Author: First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

The Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly

February 14, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

The Unitarian Universalist Association is holding its annual General Assembly in Portland, Oregon, June 22-26, 2022. Please consider joining with thousands of others UU’s either in person or online for worship, workshops, and learning more about our Association. Let these fellow UU’s share why you should consider attending https://vimeo.com/671216186. For more information: https://www.uua.org/gaIf you’re a … Continue reading The Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly

UUJUSTICEPA

February 10, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

Action Alerts- and correction of Find your Senator or Legislator link In addition to our monthly lobby days, UUJusticePA is encouraging postcarding to lift up UU values. Our senators and representatives need to know that UUs support or oppose legislation they are considering. Go to https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/ to find your PA senator or legislator and their … Continue reading UUJUSTICEPA

DONATE TO HELP AFGHAN REFUGEES

February 9, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

On Saturday, February 19, from 10 AM-Noon, Joan Harvey will be at the Church’s Morewood Avenue door collecting donations for the Afghan refugees who have resettled in Pittsburgh. These people come to our city with nothing, and our donations to them through the Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh help them rebuild their lives. … Continue reading DONATE TO HELP AFGHAN REFUGEES

Pastoral Care and Connections

February 9, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

I’ve heard people refer to February and March as the winter “hump” months as if they have to be endured as we wait for spring. I understand this feeling of having to endure February and March since we’ve lived in western Pennsylvania before. I know how the clouds, snow, ice, and sometimes rain can challenge … Continue reading Pastoral Care and Connections

Thursday night book club announces a new book

February 3, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson is New York Times Bestseller with over one million copies sold.‘It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to … Continue reading Thursday night book club announces a new book

The Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship (UUCF)

January 31, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

The Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship (UUCF) is a covenant group of First U of Pittsburgh whose members, in the spirit of our UU principles, are interested in exploring the Christian realm of our diverse faith spectrum. We provide a respectful, stimulating, and supportive forum in which members may rediscover valued aspects of their Christian heritage. … Continue reading The Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship (UUCF)

Updated In-Person Church Activities

January 27, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

COVID Policy Updated October 19, 2022 First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh welcomes everyone as we strive to be radically inclusive and keep our most vulnerable safe during a chronic Coronavirus pandemic. The following applies to church activities and therefore does not apply to rentals. 1. Everyone must wear a mask* and be vaccinated and boosted, … Continue reading Updated In-Person Church Activities

2021 Treasurer’s Report

January 24, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

We ended the year in a reasonable financial position and slightly better than we budgeted for. This allowed us to incur a smaller-than-expected net operating loss and less reliance on reserve funds than we had planned for. Although the church has begun to reopen, we still suffered losses due to the church being closed for … Continue reading 2021 Treasurer’s Report

UUJusticePA and Fair Districts PA

January 19, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

The holidays are past and our legislators in Harrisburg have returned to move our state government forward-backward-sideways, depending on your perspective. There are two bills currently in play that UUJusticePA and Fair Districts PA advise us to follow, learn about, and contact our representatives to express our support or opposition. HB 38-a constitutional amendment that … Continue reading UUJusticePA and Fair Districts PA

Thanks from Khasi Hills School

January 6, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

The Khasi Hills Partnership team would like to share this greeting from our main contacts in India. Nangroi Suting and Barri Mukhim have visited our church on a number of occasions, in person and virtually. We would also like to thank everyone for supporting our school whether via donor outreach, Alternative Gift Market or the … Continue reading Thanks from Khasi Hills School

Women’s Alliance Book Discussion

January 6, 2022 • First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

On the third Thursday in January, the Women’s Alliance membership chooses a book to read and discuss. This year’s selection is “Waking Up White” by Debby Irving. Mary Denison will facilitate our discussion. To receive the Zoom invitation if you are not on the Women’s Alliance email list, please email Alice Carnes at alice.carnes51@yahoo.com.

First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

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Author: First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh