Dear Members and Friends, I return to UU Berks from sabbatical rested, renewed, inspired – and missing you! I am eager to reconnect and looking forward to gatherings and conversations, hearing your stories and discovering what is on your hearts and minds. If you’re wondering “What I Did on My Sabbatical,” don’t miss Sunday’s service, … Continue reading Go Slowly, Hold Lightly
We are now selecting the next FIVE organizations we will support during our next six-month cycle. We ask that you nominate and suggest local organizations to be placed on the eventual ballot. By clicking the link below you will find a listing of past Special Plate recipients and the amounts that we donated toward their … Continue reading Special Plate NOMINATIONS
Dear Beloveds, I am offering a few musings about Beloved Conversations through Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. Because I am white, I am enrolled in the group of registrants who are all white: the other two groupings of study offered are BIPOC+ (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) and Religious Professionals. These segregated groups … Continue reading Reflections from Beloved Conversations by Be Young
Join ADORE on May 23rd for a discussion on the the intersection of Capitalism and Racism in the K-12 system. Bring your insights, experiences and curiosity for an hour after church on Sunday, May 23rd starting at noon. Zoom link: uuberks.org/adore
A very big thank you goes out to all of the volunteers who assisted on Saturday at our “Nature is Nurture” event! Our families in the program really appreciated meeting you all, and seeing your support in sprucing up the backyard! We loved having the event and plan to do an event soon with the U-turn … Continue reading Thank You From Family Promise
Our Spring congregational meeting will take place on Sunday May 16th following service via Zoom. All members are encouraged to attend to weigh in on and vote for issues that will affect the upcoming church year.
Join us on Monday May 3rd, @ 7:00pm when we will explore and reflect on prayer flags in our world and our lives. 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.
We were hit at one of our public meetings a few months ago. It was nasty and we ended up having to close the meeting. Our community needs your help to prevent this from happening again in the future. We are pretty well protected against Zoombombing at our Sunday worship services, but less so at our … Continue reading Have you heard about Zoombombing?
Youth Service 2021 is coming soon! This year’s service is all about the good, the great, the positive, the fun, the uplifting… and we want to hear some of it from you! In 2020 some of us fell in love with Some Good News, a weekly web series all about people celebrating the good things happening … Continue reading Youth Group Needs Your Help… and Some Good News!
Sunday, April 18, 3:30-4:30Terminate the contract between Berks Co & ICEEnd Family Detention PERMANENTLY Honk-in at 3:30pmVigil at 4pm across from the detention center1040 Berks Road, Leesport, PALed by Pennsylvania Council of Churches – Rev. Sandy Strauss(Honk-in—meet at 3:15 pm in side parking lot next to the Berksheim—honk-in to begin soon after that; Watch for … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Honk-in & Vigil
