In the wake of the recent tragedy in Pittsburgh, POWER leaders have invited all the folks of POWER member congregations to attend one of the Memorial or Shabbat services to wear their POWER buttons for identification purposes. You may want to call ahead to let … read more.
Hello Friends,
Greetings from the other side of our beautiful Earth. My hope is that this message finds you happy and well. Now that September is past, I gather that church activities are running full speed, and I suspect these are exciting times at USG.
Life has … read more.
September 15, 2018
We are in the midst of the Jewish High Holy Days. This is a season of recognizing we all are wronged, we all do wrongs, and we all have an obligation to try and make things right. How appropriate that we all get … read more.
Dear USG Friends,
What does it take to be a warmly welcoming community? Many times the answers come from our own stories. At least at two key periods of my life I spent significant time away from Unitarian Universalism. Both times when I came back I was … read more.
(Yeah, not that one. It’s our Board President!)
Hello Friends!
I’m excited and humbled by the opportunity and challenge ahead of us as we transition to a new Board!
I give my heartfelt thanks to Susan Smith for her excellent leadership, and to Eli Scearce and Bill Morrow … read more.
USG will Host Three PIHN Families in Need
Sunday, August 18 – Sunday, September 1, 2019
PIHN is the Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network that assists homeless families work their way to permanent housing. The agency has over a 92% success rate of families who gain permanent … read more.
This year’s General Assembly was in Kansas City, MO. The next one is June 19 – 23, 2019 in Spokane, WA. The following are the reflections of Treva Burger, Julie Rigano, Eric Foster and Crystal Penn. Four of the 7 from USG who attended GA this year … read more.
Cynthia Claus, long-time USG member, is celebrating the publication of her second book in a year!
She announced her first book, An Orchid Sari: The Personal Diary of an American Mom in 1960s India, in early July of 2017. Now her second book, Ice Cream & … read more.
Sunday August 5
Manayunk Roxborough Art Center, 3:00 – 5:00pm
Including reading and comments by Amy Small McKinney, Grant Clauser, Susan Taichman-Robins, Elliott batTzedek, Faith Paulsen, and more. For this memorial celebration, everyone is invited to share memories of the remarkable teacher and special friend of the … read more.
The Welcoming (Membership) team in coordination with the Welcoming Congregation (promoting inclusivity of all *LGBTQIA identities) Refresher Task Force, will begin offering and encouraging putting pronouns on name tags.
There is a new name tag request form at the Welcome Table and we will also have … read more.
