Join us on Sunday, April 20 at both services for an Easter Egg Hunt and fun activities for ages 3 – 6th grade. Younger children are welcome if accompanied by a parent; older kids are welcome to come hide eggs (get here a bit early!) and as helpers for the activities. It’s always a lot … Continue reading Easter Egg Hunt!
Here’s one of my favorite poems (here’s a link to it read by the author, Lew Welch): Step out onto the Planet. Draw a circle a hundred feet round. Inside the circle are 300 things nobody understands, and, maybe nobody’s ever really seen. How many can you find? It’s such great advice. We should each take … Continue reading Step Out Onto the Planet
Welcome to the BuxMont Climate Challenge. Together, we can make a difference! The typical American household uses more than twice as much energy as an efficient home. Most of this goes to heating, cooling, water heating, lighting and electronics. In our first week, we begin with a few easy steps to save energy, water and … Continue reading Climate Challenge – Week 1: First Steps
Voting is one of our most important constitutional rights, and I urge our Pennsylvania senators and congressmen to support the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014. This amendment would strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965 after the recent Supreme Court decision, which struck down a provision of the VRA. That provision required states … Continue reading Encouraging all citizens to vote
Help live our commitment to sustainability by joining the BuxMont Climate Challenge. Sign up at the table in the social hall after any service in March and take a five-minute baseline survey. Over the next 12 weeks, we’ll work together to slim down our environmental footprint before summer begins. Then we’ll take a follow-up survey, publish aggregate … Continue reading Join the BuxMont Climate Challenge
The RE Board Liaison for this class is Linda Neeld! Linda is also one of our Sr. High OWL teachers with her husband, Buz – who also teaches and assists with this class. They have young adult children, and Linda works as an accountant for a car dealership, while Buz is an electrical engineer in … Continue reading Spotlight on the 11:15 3rd – 6th Grade Class Teachers
Come one, come all – pancakes sold hot off the griddle, served by the children of RE! Due to the overwhelming success of last year’s breakfast fundraiser for Heifer International, the RE kids voted for a repeat performance. In keeping with Buxmont’s concern for climate action, the kids of RE will be donating all funds … Continue reading Pancake Breakfast March 30 after both services!
The Immigration Issue Team will be in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 12 at 10:30 am when the Philadelphia City Council will hold a public hearing on the impact of the collaboration between the Philadelphia Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This practice has resulted in mass deportations, breaking up of families, and throwing many … Continue reading UUPLAN Immigration Issue Team
BCWAC’s 2014 Conversation with Elected Officials will be held Friday, April 4, from 8:30 am – 10:30 am and is again co-sponsored by the Peace and Justice Committee. Breakfast and attendee sign-in will begin promptly at 8 am in the Social Hall. Speakers and conversation will be held in the Sanctuary. Keynote speaker Carol Tracy, … Continue reading Bucks County Women’s Advocacy Coalition (BCWAC): A Conversation With Elected Officials
The RE Board Liaison for this class is Ellen Happ, who is an architect, wife, and mother of young adults who grew up at BuxMont. She has also held many volunteer roles here! Her teaching team includes Alisa Brownlee, who is mom to 6 and 9 year olds and works to help people with assistive … Continue reading Spotlight on the 11:15 1st & 2nd Grade Class Teachers
