“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?
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kate Walker
“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.
“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?
Question Box Sunday
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
“Reflection Being a Liberal Patriot”
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.
“How to Plan for Chaos”
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”