What is “Deep Listening” and how do we do it? We’ll learn more about how listening can be a skill, and we’ll talk about how this approach to communication can create space for spiritual connection. We may even practice together!
From medieval troubadours to today’s buskers, street performers enliven public spaces and promote cultural exchange. Learn about this vibrant tradition of music in public spaces, and how it is inseparable from community development, legislation, and marginalized communities. Learn about how busking is, for many, a crucial avenue for creative expression and celebrate one of humanity’s … Continue reading ESUUC visits UU Congregation of Erie via Zoom. Streets as Stages: Troubadours to Buskers.
In these times of great division, we will explore how we can unite for the sake of improving life for all.
Led by Commissioned Lay Minister Marianne J, children, youth, and adults are all invited to participate in our annual Water Communion, using water as a symbol of connection to each other and to our own lives. If you join us on Zoom, have water that you can pour and a vessel to pour into. If you join in-person, … Continue reading Ingathering/Water Communion
Pittsburgh has a storied place in the history of the American labor movement. In honor of Labor Day, join union member Brenda S. (UFCW Local 1776 Keystone State) for another famous chapter, the 1909 McKees Rocks strike. Activist Eugene Debs described it as “the greatest labor fight in all my history in the labor movement,” … Continue reading The Greatest Labor Fight
Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd, Senior Minister at River Road UU Church. In this video, Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd looks at the “The Good Samaritan.” Does the familiar moral story have anything worth considering again? Any big risks the story asks us to take? We will share a recording by Reverend Nancy McDonald Ladd, sermon (with permission) titled: “The … Continue reading Do you really know the Good Samaritan
Ever feel like yesou’re hanging on by a thread? From the climate crisis, to racism, to misogyny, to attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, the list of issues facing this country goes on and on, and it’s only natural to feel anxious about the state of our union. In this ESUUC TED Talk we will explore individuals … Continue reading Crafting a Better World
The southwestern United States has been in a drought for more than 20 years. It’s created a serious problem for the Colorado River, and tens of millions of people in the region. Parched is a podcast about people who rely on the river that shaped the West – and have ideas to save it.
Elizabeth L will lead a short service entitled “Welcome” followed by food, fun and fellowship. Please bring a dish to share.
