Thankful: Cultivating a Timeless Gratitude
In honor of Thanksgiving, Brenda S. facilitates a service focused on gratitude, featuring a sermon from Rev. Dr. Andy Burnette. There will also be chances for participation, including a gratitude exercise.
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Stone Soup: Working Together to End the Four Kinds of Hunger
There are numerous ways to be hungry. We will examine four kinds of hunger and how we can combine our ingredients to feed ourselves and one another. NOTE this is also Stone Soup Sunday. See the newsletter for details.
Kindness
Elizabeth will lead us in a discussion about kindness. The service coincides with World Kindness Day, which is celebrated annually on November 13. On this day, participants attempt to make the world a better place by celebrating and promoting good deeds and pledging acts of kindness, either as individuals or as organizations.
Guided Nature and Forest Therapy
Presented by Martha O’Grady, who is a certified Nature and Forest Guide. Martha will lead us in a guided walk following the service. See the November newsletter for details.
Granny and the Demon
In honor of Halloween, Brenda S brings us an offbeat tale from Twitter, in which an old woman inadvertently summons a demon, and mistakes it for her grandson. Join us for a clever story about how expectations shape our lives — and maybe even after.
Hysterical Women
A mostly-serious sermon from Liz James and Rev. Anne Baker of UU humor group the UU Hysterical Society. Truth is found in many voices, but not all of those voices will be pleasant, and not all will be calm. A congregation should be a place where members are welcome to share from the heart, even when … Continue reading Hysterical Women
Poems of Comfort and Hope
Marylyn D shares poems with us that she has collected over the many years of Adult Religious Classes offered by our church. When she needs comfort and hope in her life, she reaches for these poems to give her guidance, peace and progress.
Native Americans, Ecofeminism, and the Climate Catastrophe
We will look at the work of Native American writer Robin Wall Kimmerer to see how her wisdom can give us hope and strategies for responding to the climate crisis. We can make a difference!
Environmental Justice Panel Discussion
One in a series of services spotlighting Environmental Justice. Our goal is to articulate and identify actionable opportunities for us locally and around Pittsburgh to engage with our neighbors and live our values. Panel members are Bob M from First Church in Pittsburgh and Kathy H from PA Interfaith Power and Light.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur–The Jewish High Holidays
Discussion of the meaning, history, and traditions of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), collectively referred to as the High Holidays.