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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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, … Continued
Our UU friends and neighbors in Florida and the Caribbean—including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—have experienced extraordinary devastation following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Our March Share the Plate Partner has been selected and we invite you to contribute to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund so the UUA can provide financial assistance to UU … Continued
If you enjoy bowling, or just want to help support Team TPUUF in our bowling adventures, we are looking for additional members for the TPUUF Bowling Team in the Suburban Gay Bowling League. TPUUF has a long history of participation and success with our team in the SGBL. Each team consists of three participants who … Continued
The Philly AIDS Walk is on Saturday, October 15th. If you would like to join Team TPUUF and do the walk, please let me know as soon as possible. You can also go to the website AIDS Walk Philly and register at the bottom of the first page. Please let me know if you would like to … Continued
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, … Continued
On Sunday, June 24th, the TPUUF Welcoming Congregation Team recognized Phil Manos as this year’s recipient of the Matthew Shepard Award. The Matthew Shepard Award was envisioned and developed by the Welcoming Congregation Task Force, the forerunner of today’s Welcoming Congregation Team. It was created to periodically recognize a member or friend’s efforts to encourage … Continued
On June 1st, TPUUF officially welcomed Lizzie Vena to the position of Director of Lifespan Faith Development at TPUUF. Lizzie brings both a strong background in childhood education and her association with Thomas Paine Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to the position. Previously, she has held the position of Chairperson of the TPUUF Faith Development Committee, and … Continued
