Charge: to assist the President and the Church Board of Trustees in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. The Executive Committee is to consist of the Church President, the immediate past President, the Vice President, and the Minister, who is considered an ex-officio non-voting member. Authority: The President, in consultation with the Committee, has [...]
Charge The Communications Team (CT) is charged with directing communication within the Unitarian Universalist Church of the North Hills (UUCNH) congregation via the Newsletters the UUCNH.org website, the Facebook page and the UUCNH Community Facebook discussion group. The Team is also charged with directing communication with the outside world via the UUCNH.org website, the [...]
Before Covid, the holidays brought me renewed hope. While I refused to decorate until my Thanksgiving meal was long digested, the hope for a new year arrived right around now. After 2020 stole that from so many, I feel it again this year. Sort of. Holiday Covid debate 2021 brings honest debates amongst intelligent minds [...]
There is so much trouble in the world right now. Runaway inflation, constant violence—often involving guns, often lethal—accelerating climate change, corrupt politicians, political and cultural divisiveness, a revival of patriarchy and white supremacy, a worldwide trend toward autocracy and nationalism just when we most need to cooperate on a worldwide level—the list goes on and [...]
Bestselling TEDx speaker and eco-theologian, Rev. Michael Dowd, offers a “hope-free” Big Picture perspective (neither hopeful nor hopeless) that can help us move from confusion to clarity, from blame to compassion, and from overwhelming or despair to meaningful and courageous love-in-action. Gospel of Evolution Our guest speaker this morning is the Rev. Michael Dowd. [...]
Make sure you remember to plan on attending our Christmas Eve Service this year. While we are unable to celebrate with our traditional shared dinner this year, we can still gather together for fellowship as we begin our holiday celebrations. Our service will start at 7 PM this year.
In an article titled “The Future of Nonviolent Resistance,” author Erica Chenoweth says, “Armed struggle used to be the primary way in which movements fought for change from outside the political system. Today, campaigns in which people rely overwhelmingly on nonviolent resistance have replaced armed struggle as the most common approach to contentious action [...]
Green Living in Pittsburgh. One of the principles of our faith is the notion of the interconnected web of life. AT UUCNH we are heavily involved in service to the community. As we look toward 2022 and the work that we are doing for our Green Sanctuary certification, here are some of the organizations [...]
Green Living is one of the hallmarks of the UUCNH community. As we look toward 2022 and the work that we are doing for our Green Sanctuary certification, here are some of the things that you can do in your home to be more green in your lifestyle The Environmental Working Group and Pesticides [...]
Rev. Jane Rzepka, whose words you heard in the reading, tells another story that is relevant to today’s topic. She says: I performed a wedding not long ago, and had a little trouble with the marriage license: it blew away. That’s right–in all its signed, stamped, sealed and ready-to-go splendor, it, hoping no doubt [...]
