The Board of Trustees will meet on Wednesday, September 17, at 7 PM via Zoom. All members and friends are welcome to attend virtually.If you would like to attend, please contact Maria Lauro (mariaingph@gmail.com) to receive a Zoom link. If you would like to address the board, please let us know what the topic is, … Continue reading September Board of Trustees Meeting
This Sunday, the art committee celebrates the opening of the members’ art exhibit. Please come and enjoy the variety of visual expression from your friends and neighbors. There are paintings, drawings, monoprints, photographs, collages, and more. Many of the works are for sale. This exhibit will be up through the month of September.
Volunteers power much of the work of our church. Contribute your talents to the committees below that are looking for more members. Fill out this form to express your interest and learn more:https://firstunitarianpgh.breezechms.com/form/committee_volunteer FEATURED COMMITTEEVision-Identity-Mission (VIM) CommitteeVIM, appointed by the Board of Trustees, engages the congregation through small group “cottage” meetings to gather input that … Continue reading Volunteer Opportunities Board – September
Casa San José, founded in 2013 by Sister Janice Vanderneck, now features a team of 35 staff and 100 volunteers to create a welcoming space for Pittsburgh’s growing Latino population. Casa San José serves as a vital bridge for Latinos in Allegheny County, connecting them to essential social services that promote their well-being and support … Continue reading CASA San Jose – Pittsburgh – First UU Share the Plate for September 2025
The Racial Justice Task Force resumes meeting on Monday, September 15, 7-8:30 pm on Zoom. Email us at RacialJustice@first-unitarian-pgh.org for a Zoom link, if you are not already on our list. Everyone is surely welcome!Just come to be informed if that’s all you want. We completed our summer movie series with the very sad PBS documentary American … Continue reading Racial Justice Task Force News
10/04/2025 6:00 PM Coming this fall, there will be a series of small dinner parties in congregants’ homes. The first of these parties will occur on October 4th, followed by another on November 8th. Both dates fall on Saturday evenings beginning at 6:00 pm. You will need to sign up for these intimate parties. First … Continue reading Intimate Dinner parties in the Fall
Please join us for a community potluck lunch after the service on September 7. Please bring something to share (for about a dozen people) based on your last name: A-G Main DishH-P Side SaladQ-Z Dessert Your Board of Trustees will provide beverages.
We’ll discuss a book on humanism and its history entitled “Humanly Possible”, by British Humanist Sarah Bakewell. Barack Obama chose it as one of his favorites of 2023. It introduces us to many interesting, often colorful, individuals whose efforts to free themselves of age-old dogmas led to organized movements stressing the role of humans in … Continue reading First Church Humanist Group
The Board of Trustees met on August 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM on Zoom The Board unanimously voted to recommend that the renewal of Stephanie Pawlowski’s three-year certification as Commissioned Lay Minster be approved. The Board thanks Stephanie for her dedicated service.
We are beginning to plan our 2026 operating budget. If your group or committee has a request that you would like to see in the 2026 budget, submit your request as soon as possible by emailing Treasurer Kyle Gracey at kgracey@first-unitarian-pgh.org. Please note that submission of a request does not guarantee your budget will be approved, … Continue reading Submit Your 2026 Budget Requests
VIM is a committee of your Board of Trustees charged with regularly taking the pulse of thecongregation, discerning needs and aspirations, to inform the annually updated StrategicPlan which guides the life of our church community. VIM discernment is based on an appreciative inquiry process carried out in small group or “cottage” meetings, wherein members and … Continue reading Vision-Identity-Mission PODCAST: What We Learned in This Year’s Cottage Meetings
