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
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.
Phat Man Dee is a cosmic jazz cabaret vocalist, bandleader, events producer, videographer, poet, freelance sideshow marvel, music educator, occasional cellist, and social justice agitatrix. She regularly appears with her jazz group “The Cultural District,”, The Lemington Gospel Chorale” directed by Pastor Deryck Tines, and “Social Justice Disco” a collaborative musical project with Liz Berlin. … Continue reading SongSpace presents Phat Man Dee
First Unitarian member Michael Safran already is excited about the return of an in-person Central East Region Summer Institute. Michael will be speaking during the Feb. 27 service about the Summer Institute, which is scheduled for July at California University of Pennsylvania. The institute is a week-long retreat for Unitarian Universalists to grow, relax, play … Continue reading Summer Institute Returns
UPDATE: The 2021 Alternative Gift Market is closed. Thanks to all who participated! The 2021 (Virtual) Alternative Gift Market for First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh starts Dec. 5 and continues through Jan. 2, 2022. The Alternative Gift Market continues our tradition of featuring selected charities to be beneficiaries of your financial support this holiday season … Continue reading 2021 Alternative Gift Market
The Dance Choir invites you to the annual Winter Solstice service. Solstice is a time to reflect on our inner light and share it in our community. Join the dance choir in this immersive and contemplative experience including meditation, movement, and videos from past Solstice dances. We suggest that you have a candle and print … Continue reading Celebrate Winter Solstice
Our Khasi Hills school management contact, Barri Mukhim, wrote “Today is a harvest Thanksgiving of our Khasi Tribe.” Barri wrote in response to our request to learn more about major events and festivals celebrated in the Khasi Hills. These are different than more visible Hindu cultural holidays in India, like Holi and DeWali for which … Continue reading Thanksgiving in Khasi Hills
Kate Snow is not only a member, leader and friend in our church, she is also a singer-songwriter-guitarist, who moved to Pittsburgh from the West, where she was a regular at coffeehouses and folk festivals. She has been a member of the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle since 2004. Her songs have been described as “poetry that … Continue reading SongSpace Presents Kate Snow: ‘Strange Power’
On November 20 from 10 a.m. to noon, Pat Schuetz and Betty Duquesnoy will be at the Church’s Morewood Avenue door collecting donations for the Afghan refugees who have resettled in Pittsburgh. These people come to America with what they can carry and our donations to them through the Jewish Family and Community Service of … Continue reading Help Afghan Refugees
November is a busy month for our community singers, and you are invited to join them — vaccinated and masked, of course. Sunday, Nov 14, 7pm, Afro American Music Institute, 7131 Hamilton Ave in Homewood– We will have fellowship and rehearsal with Rev. Deryck Tines and members of the Lemington Gospel Chorale. We will be … Continue reading Gather with the Community Singers!
Women’s Alliance welcomes Susan Frietsche, Senior Staff Attorney and Western PA Director for the Women’s Law Project. Founded in 1974, Women’s Law Project is a nonprofit public interest legal organization working to defend and advance the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people in Pennsylvania and beyond. Currently, a group of Pennsylvania-based abortion providers represented … Continue reading Women’s Law Attorney to Speak at Women’s Alliance Meeting Nov. 18
