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Mother’s Day

This Mother’s Day, we will reflect upon the indigenous belief that there is both feminine and masculine energy in all of us. We will explore how each one of us can bring the qualities of the feminine and our mother energy to the  healing and recreation so desperately needed in our world.

Youth Group Service 2023

This year our youth have been exploring their personal connections and understandings of our 8 UU principles in Jill Novensky’s All8 curriculum. We invite you to a time of reflection through the process of visual art. What a great way to kick off our month where we ask – What does it mean to be … Continue reading Youth Group Service 2023

Our Whole Lives—OWL

Recently finished teaching this comprehensive sexuality course at UU Berks, highly acclaimed instructors Amber Brown and Nic Stolzfus share what they learned from teaching the class.

Interim Check-In

All of this talk about a search committee and the budget and General Assembly and the annual meeting…..it is time to check in on how our spiritual life is doing as tasks for the transition pick up momentum.

Roots of Earth Day and of Flower Ceremony

Today we honor our mother with the transformative love of the Flower Ceremony and celebrate Earth Day.  Bring flowers and take home different ones.  Bring a friend, too, to enjoy this meaningful day.

Happy Easter!

Wear your Easter bonnets and be ready to explore what Easter can mean to those of us whose religion is named for 2 Christian doctrines.  Note to seasoned UU Berks folks, Flower Ceremony is next week.  

Van Gogh’s Humanity

March 30 is the birthday of the artist; may we appreciate his legacy and delve into his spirituality this morning.

In the Beginning There Was Noise

Why do we make music?  What was the first song to ever have been sung?  Some think that the earliest music humans made must have been a lullaby.  Tom Jacobs writes “perhaps music grew out of one of our deepest needs: ‘Someone to Watch Over Me.’” We’ll use music this morning to watch over each other … Continue reading In the Beginning There Was Noise