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My last time in the pulpit of Thomas Paine Unitarian Universalist Fellowship was on June 17th. That service and its sermon ended a run of well over 250 times over nine years that you have allowed me to present some ideas of how events in our world and thoughts from our human history can inform … Continue reading Not Gone Yet
Pictured at left is this year’s recipient Rev. Bryant Brown and presenters Anne Rostosky and Phil Manos. Rev. Brown was chosen this year because he embodies all of the characteristics of the award and because he undertook a journey within our little Welcoming Congregation to learn about the LGBTQIA+ experience and support our efforts for … Continue reading TPUUF names Rev. Bryant Brown as 2018 recipient of the Matthew Shepard Award
The Pennsylvania Youth Congress advances freedom and justice for young LGBTQ Pennsylvanians through advocating for responsible public policy. As a youth-led organization, PYC represents citizens working toward safer schools and thriving communities across the commonwealth. Here is an example of a recent court battle in which the PA Youth Congress and ACLU played a very … Continue reading Share the Plate – June – PA Youth Congress
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation’s leading voice on mental health. Today, … Continue reading Share the Plate – May – National Alliance on Mental Illness
On Sunday, May 6th, Thomas Paine Unitarian Universalist Fellowship celebrated our annual tribute to famed UU troubadour, Pete Seeger, in a service that included a very special Child Dedication and New Member recognition for our newest additions to the TPUUF family. This annual service, regularly held on the first Sunday in May to honor Pete … Continue reading TPUUF celebrates Pete Seeger Sunday
Our Share the Plate partner for April is the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy. The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy is dedicated to serving the people and communities of the Perkiomen Watershed by conserving and protecting land and water resources through commitment to and leadership in environmental education, watershed stewardship, and conservation programs. Since 1964, the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy … Continue reading Share the Plate – April – Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
On March 11th Rev. Brown and the membership team’s Christine Perry and Phil Manos, along with the congregation members present acknowledged the membership anniversaries of several of our TP family. Pictured are David Drumm, Laura Walter, Becki Douglas, and Flo Shore who had five-year anniversaries in 2017. Not present but, also with five-year anniversaries were … Continue reading Membership Anniversary Recognition
SUPPORT: HB 1400 & SB 209 – Universal Background Checks – Long Gun Private Sales
Reenactor Bob Branch brought mid-Nineteenth-Century African American educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist Octavius Valentine Catto to life during our worship service on February 25. Branch’s spirited and insightful first-person narrative followed Catto’s career as an advocate for greater freedom and equality for African Americans and the tragic consequence of his leading role in advancing … Continue reading TPUUF caps off Black History Month with a visit by Octavius Catto
At a multi-generational service on January 28, Harriet Tubman, reenacted by Millicent Sparks, helped TPUUF members, friends and guests prepare for Black History Month with a dramatic first-person narrative of her years in slavery and her heroic work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. After presenting an inspiring and enlightening overview of Tubman’s life, … Continue reading Harriet Tubman Visits TPUUF
