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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.

  • Tuesday: Yoga class
    Gentle Yoga class will be held on Tuesday, April 9 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Taught by instructor Suzanne Clauser, the class is held in Fellowship Hall on Tuesdays. Drop by; no prior experience is necessary. Please bring a yoga mat and/or blanket. Dress in layers for comfort. A $3 donation to the church is requested for each class. All are welcome. For more information, email the instructor.

What’s Happening April 1 to April 7, 2024

Please click here for the calendar of church events.

News and Announcements

Come Party With Us! Our Annual Fund Drive is underway with parties and pledges.  Learn more and pledge here to Fund our Future!

See below for more about what’s going on at UUCDC.

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 Workshop
    The 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

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)