First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

  605 Morewood Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2999
  412-621-8008

Pastoral Care

OUR CARING CONNECTIONS

Our Caring Connections program is coordinated by the Rev. Robin Zucker. Our lay pastoral team works with the ministers to reach out to members in need of support and companionship.

Helping Hands provides concrete assistance to church members by preparing and delivering meals, offering rides, writing personal notes, welcoming new babies with assistance and providing opportunities for congregation members to reach out to others. To express a need or volunteer as a “Helping Hands” provider, please contact Suzanna Donahue at 412-213-0086 or zus888@netzero.net.

We are creating a Medical Equipment loan program and already have quite a few donations of crutches, walkers, bath chairs, and other needs. If you have items to loan or need to borrow something, please contact Jim Reitz at j5650r@comcast.net.

Homemade Cook It Forward meals are available in our church freezer. The consist of an entrée (veg and meat options, a vegetable and a dessert) Please let MR Kelsey, maryruthkelsey@gmail.com or Rev. Robin (flowingforce@comcast.net) know you'd like to put together a meal for one of our congregants.

Marion's Purse has practical resources to share. We have bus tickets, Giant Eagle cards, and cash reserves in our fund to help with financial and life needs. Please contact Rev. Robin in confidence. 

Kindred Spirits: The ministers are assisted by a Lay Pastoral Care Team, who companion church members in need of spiritual and emotional support during hospitalizations, bereavement, life challenges, and long-term illness; they offer a presence for elders, caregivers, and families in crisis. This lay ministry team receives pastoral care training and meets with the Rev. Zucker for supervision, reflection and support. Please contact coordinator Mary Ruth (MR) Kelsey at 412- 362-1514 or maryruthkelsey@gmail.com.

You are encouraged to let us know, through the ministers, the church office, the Director of Religious Education, a musical group, or your covenant group, when you or someone you know is in need of support or care.

Please contact the ministers with pastoral life issues or about memorial services. They will include you in the pastoral prayer/meditation in our Sunday morning services, as requested. If you would like to join the Caring Connections team, please contact the Rev. Zucker at 412-871-5252 or flowingforce@comcast.net.