Any endeavor that is worth doing involves risk. Being authentic, listening to each other, working toward peace and freedom, creating beauty--all of the activities that bring meaning to the human experience expose us to the possibility of pain and disappointment. We also risk the possibility of success, the chance that our hopes will bear fruit and we will be challenged to yet more beauty and authenticity and creativity. We cannot build on assurances or perfection, but we can build on embodied values such as courage and grace. Putting love at the center is harrowing and worth it. Covenanted relationships are included in this realm of peril, possibility, and poetry. As the congregation enters into discernment about calling Rev. Bran, let's talk about the gifts that UCH has and can bring to this process.
If you are a guest this morning, we welcome and invite you to sign our guest book in the lobby and indicate if you wish to receive our newsletter.
Membership: Membership in our church is established by a commitment to our principles, purposes, and the desire to participate in our community, rather than established by affirmation of a creed.
Affirmation of Inclusion: The Unitarian Church of Harrisburg affirms, promotes, and celebrates the full participation of all persons in all aspects of church life without regard to age, gender, sexual orientation, race, disability, or any other category of exclusion.
Elevette Assistance: If you need help with operating the elevette or have a problem with it, please see any Trustee (wearing a blue name tag). The Trustee on Duty is named in the Order of Service every Sunday.
Welcome to our UCH C&YFD Program! Because it is important to our congregation for all ages to be together each week, our children join in our worship during the opening portion of Sunday services with their families in our sanctuary, and then they are sung down to their classrooms.
Our program is a cooperative effort staffed by volunteers. If this is your first visit to UCH, please escort your child(ren) downstairs to fill in a visitor form. After your third visit, we ask you to complete a registration form. Please contact Cory Ness, Director of Lifespan Faith Development for more information.
Children and Youth will remain in the sanctuary for today's all-ages service. The nursery will be open for children ages 5 and under.
Join us for coffee hour downstairs after service on Sundays from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM. In-person or online, you are welcome!
The Sunday Service Zoom room will remain open for anyone who wishes to join for coffee hour. Grab a mug of your favorite beverage and chat online with fellow members.*
*The Zoom Coffee Room may not always have attendees.