The Special Plate collection is a ministry of our church that connects us tangibly to our neighboring agencies and social justice partners. Once a month, First UU Berks designates a Sunday offering collection to benefit a Reading-Berks non-profit organization working on issues that reflect our spiritual values and principles. Beneficiaries of these offerings are recommended … Continue reading Seeking Special Plate Suggestions
The Ministry & Operations Team has come to the decision that the church will collectively take a week off from Monday, August 31 through Monday, September 7 (Labor Day). This will include a break from service on Sept 6th. The hope is that this will provide additional time for the staff to refresh before the … Continue reading A Collective Pause
Monthly on 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm Begins in August Sign ups required Limit: 15 Meetings by Zoom Beginning the fourth Tuesday in August, Rev. Sandra will once again be facilitating a monthly small group. The focus will be deep listening and sharing experiences related to the monthly Soul Matters themes. Participants are encouraged to attend … Continue reading Soul Matters Conversations: a small group facilitated by Rev. Sandra Fees-Group Full
August is often a time when we’re trying to get that last little bit of summer in. Make sure to check these opportunities out that help us have fun, learn and grow together. for Middleschoolers CommUUnity Creek Online Adventure – registration is live! https://www.uua.org/central-east/events/youth/middle-school-virtual-summer-camp-experience-820 highlights so far (we’re still very much in the planning stages!) … Continue reading Camp Opportunities for Upper Elementary, Middle Schoolers & All Ages
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.
Via the Generosity of the TPUC and The Universalist Herald, click here to read the latest issue of the Universalist Herald, the oldest continuously published liberal magazine in the US.Please enjoy and consider purchasing individual subscriptions.
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
