THURSDAY, December 24 at 7:00 pm
Carols, Lessons, and Candle Light
Rev. Paul Daniel
We gather as one human family to celebrate this season of Joy and Winter Cheer. Let us share stories and raise high the roof with our sounds of Gladness. We will end our service with the lighting of candles and the hymn of “Silent Night.” Please plan to enjoy informal fellowship, refreshments and song following the service.
Sunday, December 20
Christmas Gifts for the People and the Planet
Lay Leaders: CJ Rhoads and Lisa Jokiel
The Young People of our RE classes will create a short presentation for us under the guidance of CJ Rhoads. This will be followed by a presentation of material from the Encyclical of Pope Francis, Laudato Si, which is more or less a love letter about the Earth and what could be done to protect the creatures on it. Please join us for our Tree-Decorating Party and Third Sunday Potluck which will follow the service.
THURSDAY, December 24 at 7:00 pm
Carols, Lessons, and Candle Light
Rev. Paul Daniel
We gather as one human family to celebrate this season of Joy and Winter Cheer. Let us share stories and raise high the roof with our sounds of Gladness. We will end our service with the lighting of candles and the hymn of “Silent Night.” Please plan to enjoy informal fellowship, refreshments and song following the service.
“The Peace of the Wild Things”
By Wendell Berry
When despair grows in me
And I wake in the middle of the night at the least sound
In fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go down and lie down where the wood drake
Rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of the wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
Waiting for their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
Sunday, December 13
Daily Life in the Early Days: Guest Speaker: Bob Wood
Lay Leader: Allan Pallay
Writer, artist retired English teacher and local historian Bob Wood will speak about the fabric of daily life in the 18th century Pottstown area. How did early Germanic immigrants live, and in a fundamentally “unmediated world,” what was their world view? Can we even understand their personal mindset, couched as we are in our media saturated world? He will also touch on food, clothing, and shelter in the very early days.
Sunday, December 6
The View from the Balcony
Guest Speaker: Rev. Dave Hunter Lay Leader Lisa Jokiel
Prior to becoming a UU Minister, Dave was an attorney with the Civil Rights Division of the department of Justice from 1927 to 2000. He will look at UUism and religion in general from a different perspective. Dave and his wife, the Reverend Kerry Mueller, are retired consulting ministers now serving the Unitarian Universalists of Gettysburg, PA. They are members of the Main Line Unitarian Church.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
A Thanksgiving Visit
Rev Aaron Payson
We welcome Rev Aaron Payson, minister of First Unitarian Church of Worchester, MA back for what has become an annual Thanksgiving Sunday sermon. We are thankful to Aaron for making us part of his Thanksgiving Homecoming.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Grace and Gratitude Infuse
Rev Paul D. Daniel
This Thanksgiving we give thanks for the many blessing we have: family, good friends, this fellowship to name just a few.
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Sharing our Gift
Rev Paul D. Daniel
In keeping with our first principle, the inherent worth and dignity of all people, we believe all of you are valued for who you are and the gifts you bring to shape, grow and feed this congregation. I will share my thoughts on why we will want to support this community.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Has the Visit of Pope Francis Spoken to You?
Speakers: Emily Quarles-Mowrer, Allan Pallay
and Lisa Jokiel
Three members of the Worship Committee, will lead a presentation and discussion of the impact of the Pope’s life, ideas, and recent visit. Both the religious and non-religious worlds have become aware of his teachings and examples. What are your thoughts?
