This Sunday

“The Long Path of Reason”

Livestreamed at 10:30 am Unitarian Universalists have long relied on reason along with other progressives in the U.S. to manage complex large-scale problems.  Is reliance on reason enough to manage contemporary large-scale problems?  A healthy dose of Courage, Theme of the Month, may help provide some answers.  

November Share the Plate is Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Food is a basic human need, yet every day thousands of our neighbors struggle to have enough food on their plates. At Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, we work to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one. The Mission of the Food Bank is to leverage the power of community to achieve lasting solutions to hunger and its root causes. The Vision of the Food Bank is to see a future with communities where everyone has access to the food and resources they need to thrive. To learn more about the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, visit its website at Home | Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (pittsburghfoodbank.org)

Capital Campaign Launch: Warming Our Welcome, Brightening Our Future

  In 2025 we launched an exciting campaign to make our church more welcoming, accessible, and sustainable. Planned improvements include energy-efficient heating and cooling, upgraded lighting and sound, a modern video system, outdoor enhancements, and a long-term endowment. We invite every member to get involved. Learn more.

First Unitarian’s Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon

We will share gratitude for our beloved community with a traditional Thanksgiving meal with vegetarian and gf options Sunday, November 23, After the Service The Undercroft Gallery $15 per adult Children under 18 are free Please RSVP by Nov. 16 Reservations and cash will be accepted during Sunday coffee hours. You may also RSVP to socialevents@first-unitarian-pgh.org and pay at the luncheon We also need volunteers! Please sign up during Sunday coffee hours or contact: socialevents@first-unitarian-pgh.org

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27 Oct
10/27/25    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Young adults (18-35) are invited to bring and play board games in a cozy atmosphere with some refreshments! We meet on the 1st and 3rd [...]
AA
27 Oct
10/27/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
28 Oct
10/28/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness and meditation. Beginners are welcome. The [...]
29 Oct
10/29/25    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Playwrights working on their plays by either reading or writing pages.
30 Oct
10/30/25    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fhas room
30 Oct
10/30/25    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Second & Fourth Thursdays: Gatherings for players of acoustic instruments to build both community and musicianship, with an eye toward supporting some Sunday morning worship [...]
31 Oct
10/31/25    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sanctuary Brown Room Harper Room Fuller Room Undercroft Gallery Undercroft Gallery kitchen
01 Nov
11/01/25    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Orientation toward Membership Schweitzer room
01 Nov
11/01/25    
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sanctuary Brown Room Harper Room Fuller Room Undercroft Gallery Undercroft Gallery kitchen
02 Nov
11/02/25    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
The Diabetes Prevention Program and its Outcome Today The Speaker: Elsa S. Strotmeyer, PhD, MPH, is Professor and Executive Vice Chair in the Department of [...]
02 Nov
11/02/25    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Religious education volunteers enjoy a dedicated space on Sunday mornings for preparation, socializing, or just quiet time. Priestly room
02 Nov
11/02/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
02 Nov
11/02/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Curious about a Behavioral Covenant? We'll go through a facilitated process of learning about the why, what and when of holding each other accountable to [...]
02 Nov
11/02/25    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
This 4-part discussion series is based on the book Caste, by Isabelle Wilkerson. Participants will explore Wilkerson's ideas about the origin and establishment of the Caste system in our country [...]
02 Nov
11/02/25    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sanctuary
02 Nov
11/02/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Harper room
02 Nov
11/02/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Priestly room
03 Nov
11/03/25    
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Schweitzer Room and Garden
AA
03 Nov
11/03/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Moved to the Undercroft Gallery
04 Nov
11/04/25    
6:00 am - 8:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
04 Nov
11/04/25    
6:00 am - 8:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
04 Nov
11/04/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness and meditation. Beginners are welcome. The [...]
04 Nov
11/04/25    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
In the Schweitzer room and on Zoom, at @7:30 pm For questions, send an email to HumanistGroup@first-unitarian-pgh.org
08 Nov
11/08/25    
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Schweitzer room
09 Nov
11/09/25    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Religious education volunteers enjoy a dedicated space on Sunday mornings for preparation, socializing, or just quiet time. Priestly room
09 Nov
11/09/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
09 Nov
11/09/25    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
A six-week Grief & Other Losses Support Group, facilitated by members of the Pastoral Care Team, will meet every other Sunday, Noon to 1:30 p.m., [...]
09 Nov
11/09/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rev. Kate will be on sabbatical and study leave January 1-June 1. Learn about Rev. Kate's plan, and how you can support the church during [...]
09 Nov
11/09/25    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fhas room
09 Nov
11/09/25    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sanctuary
09 Nov
11/09/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Harper room
09 Nov
11/09/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Priestly room
10 Nov
11/10/25    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Young adults (18-35) are invited to bring and play board games in a cozy atmosphere with some refreshments! We meet on the 1st and 3rd [...]
AA
10 Nov
11/10/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
11 Nov
11/11/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness and meditation. Beginners are welcome. The [...]
13 Nov
11/13/25    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sanctuary
14 Nov
11/14/25    
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sanctuary Undercroft Gallery Undercroft Gallery kitchen Schweitzer room      
15 Nov
11/15/25    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
What: 2025 UUPGH Cluster Annual Assembly When: Saturday, November 15, 2025 8:30-3pm Where: First Unitarian Church of Pgh (Shadyside) 605 Morewood Avenue. Pittsburgh, PA, 15213 [...]
15 Nov
11/15/25    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Sanctuary     5:30 Arrival
16 Nov
11/16/25    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
After a 4 year hiatus, the Sunday Forum resumed in September 2024. The Forum hosts speakers from inside and (mostly) outside our church. Topics have [...]
16 Nov
11/16/25    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Religious education volunteers enjoy a dedicated space on Sunday mornings for preparation, socializing, or just quiet time. Priestly room
16 Nov
11/16/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
16 Nov
11/16/25    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sanctuary
16 Nov
11/16/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Harper room
16 Nov
11/16/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Priestly room
16 Nov
11/16/25    
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Sunday Evenings, 5:30 = 7 @ 1st U Church in the Schweitzer room and Fhas room 10/26 11/16 12/14 1/11 2/15 3/15 4/12 5/17
AA
17 Nov
11/17/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
18 Nov
11/18/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness and meditation. Beginners are welcome. The [...]
20 Nov
11/20/25    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Second & Fourth Thursdays: Gatherings for players of acoustic instruments to build both community and musicianship, with an eye toward supporting some Sunday morning worship [...]
22 Nov
11/22/25    
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Undercroft Gallery
22 Nov
11/22/25    
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
What happens when you put six of the finest songwriters in Pittsburgh together to write songs about our town? Tai Chirovsky, Christopher Mark Jones, Liz [...]
23 Nov
11/23/25    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Religious education volunteers enjoy a dedicated space on Sunday mornings for preparation, socializing, or just quiet time. Priestly room
23 Nov
11/23/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
23 Nov
11/23/25    
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
First Unitarian’s Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon We will share gratitude for our beloved community with a traditional Thanksgiving meal with vegetarian and gf options Sunday, November [...]
23 Nov
11/23/25    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
A six-week Grief & Other Losses Support Group, facilitated by members of the Pastoral Care Team, will meet every other Sunday, Noon to 1:30 p.m., [...]
23 Nov
11/23/25    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sanctuary
23 Nov
11/23/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Harper room
23 Nov
11/23/25    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Priestly room
24 Nov
11/24/25    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Young adults (18-35) are invited to bring and play board games in a cozy atmosphere with some refreshments! We meet on the 1st and 3rd [...]
AA
24 Nov
11/24/25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Schweitzer room
25 Nov
11/25/25    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Qigong (chee-gong) is a mind-body practice that improves overall health and well-being. It includes gentle movements, breathing techniques, mindfulness and meditation. Beginners are welcome. The [...]
26 Nov
11/26/25    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sanctuary (6:00 pm Call)
29 Nov
11/29/25    
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Undercroft gallery
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