Entries by Craig Harris

Ooh Child

The Five Stairsteps had a hit over fifty years ago, a song of promise and hope, where someday we’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun. This is Beth Orton’s cover of Ooh Child. (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1yC5J50Ao)

General Assembly is Coming

This year’s Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, June 20-23, will be an online event where you can worship, witness, learn, and connect. Enjoy workshops, lectures, and worship services. Join the virtual choir. Visit the UUA site to learn more about General Assembly. You can also contact Marylin Huff or use this form if you’re interested […]

Support NAACP Scholarship Winners

We are seeking volunteers to reach out as sponsors of scholarship recipients. As sponsors, you would connect with the recipient over the course of their four years in college by making calls and sending cards and care packages throughout the year. If possible, you would attend the NAACP Awards dinner on Friday, April 12, along […]

Volunteer Workday

Do you have carpentry, plumbing, gardening or other do-it-yourself skills? Are you energetic, good at organizing, painting and/or cleaning up? The Building and Grounds Committees are seeking volunteers for a workday on Saturday, April 6, from 9 am to 1 pm. Lunch and snacks will be served.

How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions

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. Child care will be provided. For more information and to register by 4/19/24, contact Pat Uribe-Lichty at paturli50@gmail.com. Location: 416 Franklin Street, […]

Safety First

Did you know that UUCDC has a Safety Team? The Safety Team assesses policies, procedures, and readiness in four main areas: Fire Preparedness and Response, Building Security, Medical and Mental Health Emergencies, and Suspicious Persons or Armed Intruder Situations. The focus is on planning and prevention, with a goal of creating a safety culture responsive […]

Open Door Abuse Awareness Program

The Share the Plate recipient for March is ODAAP (Open Door Abuse Awareness Program), a violence prevention program for youth. They partner with schools and communities to teach teens about safe dating and violence prevention to break the cycle of domestic abuse. They run intensive summer programs for HS football teams to build character and […]

Maybe It’s Time

Troy Ramey would like to think God’s looking down and laughing at our ways, so maybe it’s time to let the old ways die. Give a listen to “Maybe It’s Time“ by Troy Ramey. (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PpedVQTLURE&si=lb4Cn9bp8qlXfRsO)

General Assembly is Coming

This year’s Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, June 20-23, will be an online event where you can worship, witness, learn, and connect. Enjoy workshops, lectures, and worship services. Join the virtual choir. Be a delegate and vote on issues including Article II. Visit the UUA site to learn more about General Assembly. You can also […]