Closed for the Holidays
First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh will be closed from December 26th until December 31st and will reopen on January 1st for service.
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A Message From Your Art Committee
This Sunday, following the service, a reception for the Fiber Artists with work in the Undercroft will be held after service. We will invite the artists who can be with us to say a few words. Visit the Undercroft, check out the show, have a few goodies and a cup of punch, and hear what … Continue reading A Message From Your Art Committee
Khasi Hills AGM
1st: Our church has been supporting the Annie Margaret Barr Secondary School in Kharang in the poor, rural Khasi Hills of India since 2003. We hope you will help us to support the two teachers we have been sponsoring that enables students to complete high school locally rather than traveling to the state capital. 2nd: … Continue reading Khasi Hills AGM
A Message From Your Art Committee
We want to express our gratitude and appreciation to Miguel Hoyos for the beautiful show of his work in the Undercroft Gallery in November. His work brought so much joy and color to this space and to our lives. Thank you, Miguel!!This month we are hosting a Family and Friends Fiber Art Show in the … Continue reading A Message From Your Art Committee
The Share The Plate for December is East End Cooperative Ministry
The East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM) changes the lives of people facing the impacts of poverty. For over 50 years, EECM has been a community leader in addressing the issues that affect our area’s most at-risk and underserved populations. From its beginnings as an interfaith coalition of congregations, EECM has responded to provide hope and … Continue reading The Share The Plate for December is East End Cooperative Ministry
First UU Holiday Toy Drive – Toys Still Needed, Can you Help?
Thank you to those who have been able to donate a toy or toys already this year to our annual Matilda Theiss Center Toy Drive! We are coming to you because, as of today, we are still in need of having about 30 more toys donated so we can ensure that all the kids get … Continue reading First UU Holiday Toy Drive – Toys Still Needed, Can you Help?
2022 Alternative Gift Market Starts Dec. 4
The 2022 (Virtual) Alternative Gift Market for First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh starts Dec. 4 and continues through Jan. 1, 2023. The Alternative Gift Market continues our tradition of featuring selected charities to be beneficiaries of your financial support this holiday season as an alternative to more traditional gifts to family and friends. This year we … Continue reading 2022 Alternative Gift Market Starts Dec. 4
We are Unitarian Universalists
Please take a moment to watch this video to gain an overarching vision of Unitarian Universalism.
The Sewing Circle
The Sewing Circle met for the first time in November and made 21 colorful pillowcases that will be given to Children’s Hospital. Folks who attended had a great time sewing and ironing and getting to know each other. We will do this again on Thursday afternoon, December 1. Bring your sewing machine, or let Barb … Continue reading The Sewing Circle
First Unitarian Refugee Home Set Up
We’re excited to begin our Home Set up program to welcome a refugee family to Pittsburgh!! Working initially with the Women’s Alliance and through the Refugee and Immigration Services of the Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS), we piloted our first family last week. We were assigned a Congolese family with five members: a mother, … Continue reading First Unitarian Refugee Home Set Up
From Your Art Committee
If you have not been to the Undercroft Gallery and seen the art of Miguel Hoyos, you are missing a joyful visual experience. Miguel’s work will hang in the Gallery for two more Sundays. Miguel has been visiting the Gallery after church and is likely to do that again, so you can see his work … Continue reading From Your Art Committee