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The State of the Assembly

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: Sunday Service Link Rev. Zackrie VinczenNancy Philip, Worship Associate From June 21 – 25, 2023 Unitarian Universalists from around the world have gathered in Pittsburgh and online to conduct the business of our association, elect national representatives, and deepen … Continue reading The State of the Assembly

You Do Not Have to Forgive

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: Sunday Service Link Jenny Weaver, Guest SpeakerGregory Cook, Worship Associate “Forgive and forget” is a phrase that surrounds us in our society. We are also exposed to the Christian premise of being forgiven for our sins and the foundational … Continue reading You Do Not Have to Forgive

On Fatherhood

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: Sunday Service Link Warren Read, Guest Speaker Fran Korten, Worship Associate  On this Fathers Day, we’ll contemplate the complexities that can accompany the notion of “fatherhood.” Whether we reflect on our own fathers, or consider those in our lives who happened … Continue reading On Fatherhood

Flower Ceremony/New Member Recognition

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link Rev. Zackrie Vinczen Nancy Philip, Worship Associate  In June 1923, Rev. Norbert Čapek led the first Flower Ceremony in Prague. Today Unitarian Universalists around the world still observe this ceremony allowing the flowers to “remind us of the … Continue reading Flower Ceremony/New Member Recognition

The Gender of God

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link Rev. Zackrie VinczenJenny Weaver, Worship Associate Earlier this year, some controversy was stoked when the Church of England announced a plan to explore removing gendered language in reference to God. This is not the first religious … Continue reading The Gender of God

Hope & Good News

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link Rev. Amanda AikmanNancy Philip, Worship Associate An invitation to re-tune our moral radios to catch the broadcasts of hope and good news – messages that are all too often drowned out but are operating quietly under … Continue reading Hope & Good News

Mother’s Day

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link Rev. Zackrie Vinczen Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate  In 1870 Julia Ward Howe wrote a proclamation titled “Appeal to Womanhood Throughout the World.” Today this text is better known by the title “The Mother’s Day Proclamation.”   In this … Continue reading Mother’s Day

Religious Absurdity

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: Sunday Service Link Rev. Zackrie VinczenMike Cox, Worship Associate In 2005, 24 year old Bobby Henderson wrote a satirical letter to the Kansas State Board of Education professing a belief in a supreme being known as the Flying Spaghetti … Continue reading Religious Absurdity

Be Careful of What You Pretend to Be

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with Live-Stream The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link Gregory Cook, Guest Speaker Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate  The dictive “Just be yourself” is generally presented as something that is both easy to do and the right thing to do. Here we will examine the toll on … Continue reading Be Careful of What You Pretend to Be