November 2020 Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion. bell hooks The month of November is marked by the confluence of holy times devoted to death: All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Samhain, Halloween, and Dia de Los Muertos. These holidays honor death and those who … Continue reading From Rev. Sandra’s Study: Healing
This fall choir is meeting over zoom every other week. Each meeting we get to stretch our voices from the comfort of our own homes. The commute time to choir has decreased to the click of a zoom link and the fun has increased to the speed of a laugh. We have fun at choir! … Continue reading Choir this Fall – All Are Welcome
Members and friends are invited to participate in an election vespers service led by Rev. Sandra Fees on Wednesday, November 4. The zoom gathering will offer time for us to share experiences, worries, hopes, and concerns following the election. This will be a facilitated time of listening and being listened to. Join the Zoom Meeting … Continue reading UU Berks Post-Election Vespers – Wed. Nov. 4 at 7 pm
We are doing a costume contest!! Please share pictures all month. You can send them to to our group fb page or Ebee (director.religious.education@uuberks.org) or Erin(epcjjc@gmail.com) ! Not only are we showing our most awesome costumes – but there is a category for best Jack o Lantern. On 10/30 we will hold an online RE Monster … Continue reading Halloween Costume Contest
The next Shut Down Berks Vigil at the the Berks County Family Detention Center will be on Saturday afternoon on Oct 17. Time TBD. Please contact the FUUBC Immigration team at g.immigration@uuberks.org for the latest information on this event, or follow @shutdownberkscoalition on Facebook or @ShutDownBerks on Twitter or Instagram for the latest updates on these and … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Vigil
Deadline: Fri. Oct. 23 For our Dia de Los Muertos service on Sunday, November 1, we will be creating a virtual ofrenda. You are invited to submit photos of loved ones who have died and a few lines about each person/creature. The deadline is Friday, October 23 (no late submissions!). You may submit your photos and information … Continue reading Submit Your Photos for our Virtual Dia De Los Muertos Ofrenda
The 51st Annual Fall Membership Meeting of the Trustees of the Pennsylvania Universalist Convention will take place via Zoom on October 10th and you are invited! Hosted by Unitarian Universalist Church of Athens and Sheshequin Athens, Pennsylvania. Registration Required. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (meeting access opens at 10:45 a.m.) Our Country at … Continue reading TPUC Fall Meeting Info
Join us for a deep-dive book discussion into Caste by Isabel Wilkerson starting October 11th! Come join Lauren Fritz, Joanna Groebel and Rachel Gutzler as we facilitate a six week discussion Sunday evenings, 7- 8 pm on this important book, by this gifted Pulitzer Prize-winning author. We will be meeting the following evenings from 7-9 … Continue reading “Caste” Book Discussion Invitation
Are you new to Zoom? Are you confused by all those buttons along the bottom of the Zoom app? Do you need to update your Zoom App? Come join Frank Wilder on Thursday, Oct 15 @ 7PM to play in the UUBerks Zoom Sandbox. Frank will be hosting a practice Zoom meeting where you can ask … Continue reading Zoom Informational Session
One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted her to tell her that they once had something just like that happen to them. Subtly her pain became a story about themselves. Eventually she stopped talking to most people. It was just too lonely. Rachel Naomi Remen … Continue reading Deep Listening
