Sunday, February 28, 3:30-4:30pm Brief vigil at 3:30 pm across from the detention center 1040 Berks Road, Leesport, PA Led by Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Rev. Sandy Strauss (park in side lot next to the Berksheim; vigil participants invited to join honk-in) Honk-in—meet at 3:45 pm in side parking lot next to the Berksheim Watch … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Vigil & Honk-In
If you are in need of pastoral care during Rev. Fees sabbatical, Rev. Sage can be reached at sabbatical.minister@uuberks.org
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
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.
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
Did you know that we record every church service that we host on Zoom? We use our UUBerks YouTube account to host those recordings. To find the recordings…1) Open up a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari,…) and navigate to our home page at uuberks.org 2) Once the page opens, click on the (2) Service Archive button. It is … Continue reading UU Berks Technology Hints
Martin Luther King called on us “to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies.” On the next Second Sunday Listening Café on January 10, we will consider the assertion that capitalism is a root cause of racism. Friends and members are invited to participate in this ADORE discussion beginning … Continue reading Jan 10 ADORE Listening Café announcement
