January 2025

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December 29, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Sunday Service: Fire Communion of the Burning Bowl


December 29, 2024

In-person & Live-stream.

On or near the first Sunday in January, many Unitarian Universalist congregations hold a ritual to bid farewell to the old year and to release it. In the words of Rev. Elizabeth Harding, “The fire communion separates the end of the year from the beginning, helping us to put in perspective the joys and sorrows, the changes and transitions, the ups and downs of the year. It’s a half-way point in our church year, but a celebration of the outside calendar’s year’s end and year’s beginning.” Join UCWC members Kathy Beatty & Sandy Schaal as we strive to let go, while setting intentions for new beginnings and possibilities.
UCWC
501 S. High St.
West Chester, PA 19382
United States
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January 6, 2025(1 event)

5:00 pm: Racial Justice Ministry


January 6, 2025

Contact Sandra Schaal. All are invited to attend. Email: Black Lives Matter

January 7, 2025(1 event)

4:30 pm: Criminal Justice Reform Team


January 7, 2025

Contact Robin Garrett, Email: criminal-justice 

 

 All members and friends of UCWC are welcome to attend.

January 8, 2025
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January 11, 2025
January 12, 2025
January 13, 2025(1 event)

7:00 pm: Religious Services Committee


January 13, 2025

January 14, 2025
January 15, 2025(1 event)

7:30 pm: UUJusticePA Reproductive Justice


January 15, 2025

Contact Susan Batchelor. Email: reproductive-justice for more information.

January 16, 2025
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January 19, 2025(2 events)

Share the Plate

January 19, 2025

The Share-the-Plate program raises money to give to local agencies which are trying to improve life for Chester County residents.

Eleven times a year, UCWC gives approximately half of the collection plate to a congregation-nominated recipient. Funds are given to small, local organizations for whom our gift is very meaningful in the continuance of their efforts.

The 2024-2025 Recipients

Nov 17 – Baby Food Fund
Dec 15 – Melton Center
Jan 19 – Citizen Advocacy of Chester County
Feb 16 – West Chester University Resource Pantry
Mar 16 – Educational Equity Alliance
Apr 20 – Community Youth and Women’s Alliance
May 18 – Maternal and Child Health Consortium
Jun 15 – West Chester Food Cupboard
Jul 20 – Kennett Area Community Services
Aug 17 – Act in Faith
Sep 21 – Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children
Oct 19 – UCWC Board Selection

 

UCWC
501 S. High St.
West Chester, PA 19382

7:00 pm: Diversity Book Group


January 19, 2025

Sunday, Jan. 19, 7: - 8:30, led by Debby Kern

Searching for Solid Ground by Reggie Harris who will attend the meeting with us! (Note change of date to third Sunday in Jan.)

Before renowned musician Reggie Harris was a sought-after performer, educator, cultural ambassador, and civil rights advocate, he was a low-income Black kid in Philadelphia with a love of music. He was transported by the vibrant sound that filled the air in his church, the voices calling out with passion, the rhythm and the release, and the powerful sense of community.


Searching for Solid Ground is a captivating and deeply personal chronicle of Harris’s extraordinary life, from his early years, when his love of music was fueled by singing everywhere he could—at home, at church, and in the school choir—to performing across the world for over forty years as one half of the folk duo Kim and Reggie Harris, to his current work blending his musical gifts with a commitment to promote justice and peace and heal the racial divide.

January 20, 2025(2 events)

MLK Day of Service


January 20, 2025

Details TBD

UCWC
501 S. High St.
West Chester, PA 19382
United States

5:00 pm: Racial Justice Ministry


January 20, 2025

Contact Sandra Schaal. All are invited to attend. Email: Black Lives Matter

January 21, 2025(1 event)

4:00 pm: Adult RE Meeting


January 21, 2025

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January 28, 2025(1 event)

7:00 pm: UUJusticePA Gun Violence Prevention Team


January 28, 2025

For those interested in finding out the latest information on what we can do to quell the national epidemic of gun violence in this country, please contact Tom Buglio by email at gun-safety

 

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January 31, 2025
February 1, 2025