Minister News

Rev. Andrew L. Weber is a regular participant in the activities and meetings of the Collegeville Ministerium, the UU Minister’s Association, and continues to work for many social justice causes. Check back here often for updated information about recent events that Bryant has participated in or supported.
- Minister’s Message – April 2026 – Awakening Curiosity May 11, 2026Unitarian Universalists are really good at facts and reason. In general, we use the rational parts of our brains toexplain the world around us and temper our beliefs through the lens of reason. This makes sense, and speaks to our faith’s history born of individuals seeking their own beliefs. The ministry theme for May is ...
- Minister’s Message – March 2026 April 13, 2026Embracing Possibility Possibilities abound in the world around us: decisions about what to do, where to go, how to use our time and energy and many more. Our monthly Soul Matters theme is to embrace possibility — a concept which just like the possibilities themselves, is numerous. Embracing possibility could mean trying new hobbies, reading a ...
- Collegeville Ministerium is Hosting Lenten Services Feb 25 through March 25th March 1, 2026The Collegeville Ministerium will be hosting Lenten Services on Wednesday nights beginning on Wednesday February 25th and continuing through March 25th at various churches throughout the region. Rev. Andrew L. Weber will be delivering the service at TPUUF on Wednesday, March 11th at 7:30PM. The series concludes on Wednesday March 25th with a service that ...
- Minister’s Message – February 2026 February 9, 2026EMBODYING RESILIENCE February 2026 For me, the task of embodying resilience brings to mind hard work, attacking adversity and pushing past difficulties. Resilience is all of those things, but it also making sure that we have the time to mentally and physically rest. More important than pushing our endurance is making sure that we can recharge. February’s ...
- Minister’s Message – January 2026 January 5, 2026PRACTICING RESISTANCE Religions in general tend to be counter-cultural, asking us to love people we don’t know, forgive people who wrong us and believe in the power of goodness and grace despite all evidence to the contrary. Unitarian Universalism is at its heart an extremely counter-cultural faith. We are called to recognize the dignity of EVERY ...
- Minister’s Message – December 2025 December 21, 2025CHOOSING HOPE December 2025 In my monthly Newsletter articles I am leaning more and more into applied theology. That is, I’m doing less written reflecting on our monthly ministry themes and instead providing tangible practices which can help us grow spiritually. I hope that these concrete exercises are helpful and engaging. December’s ministry theme is “Choosing Hope” (you ...
- Minister’s Message – September 2025 September 8, 2025Welcome to a new church and academic year! This is often a time of re-starting yearly schedules after a summer break. We might be restarting school or coming back to work after a vacation. At TPUUF it means that I will be leading worship more often, and that we will be once again using ministry ...
- Minister’s Message – May 2025 May 11, 2025Welcome to a month focused on the worship theme of imagination! Imagination can be an act of resistance and an act of childlike play. We can imagine a world without hunger or violence, a culture that values all people and provides support to those in need. We can also use our imagination to see pictures ...
- Minister’s Message – April 2025 March 29, 2025There are times when I sit down to write a reflection and realize that someone has already said it better than I could even hope for. Such is the reality when I reflect on our monthly theme of Joy. So here is a piece, “On Joy and Sorrow” from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran. I ...
- Minister’s Message – March 2025 March 7, 2025At first I thought the ministry theme of trust wouldn’t be meaningful for Unitarian Universalists. Our religion seems much more a personal journey rather than putting trust in any outside authority. In general, we look for spiritual and worldly truth always with a grain of salt and a focus on individual reason/research. Our religion comes ...