SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 AT 3:30 PM EST – 5 PM EST Get on the caravan of hope in person and from your home. On Sunday, we will be bringing hope and light to imprisoned families at Berks – participate in a colorful car caravan in front of the detention center which ends with a … Continue reading Caravan of Hope: Shut Down Berks Holiday Vigil
Friends and members are invited to participate in ADORE’s Listening Café this Friday, December 4, at 7pm. We will begin with excerpts from Rev. Dr. William Barber’s post- election message as co-chair of ‘The Poor Peoples’ Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.” Members of the Caste discussion book group will then share insights gained … Continue reading Dec. 4 ADORE Listening Café
Join us on Monday December 7th, @ 7:00pm when gather around the theme of Love as the way forward, and ask the question of what that might look like in 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.
From Rev. Sandra’s Study – December 2020 We all know this has been a hard year in so many ways. Our spirits are a bit frayed. So as we enter this season of light, I wish for each of you the renewal of hope. This is what the winter holy days promise. I offer you … Continue reading The Stillness of Winter
If you receive a message that appears to be from Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees asking for money, please let her know and do not respond to it. It’s a scam. You have received an email from someone pretending to be Rev. Fees using an email address that isn’t hers. Her only church email address is: … Continue reading Gift Card Scam – Please Beware
One of our beloved UU Berks traditions is passing the light from one person to another while we join in singing Silent Night. To enable us to share joyfully in that tradition while worshiping virtually, each family is invited to pick up a Christmas Eve Candle Bag. Each bag includes a card, two candles, the … Continue reading Members and Friends Invited to Pick Up a Christmas Eve Candle Bag
On Sunday, November 22nd, we heard the an adaptation of Aesop’s tale of The Ant and the Grasshopper. By the end of the story Grasshopper shared his music. Hard working ant shared her labor. Welcoming Ant offered hospitality. We asked those in the worship service to share “what gifts do you have to share in … Continue reading Gratitude for our Gifts
Beginning this Sunday (Nov. 7) we’ll be going to a new Zoom room that has real-time closed captioning (not all Zoom virtual meeting rooms/meeting IDs have closed captioning). You will need to be using a current version of the Zoom Client App (the latest version is 5.4.1). Each participant will be able to toggle closed … Continue reading Did you hear the announcement Rev. Fees made at the beginning of service last week?
Each month your RE team likes to offer you resources and gifts that help you practice Unitarian Universalism at home. In this month focused on healing and Thanksgiving we are excited to share with you the UU Faith At Home Recipe Book. Each week on the RE facebook page we’ll explore a different aspect including … Continue reading UU Faith-At-Home Recipe Book
Friends and members are invited to participate in ADORE’s Second Sunday Listening Café on November 8 at noon. Since this date comes shortly after Election Day, we will give you an opportunity to share responses to the election and the turbulent times that will follow and to practice deep listening. First UU Church of Berks … Continue reading ADORE Second Sunday Listening Café
