The Bylaws Revision Team is answering questions from the congregation about the proposed revisions to First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh’s bylaws. This article will be updated as more questions are submitted. Congregational meetings are scheduled for Nov. 8 to answer questions and Nov. 15 to vote on the revisions. Members of the Bylaws Revision Team … Continue reading Team Answers Questions About Bylaws Changes
The First Unitarian Church congregation on Nov. 15 will be asked to approve proposed revisions to the church bylaws. The church Board of Trustees is following the advice of the Unitarian Universalist Association to review bylaws during our transition between settled ministers. The bylaws are the rules we follow in governing the church community. Early … Continue reading Bylaws Vote Scheduled
If you’re reading this, it means we’ve launched the new website for First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh. Once you get familiar with the new look and organization, the site should be easier to use. There are three main reasons for redesigning the site now: We want to improve the site’s ability to reach and attract … Continue reading New website launched
Financially, the church has so far weathered the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn reasonably well, though we still face many months of uncertainty. Assets and LiabilitiesAsset balances as of September 30 2020 add up to $356,257. This does not include the money in our endowments and trusts. Total liabilities are $299,052. Overall, we have $57,205 in … Continue reading Treasurer’s Report: Q3 2020
A weekly racial justice discussion series based on the new book by Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, has started and continues weekly through the end of November. The series is co-sponsored by Pittsburgh Freethought Community, Sunday Assembly Pittsburgh, and First Unitarian Church. Each session will focus on one of the Pillars of … Continue reading New Racial Justice Series Underway
Parents and guardians, are you worried about your children starting school during these uncertain times? Do you need someone else to help to engage your child? Would you be interested in having an adult church member paired with your child for tutoring, storytelling, or even as a pen pal to practice writing? If you could … Continue reading Help for School at Home; Volunteers sought
SongSpace, which features local and national artists performing folk, old-time, bluegrass, singer-songwriter and world music, will present a virtual concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. The performance will be live-streamed on the group’s Facebook page. The featured artists are Brad Yoder, Morgan Erina and Jason Rafalak, all suitably socially distanced but playing for you. … Continue reading SongSpace Concert Live-Stream Sept. 26
The First UU of Pittsburgh EECM team delivered its monthly meal to the EECM shelter in East Liberty on Sunday, Sept. 6. The menu included roasted chicken, roasted potatoes, 3-bean salad, and Klondikes for 50 people. We typically cook at church together, but in these times of Covid, we all cook or buy, and then deliver … Continue reading Meal Delivered to Homeless Shelter
“Will the new minister hear me? Will my concerns and needs be met? Will the minister understand what I’m living with? How will the community respond to our minister?” In answering these questions, a picture of the “ideal minister” (categorized by age, gender identity, nationality, physical or cognitive ability, race, sexual orientation, etc.) comes to … Continue reading Ministerial Search: Beyond Categorical Thinking Workshop
Cottage meetings are open groups of congregants invited to gather and discuss our search for a new minister. All members and friends of First Unitarian Church are invited to register and attend a cottage meeting. Each cottage meeting will last for 1.5 hours, with 8-10 congregants, a facilitator, and a note-taker. The facilitator will pose … Continue reading Attend a Cottage Meeting
Focus groups differ from cottage meetings in that they are targeted at specific groups within the congregation. The focus groups will be organized, structured and operated in a similar fashion to the cottage meetings. All focus groups will be held in September and October via Zoom by invitation from the Ministerial Search Committee. If you … Continue reading Focus Group Meetings Planned
