The Ministerial Search Committee has begun meeting with candidates who want to be our settled minister! This process will continue through late March. The visits include an extensive interview and dinner, and giving them a tour of UUCDC and the surrounding area. Candidates provide vesper services. Candidating Week will be from May 3-11. That is […]
Though George Washington was the first President of the United States, he technically wasn’t the first person in the federal government with the title of “president.” Washington was elected under the government formed by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788. But in 1781, the Articles of Confederation — the United States’ first constitution […]
Inspired by people with special needs and physical, intellectual, emotional, and psychological/mental challenges, Amber Crowley wrote a song that promotes kindness and acceptance of diversity in our schools and workplace. Hear now The Inclusion Song.
The Share the Plate recipient for February is Baker Industries, a paid workforce development program serving adults with intellectual or physical disabilities, on parole/probation, or have other barriers. They operate in Malvern and Philadelphia. Share the Plate receives half of all plate collections and funds received by text: $20 to 610-756-8883 for a $20 donation.
You’ve probably heard that elephants are scared of mice. Not really. However, they are afraid of bees. If they disturb a hive, the bees come out and attack them, stinging their eyes, behind their ears, and in their trunks. Elephants even have a sound that they make, a bee rumble, when they hear bees. A […]
The search for a settled minister is coming down the stretch. There are now only four candidates. These aspiring settled ministers have been invited to come to Delaware County over the next several weeks. The members of the Ministerial Search Committee will spend time with them, getting to know them better, and they will get […]
We are designed to pick up other people’s emotions, and all emotions are contagious, and that includes laughter. Laughter is part of our evolution, and it’s something we share with other mammals. It’s well established that apes laugh in a remarkably human-like way. Laughter produces endorphins that help us de-stress, which is why humor helps […]
UUCDC supports the Media Food Bank by delivering fresh vegetables, non-perishable food items once a week. Let’s fill up the big wooden box in our lobby to help 55,650 Delaware County neighbors who have food insecurity. Some most-needed items include diapers, wipes, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste, feminine care products, sugar, flour, cooking oils, vinegar, canned […]
On January 2, the Ministerial Search Committee received a list of persons who have voiced interest in becoming our settled minister in the fall. Over the following week, the members of the committee reviewed their detailed written applications and viewed sample sermons to get a better sense of whether they would be a good fit […]
