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Khasi Hills India Visitor on June 18: Yoga Breathing, Sermon, and Luncheon

How exciting that the 20-year anniversary of our church sponsorship of the Annie Margaret Barr School coincides with UUA General Assembly. Reverend Nangroi Suting, who is the Assistant Principal of our school, will be here for multiple activities, with the main congregation events on Sunday, June 18. We hope many people will come for this … Continue reading Khasi Hills India Visitor on June 18: Yoga Breathing, Sermon, and Luncheon

Khasi Hills AGM

1st: Our church has been supporting the Annie Margaret Barr Secondary School in Kharang in the poor, rural Khasi Hills of India since 2003. We hope you will help us to support the two teachers we have been sponsoring that enables students to complete high school locally rather than traveling to the state capital. 2nd: … Continue reading Khasi Hills AGM

The Share The Plate for December is East End Cooperative Ministry

The East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM) changes the lives of people facing the impacts of poverty. For over 50 years, EECM has been a community leader in addressing the issues that affect our area’s most at-risk and underserved populations. From its beginnings as an interfaith coalition of congregations, EECM has responded to provide hope and … Continue reading The Share The Plate for December is East End Cooperative Ministry

2022 Alternative Gift Market Starts Dec. 4

The 2022 (Virtual) Alternative Gift Market for First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh starts Dec. 4 and continues through Jan. 1, 2023. The Alternative Gift Market continues our tradition of featuring selected charities to be beneficiaries of your financial support this holiday season as an alternative to more traditional gifts to family and friends. This year we … Continue reading 2022 Alternative Gift Market Starts Dec. 4

UU the VOTE

Our 1,135 letters with VOTE FORWARD are in the mail (or delivered my now) but there are still many opportunities for you to encourage people in PA to vote in this ‘off year’ election (if they haven’t already sent in their ballots). Go to https://www.uuthevote.org/gotv/ to sign up for phone banks or texting : Phone … Continue reading UU the VOTE

Khasi Hills Partnership Focuses on Cultural Exchange, Financial Support

Cultural exchange as well as financial and inspirational support is the focus of the Khasi Hills Partnership Team activities. Our church has been on the forefront of introducing U.S. congregations to authentic Khasi Hills traditions to supplement the more familiar cultural traditions of mainland India. We will continue last year’s new activity of recognizing the … Continue reading Khasi Hills Partnership Focuses on Cultural Exchange, Financial Support