This Sunday

“Love Letter to the Earth”

Livestreamed  at 10:30 am On this Earth Day and Easter Sunday, we gather with all generations to remind the earth we love and treasure its beauty while celebrating the cycle of life and death.  Wear your favorite Easter/Spring Hat for a fun-filled contest. A special Earth Day addition to our annual Easter Egg Hunt will follow … Continue reading “Love Letter to the Earth”

Our April Share the Plate is The Afro-American Music Institute

The Afro-American Music Institute,  located at 7131 Hamilton Avenue, has provided musical programs of excellence since 1982.  Under the guidance and tutelage of James and Pamela Johnson, the institute offers specialized instrumental and vocal training in all styles of African American music for all age groups.  A special emphasis is put on programming for children and young adults.  There are music classes and ensembles including a boys’ choir.    https://afroamericanmusic.org/

Capital Campaign Launch: Warming Our Welcome, Brightening Our Future

  We’ve launched an exciting campaign to make our church more welcoming, accessible, and sustainable. Planned improvements include energy-efficient heating and cooling, upgraded lighting and sound, a modern video system, outdoor enhancements, and a long-term endowment. We invite every member to attend a small group meeting to learn more and get involved. Learn more.

EAST-EARTH DAY EGG HUNT

  This year’s hunt is dedicated to Earth Day, which is the same day as Easter this year. Children collect eggs and turn them in for prizes of their choice at the prize “store.” And don’t forget: 8 sparkly eggs will be hidden throughout the church for a special prize each, as well as the highly coveted golden egg! (All ages are invited to hunt for the special eggs.) These eggs will stay in the church throughout the year until all are found! Donations are much appreciated, but not required to participate in this event.

Featured Events

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Pittsburgh
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AA
31 Mar
03/31/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
01 Apr
04/01/25    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Schweitzer room
02 Apr
04/02/25    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness, and meditation. Beginners are welcome. Sessions [...]
02 Apr
04/02/25    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
03 Apr
04/03/25    
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Undercoft Gallary
05 Apr
04/05/25    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bach Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary
06 Apr
04/06/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
06 Apr
04/06/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Priestly, Fahs, Schweitzer
06 Apr
04/06/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sanctuary
06 Apr
04/06/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Young adults are invited to explore discussion topics and practices in spirituality and Unitarian Universalism with our ministry professionals! Rev. Kate, LRED Erica Shadowsong, and Ministerial Intern [...]
06 Apr
04/06/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Community Gamelan rehearsals are a collaboration with First Unitarian Church, introducing gamelan through gatherings, Sunday morning worship and other performance events. Led by director [...]
06 Apr
04/06/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Rehearsal. Open to anyone who would like to sing Latin American music and to sing in Spanish and other languages. Language and music reading proficiency [...]
OWL
06 Apr
04/06/25    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
07 Apr
04/07/25    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Young adults (18-35) are invited to bring and play board games in a cozy atmosphere with some refreshments! We meet on the 1st and 3rd [...]
AA
07 Apr
04/07/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
07 Apr
04/07/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Priestly room
09 Apr
04/09/25    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness, and meditation. Beginners are welcome. Sessions [...]
09 Apr
04/09/25    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
09 Apr
04/09/25    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Priestly Room
10 Apr
04/10/25    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Second & Fourth Thursdays: Gatherings for players of acoustic instruments to build both community and musicianship, with an eye toward supporting some Sunday morning worship [...]
10 Apr
04/10/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Priestly Room
12 Apr
04/12/25    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Schweitzer room
12 Apr
04/12/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Priestly room
12 Apr
04/12/25    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Have you ever been interested in giving a sermon? Have you ever been interested in how a UU minister writes a sermon, how sermons differ from other forms [...]
13 Apr
04/13/25    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Speakers Forum Presentation: Pandemics and Public Health Evidence of pandemics extends back to the earliest recorded times. Increasing encroachment of humans into the natural world [...]
13 Apr
04/13/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
13 Apr
04/13/25    
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Drop into the Schweitzer Room from 11:30 to 12:30 to write letters to your federal officials. Tell them what you think or write using guidance/talking [...]
13 Apr
04/13/25    
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
First Church Bookstore will be open after the service on Sunday, March 9th. Come and browse our Sale Books, investigate our UU classics, and learn [...]
13 Apr
04/13/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Young adults are invited to explore discussion topics and practices in spirituality and Unitarian Universalism with our ministry professionals! Rev. Kate, LRED Erica Shadowsong, and Ministerial Intern [...]
13 Apr
04/13/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Priestly, Fahs, Semple
13 Apr
04/13/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Community Gamelan rehearsals are a collaboration with First Unitarian Church, introducing gamelan through gatherings, Sunday morning worship and other performance events. Led by director [...]
13 Apr
04/13/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Rehearsal. Open to anyone who would like to sing Latin American music and to sing in Spanish and other languages. Language and music reading proficiency [...]
AA
14 Apr
04/14/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
14 Apr
04/14/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Priestly room
16 Apr
04/16/25    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness, and meditation. Beginners are welcome. Sessions [...]
16 Apr
04/16/25    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Meeting of the First UU Board of Trustees will be held in person/plus remote on this day from 7 PM to 9 PM   Schweitzer room
16 Apr
04/16/25    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
17 Apr
04/17/25    
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Undercroft Gallery
17 Apr
04/17/25    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Schweitzer room
17 Apr
04/17/25    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Priestly room
20 Apr
04/20/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
20 Apr
04/20/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Young adults are invited to explore discussion topics and practices in spirituality and Unitarian Universalism with our ministry professionals! Rev. Kate, LRED Erica Shadowsong, and Ministerial Intern [...]
20 Apr
04/20/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Library and Channing room
20 Apr
04/20/25    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Youth program explores personal religious and ethical beliefs, spiritual practices, and community building. Schweitzer room  
20 Apr
04/20/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Rehearsal. Open to anyone who would like to sing Latin American music and to sing in Spanish and other languages. Language and music reading proficiency [...]
20 Apr
04/20/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Community Gamelan rehearsals are a collaboration with First Unitarian Church, introducing gamelan through gatherings, Sunday morning worship and other performance events. Led by director [...]
21 Apr
04/21/25    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Young adults (18-35) are invited to bring and play board games in a cozy atmosphere with some refreshments! We meet on the 1st and 3rd [...]
AA
21 Apr
04/21/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
21 Apr
04/21/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Priestly room
21 Apr
04/21/25    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
23 Apr
04/23/25    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness, and meditation. Beginners are welcome. Sessions [...]
23 Apr
04/23/25    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
24 Apr
04/24/25    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Schweitzer room
24 Apr
04/24/25    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Second & Fourth Thursdays: Gatherings for players of acoustic instruments to build both community and musicianship, with an eye toward supporting some Sunday morning worship [...]
24 Apr
04/24/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Priestly Room
OWL
26 Apr
04/26/25    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Schweitzer room
26 Apr
04/26/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Priestly room
27 Apr
04/27/25    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
This church year 2024-2025 we are restarting the Forum series that was discontinued during the pandemic. The new Forum will meet on the 2nd and [...]
27 Apr
04/27/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
27 Apr
04/27/25    
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
An informal opportunity to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and to meet and greet with Rev. Walker and members of the Membership Team. Priestly room
27 Apr
04/27/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Families who have participated in or are interested in the religious education program, along with the year's volunteers, are invited to get together to share [...]
27 Apr
04/27/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Young adults are invited to explore discussion topics and practices in spirituality and Unitarian Universalism with our ministry professionals! Rev. Kate, LRED Erica Shadowsong, and Ministerial Intern [...]
27 Apr
04/27/25    
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Members of First Church Mindfulness Multigenerational Group practice Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally,” says Jon [...]
27 Apr
04/27/25    
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Library
27 Apr
04/27/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Channing and Schweitzer room
27 Apr
04/27/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Rehearsal. Open to anyone who would like to sing Latin American music and to sing in Spanish and other languages. Language and music reading proficiency [...]
27 Apr
04/27/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Community Gamelan rehearsals are a collaboration with First Unitarian Church, introducing gamelan through gatherings, Sunday morning worship and other performance events. Led by director [...]
AA
28 Apr
04/28/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
28 Apr
04/28/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Priestly room
30 Apr
04/30/25    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness, and meditation. Beginners are welcome. Sessions [...]
30 Apr
04/30/25    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
01 May
05/01/25    
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Undercoft Gallary
03 May
05/03/25    
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Gaia Fest takes place at First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh from 10:45 am with Maypole Dancing in the Garden, until 6 pm, and is a [...]
04 May
05/04/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
04 May
05/04/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Young adults are invited to explore discussion topics and practices in spirituality and Unitarian Universalism with our ministry professionals! Rev. Kate, LRED Erica Shadowsong, and Ministerial Intern [...]
04 May
05/04/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fahs, Priestly and Channing
04 May
05/04/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Rehearsal. Open to anyone who would like to sing Latin American music and to sing in Spanish and other languages. Language and music reading proficiency [...]
04 May
05/04/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Community Gamelan rehearsals are a collaboration with First Unitarian Church, introducing gamelan through gatherings, Sunday morning worship and other performance events. Led by director [...]
OWL
04 May
05/04/25    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
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