During Rev. Sandra Fees’s sabbatical, Jane Rohrbach, member of the Caring Circle and Nadine Smet-Weiss, member of Ministry & Operations and Treasurer, will be responding to requests for assistance from the Minister’s Discretionary Fund & the UU Berks Covid Fund. These funds are intended to provide one-time financial support for members and friends of our … Continue reading Minister’s Discretionary Fund & UU Berks Covid Fund
We are pleased to announce that last week, through the organization of our Social Justice team and a grant from The Pennsylvania Universalist Convention, FUUBC was able to present the Helping Harvest Food Bank with a check for $2000.00. Board President Lynn O’Brien: “I was so happy to give this donation to HH on behalf … Continue reading FUUBC Gives TPUC Donation to the Helping Harvest Food Bank
Did you catch the presentation at the December 2020 Congregational meeting on our new private Member Info website: member-info.uuberks.org ? Do you still have questions or need some help accessing it? Use the link below to register for either a 1-on-1 help session and/or an introduction to the website via Zoom. You can also use the form to just … Continue reading Member Info website
The show must go on! The Gutzler Family Band will be recording 3-4 Christmas Carols to be played as a prelude to our UU Christmas Eve Service. We would love to have our fellow UU musicians join in at home. Yes, a good old fashioned “play along”. If you would like to participate, please send … Continue reading Musical Menagerie 2020
As with most things in 2020, this year’s gift tree is going to be a bit different. This year, our gift tree will add joy to families in Family Promise. Due to COVID-19, Family Promise has had to change their rotating church model to an apartment rental program. While this gives added stability to these … Continue reading 2020 UU Holiday Angel Gift Tree
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
