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General Assembly (GA) of the UUA will be held in Pittsburgh June 21-15, 2023. Voting delegates vote on motions, agenda items, and changes proposed at the business meetings of the UUA taking place during GA. Our Board can appoint up to 6 voting delegates from among our members. There is no budget for this, so … Continue reading General Assembly (GA) of the UUA
We’re excited to continue our Home Set up a program and to welcome our second refugee family to Pittsburgh!! We have just been assigned a family who will be arriving in Pittsburgh shortly and will be settled in a permanent home in early March. The family consists of a Mom, a Dad, two girls, ages … Continue reading First UU/JFCS Refugee Team
UU Pittsburgh Community Singers Greetings, Community Singers! Upcoming schedule I am excited to resume Wednesday rehearsals, 7-9 pm, at First UU. This would be a great time to invite new singers to join us. (There really isn’t a bad time.) Singing in Sunday Services @ First UU, 10:30 (9:30 call). Wear concert black.March 19April 16June 4June 18July 9 Summer Hiatus, July … Continue reading UU Community Singers
The Environmental Justice Action Team is pleased to offer the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh’s Environmental Justice Action Plan as we turn our shared hope for a better world into tangible action. Based on congregant input, the plan identifies improving air and water quality, reclaiming blighted land, and providing green spaces as our top priorities. … Continue reading Environmental Justice Update
Why: To discuss a proposed Bylaws amendment that would allow Trustees to serve two (2) consecutive terms.When: Sunday, March 5, 2023 – 12:30pm – 1:30pmWhere: via Zoom (link will be sent on Saturday, March 4, 2023) You are invited to attend a Special Congregational Meeting on Sunday, March 5, 2023, to discuss a proposed bylaws … Continue reading Community Conversation
All are invited to join the Humanist Group on Tuesday, March 14, as church member John Hooper presents an overview of SMART Recovery, an alternative to classic AA or NA programs. The meeting begins at 7:30 in the Schweitzer Room and is in-person only. Learn what John shares about this program and plans to expand … Continue reading Humanist Group March Meeting
UUA General Assembly is in Pittsburgh in June 2023. Registration discounts for live or virtual registration until Feb 28. Volunteers to work at the event and possibly get free registration by March 31. Willing to provide home hospitality? Let Chris Milcarek (Milcarek@pitt.edu) know. Want to be a voting delegate? Apply to the Board of Trustees.
Seven members of First Church attended PIIN’s Intro to Faith-Based Organizing on January 21. At that training, First Church members (Joan Adibi, Linda Fleming, Laura Gallagher, Joan Harvey, Bob Mitchell, Karen Burns, and Sandy Woolley) learned about a community organizing tool called 1-1s. This tool is a way to get to know the people we work with. … Continue reading PIIN News
March 24-26, 2023 Register Now The Jubilee-3 is a Zoom-based diversity training for this moment in time. It is unlike any other! Eleven people from our congregation have attended over the past year and a half. We can attest that it is eye-opening, powerful, intense, and inspiring all at once. The experience will allow you … Continue reading Jubilee Three Anti-Racism Training: Learning Together About Systemic Racism
We believe that if you get good at improv, you get better at life. Please come attend an evening of Improv on Saturday evening, March 25th @ 7:00 pm. We will be down in the Undercroft Gallery awaiting your arrival. Learn how our brand of applied improvisation can expand your comfort zone, make new friends … Continue reading Steel City Improv
