• Book Discussion: “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride

    Lifespan RE Hour
    UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

    Please join us for a discussion of James McBride’s The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (2023). Books can be obtained at Barnes & Noble in State College or over Amazon. Click here for a list of discussion ideas to think about. The discussion will be led by Leslie Brown, who has this to say about the book and its author: Selecting a work of fiction for this venue is out of the ordinary, but the literary genre can show us much about living as a person of color in past and present America. I have read most of McBride’s novels that [...]

  • Middle School Youth – Stamped from the Beginning, Part I

    Middle School Youth
    UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

    This Sunday, we will begin the documentary, Stamped from the Beginning, and explore: Introduction to Blackness (content warming: within this section are clips where the N-word is used as well as some swearing like "fuck") Myth of Assimilation Discussion will follow with Laurie Parmele and Laura Liermann

  • Middle School Youth

    Middle School Youth
    UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

    Join our Middle School Youth program! This year our Middle School youth will engage in a social justice and anti-racism program exploring various topics and working to take action. Part of the year will be spent in a discussion group on the book, Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi. Films and other activities will enhance learning. This week please join in the All Ages RE time downstairs in the Gathering Space, or join the service!