It’s been an extraordinary year of needing to keep a strong emotional shell for survival like none we’ve ever experienced, with more yet to come. Today we will explore how we can find ways to soften and replenish while still remaining safe.
Join us for this annual service of unity and connection with Interfaith partners. Participating congregations include Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom, The Islamic Center of Reading, Wyomissing Church of the Brethren, Immanuel UCC, the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County, Friends Meeting House, and Baha’is.
How can we embrace a spirit of abundance when things seem scarce? How can we keep our hearts open? Join us this morning for a participatory and interactive service.
Buddhist monk Pema Chodron says that “healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” This morning we’ll explore the practice of letting there by room for all of this to happen. Our offering is our monthly share-the-plate, taken to benefit the … Continue reading The Practice of Healing
In this post-election service, we will gather to begin to imagine what’s next and how we might heal amid uncertainty. 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, smartphone or tablet, click on … Continue reading What Now: Healing in Uncertain Times
Members and friends are invited to participate in an election vespers service led by Rev. Sandra Fees on Wednesday, November 4. The zoom gathering will offer time for us to share experiences, worries, hopes, and concerns following the election. This will be a facilitated time of listening and being listened to. Join the Zoom Meeting … Continue reading Post-Election Vespers on Wed., Nov. 4 at 7 pm
Join us for our annual celebration of Dia de Los Muertos led by Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees and Cesar Martinez-Garza. This year will feature a virtual ofrenda of our beloveds who have died.
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
