I am delighted to share the news with our whole community that we will have a ministerial intern beginning August 19. Mac Perkins-High will be with us full time for nine months and is moving from the Boston area. Mac, using he/they pronouns, has provided a short introduction below. The funding for this internship comes … Continue reading Intern Minister
06/01/2024 10:00 AM Lineup will begin at 10:00 AM along Liberty Avenue between 11th Street and 16th Street in the Strip District. Meet up with other UU’s around 11th and Liberty at 10 a.m. or look for the UU’s of Greater Pittsburgh. Wear your favorite Pride and UU outfits. From Liberty Avenue at 11th Street … Continue reading UU’s in Pittsburgh Pride Parade
Alignment of Activities With Our Principles and Values At its April 17, 2024 monthly meeting the First Unitarian Board of Trustees approved a policy bringing into alignment church activities with our principles and values. This policy statement applies to both onsite activities (activities on the grounds of or in the building of First Unitarian Church … Continue reading Board Approves Policy on Alignment of Activities with Our Principles and Values
The Nominating Committee is putting forward the following Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee candidates for congregational approval at the Annual Meeting on May 19, 2024. Candidates for Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee
The best fundraiser of the year is happening TOMORROW, Friday, May 10, at church, and you will not want to miss it! Don’t wake up with FOMO on Saturday morning. Join us tomorrow night to socialize with church friends and help raise money to care for our beautiful, historic building. From 6 – 7:30 PM, … Continue reading Fantasy Auction TOMORROW — May 10!
Let us celebrate life and community at our annual June Picnic, Sunday, June 9, 12:30 – 2 p.m. Schenley Park, Bartlett Playground. Bring a chair, your own picnic supplies, some food to share, and a game to play. There is a grill on site, grilling welcome.
About the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) sign that’s been erected at the bottom of the steps leading to the Morewood entrance: The church successfully applied for a grant from the PHLF that will cover 50% of the cost of repairing disintegrating mortar on the Morewood steps. One of the conditions of receiving the … Continue reading Grant from Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
Our Khasi Hills Team had so much fun and joy sharing updates from our Indian students and hosting a whopping big buffet last Sunday. Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in our students and enjoyed the Khasi Hills and Mainland food. Our service was also viewed by our friends and colleagues, Nangroi Suting and Barri … Continue reading Khasi Hills Sunday- what joy!
Tree Pittsburgh works across Allegheny County to plant and care for trees where they are needed the most. As the impacts of climate change grow, it is imperative that we help communities to be more resilient to heat and increased rainfall. By planting trees we not only provide cooling shade and capture stormwater runoff, but … Continue reading The Share the Plate Recipient for May is Tree Pittsburgh
05/07/2024 7:30 PM Speaker: Nuhu Osman AttahTitle: The Work of Art in the Age of Automated ProductionDescription:The title of this talk is an allusion to a philosophical essay from the last century observing the rise of technology like the camera and other means of “mechanical reproduction”. The author realized a sea change was in the … Continue reading Humanist Group May Meeting
In May of 2022 congregants of First Unitarian unanimously approved a resolution to begin a church wide effort in Environmental Justice. Then in March 2023, Mary Schinhofen and Alice Carnes organized a workshop entitled “Envisioning the Future”. Eighteen participants created collages that captured their visions for a just and livable world. Now Will Snavely and … Continue reading Finding Our Path to Environmental Justice: Envisioning the Future
