(Multigenerational Ingathering) Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Our annual Ingathering worship will focus on the beauty of the world in our sensational experiences, touch, hearing, visual and intuitive, all to remind us of how important we are to one another. Please bring a small amount of water from your summer wanderings. Perhaps … Continue reading “Welcome to a World of Sensational Experience”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) This is a multigenerational worship service As we celebrate another Labor Day, we will examine how labor movements, particularly leaders like Saul Alinsky, have influenced today’s churches and the justice movement through organizations such as PIIN (Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network).
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) How will we connect when we physically all are able to assemble in church? How can radical acceptance help us in moving forward as a spiritual community?
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) How do we see the dangers in our culture while not giving into fear? How does our UU faith help keep us grounded and prepared?
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) This is the annual Sunday when I welcome written questions from those in attendance. Various topics are welcome, particularly around UU theology, dogs, and tea. I hold the right to defer to actual experts. Please submit your questions to me by Aug. 12 at minister@first-unitarian-pgh.org OOS
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Everywhere we look, our world is on fire. The guideposts that once reassured us and marked out a path are crumbling, melting, shifting. Where can we turn for steadying wisdom and guidance? In a world without landmarks, let’s turn to fundamental Buddhist teaching for a reminder of … Continue reading “Jewels for the Journey”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Guest speaker Deryck Tines
A full-length video worship service is exploring and celebrating hallmarks of our Unitarian Universalist theology. https://www.uua.org/worship/holidays/woven-garment-destiny The church is closed this Sunday.
Guest speaker Caron Carnahan As we prepare to bring our UU values into the community, what are our next steps? In anti-racism work, the inner work and the outer work are equally important. Bio: Caron Carnahan is a Commissioned Lay Minister at Ginger Hill UU Congregation in Slippery Rock, PA. She is serving her third … Continue reading “Prepping for Community Involvement: Outer Work and Inner Work”
The Beloved Community that is the frequent object of UU thought rests on a friendly tension between robust self-reliance and attention to the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. We will consider just what we mean by self-reliance and the dynamics called for in the religious community. Guest Speaker John … Continue reading “Beyond Self-Reliance”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) As Unitarian Universalists, we preach inclusion. But is our definition of inclusion broad enough? Are we accepting and celebrating all people and embracing the beauty that is found in our neurological differences? Stephanie Pawlowski
