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Sunday Service
February 9th, 2025
10:30 am (EDT)
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Connecting with Each Other, Connecting with the Earth
Douglas Cooper and Stefani Danes
Nature teaches us that everything is interconnected. Creating Rachel Carson EcoVillage, we are seeking to understand and strengthen our connections with nature and with each other. Inspired by the life and work of Western Pennsylvania’s Rachel Carson, our intentional neighborhood is striving to realize her vision for a community “where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surrounding”. This talk focuses on one of our biggest questions, “What does it mean to live in harmony with nature?"
During the duration of our OWL program, all children should report directly to their respective classrooms.
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The Share the Plate recipient for February is Crisis Center North,
The mission of Crisis Center North is to empower victims of domestic violence and cultivate attitudes and community behaviors that break the cycle of violence.”
“Crisis Center North is a 501(c)(3) non-profit counseling and resource center that provides services to victims of domestic violence and their loved ones in northern and western Allegheny County via counseling, therapy, case management, legal and medical advocacy, and economic empowerment services. In addition, the Center provides community trainings on topics related to intimate partner violence and teen dating violence, as well as prevention education programming to local schools."
https://www.crisiscenternorth.org/
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IN THIS WEEK'S ENEWS-- TO SEE IT ALL, CLICK ON "VIEW ENTIRE MESSAGE" AT THE BOTTOM | |
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- In case you missed it!
- Dance Jam/ Moving Meditation
- Rev. Lee Anne's Installation - Save the date
- Quest for the Belief - This Sunday
- Meditation Group
- Systemic Change Your Vote is in!
- Ukulele Group- Cancelled
- Coffee House
- Meet The Church
- Jesus Discussion Group
- PIIN Fundraising Gala
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UUA General Assembly Planning starts now!
- Children's Religious Education
- JGCS Call To Action Refugee Resettlement support
- Refugee Family Update
- Quilts In West Room
- CER Opportunities for Connection
- UUCNH Weekly Connection
- Joys and Sorrows
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Rev. Lee Anne shared some thoughts about what it means to be inclusive.
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Rev. Lee Anne invites you to a special meeting to discuss the departure of Rev. Jane Thickstun. | |
Dance Jam/Moving Meditation - Tonight | |
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Join us on Tonight Friday February 7th (First Friday of each month) at 7pm as we create a safe non-judgmental space to dance, move, sit, laydown listen to/feel music, and be in our bodies. Come as you are and move as you please.
Contact Robyntravers@uucnh.org with any questions
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Rev. Lee Anne's Installation - Save the date and help wanted | |
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We are excited to announce that Rev. Lee Anne's Installation ceremony at UUCNH will be held on June 1st. We are looking for a team of folks to help put together the service as well as a nice luncheon. This will also coincide with our congregational meeting so it will be busy day all around. Please contact board@uucnh.org if you are interested in helping out.
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Quest for Belief - This Sunday | |
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Love, Marriage, and the Baby Carriage. If you chanted this rhyme on the playground, you’re old enough to have witnessed an amazingly rapid evolution of societal acceptance when it comes to romantic relationships and family life – the good, the bad, and the downright baffling! But which changes rate what adjective… and who are we to decide, anyway?
All are welcome to drop in and join the discussion this Sunday, February 9th, upstairs in the Youth Room from 9:15-10:15am.
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Meditation Group -This Monday | |
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Please join us for Meditation group. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7 to 8 pm. No experience required just a willingness to learn and breathe. Contact meditation@uucnh.org for any questions.
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Systemic Change Team - Your votes are in | |
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SCT thanks the approximately 75 participants at our Feb. 2 service, who listened to our presentations on three issues and voted to advocate for a Constitutional Amendment to Establish an Independent Redistricting Commission. The other two issues, Criminal Justice Reform and Equal Access to Healthcare were also well received with many #1 rankings.
We invite everyone to get acquainted with the FairDistrictsPA organization and its grassroots advocacy by visiting its webpage here. Sign up for emails and sign the petition. Watch the E-news for opportunities to become advocates for the cause.
Our next regular team meeting will be on March 3 at 7:30 pm. To request the Zoom link for the meeting, please contact Co-Chair, Diana Hull
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Ukelele Group - Cancelled for Monday | |
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The Ukulele group is cancelled for this Monday February 10th. The group will meet again on February 24th. Contact ukegroup@uucnh.org with any questions.
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You are invited to be entertained by your talented friends. The West Room stage will be an open mic for anyone interested in singing a song, telling a joke, telling an interesting story, or ranting about the news — let’s keep it non-political.
Here's an idea -- make it a date night! Go out with some friends for dinner and come by the UUCNH Coffee House for entertainment and dessert. You'll have this opportunity every second Friday of the month at 7:30pm
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Are you new to UUCNH? Do you want to know more about us?
Please join us for Meet the Church on Sunday, February 16th from 12:00 – 1:00. These informal sessions are held after church occasionally throughout the year. After coffee hour, we gather to meet one another, watch a video, have an open ended question and answer time, and to share a little more about this church and Unitarian Universalism. Come and join us!
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3rd Sunday of February, the 16th, from noon to 1:15 PM on Zoom and at church (upstairs, follow the signs). Four gospels means four views of who Jesus was. Or does it? We’ll discuss the complexities in this session. See Tony Palermo for details. [Postponed from last month.]
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Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network Annual Fundraising Gala | |
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You are invited to join the Systemic Change Team and Rev. Lee Anne on Sun Feb. 16 @ 5:00-8:00 pm at the Pittsburgh Mennonite Church, 2018 S. Braddock, Pgh to support PIIN.
Purchase a ticket here for $25 per person.
Contact Diana Hull about potential carpooling.
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UUA General Assembly Planning starts now! | |
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Registration is open for the UUA General Assembly (GA) 2025, taking place June 18th through the 22nd. This year the host city is Baltimore, MD, only a 4 hour drive away from Pittsburgh.
If you are planning to go to GA please send an email to office@uucnh.org and let us know. Also indicate if you are interested in being a delegate for our church. We are asking the office admin to keep track of our church's representation at this year's event.
Hotels in the area and housing reservations are filling up fast, so we suggest you book one as soon as possible.
Rev. Lee Anne will be renting a large home with spare bedrooms, if anyone would be interested in sharing the space and cost with her please let the office know.
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Children's Religious Education Class Schedule | |
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No time for all ages while OWL is in session. All children go directly to their classrooms.
Feb 2nd - April 13th -Elementary Owl classes will be held concurrently with RE classes. Any children not registered for OWL are welcome to go to RE classes.
February 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd RE Classes (Theme is inclusion). We will be exploring how the practice of inclusion shows up in their living and loving.
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JFCS Call to Action: Support Refugee Resettlement | |
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Jewish Family and Community Services released a statement of their continued commitment to refugee resettlement in the Pittsburgh region. They also offered ways we can help to support their important work.
Please click on the image to see the full message.
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Refugee Family Update from the Compassionate Service Team | |
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Earlier this week, a team from UUCNH helped set up an apartment for an immigrant family made up of two parents, an 11-month-old baby, a five-year-old girl, and a six-year-old boy. The generous members of our congregation collected toys, bedding, bath and cleaning supplies. Then Chuck Berry, Ellen Kuntz, Katie Chapman, and Inga Burton-Smith worked alongside a staff member from the JFCS (Jewish Family & Children's Services) and assembled bedframes, made beds, arranged bathroom supplies, and got the apartment ready for its new inhabitants.
Thank you to Lois Madden for collecting the items and storing them at her house; and Joan Vondra for her coordination and lovely “Welcome to Pittsburgh” poster. We hope to help more families in the future!
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The UUCNH Quilting group is offering the congregation a soft hug for February. Please brighten up your spirits, warm your winter, and admire the fruits of their loving labor as you enjoy the quilts on the walls in the sanctuary.
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CER Opportunities for Connection (click on Image for link) | |
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Zoom with UUCNH Friends
This drop-in connection will be held every Tuesday at 3:30 - 4:30 pm and will be led by Michael Horwitz. Contact Michael Horwitz michaelhorwitz@uucnh.org for zoom details
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There were no joys or sorrows shared with the congregation this week | |
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Note: When you want to share a joy or sorrow submit it electronically by clicking here by Saturday. Alternatively, you may can fill out a card as you enter the sanctuary on Sunday.
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Minister's Schedule
Rev, Lee Anne's Work Week: Tuesday – Sunday
Tuesday-Friday: 10 - 6 and Evenings
Saturday: (variable)/Sunday: 8:30 - 2:30
Office Administrator's Schedule
Robyn's Work Week: Monday-Friday
Monday: (variable/work from home)
Tuesday - Friday (9-5)
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