This Sunday will be a special holiday treat for music lovers! The service will be a “Lessons and Carols” service with a UU spin! Unlike traditional Christian lessons and carols, this one will feature readings about all the holiday traditions, and different readers for each, as well as our fabulous choirs doing amazing holiday music. … Continue reading Friday News – Dec 12, 2025

It is an annual tradition of mine to spend time with friends in Harrisburg, PA – going on over 10 years with the exception of covid times. We’re baking enthusiasts and this year we were planning on trying a Basque cheesecake (yum!) So when I realized the cold I was nursing meant I wouldn’t be … Continue reading Friday News – December 5, 2025

Happy Wednesday! I’m someone who actually enjoys myths being busted! I’ve been watching the “American Revolution” series by Ken Burns and appreciate all the ways in which it peels away the romantic veneer and invites us into a far more complex story which has as much focus on native peoples and African Americans as it does … Continue reading Friday News – Thanksgiving

I want to share with you this meditation on “centering down,” written by the great mystic Howard Thurman in his book, Meditations of the Heart. Today’s youth have a saying, “touch grass” which is usually geared toward someone who gets overly caught up in an online debate and needs to disconnect from the internet and … Continue reading Friday News – Nov. 21, 2025

School for Young Children is an outreach program of First UU that began in 1969. For more than 55 years, SYC has promoted social and emotional development in our community, representing First UU through progressive early childhood educational approaches. SYC takes pride in our ability to help families overcome financial barriers to attendance at our … Continue reading Friday News – Nov. 14, 2025

On Sunday, Dave Richter shared the incredible work that has been done on our building over the last few months, and the exciting changes that are still to come. All of this was only possible because of the generosity of our First UU ancestors who included our community in their wills. These members of our … Continue reading Friday News – Nov. 7, 2025

Happy Halloween! View full message in browser Submit Announcement Requests for the next edition by 9am Wednesday. The First UU Staff is sharing some of our favorite fall photos throughout this Halloween Issue of Friday’s News. We wish you all a Happy Halloween, and many cozy times in the season ahead. Happy Friday! In 1853 … Continue reading Friday News – Oct. 31, 2025

It was great to see that so many First UU folks attended the No Kings rally last week. I wasn’t able, unfortunately, as I’m still recovering from my hip surgery, What really struck me from looking at the pictures was how much joy was being shared! It may seem counterintuitive given how sobering current events … Continue reading Friday News – Oct. 24, 2025