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This Sunday

MARATHON SUNDAY: ALTERNATIVE SERVICE!

  Join us for a labyrinth walk at First Unitarian led by Alice Carnes. Stay afterward for our regularly scheduled Social Hour to enjoy coffee, refreshments, and conversation with all your friends (who also made it through the Marathon route)!

Order of Service

April Share the Plate

Our April STP recipient is the  Afro American Music Institute (AAMI) in Homewood. Founded by the late Dr. James Johnson and his wife Pamela, AAMI provides instrumental training in African American musical traditions such as jazz, blues, and gospel. Read more.

No parking on Morewood?

The cty has begun to plan a bike lane on the west side of Morewood from Castleman to Ellsworth. If approved, parking on Morewood would be eliminated, leaving the only street parking remaining for the church on Ellsworth. Read more.

World Labyrinth Day

Celebrate World Labyrinth Day May 1 and 2. On Friday, May 1, @ 7 p.m. you are invited to help with a Blessing of the Labyrinth. On Saturday, May 2, come and celebrate World Labyrinth Day at the church from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Read more.

Congregation News

Featured Events

02 May
Celebrate World Labyrinth Day
2 May 26
02 May
SongSpace Concert
2 May 26
03 May
Sunday Morning Worship Service
3 May 26
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    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    29 Sep
    09/29/25    
    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 [...]
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    Playwrights meeting
    29 Sep
    09/29/25    
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Undercroft Gallery
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    AA
    29 Sep
    09/29/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Women's Alliance
    02 Oct
    10/02/25    
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Undercroft Gallery Women's Alliance will explore Qi Gong this week. Wear comfortable clothes as we learn about moving meditation. New and potential members are welcome. [...]
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    SongSpace Presents Hiroya Tsukomoto
    03 Oct
    10/03/25    
    4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Hiroya Tsukamoto (https://hiroyatsukamoto.com/) is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took [...]
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    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    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 [...]
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
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    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 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 [...]
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    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary
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    Gamelan Rehearsals
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
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    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    05 Oct
    10/05/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly room
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    AA
    06 Oct
    10/06/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Bach Choir rehearsal
    07 Oct
    10/07/25    
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Sanctaury
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    Humanist Group Meeting
    07 Oct
    10/07/25    
    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
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    UU Community Acoustic Gathering
    09 Oct
    10/09/25    
    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 [...]
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    Fall Harvest Dinner
    11 Oct
    10/11/25    
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    The Social Events Committee will host a multi-generational Fall Harvest Dinner to bring our community together. Undercroft Gallery Undercroft Gallery kitchen
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    Sunday Forum
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    9:00 am - 10:00 am
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    Schweizer room
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
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    Fire Drill
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    On Sunday, October 12, we will run a fire drill at the end of worship. Everyone in the building will be asked to exit the [...]
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    Grief & Other Losses Support Group
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    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., [...]
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    Building Committee
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fhas room
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    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary
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    Gamelan Rehearsals
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
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    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly room
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    Venture Crew Officers' Meeting
    12 Oct
    10/12/25    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    All Venture Crew members are welcome to attend this officers' meeting! Schweitzer Room
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    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    13 Oct
    10/13/25    
    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 [...]
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    AA
    13 Oct
    10/13/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Bach Operations Committee Meeting
    14 Oct
    10/14/25    
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Bach Choir rehearsal
    14 Oct
    10/14/25    
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Sanctaury
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    Women's Alliance
    16 Oct
    10/16/25    
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Undercroft Gallery
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    Pastoral Care Team
    18 Oct
    10/18/25    
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Zoom only
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    Recording session with Chantal Braziel, pianist James Lesniak and Paul Cunningham
    18 Oct
    10/18/25    
    12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Recording session noon - 4pm. Tech team member Paul Cunningham has a key to the church and will open and lock up. Sanctuary, Undercroft Gallery, [...]
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    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    19 Oct
    10/19/25    
    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 [...]
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    19 Oct
    10/19/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
    More Info
    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    19 Oct
    10/19/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 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 [...]
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    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    19 Oct
    10/19/25    
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary
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    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    19 Oct
    10/19/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly room
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    Gamelan Rehearsals
    19 Oct
    10/19/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
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    AA
    20 Oct
    10/20/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Community singers' rehearsal
    22 Oct
    10/22/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Undercroft gallary
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    Women’s Alliance Postcarding Party
    23 Oct
    10/23/25    
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    UU Community Acoustic Gathering
    23 Oct
    10/23/25    
    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 [...]
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    Wedding rehearsal
    24 Oct
    10/24/25    
    12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Sanctuary, Priestly room
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    Wedding
    25 Oct
    10/25/25    
    11:15 am - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary, Schweitzer room, Priestly room
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    Bargains for Benefit of Childen of Gaza
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    8:00 am - 2:00 pm
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Bargains for Benefit of Children in Gaza Sunday, October 26, will be the last day to purchase fine art for the benefit of the children [...]
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
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    Introduction to First Unitarian Church
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Join us this coming Sunday, following the service, to learn more about the history, varied theologies, and organization of Unitarian Universalism. Led by Rev. Walker [...]
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    Write Here! / Write Now
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Letter writing campaign on the importance of scientific integrity in government. Channing room.
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    Mindfulness Meditation
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Mindfulness meditation practice in the Undercroft Gallery at noon this Sunday, October 26th.
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    First Aid for Wounds
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    First Aid for gunshot wounds. Workshop led by Dean Pantages, PA State Fire Academy Instructor, EMT-B and FF-II. Participants will be certified as wound safety [...]
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    Grief & Other Losses Support Group
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    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., [...]
    More Info
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary
    More Info
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
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    World Religions (7th-9th Grade) Class
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    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
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    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    26 Oct
    10/26/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly room
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    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    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 [...]
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    AA
    27 Oct
    10/27/25    
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Schweitzer room
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    Qigong Practice Group
    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 [...]
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    Playwriting salon
    29 Oct
    10/29/25    
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Playwrights working on their plays by either reading or writing pages.
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    Full moon Circle
    30 Oct
    10/30/25    
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Fhas room
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    UU Community Acoustic Gathering
    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 [...]
    More Info
    Set-up for Pam Blackwood Celebration of Life
    31 Oct
    10/31/25    
    1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary Brown Room Harper Room Fuller Room Undercroft Gallery Undercroft Gallery kitchen
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    RUaUU?
    01 Nov
    11/01/25    
    9:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Orientation toward Membership Schweitzer room
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    Pam Blackwood Celebration of Life
    01 Nov
    11/01/25    
    3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Sanctuary Brown Room Harper Room Fuller Room Undercroft Gallery Undercroft Gallery kitchen
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    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    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 [...]
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    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    02 Nov
    11/02/25    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
    Join us for weekly worship. All are welcome! Services also are available live on YouTube.
    More Info
    Behavioral Covenant Dialogue
    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 [...]
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    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    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 [...]
    More Info
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    02 Nov
    11/02/25    
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sanctuary
    More Info
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    02 Nov
    11/02/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Harper room
    More Info
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    02 Nov
    11/02/25    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Priestly room
    More Info
    Events on 09/29/25
    29 Sep
    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    29 Sep 25
    29 Sep
    Playwrights meeting
    29 Sep 25
    29 Sep
    AA
    29 Sep 25
    Events on 10/02/25
    02 Oct
    Women's Alliance
    2 Oct 25
    Events on 10/03/25
    03 Oct
    SongSpace Presents Hiroya Tsukomoto
    3 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/05/25
    05 Oct
    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    5 Oct 25
    05 Oct
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    5 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    05 Oct
    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    5 Oct 25
    05 Oct
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    5 Oct 25
    05 Oct
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    5 Oct 25
    05 Oct
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    5 Oct 25
    Events on 10/06/25
    06 Oct
    AA
    6 Oct 25
    Events on 10/07/25
    07 Oct
    Bach Choir rehearsal
    7 Oct 25
    07 Oct
    Humanist Group Meeting
    7 Oct 25
    Events on 10/09/25
    09 Oct
    UU Community Acoustic Gathering
    9 Oct 25
    Events on 10/11/25
    11 Oct
    Fall Harvest Dinner
    11 Oct 25
    Events on 10/12/25
    12 Oct
    Sunday Forum
    12 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    12 Oct
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    12 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    12 Oct
    Fire Drill
    12 Oct 25
    12 Oct
    Grief & Other Losses Support Group
    12 Oct 25
    12 Oct
    Building Committee
    12 Oct 25
    12 Oct
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    12 Oct 25
    12 Oct
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    12 Oct 25
    12 Oct
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    12 Oct 25
    12 Oct
    Venture Crew Officers' Meeting
    12 Oct 25
    Events on 10/13/25
    13 Oct
    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    13 Oct 25
    13 Oct
    AA
    13 Oct 25
    Events on 10/14/25
    14 Oct
    Bach Operations Committee Meeting
    14 Oct 25
    14 Oct
    Bach Choir rehearsal
    14 Oct 25
    Events on 10/16/25
    16 Oct
    Women's Alliance
    16 Oct 25
    Events on 10/18/25
    18 Oct
    Pastoral Care Team
    18 Oct 25
    18 Oct
    Recording session with Chantal Braziel, pianist James Lesniak and Paul Cunningham
    18 Oct 25
    Events on 10/19/25
    19 Oct
    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    19 Oct 25
    19 Oct
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    19 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    19 Oct
    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    19 Oct 25
    19 Oct
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    19 Oct 25
    19 Oct
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    19 Oct 25
    19 Oct
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    19 Oct 25
    Events on 10/20/25
    20 Oct
    AA
    20 Oct 25
    Events on 10/22/25
    22 Oct
    Community singers' rehearsal
    22 Oct 25
    Events on 10/23/25
    23 Oct
    Women’s Alliance Postcarding Party
    23 Oct 25
    23 Oct
    UU Community Acoustic Gathering
    23 Oct 25
    Events on 10/24/25
    24 Oct
    Wedding rehearsal
    24 Oct 25
    Events on 10/25/25
    25 Oct
    Wedding
    25 Oct 25
    Events on 10/26/25
    26 Oct
    Bargains for Benefit of Childen of Gaza
    26 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    26 Oct
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    26 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    26 Oct
    Introduction to First Unitarian Church
    26 Oct 25
    26 Oct
    Write Here! / Write Now
    26 Oct 25
    26 Oct
    Mindfulness Meditation
    26 Oct 25
    Pittsburgh
    26 Oct
    First Aid for Wounds
    26 Oct 25
    26 Oct
    Grief & Other Losses Support Group
    26 Oct 25
    26 Oct
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    26 Oct 25
    26 Oct
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    26 Oct 25
    26 Oct
    World Religions (7th-9th Grade) Class
    26 Oct 25
    26 Oct
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    26 Oct 25
    Events on 10/27/25
    27 Oct
    Young Adults Board Game Nights
    27 Oct 25
    27 Oct
    AA
    27 Oct 25
    Events on 10/28/25
    28 Oct
    Qigong Practice Group
    28 Oct 25
    Events on 10/29/25
    29 Oct
    Playwriting salon
    29 Oct 25
    Events on 10/30/25
    30 Oct
    Full moon Circle
    30 Oct 25
    30 Oct
    UU Community Acoustic Gathering
    30 Oct 25
    Events on 10/31/25
    31 Oct
    Set-up for Pam Blackwood Celebration of Life
    31 Oct 25
    Events on 11/01/25
    01 Nov
    RUaUU?
    1 Nov 25
    01 Nov
    Pam Blackwood Celebration of Life
    1 Nov 25
    Events on 11/02/25
    02 Nov
    Sunday Forum Speaker Series
    2 Nov 25
    02 Nov
    Sunday Morning Worship Service
    2 Nov 25
    Pittsburgh
    02 Nov
    Behavioral Covenant Dialogue
    2 Nov 25
    02 Nov
    Dismantling the Racialized Caste System in the USA: 4-Part Discussion Series
    2 Nov 25
    02 Nov
    Winter Service Solstice rehearsal
    2 Nov 25
    02 Nov
    Gamelan Rehearsals
    2 Nov 25
    02 Nov
    Coro Latino Rehearsal
    2 Nov 25
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