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Music as Activism: Finding Your Voice (Shared Pulpit)

(updated) Award-winning lyricist and composer, social justice music-maker Crys Matthews will share her music and her story to help us each find our unique place in the work for social justice and community building. Through song, we will strengthen our voices and plant a seed of activism in our lives. (Ellie Grace unexpectedly could not be with us, and will join us at a future Sunday service). Learn more about Crys Matthews at crysmatthews.com. Freewill donations will be accepted and links to purchase music will be provided.

Loved Into Being

Join us for a UUA-produced worship service on stewardship and generosity. Faith in Unitarian Universalism isn’t just an intellectual exercise: it’s “heart” work. This full-length worship experience features a sermon by UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, as well as vibrant music, storytelling, and other worship elements that will help us to grow in spirit, in courage, and in generosity.

The Power of Ecowomanist Spirituality

Ecowomanist spirituality looks at how Black women have been oppressed by White patriarchy in ways similar to how White patriarchy has desecrated the environment. Empowering Black women through listening to their stories and honoring their spiritualities can help to advance racial equity, gender equity, and greater care for the planet. Come learn from these brilliant … Continue reading The Power of Ecowomanist Spirituality

Women Hold up Half the Sky (Shared Pulpit)

As Unitarian Universalists committed to the interconnectedness of all things, we can learn about the origins of patriarchy and music while celebrating Women’s History. Please join NYC-based folk musician Judy Gorman this Sunday for an exciting music program.

The Benefits of Equine Therapy

Join Amber Power and Ilse Eisele as they discuss how the horses and staff of Power Farms Equine Center in Murrysville come together to promote spiritual health and healing through their nonprofit organization, Bella Terra Stables.

How to Make a Sling (and Why)

Join Marianne J as she demonstrates how to make a sling and explores reasons you may want to pack one in your bags for the journey to build Beloved Community. “Building the Beloved Community: Beginning the Journey” is ESUUC’s overarching theme for the 2020-21 church year.

Valentine’s Day Stories of Heart-to-Heart Connection

All of us have heart to heart connections in our lives. Even if we don’t have an intimate partner, we came from families or know of such relationships, often retold in family folklore. This morning we will share stories of how such relationships started. See the newsletter for details.

To Be Loved

This week’s sermon, for Black History Month, explores James Baldwin’s preface to The Fire Next Time. Rev. Stephanie Gannon compares Baldwin’s theology of love to the relational theology of Universalism. What’s at stake if Unitarian Universalists don’t make revolutionary love the basis of their racial justice work?

Solar United Neighbors, solar cooperative

Solar United Neighbors will describe their opportunity for us to form a solar co-op. Learn about options for installing solar on your home. Presented by the Green Committee.