Rather than being a goal or destination, Beloved Community can instead be a way of being in the world. Beloved Community is an attitude, an orientation of the heart. It’s the developing of our own relationship to other people, to others, and to every living
The talk by Karen Tibbals, “How can we learn to love our enemies?” will provide both spiritual and psychological tools to help us get past our tendencies to demonize our enemies. Karen holds a Masters of Religion from Earlham School of Religion, a Quaker seminary.
How “Holy Bothering” became learning to listen or “Learning as we go, and evolving as we learn” – with Jim Cavenaugh, Lay Community Minister and volunteer Chaplain My past approach to advocacy has been Holy Bothering – if I hassle these public officials long enough
With the demise of Roe vs Wade, this is a time of change and enormous possibilities, when we can redefine equality in a way that improves the law—state law, at least—so that legal protections for pregnant people and for reproductive autonomy catch up to contemporary
The Reverend Doctor Richard Speck is the retired District Executive for the Joseph Priestley District. Previously, he served nine years as minister in Vero Beach, FL before coming to the JPD. He graduated from Meadville/Lombard Theological School with a Doctorate in Ministry.Richard continues to be
Sunday was a celebratory day! We welcomed our new co-ministers, Rev. Dr. Kathy Ellis and Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees. They co-led our worship service, “Finding Our Center: Being and Belonging,” to a full sanctuary. Each of them shared their own stories of belonging and invited
Sunday’s service will inform congregants about the plight of people suffering from homelessness. They are from all walks of life, from all educational and ethnic backgrounds, young and old. There are ways we can help. Our guest speaker, Josiah Haken son of two of our
Rev. Sandra Fees and Rev. Kathy Ellis join UCH as co-ministers. We welcome new members and consider what it means to find our center, our home in community. The requirement of masks is based on the current COVID community risk level in Dauphin County. Masks are required
New Year’s Eve Service and Potluck Lunch – Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 10:30 am Reverend Kathy Ellis will lead a special in-person New Year’s Eve Service to let go of the emotions and stressors of 2022 so that we can move with hope and
Join us at 7:00 pm on Christmas Eve for a family-friendly service of readings and carols. Participants joining on-line are invited to have one candle per family ready to light as part of the ingathering and one candle per person to light during the singing
