Bringing a reusable rather than a disposable What It Takes: Easy/Medium – Planning Ahead If you already own the reusable, then bring it along. If you don’t own a reusable version, then you need to consider the number of times you will use the item. Then decide if a reusable makes more sense than [...]
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As many of you are hopefully aware, this weekend is our mid-year congregational meeting. For many of you, I am sure this meeting is not a red-letter event. But, hey, the Steelers lost so there are no football games to worry about Sunday (Bruce Travers would like me to note there is a Bills [...]
The January Share the Plate recipient is Living in Liberty. Living in Liberty From their website: "Living in Liberty restores dignity, freedom, and a new life to victims of commercial sexual exploitation by creating a safe, secure, loving, and nurturing community where healing occurs and a new life begins." To accomplish their mission, Living in [...]
UUCNH is embarking on a Capital Campaign for the first time in 16 years. Over the next several months the Capital Campaign Team (CCT) will be collecting YOUR ideas and feedback. The CCT will start by creating 3 options; a basic plan of the lowest cost, an intermediate plan of mid-range costs, and a “gold standard” [...]
Covid separated us from our farm in 2020. Even those of us attending in-person events and the rekindled Sunday Services must do so in a distanced, abbreviated, and/or otherwise limited fashion. We are still unable to simply “be” in our bucolic, peaceful space in the world. This past Sunday, the kids and I took our [...]
The December Share the Plate recipient will be North Hills Community Outreach (NHCO). The mission of NHCO is to help address the needs of people in crisis, hardship, and poverty. Their services include several food pantries, utility assistance, employment mentoring/training programs, shuttles for seniors, and seasonal collection events. UUCNH frequently partners with NHCO for ongoing collections for [...]
UUJusticePA has Matching Funds! Generous supporters have given us $20,000 in matching funds IF we can raise another $20,000! Save Our Democracy! Please DONATE today! You can donate by CLICKING HERE or mail a check to: UUJusticePA, c/o Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg PA 17113-1001. Imagine a world based on UU values. Submitted [...]
When we say green foods in this blog we are not talking about vegetables as your sole food source. We are talking about eating foods that have a lower carbon footprint than the traditional American choice of beef as a protein source. Protein Green Foods Lifecycle assessments of total greenhouse gas emissions reveal that [...]
As we recommit as a congregation to creating a green sanctuary for us at UUCNH here are some things you need to know what you can do in your green cleaning attempts and doing the laundry efficiently. Green Cleaning Idea: Dryer Balls We’ve recently learned about dryer balls; these can be made of plastic [...]
