Hi friends. A few singing opportunities this week: We have two rehearsals – Wednesday, 3/13 (Equinox music with Kris & Miguel @ First Unitarian) & Thursday, 3/14 (Gospel Music with Deryck – rehearsal venue has been changed to AAMI). And the Sunday morning, 3/17, Equinox Service. Please join us for any or all of it! … Continue reading UU Pittsburgh Community Singers
SAVE THE DATE END GUN VIOLENCE ADVOCACY DAY, May 7, 2024, Harrisburg* 4,600 Pennsylvanians are injured or killed each year from gun violence – suicides, homicides, mass shootings, domestic violence & unintentional shootings. Saving lives from gun violence is in line with our UU Principles and our call to Love. By joining with CeaseFirePA we … Continue reading Take a stand against Gun Violence!
Speaker: Professor James Huguley, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Title: Just Discipline and Racial Justice in Schools. Dr. James Huguley will discuss the work of the Just Discipline Project, a school climate and discipline intervention now partnering with more than 20 schools serving 8,000 students in our region. Specific content will include how … Continue reading HUMANIST GROUP APRIL MEETING
The Unitarian School in India we have been partners with for over twenty years which has been thriving and expanding. Our sponsorship support is for the two additional teachers since we helped them build Grade 11 and 12 classrooms in 2016 to become a Higher Secondary School. This enabled students to graduate without traveling or … Continue reading Share the Plate for March is our Khasi Hills School Partnership
There are crystallizing moments in the course of history when, in spite of the differences that exist among us, our common reverence for life demands that we speak with moral courage and clarity on the side of love. As people of faith and conviction, Unitarian Universalists share a belief that every human life is sacred, … Continue reading UUA Condemns Violence Against Gaza, Urges Immediate and Total Ceasefire
Get ready to join the fun and excitement at Peek Game Night! We had so much fun last year, let’s do it again! Mark your calendars for March 16 at 6 pm as we bring you a game that’s fun for all, from 2 to 102! Peek is a First Unitarian Church favorite, where everyone … Continue reading Join Us for Peek Game Night!
Dear friends, Here is a reminder of our upcoming schedule. This week and through the month of March, Community Singers will rehearse on Thursdays at 6:30pm. There will be no Wednesday rehearsal this week, and our only Wednesday rehearsal for the rest of winter, spring, and summer will be Wednesday, March 13, from 7-9pm. Please … Continue reading AAMI & UU Pgh Community Singers
In anticipation of the March 17 Table Talk that Rev. Kate and the Racial Justice Task Force have planned with Rev. Dale Snyder and others from Bethel AME Church, we will be working to explore their recommended book, Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair, by Kwon and Thompson, over the coming weeks. RJ Task … Continue reading Congregational Racial Justice Read and March 17 Conversation with Members of Pittsburgh’s Oldest Black Church
The next meeting of the Racial Justice Task Force will be on Monday evening, February 19, from 7 to 8:30, multi-platform. We hope that you can join us as we pursue ways to bring the love and justice that Rev. Kate has so eloquently preached about lately into the world. We will be meeting monthly … Continue reading Racial Justice Task Force News – JOIN US!
Valentine’s Day is coming! Wouldn’t it be sweet to nominate yourself, or another church member you would recommend, to serve on First Unitarian Church’s Board of Trustees? Now is your chance! The Nominating Committee welcomes nominations of church members who would like to serve our church in the following capacities: New Board and Nominating Committee … Continue reading Seeking Board Nominees
First Unitarian Church’s Share the Plate recipient for the Month of February is the Afro-American Music Institute. The Afro-American Music Institute, located on Hamilton Avenue in Homewood, has provided musical programs of excellence since 1982, under the guidance and tutelage of James and Pamela Johnson. They seek to offer specialized instrumental and vocal training in all styles of … Continue reading February Share the Plate Goes to AAMI
