The NAACP Chester Branch will host its 2023 Awards and Scholarship Banquet on Friday, July 7, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ballroom at the Phoenix, 1661 Mill Rd., Boothwyn, PA 19061. This event is a major fundraiser and the Branch’s recognition of scholarship support for students; UUCDC sponsors one of these scholarships. If interested, … Continue reading NAACP Awards Banquet
Weekly Musical Inspiration for Juneteenth: Jon Batiste ‘FREEDOM’ Happy Summer!
Weekly Musical Inspiration: Jennifer Hudson’s take on Newley & Bricusse’s “Feeling Good”. Written for the musical show “The Roar of the Greasepaint” of 1964, and popularized through the indelible imprint of Nina Simone in 1965; it has long since been covered by many other musical artists. https://youtu.be/KU4CktWDuXo
While the work of creating and maintaining a more just and equitable society continues, the Anti-Racism Action section of Connections will be on hiatus until the new church year. In the meantime, why not attend the Delaware County Pride Festival on June 10, or the NAACP Media Youth Council’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, … Continue reading 6/11
I invite you to help me with my last sermon, on June 25. I would like you to send me an email describing how you decided on the work you do or, if retired, what you did. Here is an example. A Sarasota Unitarian Universalist wrote: “Someone at the Unitarian Universalist church in West Newton … Continue reading 6/11
The UUCDC Book Club is reading The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton this month. The novel is a “thought-provoking exploration of social customs and norms, love, and the human condition” by one of America’s best authors. The discussion will be on Friday, June 23, at 1 pm, at the church. You’re invited! Please send … Continue reading June Book Club
Interested in becoming a member of UUCDC? Or just want to learn more about our congregation and Unitarian Universalism? Why not join a special summer edition of UU 101? The program starts on Sunday, July 16, from 11:15 am to 12:45 pm. You can register online, and please remember to enter UU 101 as the event title.
It says in the Bible “By the seventh day God had finished the work God had been doing; so on the seventh day God rested.” However, the United States is the only advanced economy in the world that does not, by law, guarantee workers paid vacation. The sermon by Rev. Roger Fritts on Sunday, July … Continue reading God Wants You to Take a Vacation
I am looking forward to Sunday’s service. When I see our high school youth, it brings back memories. I was in high school in the 1960s. We had “Youth Sunday” at the Phoenix Unitarian Universalist Church. The Vietnam War was going on. One year we performed “ARIA DA CAPO,” a one-act pacifist play written by … Continue reading 6/4
