Jennifer Thompkins ED of Urban League of Pittsburgh.
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“The Anger Party”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am As we explore love, anger needs to join the party. What’s love without anger and its pithy, hate-filled resentment?
“The Only Winner is Love”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Theme of the Month is Love inviting us to understand the challenge of leading with love amid hate, violence and vitriol.
Are You Curious?
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Our Theme of the Month is Welcome, requiring a lot of curiosity. Curiosity can also defuse anger, tension, conflict and help change the world.
A Mitzvah of Reconciliation
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Some of us, and many of our Jewish family and friends, are honoring the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah (New Year or Yom Teruah), and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). These holidays are invitations into transformation containing deep roots in ritual that begins with preparation. As a multifaith community, we respectively … Continue reading A Mitzvah of Reconciliation
Ingathering Sunday, A Multigenerational Service
Livestreamed at 10:30 am It is our annual multigenerational Ingathering worship service. Our Theme of the Month is Welcome, leading us to reflect and then act upon how to be welcoming to the known and unknown events of life. Please bring a small sample of water from home, your favorite body of water or a random puddle greeting your day.
“Bad Activist”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Bad Activist is a multimedia musical performance dramatizing the true story of singer-songwriter/ activist Mai Khoi (dubbed “the Vietnamese Lady Gaga”) and her journey from pop stardom to purpose. Performed by Khoi herself, it incorporates storytelling, live video, archival footage, and original animation in a bold evocation of her past, present and … Continue reading “Bad Activist”
“The Purpose of Religion”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Some say the purpose of religion is salvation. Others say religion must repair the world, and still others say religion must hold a mirror of truth. What if the purpose of religion is simply to cope with being alive?
“Purpose of Religion”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Some say the purpose of religion is salvation. Others say religion must repair the world, and still others say religion must hold a mirror of truth. What if the purpose of religion is simply to cope with being alive?
“Window Shopping”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am It is “church shopping” season for people seeking a new religious community. Are these shoppers ready for a community experience that asks more than any other relationship? How does anyone engage in relationships that are not based on consumerism, but ask for trust and commitment?
Singing Memory: A Black August Reflection
Livestreamed at 10:30 am In the tradition of Black August, a month honoring resistance, remembrance, and those who came before. Dr. Zuly Inirio shares a reflection on singing Palo, a sacred Afro-Dominican music tradition. A meditation on cultural memory, lineage, and what it means to carry your ancestors into rooms never built to hold them.