Worship Services

Sunday services begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by a fellowship hour. Children and youth participate in the first 15 minutes, and then are excused to religious education classes. Childcare is available for infants and toddlers.

July 5th  
“Work and Meaning -
Creating Vocation in a Tough World.”
Jen Dalton

We all have to earn a living.  Sometimes just trying to make ends meet is
all-consuming.  At other times, we struggle to express ourselves in work that is not a good fit, or we wish to find ways to live more fully within our working life.  Our attitudes range from “it’s just a job” or “it’s my duty”  to even a “calling;”  but fully a third of our lives are spend there!  This service will be a meditation on the difficulties, the realities, the potential, and the “inner meaning” of this thing called work.

July 12th
“And God Saw That It Was Good. . . Now What?”
Rev. Robert Lucas

 The theme will focus on the reality that God has set this creation in motion and that it is “good,” not perfect, i.e., the universe, and anyone of us for that manner, is continually in a state of becoming.  There will always be work to do, efforts to be made, interventions to be effected, changes to be made, strivings toward the better. . . .   We, and the world and universe(s) around us are in process; God is not finished creating just as any one of us is not finished with his/her life’s work until our final breath is drawn.

Robert Lucas works as a Reverend at the Caron foundation in Wernersville, Pennsylvania.

July 19th  
“Songs of Faith”
Anne Mason

 Exploring the writings of Brian Wren in “Singing the Living Tradition” We will examine how the hymns we sing express our UU faith through both words and music.  Anne Mason, M.Div. is a recent graduate of Lancaster Theological Seminary.  She has been director of music at the UU Church of Lancaster for 10 years.  Anne has focused her studies on the arts as a bridge to the spirit and is delighted to make her first visit to First UU Berks.

July 26
 “Tapestry of Truths”
Heather Almquist

“Speaking your truth…” What does that mean to you? Is life a long journey in search of one’s own truth? When the truth of our significance and connectedness is silenced or denied, we inevitably experience a sense of pain, loss, isolation, and even brokenness. Taking up the journey in search of ourselves reminds us of our inherent worth and purpose. Weaving the threads of our own personal truths with those of others creates a tapestry of human connection that is more than the sum of its parts. Heather is a holistic psychotherapist in private practice at Sanctuary Counseling (sanctuarycounseling.com) in Douglassville and Phoenixville. She draws upon the many rich traditions of psychology to offer an integrated and personal approach to healing for her clients.

WE ARE A WELCOMING CONGREGATION!