Our member, Cesar Martinez-Garza, shares with us and invites us into this meaningful Mexican celebration of honoring those we have lost. We invite you to bring pictures of loved ones that have passed to adorn our ofrenda. It is also Halloween weekend (the 2 are not the same) and so children and young at heart are encouraged to wear costumes during the service.
It takes all kinds of courage to be brave. The kind that makes you take action, the kind that leads you to change, and the kind that means you have to wait. The waiting kind can often be the hardest. Join guest speaker Paula Gribble for an exploration of these different kinds of courage, along with the powerful story of one of our Universalist forebears, Thomas Potter.
Congregational life encompasses many ways for people to feel safe; emotionally, spiritually, our mental health, and more. Today, during Fire Prevention month, we address the importance of us feeling physically safe in our spiritual home.
Did you know that UU Berks is one of 6 historically Universalist PA congregations that meet every year to keep that spirit alive? The PA Universalist Convention has been held since 1831 and was revitalized in the 1970’s. Come and learn about, or be reminded of, this piece of our history and our current practice.
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is considered the most important holiday in Jewish faith. This day marks the peak of the 10 Days of Awe. Join us as we explore the lessons of Yom Kippur.
Rev. Amy shares some pagan spirituality as we turn the star wheel toward Autumn and the Coming Winter. Mabon concentrates on the balance between light and dark at this time of year, leading us to the days of Samhain and the second harvest, when the earth becomes dark again. Let us celebrate the fading light together.
We are going on an adventure this morning exploring what we have learned so far and what we will learn together going forward.
We come together for our annual tradition of ingathering by coming together to recount the meaning of water in our lives. Some might bring water from places that have been meaningful, others might use the virtual water on-hand in the sanctuary, and together we draw our summer to a close.
Our nation owes a debt of gratitude for our very lives to migrant pickers. On this Labor Day we learn about some of these vital workers who were erroneously labeled “deportees” several decades ago; Rev. Amy preaches on the plight of the people who were nameless for so long.
Join Dan Matz this morning for a musical and story filled meditation. We’ll explore how his views of life after death have changed following his experience in 2020 with a two month long hospital and rehab stay fighting covid. Leave the service after practicing living in the present moment through listening to original music by Dan Matz written within the past two years.
