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Join Us This Sunday
In-person worship services are held in the Sanctuary at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. (except during Summer). The 9:30 service is also available via Zoom. All are welcome. Click here to learn more about attending Sunday Services.
- Flower Communion Service This Sunday’s service on April 21 is a special multi-generational service focused on the ceremony of the Flower Communion. Learn about a man named Norbert Capek from Czechoslovakia, who was born Catholic, became a Baptist minister serving churches from Ukraine to Budapest, then eventually became the minister of the Prague Liberal religious Fellowship. After World War I, he and his wife returned home to Czechoslovakia and became the minister of the Prague Liberal Religious Fellowship. In 1923, he developed the flower ceremony which was symbolic of our connection to nature, the diversity of life, the importance of sharing, and in other ways. The flower communion this Sunday is not a reenactment of a relic of the past, but an affirmation of our continuity with the generations of struggle for ever-widening liberty.
What’s Happening April 15 to April 21, 2024
- Wednesday: Soul Matters Meeting The 3rd Wednesday Soul Matters meeting will be held this Wednesday, April 17 from 1:00 ...
- Saturday: Hunger Task Force Food Collection The Hunger Task Force Food Collection Team will be collecting food this Saturday, April 20 ...
- OWL meeting The OWL meeting will be held this Sunday, April 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 ...
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Connections
- Fund Drive Drawing to a Close With our Fund Drive ending this weekend, please submit your pledges (for the next church year, starting July 1) by Monday, April 15. Thanks to ...
- Journey With Us: Starting Point Starting Point is a unique program designed to provide newcomers and long-timers, visitors and friends with the opportunity to experience Unitarian Universalism rather than just ...
- Building and Grounds Workday Thanks to the more than twenty volunteers who participated in our UUCDC Building and Grounds workday on Saturday, April 6. We accomplished so much, while ...
- Climate Action Team To combat climate change, it is imperative that Wall Street stop financing destructive fossil fuel projects. Stop the Money Pipeline is an organization that is ...
- UUJusticePA Virtual Annual Meeting Democracy, Not Autocracy — We Vote, We Win! That’s the theme of the online UUJusticePA Annual Meeting, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday, April ...
Words of Wisdom
- My Principles “I have a total of 29 principles. I want to share some of them with you: 1. Be grateful as often as possible and as deeply as possible for as many things as possible. 2. Act responsibly even when other people act irresponsibly. 3. Create win-win solutions. 4. Always take full responsibility for your words, actions, and reactions. 5. Be kind to everyone for each person carries a hidden burden. 6. Focus on facts rather than assumptions, imagination, fantasy, or emotionally driven thinking. 7. Be present, empathetic, and responsive to, but not responsible for, others.” —Rev. Ed Brock, January 21, 2024
Share the Plate
- Worthy Now Prison Ministry Network The Share the Plate recipient for April is the Worthy Now Prison Ministry Network. Worthy Now is a ministry of the Church of the Larger ...
Anti-Racism Activity
- Sign Up for Microaggressions WorkshopThe First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County is hosting a workshop entitled “Exploring Subtle Acts of Exclusion; How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions,” on Sunday, April 21, from 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. Child care will be provided. For more information and to register by April 19, contact Pat ...
Religious Education
- Sparky L. JETPIG! With a whopping 59% of the vote, the first name for our L. JETPIG is…Sparky! Thanks for voting. Sparky L. JETPIG is helping us ignite our ...
- Earth Day Celebration and Flower Communion Join us in a multigenerational service in person and on Zoom this Sunday, April 21. OWL class will meet today at 9:30 a.m. The YUUCKIs ...
- Ridley Creek State Park Campout Come together for a Spring campout at Ridley Creek State Park from Saturday, 27 to Sunday April 28. All ages welcome. BYO gear, food, drink, and ...
Weekly Musical Inspiration
- I’m Gonna Walk It With You Claflin and Grace have a song that fits perfectly with this month’s Soul Matters theme of interdependence: I’m Gonna Walk It with You. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8boCrXOp9M)