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WELCOME TO ALL? UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALISTS AND A CULTURE OF ELITISM Reverend Mark Harris SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022, 4 PM• In personProof of Vaccination is required, either at the door, registered in advance with First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, or emailed to sph@pitt.edu.• Muted Zoom with chat Send email to sph@pitt.edu for the link. Mark Harris is … Continue reading Humanist Group
I love office supply stores with their promises of organizational mastery. Equally, I love bed and bath stores with their offering of organization coupled with beauty; the perfect combination of function, form, and style. I suspect the reason why I like office supply, and bed and bath stores are the same reason realtors stage homes … Continue reading Pastoral Care and Connections
Have you ever wanted to be more involved on a committee or even on The Board of Directors at First Unitarian? Now is your chance! The Nominating Committee (NC) of First Unitarian is currently seeking candidates for the Board of Trustees, the Safety Committee, and the Nominating Committee for the 2022-2023 church year. We will need a … Continue reading The Nominating Committee NEEDS YOU!
July 10 -16, 2022California University of PA, California PAIntergenerational Unitarian Universalist Camp https://www.cersiuu.org/ Registration Now Open! Save $75 by registering by May 31, 2022 Apply for a CERSI Scholarship Work to offset fees Video of 2018 SI:
March 24, 2022 Over the course of several weeks in January our congregation took part in a New Ministry Start-Up Retreat led by Reverend Sunshine Wolfe from the UUA. Members, Friends, Church Leaders, Board, and Staff were invited to participate in sessions that provided a time to give thought to what is important to us … Continue reading Startup workshop with Rev. Sunshine Wolfe
The Board of Trustees met via Zoom on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Ratification of March 3 email vote: Motion to approve VIM questions for cottage meetings. Heather Masterson moved to ratify. Kyle Gracey seconded. Motion carried unanimously. · What environmental and/or racial justice actions on the part of First Unitarian are you aware of? · Which of … Continue reading Brief Report of Motions Passed at March 16, 2022, Board of Trustees Meeting
The Khasi Hills Partnership Team had an extraordinary Zoom meeting with our India Partners on March 20 to discuss plans for the May 22 Khasi Hills Partnership Sunday and the traditional Khasi Spring Festival, Shad Suk Mynsiem. As we discuss and finalize plans, we hope you can join the team on SUNDAY, MAY 1, AT … Continue reading Khasi Hills Meeting About Spring Festival
Jubilee Three Anti-Racism TrainingEvent format: Online register by March 27. Date & time:• Friday, April 1, 2022, 6:00 pm – Sunday, April 3, 2022, 6:30 pm EDTYou Are Invited to Participate in Jubilee Three Anti-Racism Training: Learning Together About Systemic Racism in a widely acclaimed program with experienced UU trainersDo you wish to deepen your … Continue reading Jubilee Three Anti-Racism Training
First Unitarian Church is exploring a congregation-wide focus on the intersection of environmental action and racial justice. What role can or should First Unitarian Church play? Please join us in conversation to share our individual truths and dreams about these critical issues, to listen, and to find commonalities that uniquely identify us as First Unitarian … Continue reading We need your voice! Congregational Conversations
Anxious? Who me? No! Why do you ask? Anxiety is normal in abnormal times. We have not been in normal times for the past two years. We have been forced to repeatedly examine what is “normal,” which in turn triggers yet more anxiety. Just as we’re seeing COVID infection numbers drop, and our fears decline, … Continue reading Pastoral Care and Connections
In defense of innocent cats, I offer the testimony of one of my purr babies, Zelda. This seven-pound ball of orange fur arrived in my life and on my head in 2003. I walked into my aunt Janice’s house in western Colorado, ready to be greeted by her, her dog and three cats, two Siamese, … Continue reading Pastoral Care and Connections
