First UU’s team for the Reading-Berks 40th annual CROP Walk on Sunday, Oct. 10, is off and, well, walking. Money raised by the CROP Walk benefits worldwide projects of Church World Service and a quarter of the funds stay local with Helping Harvest, the Berks / Schuylkill Fresh Food Bank, that supplies low cost … Continue reading Growing a crop of CROP Walkers!
4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm (see details below) Sign ups: required Deadline: Sept. 21 Limit: 15 Meetings: by Zoom Beginning the fourth Tuesday in September, Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees will facilitate a monthly small group for deep sharing, listening, and spiritual reflection. Participants are encouraged to attend regularly to enable the group to cultivate trust and … Continue reading Soulful Conversations Small Group
Join us on Monday September 13th, @ 7:00pm for a “Contemplative Regathering” when we welcome Jane back to the circle (and maybe a few others who took a summer hiatus?). PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND MONDAY! Contact Nadine Smet-Weiss (njw1258@hotmail.com or 484-333-4015) for further information or to receive the zoom link for these gatherings.
All 379 photos have been uploaded to this year’s album. You can find the link to the album on this page. Feel free to download, print and share.
Please drop off donations at 325 N. 5th Street in Reading, between the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday. For any questions, please reach out to Deborah at Drhodes@familypromiseofberks.org. Back to School Wishlist: Notebooks, Folders, Pencils, Pens, Highlighters, Index cards, 3-ring Binders, Calculators, Bookbags, Napkins, Lunch bags, Reusable water bottles, White-out tape, Loose-leaf paper, Organizer/calendar planners, Post-it notes, 3-hole punch, … Continue reading Family Promise Back-to-School Bash for Youth- August 12th, 12-5pm
We have changed our meeting time to 7 PM on Sundays to accommodate parents and those folks who may be attending church in person. We will continue in a virtual format for the foreseeable future. On September 12th, at 7 PM we will be in conversation about systemic racism in the K-12 school systems. We … Continue reading ADORE A Dialogue On Race and Ethnicity and The Listening Cafe
This ballot is your opportunity to select FIVE organizations to support in September, October, November, December 2021 and January 2022. The top one organization in each category with the most votes will be named recipients. We know that this can be a difficult decision as we agree that all of the programs are worthy causes. … Continue reading VOTE NOW for SPECIAL PLATE COLLECTIONS
In a few short weeks members and friends will gather once again and once anew for our annual UU water ceremony. For this year’s ceremony, we’d like you to send in a picture or a 5-10 second long video of you (and your family) with water that holds special meaning for you: the kitchen faucet, the garden hose, the … Continue reading Pictures and Videos needed for Water Communion
There are lots of reasons I’m grateful to call Unitarian Universalism my spiritual home. One of them is that we have historically been people who looked around and saw potential. We saw the potential in each other, in community, in nature. We saw the potential for compassion, acceptance, religious diversity, equity, vulnerability, anti-racism, wonder, gratitude, … Continue reading Embracing Possibilities – Together
On August 8 at noon, the ADORE team will host our monthly Listening Cafe. Why are parents showing up at school board meetings to talk about Critical Race Theory? What is it? What is the debate about? Friends and members are invited to participate in this ADORE (A Dialog on Race and Ethnicity) discussion and encouraged … Continue reading Adore Listening Cafe
