UUCNH Children and Youth Sunday is the first night of Hanukkah. Join us as we explore the inspirational story that gave rise to this holiday and light the first candle. Our children and youth will tell the story of a potato pancake desperate to distinguish himself and his holiday from all things Christmas. Enjoy the [...]

Sunday Services Team This Sunday, we welcome Beth Foringer, Senior Southwest PA Coordinator with CeaseFirePA, as our guest speaker. Her sermon, “Choosing Hope”, is offered on the Sunday after Christmas, a time to reflect on how we carry hope forward when the holidays end and the work of justice remains. We hope you will join [...]

Sunday Services Team This Sunday, we will explore some different ways of resisting situations and policies that don't feel quite right. We've all participated in marches and protests which have their place but sometimes we need to shake things up a bit. We will delve into some of the creative ways that people have used to get [...]

Rev. Lee Anne Washington As artificial intelligence increasingly shapes our work, communication, and daily routines, it is reshaping not only what we do, but how—and with whom—we live our lives. This message will briefly define what AI is (and is not), explore its current and likely future roles, and consider how widespread automation may unintentionally [...]

Rev. Lee Anne Washington This Sunday’s service explores the wisdom of Martin Buber and what it means to place relationship—not individuality—at the center of a meaningful life. In a time shaped by artificial intelligence, digital connection, and increasing social isolation, we will reflect on how beloved community offers an antidote to loneliness and fragmentation. Together, [...]

Beloved Community in an Age of Artificial Intelligence: The Wisdom of Martin Buber (Part Three) This week's service - Will be held via zoom Rev. Lee Anne Washington All Real Living is Meeting: we spend hours each week on Zoom, Google Meet, and social media—connected, yet distant. Online tools help us stay in touch, but [...]

Sunday Services Team Even as Winter seems determined to sap our will, we take comfort and draw strength from celebrating the halfway point. The days grow longer, the seeds of Spring are sprouting in the Earth, and we celebrate even the cheeky groundhogs in their burrows.

Rev Lee Anne Washington From I-It to I-You: Practicing Presence: Over the past several weeks, we have been exploring the wisdom of Martin Buber, who taught that life’s deepest meaning is found not in what we use or manage, but in how we meet one another. In a world shaped by speed, efficiency, and increasingly [...]

Rev. Lee Anne Washington We all know the heart is the seat of romantic love, but is love really that simple? During this multigenerational service after Valentine’s Day, we’ll explore various types of love (agape, eros, philiia, and storge) and where in the body love has lived across cultures and centuries: in the heart, yes… [...]

Systemic Change Our guest speaker will Rev. Dr. DeNeice Welch. She holds a Ph.D. in health care ethics, a Master of Divinity, with an urban ministry focus and a bachelor of science in community ministry, Ms. Welch’s academic work focuses on reproductive justice, racialized health care and faith responses to systemic inequalities. Since 2007, Ms. Welch [...]