This morning we’ll reflect on the practice of Deep Listening that honors our wise ones. What wisdom do our elders, ancestors, and the other have to teach us? For Sunday’s worship, we are using the Zoom conferencing platform. It is easy to Zoom from a computer, tablet, or phone! Here is how you do it: With a computer, … Continue reading Listening to the Wise Ones: Elders, Ancestors, The Other
The Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh says that Deep Listening is Compassionate Listening. This morning we’ll reflect on the practice of compassionate listening that honors our own voice and power. Next week we’ll explore what it means to listen deeply to ancestors. For Sunday’s worship, we are using the Zoom conferencing platform. It is easy to Zoom … Continue reading Listening to Self
This month marks 250 years from John Murray’s legendary 1st sermon in America, so we gather this morning to celebrate our Universalist story, and wonder together how it inspires and guides us today. Today’s service is a collaboration with the UU Church of Athens and Sheshequin, hosted by their congregation. The service will start at 10 … Continue reading Celebrating 250 Years of Universalism – at 10 am
Join us for an interactive service in which we explore what it means to make a mess of something and stay in relationship anyway. What promises help us stay connected and reconnect? For Sunday’s worship, we are using the Zoom conferencing platform. It is easy to Zoom from a computer, tablet, or phone! Here is how you do … Continue reading Promises, Promises
UUs have a long history of working to build and strengthen democracy. The upcoming November election is a political time that calls on us to fight for our values around issues we care deeply about – LGBTQ rights, climate change, racial justice, immigration, and more. To UU the Vote means countering voter suppression, expanding democracy, … Continue reading Practicing Democracy: UU the Vote
This Sunday Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees and attendees at this year’s General Assembly will share their experiences, stories, and learnings. Don’t miss this chance to hear about the work, witness, and programs informing and guiding Unitarian Universalism. For Sunday’s worship, we are using the Zoom conferencing platform. It is easy to Zoom from a computer, tablet, or … Continue reading Rooted, Inspired, and Ready!
Join us this morning for a uniquely UU ritual, the Water Communion. We will gather the waters of our lives and honor the deep symbolism of water to renew and restore us. Please bring a small bowl and a pitcher or cup with a bit of water in it. For Sunday’s worship, we are using the … Continue reading Spirit of Water
This week we will not be holding worship at UU Berks. Members and friends are encouraged to worship at a neighboring congregation (virtually). We recommend the options below. Please note that Annapolis and Bethlehem begin at 10:30 and State College at 10. UU Fellowship of Centre County, State College, PA https://uufcc.com/ The Changing Face of … Continue reading Worship This Week with UUs in Bethlehem, State College or Annapolis
Spiritual community is a place to show up, belong, lament, renew commitments, keep hope alive, celebrate, and make meaning of our lives amid uncertainty and tumult. This morning we’ll strive to “harvest the power” of our UU community at this moment in our nation and the world following the shooting of Jacob Blake and the … Continue reading Harvesting the Power of “We”
As we move into the Fall, some of us are returning to school in person, others are learning online. Some are working from home, others in an office or in person environment, and still others are retired or unemployed. But all of us are carrying things with us through our days – whether virtually or … Continue reading Blessing Our Devices
