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Worship is every Sunday of the year at 10:30AM in the sanctuary.
416 W. North Ave., Pittsburgh 15212.
We are served by bus lines 15, 16, 17, and we're near the 54.
All Are Welcome.... REALLY!
Come as you are. Become who you're inspired to be!
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... single Buddhist young spiritual-not-religious red-head goth atheist femme unemployed HESITANT newly-wed elder family CEO Zoroastrian heartened ecological disillusioned button-down busboy trans EXTROVERT anarchist student divorced Christian peace-monger butch You ...
& open-hearted.
We are free-spirited people of faith (& doubt). All Are Welcome! |
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(Spiritual) Home for the Holidays--check here for our calendar of events.
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Honor Life Milestones: If you're considering a baby welcoming or christening, rights of passage into adult-hood, a wedding, or funeral or memorial service to be held in our sanctuary, you are most welcome. Please contact the office as the next step.
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After Worship, Service Begins!
At our church, we designate one Sunday a quarter as "After Worship, Service Begins" Sunday to focus on an action toward justice that everybody can participate in.
Sunday, November 13: Fall 2011 Food Drive for the North Side Common Ministries Food Pantry! We transported bags & bags of groceries in time for the holidays are near. Canned yams & cranberries & other holiday treats were much appreciated. The pantry asked especially for boxed cereals and peanut butter. There's still time! Details at the link above.
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The Spirit of Generosity -
As an expression of our commitment, we donate half of the weekly offering to a partner chosen by the Social
Justice Council. The current Share-the-Plate Justice Partner is
Appalachian Voices, an environmental nonprofit committed to protecting
the land, air, and water of the central and southern Appalachian
region, focusing on reducing coal's impact on the region and advancing a
sustainable vision for a cleaner energy future. Learn more at http://appvoices.org or http://ilovemountains.org. The Spirit of Generosity. Catch it at Allegheny UU Church!
Thanks to Rev. Mary Grigolia for her "Reframing Conflict" worship & workshop. Click here to learn more.
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Rev. Dave has shared a meditation during worship from Thich Nhat Hahn's "Being Peace." Here it is. Enjoy.
Breathing
in, I calm my body. Breathing
out, I smile.
Dwelling
in the present moment I know
this is a wonderful moment.
“Breathing in, I calm my body.” This line is like drinking a glass
of ice water—you feel the cold, the freshness, permeate your body. When I
breathe in and recite this line, I actually feel the breathing calming my body,
calming my mind.
“Breathing out, I smile.” You
know the effect of a smile. A smile can relax hundreds of muscles in your face,
and relax your nervous system. A smile makes you master of yourself. That is
why the Buddhas and bodhisattvas are always smiling. When you smile, you
realize the wonder of the smile.
“Dwelling in the present moment.”
While I sit here, I don’t think of somewhere else, of the future or the past. I
sit here, and I know where I am. This is very important. We tend to be alive in
the future, not now. We say, “Wait until I finish school and get my Ph.D. degree,
and then I will be really alive.”
When we have it, and it’s not easy to get, we say to ourselves, “I have to wait
until I have a job in order to be really alive.” And then after the job, a car.
After the car, a house. We are not capable of being alive in the present
moment. We tend to postpone being alive to the future, the distant future, we
don’t know when. Now is not the moment to be alive. We may never be alive at
all in our entire life. Therefore, the technique, if we have to speak of a technique,
is to be in the present moment, to be aware that we are here and now, and the
only moment to be alive is the present moment.
“I know this is a wonderful
moment.” This is the only moment that is real. To be here and now, and enjoy
the present moment is our most important task. “Calming, Smiling, Present
moment, Wonderful moment.” I hope you will try it.
Reprinted from Being Peace
(1987, 2005) by Thich Nhat Hanh with permission of Parallax Press, Berkeley,
California. www.parallax.org
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Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church's mission is to be a welcoming
urban congregation that puts Unitarian Universalism into action by
celebrating life, nourishing the spirit, and inspiring a commitment to
justice. Together we are building a community of justice,
equity, and compassionate service to others, the neighborhood, and the planet.
Sunday worship starts at 10:30AM. We are
located across from the National Aviary at 416 West North Avenue in
Pittsburgh’s North Side (15212) and are served by bus lines 15, 16, and 17,
with 54 nearby. For further
information, call 412-322-4261.
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Our Vision: "We will strive toward
focusing on what we have in common, while appreciating the different
ways to fulfill our mission. We will honor our history and principles
while daring to affect responsible change. We will become more inclusive
and accessible. We will care for each other and the earth. We will
embrace the synergy between nourishing the spirit and performing our
justice work as an urban congregation." We hope you'll join us in realizing our vision together!
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Read about the History of the Church and our Historic Building
Church Photo Album (and featured for 2009 UUA Association Sunday Poster)
Please use the contact Allegheny UU form for more information about the church.
This website is maintained by webmaster <at> alleghenyuu <dot> org.
Last modified December 2011.
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