UUCR congregants are invited to join the Woburn Welcomes community on June 4th at 10:00 am for the Wear Orange Gun Violence Awareness Proclamation reading at City Hall, 10 Common Street in Woburn. Representative Ciccolo and Representative Haggerty will join us. 100+ Lives are taken from gun violence every day. Fifty-eight percent of American adults … Continue reading Wear Orange for Gun Violence Awareness June 4
Lifespan Religious Education During the early part of our Memorial Day service, we’ll share a Time For All Ages that introduces us to Greenwood – a Black neighborhood in Tulsa Oklahoma. Inspired by the book “Opal’s Greenwood Oasis,” we’ll learn about Greenwood through the eyes of a child who called that place home. We’ll learn … Continue reading Meeting Opal from Greenwood, OK
The tragic death of Mr George Floyd occurred on May 25, 2020. To mark this anniversary, I am inviting you to join me this coming Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm. Last year, George Floyd’s killing and the Black Lives Matters protests that followed, showed that many were saying “enough is enough” when it comes to … Continue reading May 25th Silent Vigil for Mr. George Floyd
You may read the report and recommendations for Rekindling our Community after the pandemic here.
Please help our Accessibility & Inclusion (AIM) Team by completing this short survey! It is 5 questions long and should take less than 10 minutes to answer. UUCR Accessibility & Inclusion Survey Learn more here. PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SURVEY BY FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021.
Our pledge total is now $365,000–$19,000 more than last year, and almost exactly on par with 2 years ago! The team chair notes it’s been very gratifying to see how generously everyone has responded, that it shows how much UUCR means to all us and how anxious we are to get the church open again, … Continue reading Pledge Drive Success
May 15 will be the fifth anniversary of our church memorial meditation garden. On the anniversary day, we will be lovingly restoring it with flowers donated in honor and memory of beloved UUCR member Carolyn Grace. If you wish to help, please register in advance by signing up here. The church’s memorial meditation garden was the … Continue reading Memorial meditation garden anniversary
Join us, won’t you, to spruce up the UUCR campus on Saturday, May 15th at 1:00 pm. In compliance with our UUCR Reopening Guidelines, we are inviting up to 8 – masked and socially distant – congregants to participate. New flowers will be planted in the memorial meditation garden, and other gardening tasks will be … Continue reading In-Person (!) Spring Gardening Day
The UUCR Governing Board Hereby Provides Notice of the May Annual Meeting of the Members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 11:30 am – 1:00 pm THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING VIA ZOOM ***UUCR Members will receive the Zoom link in a separate email.*** UUCR Members are encouraged … Continue reading Annual Meeting of Members of UUCR
Beginning on Mother’s Day Sunday (May 9th) UUCR members and friends of all ages are invited to bring a stone representing what is heavy (in heart/thought/spirit) to our campus. Leave your stone in the greening grass to be warmed by the sun and soaked by rain. Stones will lie under clouds and in moonlight as … Continue reading Stone Reflections Station: Lay Your Burdens Down
