Hopefully everyone in the UUCR family has heard the exciting news that Rev. Hank Peirce is our candidate for settled ministry. Candidating Week beginning April 29th will be here before we know it! We want everyone to have access to Hank and will make that our priority. We have an online sign-up for the all-church … Continue reading Sign Up for Candidate Week Events!
Beautify Our Sanctuary and Your Yard With Beautiful Plants! Deadline to Purchase Plants is April 2nd Would you like to beautify our sanctuary for the Easter services on Sunday, April 16, and then transport that beauty home? If so, please consider ordering a Tulip, Daffodil, Lily, or Azalea Plant(s)! You pick the type(s) of plant … Continue reading Beautify Our Sanctuary and Your Yard With Beautiful Plants!
On Thursday, April 27th, from 5pm to 8pm. Sawyer is hosting a fundraiser at Fuddrucker’s in Reading. Fuddruckers will donate 20% of your total meal price to Sawyer if the attached flyer is presented at the time of purchase.
Sawyer Nursery School is currently enrolling students for the fall of 2017. We offer a Three Day Program for 4 and 5 year old students and a two Day Program for 2.9 and 3 year olds. Sawyer Nursery School is committed to the development of the whole child. If you are interested in learning more about our … Continue reading Sawyer Nursery School Enrolling NOW!
Our Holiday Choir Sunday is coming up and you will not want to miss! The magnificent “Magnificat” by contemporary British Composer John Rutter will be performed at both the 9:15AM and the 11:00 AM services. Our choir is working hard to prepare this gorgeous music for you and we will be joined by several community … Continue reading “Magnificat” Performance at Dec. 11 Services
A post-election sermon delivered on November 13, 2016 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading by Rev. Catherine Senghas There has been a lot of pain this week, all around us. It’s not simply a matter of there not being a presidential candidate that a strong majority could rally around and feel joyous and hopeful … Continue reading Lead With the Heart: A Post-Election Sermon
One Week after Orlando: “Safety, Support and Unity for All” You, your family, neighbors and friends are invited to: ~ Gather to remember and honor the Orlando Victims ~ Join in Conversation with others about: – Gun Violence and Prevention – LGBTQ Support & Advocacy and – Interfaith Work for Understanding & Peace ~ … Continue reading Call to Community Gathering, Conversation & Action
Summer is here! During the summer we still have Sunday services, but they are lay led and there is no childcare or religious education programming. Children are welcome to attend services. For a full listing of summer services, pick up a brochure in the Atrium or visit the church’s new website at uureading.org. Rev. Catherine … Continue reading Shifting into Summer Mode at UUCR
Thanks so much to all who recently purchased chocolate and coffee to support the UUCR‘s partnerships with Unitarians abroad! We have 6 remaining bags of Equal Exchange organic, fairly traded coffee: 3 Breakfast Blend (ground, 12 oz.), 2 Decaffeinated (ground, 12 oz.),1 French Roast (ground, 10 oz.). If you’d like to buy any of these, … Continue reading Coffee, Anyone? Equal Exchange Coffee Available from UUCRPartner Church Group
Do you remember the greeting we made for our partner congregation in Alsojara during the April 3 church service? Rev. Tibor showed the greeting and the choir’s anthems to the congregation on May 15 (Pentecost), projecting it on their sanctuary wall. Tibor writes, “Pentecost is when we celebrate the birth of the Church, and God as … Continue reading News from Our Partners in Transylvania and the Philippines
