Category: News

8th Principle Suggested Read

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Your 8th Principle Team is recommending this read for all who are curious and concerned about thedeleterious effects of microaggressions. You can find this book at the link below. Subtle Acts of Exclusion, First or Second(expanded) Edition: How to Understand, Identify,and Stop Microaggressionsby Tiffany Jana (Author), Michael Baran (Author) Reviews“This is an unreasonable manifesto. It’s unreasonable because it challenges … Continue reading 8th Principle Suggested Read

With Sadness

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It is with great sadness that we share that  Adanjesús Marín passed away on January 12th. He was a fighter for justice and an inspiration to all that had the pleasure to know him. He will be missed. Details on memorial service forthcoming. Donations are still being accepted here: https://tinyurl.com/adanfinalsolidarityfund

Digital Security 101 for Congregations: A Two-Part Virtual Training. 

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Our congregation is registered for the Digital Security 101 for Congregations: A Two-Part Virtual Training.  From the flyer: Increasingly, our congregations are finding themselves the targets of online harassment, phishing, doxing, and other forms of digital hate – often as a result of the ways we are embodying UU values in the world. Unfortunately, many of our … Continue reading Digital Security 101 for Congregations: A Two-Part Virtual Training. 

Camping at French Creek – sponsored by RE Exec Team

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We’re gearing up to go camping at the end of April 2024 (Friday the 26th – Saturday 27th).  The site is local.  There will be drop in and overnight camp options.  Let us know you’re thinking about attending by signing up here https://uuberks.org/camp

After B4

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 It was . . . . . last year when we gathered for the B4 workshop to help raise our awareness of our human tendency toward biases and begin to reflect on/examine how that might impact our discernment about, call of, and success with a new settled minister. Now that the holiday celebrations have passed and we … Continue reading After B4

JAN 15 – MLK Day: PSU Berks Campus

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Please join us for an Invasive Species Removal service activity on Monday, January 15, hosted at the Penn State Berks campus.  Starting at 9 am, we’ll gather at the Janssen Conference Center https://berks.psu.edu/map for a brief orientation. Following this, we’ll head outdoors to work with hand tools, focusing on removing invasive species until 11:30 am. Then, we’ll reconvene at the Janssen Conference Center for a … Continue reading JAN 15 – MLK Day: PSU Berks Campus

Mystery Pals

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Please join this exciting program connecting our children and youth with adults in the congregation! Adult Pals who register will be assigned to a registered child. Adults will commit to sending at least one correspondence per week over the 6 weeks of the program. Over the length of the program, Mystery Pals will send letters, emails, drawings, … Continue reading Mystery Pals

Kids Coffee Hour

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On Sunday – 1.28.24, all of our youth are invited from 9:30 – 10:15 to help prep for coffee hour and from 11:30-12 to help coffee hour go smoothly.  Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you! please help your child(ren) bring one snack, food item that … Continue reading Kids Coffee Hour

Feeding Families in Family Promise (Jan. 15-22, 2024)

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SIGN UP HERE TO VOLUNTEER Our congregation is one of eighteen around Berks County that provides meals or groceries to families temporarily living in ‘bridge homes’ operated by Family Promise.  We need you to drop off a meal or groceries on Mondays directly at the selected house at 6:00pm. (Meade St needs 5:00pm delivery.) You can also mail … Continue reading Feeding Families in Family Promise (Jan. 15-22, 2024)