GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA
UU PEACE PALOOZA
NOVEMBER 2 and 3, 2007The third annual UU Palooza will be on Friday evening and Saturday, November 2 and 3 at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 605 Morewood Avenue (at corner of Ellsworth Avenue) in Oakland. This year the entire time is devoted to the UU Study Action Issue of whether or not the UUA should become the fourth nationally recognized “Peace” denomination, along with the Friends (Quakers), Brethren and Mennonites. We must STUDY this issue before we know how to take ACTION. Bring your children for special peace-related activities.
Friday, November 2
Friday Evening, 7:30pm: Concert By Emily Pinkerton and Friends
Peace Songs followed by refreshments
$10 adults, $5 students, youth, children
Saturday, November 3
9:00am Gathering
9:30am Opening Worship, area clergy
10:00am Keynote Address given by The Rev. Paul Rasor, UU minister, director of the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan College and author of Faith Without Certainty.
NOON Lunch
Rev. Dr. Paul Rasor UU Author and Theologian
Afternoon Panels and Workshops featuring:
• Ms. Scilla Wahrhaftig, an activist, community organizer and head of the American Friends Service Committee's state office
• Mr. Art Gish, civil rights advocate for 40 years, leader of Christian Peacemaker Teams in Hebron, whose most recent book is Hebron Journal: Stories of Nonviolent Peacemaking.3:45pm Closing Worship
What would it mean for UUs to be identified as a “Peace Church”? How would that change the way we speak and act and relate? Is this desirable and achievable? The issue may eventually become a resolution coming before the General Assembly. What feedback can we put forth from participating in this crucial study?
Children's Activities
This is to inform you about the children’s activities we have planned for the day! The theme for Saturday is, “Working for a Peaceful, Fair and Free World.” What can kids do to work for a Peaceful, Fair and Free World? How can we create peace?
10am – 12:00pm: Elementary school (through 6th grade) hands on activities that address the above topic. There will be simulation games and peace flag making.
1:00pm – 3:30pm: We will prepare materials and a short recitation to share in the Closing Worship service. We will reflect further on what we can do to create peace…within ourselves, with others, and in the environment in an active, hands-on way.
Please register your children so that we have an idea of how many of us there will be using the form below.
Saturday events: Adults $15, Children and Youth $8, includes lunch.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE SATURDAY EVENTS.
Pre-REGISTER by completing the form below.
Deadline to register has been extended to
11:59 pm Wednesday Oct. 31 (Happy Halloween!).
Registration fees are as follows:
- Friday Concert: $10 adults, $5 students, youth, children, payable in advance or at the door
- Saturday events: Adults $15, Children and Youth $8, includes lunch, and must be paid in advance
Notification will be sent via email within 12 hours. if you don't see a form to the left or have other questions about registration, please contact webmaster@alleghenyuu.org.
To complete your reservation, you will need to pay at the door or, if possible, send a check made payable to "First Unitarian Church" with "Peacemaking Event" in the memo line to:
Allegheny UU Church Palooza
1110 Resaca Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: 412-322-4261
Maintained by Allegheny UU Church
Last Update: September 29, 2007
