We are ushering in the New Year with rest and rejuvenation, and we invite you to do the same. As the staff and volunteers take off from December 25 to January 2, this morningyou will be invited to reflect on the New Year by listening to a playlist of songs,curated by our Soul Matters program, … Continue reading Sounds of the New Year
Many UU ministers put together a service for our congregations to enjoy this morning. This special service will be pre-recorded and not bound by schedule, available to view any time here Merry Christmas!
Come all ye faithful and lovers of cookies! Celebrate together with stories and carols, ending with a chorus of candlelit Silent Night. Then share cookies and punch before snuggling in for the night.
If you’d like to come dressed as your favorite character from around that manger, please do so. We will also be offering up head adornments which help you to determine which “part” you will play in this No-Rehearse Pageant for all ages.
The end of the calendar year brings not only the multi-holiday season, but also the tax year’s end. Charitable giving, as well as ethical shopping for all of those gifts for our beloveds, are on many people’s minds. How do we practice our values when it comes to our finances?
Think about a time when making a new friend meant that something changed in your outlook, or your schedule, or a habit or two, simply because of this one person’s presence. When we widen our circle at church, as in our lives, we are open to all the scary new changes, and the unexpected joys.
“Family of choice” is how most of us grow our own friend circles so that we are not alone. When friends come together to carry out old traditions, make new ones, and blend those family ties with bonds of friendship, we’ve got “friends giving thanks” for those life-sustaining relationships. Come for the service and stay … Continue reading Friendsgiving
Join In Person at Immanuel UCC or online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldagiQJstT0as we come together to GIVE THANKS Ministry partners include:First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks CountyThe Islamic Center of ReadingImmanuel United Church of ChristReform Congregation Oheb SholomWyomissing Church of the Brethren Immanuel UUC is located at 99 S Waverly St., Shillington, PA 19607 more information available here: … Continue reading Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Come and share a ritual wherein we bring in the breads of our families, our childhoods, our heritage, to share in a bread communion. Show up this morning with bread that you make or buy around this time of year and be prepared to say a few words about it. Then enjoy the bounty after … Continue reading Breads of Our Lives
Contracts and covenants are all around us, both by being implicit, like social constructs, or explicit, like those which get discussed and written together, like church covenants. When we know what to expect, we function better; let’s look at how spelling it out ahead of time makes us feel more free, not less free.
