communities of color and must be addressed. Join us for a thoughtful discussion on how these problems began, how they are manifesting themselves now and more … Continue reading ADORE Listening Cafe
