News

  • Carin Bringelson’s Ordination – August 8, 2020 (8/6/2020) -

    Please join us in celebrating the ordination of JRUUC member Carin Bringelson. See your weekly email, the link below, or the Facebook Event for more information about how you can participate.

    Ordination on Sat. 8/8/20 @ 4:30 p.m.

    Update 8/9/2020 – You can see a recording ... read more.

  • Beware: Minister-impersonation scam (3/26/2020) -

    A scam is making the rounds again – it’s an e-mail pretending to be from Rev. Karen or another minister asking for help. Often the first e-mail will simply ask to respond. After responding you’ll receive an urgent request to purchase gift-cards. Rev. Karen will ... read more.

  • JRUUC Response to the Current Pandemic (3/20/2020) -

    Message from Bev Buhr, president JRUUC Board of Trustees

    Dear friends,

    In a recent email from our UUA President, Susan Frederick-Gray, said, “There is no script for these times. We are all learning as we go—building skills of resilience and letting compassion, connection, and ministry be our ... read more.

  • COVID19 updates from Board President, Bev Buhr (3/18/2020) -

    Hi folks,

    Another couple of busy days with more sobering news, more cancellations and disappointments.  We will be decreasing the number of folks who can gather at our building to 10 in order to be consistent with the current ban on meeting size.  

    I am holding up ... read more.

  • Reeb and COVID-19 (3/13/2020) - Dear friends,

    This is a special communication in an effort to keep you all informed about how we are going to minister to each other during the COVID-19 pandemic. First and foremost I want to say how clearly our 7th principle (“Respect for the interdependent web ... read more.

  • 2020 General Assembly (1/29/2020) -

    General
    Assembly is the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists, where we conduct
    business of the Association, explore the theological underpinnings of our
    faith, and lean fully into our mission and principles. Please join us
    Wednesday, June 24 through Sunday, June 28, 2020 in Providence, Rhode ... read more.

  • Happy birthday to the Rev. James Reeb (12/28/2019) -

    The Philadelphia Tribune has a fantastic profile of James Reeb our congregation’s namesake. James Reeb would be 93 on Jan 1st, 2020.

    This married father of four was born in Wichita, Kansas, and ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1953 before moving to Pennsylvania, where ... read more.

  • Chief Seattle’s speech by Brother Eagle & Sister Sky (11/20/2019) -

    On November 17th, JRUUC was honored to have Art and Dawn Shegonee share their wisdom with us. Unfortunately we had trouble with the audio of this video during the service. Please take a moment to watch, and more importantly, listen to this beautiful video.

  • Minister’s Musings (9/22/2019) -

    Dear Friends,
    I’ve been thinking a lot about how different people have responded to the use of the word “faith” during last year’s process of rewriting our mission statement. Over the summer, I asked for your reflections on the word, and we’ll be including the ... read more.

  • Our September theme: What does it mean to be a people of expectation? (9/22/2019) -

    Our September theme invites us to look ahead, and reflect on what we hope to find. In this space, you’ll find a new invitation into reflection on our monthly theme every week.

    Check-in question: Do you live in the world as it should be, or the ... read more.