Trustees of the Pennsylvania
Universalist Convention (TPUC)
TPUC Annual Membership Meeting: Saturday, October 14
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This year’s meeting will be held at the Reading church, on Saturday, October 14! This is later than the traditional first full weekend of October timing. Here is the information we have so far. Watch this space for additional information as it arrives!
The Annual Membership Meeting of the Trustees of the Pennsylvania Universalist Convention will be held in Reading, PA this October, from Friday, October 13 through Sunday, October 15. Last year we were the host church for this meeting and now it is the turn of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County. They are finalizing their plans for this weekend meeting. Each Pennsylvania Universalist Heritage community sends up to 5 voting delegates from their congregation. Ministers are also welcome to attend and vote. The actual membership meeting is on Saturday morning. The Friday late afternoon/early evening schedule is usually a “meet and greet” function. Typically, there are programming options for Saturday afternoon while the Trustees and Officers conduct their biannual Business meeting. |
Saturday night is a social gathering for everyone and Sunday morning all are welcome at their regular Sunday morning church service. Arnold and Julia Bradburd have been active participants of the TPUC, representing our community over the years and I imagine they will be acknowledged in this year’s gathering. (We often celebrated their birthdays at the Saturday night dinner.)
As a personal note, the Reading church is a beautiful, special space and they have grown well over the 50 years since I first visited them in 1974! The original building has an octagonal sanctuary, with an attached large social space. There was a full theatrical stage in the social area which was demolished to create some classrooms back in the late 1970’s. More recently, they have purchased an adjoining building for administrative and classroom spaces. Please consider volunteering to be one of our 5 voting delegates for the Membership Meeting. Contact Fern or Cynthia for more information or with any questions you may have |
We are one of the six remaining Universalist-heritaged churches in Pennsylvania and have been active members of the Pennsylvania Universalist Convention that was revived in the late 1970’s by a group of like minded folks including members of this church.
The Six Universalist-Heritaged Churches in Pennsylvania
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First UU Church Berks County 416 Franklin St Reading, PA 19602 UU Congregation of Smithton |
UU Church of Athens and Sheshequin 112 North Street Athens, PA 18810 Unitarian Universalist Church |
First Universalist Church Brooklyn Village 6925 Maple Street Kingsley, PA 18826 Unitarian Universalists |