Online Worship with the UU Church of Lehigh Valley
This morning we will be worshiping with the UU Church of Lehigh Valley via zoom.
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December 26: Second Christmas
December 26 is traditionally known as “Second Christmas.” It is celebrated as Boxing Day and the Feast of St. Stephen. It also marks the beginning of Kwanzaa.
Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service
Join us for a Christmas Eve Service filled with music, readings, candle-lighting, and a message of light.
Lessons and Carols of Love
Join us for a festive celebration of the winter holidays with lessons and carols of the season. We will light the fourth Advent candle for love, UU style, and you may view or download the complete UU Berks Advent Candle Wreath lighting here.
Opening to Joy
The Christmas season is a joyful time, but many of us also come with losses, disappointments, and struggles. How do we open to joy even in the difficult times. We will light the third Advent candle, UU style, and you may view or download the complete UU Berks Advent Candle Wreath lighting here.
What Seeds of Peace Are Growing in Your Soul?
This morning we reflect on the seeds of peace growing in us and which we are fostering in the world. Our service will include Maya Angelou’s “AMAZING PEACE: A Christmas Poem,” and we will light the second Advent candle, UU style. You may view or download the complete UU Berks Advent Candle Wreath lighting here.
What Are We Waiting For?
As we move toward the winter holidays, we enter what has been, since most ancient times, the season of expectation and preparation. This morning we reflect on what it is we are waiting for. What are we preparing for? This Sunday is also the first Sunday of Advent, and we will honor Advent, UU style, … Continue reading What Are We Waiting For?
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Our Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be hosted onsite and virtually at the Church of the Brethren, 2200 State Hill Rd, Wyomissing, 19610 on Wednesday evening, November 24, at 7 pm. Rev. Mary Wolfe, Hope Lutheran, Café Esperanza, will preach. Other participating congregations include the Islamic Center of Reading, PA, Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom, Baha’is, and … Continue reading Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Reopening to Gratitude
Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Service of Gratitude. Inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass and the Haudenosaunee “Thanksgiving Address,” this service will explore the possibilities for an honorable harvest rooted in gratitude and reciprocity.
Reconciling the Future by Honoring the Past
Join Rev Sage Olnick, UU Berk’s Affiliate Community Minister, to consider how telling the truth about the past can help us live into our future. When we look to the past with open minds and hearts in search of truth, we can find hope for the future.