Kareem Abdul Jabber is not just my favorite athlete. He grew up as I did, in New York City during the Civil Rights Era. The linked article, “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Where Is the Outrage Over Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood?,” calls for a unique perspective about how we as human beings should interact with people of other cultures if … Continue reading Recommended Reading from Donald Davis Jr.
Join us on Monday August 3rd, @ 7:00pm when Jane Rohrbach will lead us in an exploration and reflection upon music as spiritual practice. 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.
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Shut Down Berks Interfaith Witness, the Shut Down Berks Coalition & Make the Road PA will host a Shut Down Berks Virtual Vigil led by Southwestern PA ELCA Synod’s Immigration Working Group Sunday, July 19, 3:30-4:30pm Vigil to be held via Zoom—for an invitation, send message to s.strauss@pachurches.org FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT s.strauss@pachurches.orgVisit the Shut … Continue reading Shut Down Berks Zoom Vigil
We need to fight to ensure that families are freed and freed together! We will never tolerate Family Separation, Family Detention or Deportations. Join us on July 17th, as we mobilize to the Berks County Detention Center to demand they #ShutDownBerks & #EndFamilyDetention. We will be at the prison from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., check out our facebook … Continue reading RSVP right now for the mobilization to Berks on July 17th
UUFaith Lab This hybrid online, personalized and small group experience for high school aged Unitarian Universalist youth who’ve completed grades 9th-12th or the homeschooled equivalent will teach you how to discern your own gifts and how to build community with those gift through practicing and co-creating Unitarian Universalism in real time. UU Faith Lab Begins July 10th … Continue reading Summer Opportunities for Youth
Over the summer, our minister, Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees, will be taking vacation and study leave time. During that time, she will be responding to pastoral emergencies (deaths, serious illnesses, and crises). For non-emergency pastoral news (a birth, celebration, or struggle), please contact the Caring Circle at g.caring.circle@uuberks.org. For questions about other church matters, contact … Continue reading Rev. Sandra’s Summer Schedule
Our congregation’s ADORE group (A Dialog On Race and Ethnicity) invites you to a virtual space on Sunday, July 5 from 11:45-12:45 PM via GoogleMeet. We encourage all participants to share and learn, we will specifically discuss the movement led by the#ShutDownBerks Coalition to close the Berks Family Detention Center in Leesport. To receive updates, join FUUBC’s Immigration Justice group … Continue reading ADORE Listening Cafe
We are evaluating having a Kauffman Chicken BBQ fundraiser in late August/early September. These kinds of fundraisers only work if we have enough volunteers, because the minimum order is 400 dinners (with a $4-5 profit on each dinner). We will need people to : sell dinner tickets in advance to your friends and families (we … Continue reading Volunteers Needed for Chicken BBQ Fundraiser
With sadness, I’m writing to share the news that our beloved member Ruthie Epler died early Wednesday morning. Ruthie was a long-time and active church member (54 years!). At church, she is remembered for her dedication to the building and worship committees. She was a teacher, feminist, and LGBTQ activist who loved science and nature. Plans for a memorial service will be shared as they are … Continue reading With Sadness On The Death Of Ruthie Epler
