The church is seeking someone to provide weekly logistical support for young adults. The position is 8 hours per week, though this may vary depending on their needs.Duties would include maintaining a contact list, sending announcements on Signal, reserving meeting space, and facilitating their connections with each other on Sunday mornings. Minimum age of 36 … Continue reading Young Adults Coordinator Position
The religious education program is inviting interested adults to join in a congregational read. This year’s book is Healing Resistance: a Radically Different Response to Harm by Kazu Haga. Haga brings us back to the spiritual core of Kingian nonviolent resistance movements, why they work, and how that very work can sustain is in the … Continue reading Introducing a Congregational Collective Read
The religious education program is seeking 1-2 more child care providers to help staff the Nursery on Sundays from 10-12. This is an easy commitment that does not require every Sunday, as there are already two other existing staff and is occasionally supported by additional volunteers. Clearances for working with children are required, and can … Continue reading Sunday Nursery Providers – And a Spruce Up Team!
The religious education program is inviting interested adults to join in a congregational read. This year’s book is Healing Resistance: a Radically Different Response to Harm by Kazu Haga. Haga brings us back to the spiritual core of Kingian nonviolent resistance movements, why they work, and how that very work can sustain is in the … Continue reading Introducing a Congregational Collective Read
If by tomorrow, October 31, you have not made a pledge for 2026 either online [link to: https://www.first-unitarian-pgh.org/pledge%5D or by submitting a paper pledge form, your “rollover” pledge of 4.5% more than your 2025 pledge will be recorded as your pledge for 2026. If you wish to pledge a higher or lower amount, please contact stewardship@first-unitarian-pgh.org by tomorrow. Read … Continue reading The End Is Near! – The End of the 2026 Stewardship Campaign, That Is
Our own Shelley Ross continues her visit to our Unitarian siblings in India’s Khasi Hills and the school we sponsor there. Shelley spoke at the inauguration of the school’s new rainwater harvesting facility. This project was funded by a UUA crowdsourcing campaign led by our church in collaboration with UU churches in Dallas and Atlanta. … Continue reading Shelley Ross’s Khasi Hills Visit Continues!
11/2/25 Schweitzer room 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 Epidemiology, School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the Co-Director of the Center for Aging and Population Health. Dr Strotmeyer is also Leader, … Continue reading Sunday Morning Forum
10/26/2025 11:30 AM Join us this coming Sunday in the Fhas following the service to learn more about the history, varied theologies, and organization of Unitarian Universalism. Led this month by members of the Membership Team, this informal, 45-minute session will allow new members, interested friends of the church and recent visitors to meet other … Continue reading Introduction to First Unitarian Church
The drive will formally wrap up on October 31. Shortly after that, members and friends with a current pledge will be “rolled over” to a new pledge amount for 2026. The new pledge will represent a 4.5% increase over their current pledge. To accept your “rollover pledge,” there is nothing you need to do immediately. … Continue reading The Annual Pledge Drive Is Heading Into the Home Stretch!
Most of you know that First UU maintains a list of medical assist equipment (such as crutches, canes, walkers, wheelchairs, bedside items, and much more). These items are owned by and kept at the home of individual members and are loaned to members in need of them. Send an email to medicalequipment@first-unitarian-pgh.org to request an item. What … Continue reading Medical Assist Equipment Loans
Schweitzer room and online; write HumanistGroup@first-unitarian-pgh.org for the lin. Speaker: John HooperTitle: Humanism from the inside out Over the past several decades, philosophical and scientific studies of human consciousness and cognition have shed new light on the nature of human agency and understanding. Several of these new insights will be reviewed along with their implications for a … Continue reading Humanist Group November Meeting
