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.
Livestreamed at 10:30 am This is the annual Sunday when I welcome written questions from those in attendance or willing to email me with a question. A wide variety of topics are welcome, particularly around UU theology, dogs, and tea. I hold the right to defer to actual experts. Please submit your questions to minister@first-unitarian-pgh.org
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Join us for a special service organized and led by the Board of Trustees of First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
Livestreamed at 10:30 am A service of original poetry and song, we are sounding the depths of the natural world for the divine. From the mystery and beckoning of wide open spaces to the woodland mosses, they will explore with us how “the currents of the Universal Being circulate through” us. (Emerson)
Livestreamed at 10:30 am A labyrinth has a single path. We walk into the center, linger in the center, and then take the same path when walking out. A labyrinth walker may experience the three R’s — Releasing, Reflecting, and Returning. As we walk with intention, we allow our minds to quiet, and we become more centered.
Livestreamed at 10:30 am 250th Anniversary: A Joyful Antidote to a Challenging Celebration. This year our annual music and poetry service hopes to help those of us who are struggling to celebrate the 4th of July when our fear and frustration seems overwhelming.
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Pastor Deryck Tines and the Universalist Community Singers lead the congregation in worship as we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride in Pittsburgh
Livestreamed at 10:30 am It’s an interesting time for liberals to celebrate the beginning this country with its many notable aspirations and profoundly painful failures.
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Exploring how leaders like Otis Skinner and others from his time talked about “holiness” as a means to live a life emulating Jesus. I will propose that holiness for us is something a little broader, about noticing how the holy is moving among us, and as a result, we should “catch it” … Continue reading “How to Plan for Chaos”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am I’ve returned from rest and rejuvenation with a few life lessons, including how to be a sloth. And it’s Flower Communion!
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Our spiritual ancestors often spoke of holiness, or living holy lives, as a form of devotion to the Almighty. Yet how might we do the same in ways that are authentic to our experiences of the divine and lived realities today, while still holding tenderly to the wisdom of those who have … Continue reading “Living Holy Lives”
