SEPTEMBER 2000

Allegheny Advocate

Monthly Newsletter of the Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church

Sunday Service at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church Begins at 11 o’clock • All Are Welcome

Sunday, September 10, 11:00 Rev. Art McDonald

Renewing the Spirit: Congregation and Community

We will celebrate the beginning of our 2000-2001 year with the UU ritual of a water communion. Please bring a small container of water from a place visited this summer or from the kitchen tap and share something of where you might have been in these last few months. Art will share some thoughts on our congregational life together and our relationship with the wider community.

Sunday, September 17, 11:00

The Faith Journey of a Christian Scientist

We are delighted to invite into our pulpit a member of the local community from the Christian Scientist Church. Many of us know of this religious movement either from the fine international newspaper called THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR or from the news program on the radio, MONITOR NEWS. However, most of us probably don’t know much about the beliefs of the Christian Science faith, founded by Mary Baker Eddy. It is a faith based on the belief that we are spiritual beings and that there is a deep relationship between our spirit and our health. Don’t miss it.

Sunday, September 24, 11:00 Gloria Flores-Skillings and Jorge Morales

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Latino(a)/Chicana(o)/Hispanic heritage month is celebrated from mid-September until mid-October and coincides with Mexican Independence Day in mid-September. Today, Jorge and Gloria will host a speaker to talk about the Mexican political and economic situation and the struggle to organize labor in the current environment. They will also discuss the ramifications of the last election.

From the President

In July I was elected President of the Board of Trustees. This was a great honor for me, but also somewhat overwhelming. It is an honor because this church has done so much for me that I am happy to have a chance to give something back. My divorce became final in June, ending a nearly two-year ordeal. AUUC has truly been a community of friendship and support for me, like no other community I have ever experienced. I really love this place!

I am overwhelmed largely because I have to try to follow in the footsteps of Pat Downey, who has done a tremendous job as President, but is stepping down due to commitments at work. I am happy, though, that she will remain on the Board. She also continued to oversee Board events that had already been initiated. Thank you, Pat!! My decision whether to accept the presidency was greatly influenced by the fact that Mark Tomlinson was chosen as Vice President. Mark is a dependable and highly competent person and someone I have gotten to know on a personal level through his environmental book discussion group. Between the two of us I feel confident we can do a good job. And of course we have Betty Schwarz as the new Treasurer. I know Betty’s feelings are somewhat like mine, in that she is stepping into the shoes of the amazing Jill Brethauer, but no one has any doubts that the church Treasury is in good hands with Betty. DZ is continuing as Clerk. I can’t get started on the virtues of DZ or this will become a book. To my mind, he is one of the unsung heroes of AUUC. It took me a while to figure it out, but DZ quietly goes about his way making tremendous contributions to our church. He gets the church ready every Sunday, helps select the music, cleans up after the service, chairs the House Committee, waters the plants out front, and does all sorts of other things of which no one is probably even aware. And he pretends that he doesn’t do much at all.

I guess I got carried away with this first column. I don’t really know what a president is supposed to say, but AUUC is filled with so many wonderful and amazing people that that is what came to my mind as the most important thing to talk about.

-Jeanne Zang

Committee News

Capital Campaign

The good news is that we are almost a third of the way toward our goal of $60,000, with only 15 percent of our member pledges turned in. This effort is very important to our Church – every member’s pledge is needed to achieve our goal. If you have not returned your pledge yet, please try to do so before the end of September. Working together, we can make our vision a reality!

Membership Committee

The membership committee is in need of greeters and refreshment volunteers for the month of September. If you have the chance to volunteer for either of these positions, we ask that you sign up for a week commitment in the back of the church on the volunteer sign-up board.

Greeters are asked to sign-up for a one week opportunity to greet members and friends as they arrive at church. Greeters should arrive at church 20 minutes early for this volunteer experience.

Refreshment volunteers bring snacks to church for the congregation to enjoy after the service is over. We ask that these volunteers arrive at church 30 minutes early to prepare the coffee and snacks, and to stay afterwards to clean-up.

Your volunteer participation in these two important hospitality tasks will be greatly appreciated by one and all. Thank you!

Social Justice Committee

The committee will meet on the fourth Sunday of the month after the service. We will be discussing our ongoing projects: the Community Garden, our commitment to PIIN (Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network), and the church’s role in Prevention Point Pittsburgh. We will also talk about the 2001 General Assembly Resolution on Responsible Consumerism. If there is interest, the committee may initiate a study group on this topic.

Here is an update on PIIN. Everyone should have received a mailing explaining the mission of PIIN. We hope you will read it carefully and then plan to attend the Social Justice Committee’s informational lunch. It will be held at AUUC after the service on September 10. We will provide soup made from vegetables from the Community Garden. Please bring a brown bag lunch. This is the time to find out more about PIIN and to give your feedback. Those of us from AUUC who have attended PIIN meetings recognize that there are certain theological and other issues that need to be worked out, but we all agree that the potential of this group to effect real change in the Pittsburgh area is very exciting. Come on September 10 to find out why we are so excited!

On Sunday, September 17 at 4:00 p.m. there will be a PIIN "Coming Out" celebration at Wesley Center A.M.E. Church, 2701 Center Ave. (a few blocks west of Schenley High School). All are invited. We hope to have over 2000 people at this event.

Religious Education

Children’s RE classes will begin on September 10 and regular RE committee meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30, in the Unitarian House. The committee has also organized a training session for RE teachers (and potential teachers): "Safe Boundaries: Empowering Children and Adults, " on Sunday, September 17th, 1 - 3:00 p.m. Shawn Sturdivant, a family resource manager from the Greater Pittsburgh YWCA, will explore the creation of safe limits in religious education classrooms. Addressing issues of child abuse, safety and liability, Ms. Sturdivant will seek to empower both teachers and students in dealing with questions of appropriate boundaries. Please bring a brown bag lunch. All RE teachers are strongly urged to attend the workshop, and parents, too are welcome. Child care will be provided.

Church Business

AUUC Youth Group

Okay, Sixth - Ninth graders! You want a youth group? Ya got it. Now come and decide what you want YOUR youth group to be! Sunday September 24th, 6 - 8:00 p.m., we'll kick off the year with a brainstorming session, pizza and some optional fun and games. As our Youth Group grows, we want to ensure that all kids get a chance at leadership and participation, so bring your ideas. . .

If ya want it, we can build it.

—Claudia Neely,Youth Coordinator

Board of Trustees’ Training

Ohio-Meadville District Consultant, Rev. Rod Thompson, will be at AUUC on Wednesday, September 20, from 7-10 pm, for an evening session of board training. Talk with Patricia Downey if you have questions.

Narcotics Anonymous at AUUC

Beginning Monday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 pm, a local chapter of Narcotics Anonymous will be meeting every Monday evening at AUUC. We welcome them. Patricia Parker, a co-chair of the Northside Coalition for Fair Housing, is in a leadership role with NA.

Great Work, Andy and Greg

All during the summer, several AUUCers have been working away mostly in the Unitarian House to get that building in shape for our programming needs. Donald Zeilman is the overall coordinator of this work, but many, many thanks go especially to Andy Schwarz and Greg Deitz, for their tireless labor to make things better. John Meikle, Douglas and Art McDonald have also lent some time and energy. Thanks to all.

Thanks, Mark

Thanks to Mark Tomlinson, AUUC now has a very good plan for use of computers and other technology into the future. Mark did an assessment recently which he presented to the board. By fall, we should have a fax up and running, as well as a second phone line which could be used. Meanwhile, he still mentors Art in wading through the computer and e-mail world, brushing aside Art’s resistance and limited aptitude (according to Art, anyway) with a smile and kind reassurance.

Workers Needed

The renovations at Unitarian House, primarily for our expanded RE program, are continuing, with coordination provided by the House Committee. In the next couple of months, they will be trying to sponsor some work day Saturdays for cleaning, painting, and light construction. An announcement will be made two to three weeks before the day is planned. Speak to Kathy Kozachenko or Donald Zeilman if you would like to be added to a calling list. Also, the heavy construction work team is looking for volunteers for weekday work times. Speak to Andy Schwarz or Art McDonald if you are available. Thanks!

Adult RE Classes

Art and Jane D. are asking folks to respond to a list of potential topics for Adult Religious Ed. for the coming year. The topics are listed below. Please indicate interest/preferences to either Art or Jane. In addition to the topics below, Jane will be gathering with anyone who is interested in exploring the meaning of prayer for UUs. If this interests you, please let Jane know what times/days work best for you. Thanks!

·UU Parenting (Parents as Resident Theologians; Parents as Social Justice Educators)

·Further Explorations of the Bible, from a UU perspective.

·"Cakes for the Queen of Heaven", a UU curriculum about feminist spirituality.

·UU History

·Ethics and Personal Morality

·Readings on Martin Buber

·Simple Living

·Group Process/Culture

·Jesus Before Christ series (video)

Annual Hay Ride

Put aside the afternoon and evening of Saturday, October 14, for the annual hayride at Jill Brethauer and Dave Samuel’s house. Details to follow.

Annual Used Book Sale

We will be holding our annual used book sale on Sunday, 10 September during the Mexican War Streets House Tour. The tables will open after Service for the afternoon. We need book donations for this event (but no textbooks, please)! Bring your cloth and paper bound books to church on any Sunday, or on Saturday 9 September. Call the church if you would like to make special arrangements to drop off books. This is a great chance to tidy up your library and to help the church raise money to purchase new hymnals. If you have questions, speak with Donald Zeilman.

4x4x4

The OM District will be offering leadership development workshops for anyone interested on Sept. 23, at the South Hills Church, from 9:00 to 3:00. Topics are: Economic anti-racism action, basics for RE folks, treasurer training, president’s training and worship leading. See ads in the Emerson Room.

OM District Annual Spirituality Retreat

Join with fellow UUs as we explore the Mandala – this simple, yet profound drawing technique, experienced in a supportive, sacred setting, is used to focus intention, and link us to our innate wisdom, intuitive intelligence and healing capacities. This retreat will take place on October 13-14, near Akron, Ohio. Details can be found in the Emerson Room.

Hymnals Missing

We are still trying to recover our missing hymnals. Currently, there are six pew books missing and a number of the paperbacks. If you have borrowed a hymnbook, please return it to church. Facilitators and service planners, please note: hymnals may be borrowed from the Program Committee to plan Services. We ask that you do not take hymnals from the pews. Thanks to all!

Great Race Upon Us

Once again, Art McDonald will test fate by running in the 10K Great Race to raise extra funds for our Capital Campaign. In each of the past years, Art has raised approximately $285 each time. Can we top that this year?! A pledge sheet will appear soon.

Artistic Outlet

If you are someone who would like an outlet to express your creativity more often, Artistic Outlet is for you. Members and friends of AUUC of all ages are welcome to come to the U House for this open art space starting Wednesday, September 13 from 6:30 - 8:00pm and running every Wednesday all year long. The Artistic Outlet sessions are structured to capitalize upon one of UUs strongest defining characteristics, our individuality. Artistic Outlet gives you the excuse you've been waiting for to do that creative project you've been planning. Everyone is encouraged to bring his or her own art project to work on in this space -- knitting, quilting, sketching, coil pots – and those who are inclined are encouraged to plan and lead group art making projects too -- a group quilt, a felted wall hanging, printmaking of notecards, tie and dye tablecloths and napkins, collage cigar boxes, beadmaking… Participants can do their own thing or work with others. Those who come will shape the experience. At this point in time, we only have the supplies that you bring with you. The weekly sessions have three goals: Art making as a spiritual path; Art making with others as a way to socialize, build community and have a good time with new friends; Created objects as a source of fundraising for our church's capital projects. So turn on your creativity and join us. See Linda Deafenbaugh or Julianne Vadnais if you have questions.

Music Doings

There are a few new musical projects at AUUC, and it's recruiting time! Beginning on September 10, we will have a Children's Choir that will practice every Sunday morning from 10:00 - 10:30am. Our goal will be to teach the kids some songs they'll enjoy singing and to sing in church about four times a year - maybe more if we're really enthusiastic! All children age 4 and up, and any adults who would like to learn some songs by rote are welcome.

We are also exploring the possibility of moving the Adult Choir's rehearsal to Sunday morning. The tentative plan is to meet from 9:00 - 10:00am on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. We'll try to meet Sept. 10 and see if it works. In the works for the future will be several services involving "The Band", a gospel choir workshop that will include any AUUC folks who want to sing and choirs from some of our sister churches of various denominations, Sunday morning warm-ups on the hymns of the day, and perhaps a few evenings of chamber music. Watch for more info, and, please, if you are interested in music, join us!

—Kiki Barley

Drum Call!

Calling all drummers and folks who wish they were drummers! Please bring your percussion instruments and join us for our first Drum Circle, Thursday September 28, 7 pm. Adults and children are welcome.

Bulletin Board

Donate Cost of Books on the Family

Because of Joe Chekanowsky’s experience of being assaulted by a person while shopping in the East End with his two children, he has decided to do something pro-active and affirmative around families. Joe wants to equip libraries with two books, Heather Has Two Mommies and One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dads, Blue Dads. He is asking that folks either donate a book or the cost of a book so that the approximately 64 libraries in the county will have copies. See Joe if you have interest in such a project.

YM&WAHA’s Foster Care Celebration

On the evening of September 10, at 6:00 pm, Janice Parks and YM&WAHA will be sponsoring a fun evening to celebrate and applaud foster care and adoptive families. Why not join in on the fun? It will take place at the Children’s Museum.

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

The Food Bank is selling raffle tickets for a Lincoln Mercury recently donated. Chances are $5 each. The winning ticket will be pulled on October 1 at the Pirates’ game. Call 412-460-2583 for tickets or information.

Coalition to End Discrimination at Pitt

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 pm, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside, there will be a community meeting to help organize efforts to support equitable pay for all Pitt staff and faculty and for freedom from discrimination.

Domiciliary Care Program

Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging is currently recruiting for home providers for older adults or persons with disabilities. Home providers provide room, board and supervision for a monthly stipend. Call 350-5105 if you have interest. Information is in the Emerson Room.

Religious Education

Religious Education classes begin on September 10th. Parents should bring their children to the first floor of the U House in order to register them for the RE program.

Toddlers

September 10 – Frank Heny

September 17 – Claudia Neely

September 24 – John Meikle

Preschool/Kindergarten

Benita Campbell, Michelle Bilyk, and Karen Larson

We Are Many, We Are One

This curriculum offers children the grounding of a religious community and tradition, along with the freedom to discover and express their uniqueness. The underlying theme throughout is anti-bias and multi-cultural education, which celebrates diversity and interdependency.

First/Second Grade

John Meikle and Rebecca Davis

This class will be using both the Rainbow Children and the Holidays and Holy Days curricula. Rainbow Children is an anti-bias, pro-diversity curriculum that addresses racial and ethnic prejudice while affirming the inherent worth and beauty of the child, the family, the community, and the diversity of humankind. Holidays and Holy Days teaches about the origins and meanings of holiday and holy day celebrations.

Third/Fourth Grade

Steve Hirtle and Lawrence Wray

Timeless Themes: Stories From the Hebrew and Christian Bibles

This curriculum introduces children to religious literature that is central to North American culture and to UU heritage. Children become familiar with their cultural heritage, and to the human issues that inspired these scriptures--the timeless themes of transcendent power, human responsibility, love of one's neighbor, and forgiveness. The Bible stories are taught from a UU value structure.

Fifth/Sixth Grade

Diane McMahon

This class will be using both the God Images and the You the Creator curricula. God Images engages children in their own religious quests. It allows for personal decision making in the context of lively discussion and creative activity. You the Creator unleashes creativity as participants discover they are part of the creative forces of the world.

Advocacy Report

Rev. Art McDonald,

Minister/Social Advocacy Director

UU General Assembly

For me personally, the UUA annual General Assembly was a very rich and rewarding time. During the 1970s, I spent two summers in Nashville while I was a seminary student. I was mentored by a Catholic priest named Jack Hickey, who was chaplain at Vanderbilt University. Jack was a prophet on that campus as a tireless agitator for social justice. He developed a special interest in prison ministry and eventually opened a halfway house for ex-offenders called Dismas House. I worked in that prison project those two summers and the experience helped shape my future ministry. Hickey died in the late 1980s at the tender age of 52 but his legacy continues in the city of Nashville. While there, I stayed with two old friends who also worked with Jack and who to this day are in involved in prison work. It was a great reunion.

General Assembly itself was stimulating as well. Sarah-Wade Smith and I were proud to represent AUUC. Although it was my 5^th or 6^th GA, for SW, it was her first and it was memorable. As she shared in church, she felt exhilarated to be in a group of some 4000 UUs and to feel accepted and affirmed. And for me, it’s always a time to renew relationships and spend time with new and old friends. Furthermore, there are political happenings and workshops to choose from, so there is a lot of stimulation. Also, I had applied to be accepted as an associate member of the UU Minister’s association, a designation available to ordained ministers serving UU churches who have not gone through the UU fellowshipping process. Since I have chosen not to go through the latter, I was interested in some official affiliation. My application was approved, which basically means I can join the UUMA and receive mailings and participate in all its meetings, etc.

Actually, I went to GA early to be part of a panel for UU ministers on the question of doing social justice and anti-racist work out of the congregation. It was a generally positive experience for me, but during the conversation an Afro-American minister shared a very troubling perspective that minority ministers in our UU movement are feeling very disenfranchised and a number are in the process of quitting. He suggested that if we expect to attract persons of color to our UU ministry, we must be wiling to create resources to help support them in the difficult work of being a minority person. Clearly, he was sharing lots of pain.

As for the other parts of the assembly, the body passed, by a wide margin, the general resolution on economic anti-racism which emerged out of our district. Despite President John Buehrens rather surprising and perplexing pitch to table it for more study, about 85% voted yes. As Jeanne Zang has mentioned on several occasions, the resolution for next GA (Cleveland, June 21-25, 2001) is on the theme of responsible consumption. We’ll be looking at that this year. The study resolution that will be on the board for two years before a vote in 2002 is entitled: "An Alternative to the War on Drugs."

I attended workshops on topics such as homelessness and urban ministry, anti-racism, the future of liberal religion, UU and class issues, the difference between appreciation and appropriation when it comes to other religious traditions and ethnic minorities, religious pluralism, etc. Sarah-Wade also attended numerous workshops, some of them on issues that especially affect the GLBT community.

If there is some interest in talking with the two of us about issues that surfaced at GA, we could put together an evening dialogue. Let me know.

Harm Reduction Work Group

At our last meeting of the harm reduction group, I had invited several neighborhood activists from the housing coalition, a local chapter of narcotics anonymous, and Zoar, which is a program for women with addictions. It was a very informative and helpful session and the input from these women was excellent. There was a sense that this was a very important issue for the community, yet one which many in the community do not want to face. Too many people think it is someone else’s problem. We talked at length about doing information-educational activities to help build people’s awareness of this health crisis. The participants had good suggestions as to how we might approach this. Meanwhile, I’ve talked with several neighborhood folks about co-sponsoring some activities. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, September 14, at 7 pm. All are welcome. Talk with Barbara Stolarz , Jesse Virago, John Meikle, Lynn Glorieux or me if you have interest in this important work.

While visiting family in Boston, I read an editorial in the Boson Globe that wholeheartedly supported needle exchange programs. Recently, the Governor of Massachusetts vetoed a section of the budget hat would have allowed health officials to set up more needle exchange programs. These monies would have expanded programs throughout the State – already there are needle exchange programs in Boston, Cambridge, Provincetown and Northampton which documentation shows have "successfully reduced AIDS and hepatitis transmission without encouraging increased drug use."

The editorial goes on to suggest that the strongest argument for development of more needle exchange programs "is a set of statistics: In Lowell and New Bedford, which lack exchanges, 60 and 58 percent respectively of all AIDS cases are due to contaminated needles. In Boston, that figure is 29%."

Finally, while at GA, I talked with folks from the UU Funding Panel to determine if they had any interest in funding harm reduction/needle exchange programs. They answered in the affirmative and I have passed on a funding application to the Prevention Point people to fill out. Hopefully, this collaboration will bear fruit.

Northside Common Ministries

As most of you know, I’ve been on the Board of Directors at NCM for several years now. We are always hunting for new board members, especially to bring certain skills. At the moment there is a need for support in the following areas: Computer skills, Fundraising, Marketing and Personnel/Human Resources. If you or someone you know has such a skill and might be interested in serving, please talk with me.

Shelter Needs Supplies

Pleasant Valley Shelter is running low on some basic supplies. Donations that are especially needed at the moment include: toothpaste(small tubes), tooth brushes, bath soap, disposable razors and shaving cream. Furthermore, they can use metal forks, bath towels, twin sheets, small bowls, drinking glasses, a power lawn mower and a yard pick. Call 323-1163 and talk with Janet Holtz if you can help.

Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network

Approximately 75 people attended our "Come and See" gathering on the evening of August 14 on the Hill to introduce PIIN to some new folks. We were pleased with the turnout but less pleased with the program. Our outside lead organizer from the national group Gamaliel led the session which was to give an overview of history and goals. The person did not do an adequate job and there was disappointment on the part of attendees, as well as the steering committee. After the session, we debriefed and expressed our concerns. Hopefully, we will learn from this experience.

Our next major gathering will take place on Sunday, September 17, at 4:00 pm, at Wesley Center AME Church, 2701 Center Ave., Hill District. We hope to have a very large turnout. Please mark it in your calendar.

To date about 16 congregations/religious organizations have paid their dues to join PIIN. We are hoping to have up to 30 by the end of September, 40-50 by January. At that point, when we feel we have significant capacity, we will work to include everyone in a participatory event at which key issues of action will be chosen. After all, we want to give this every chance to succeed and it will not if we have not gathered enough support.

Camp NIA – Young Men & Women’s African Heritage Association

The Camp ran for six weeks this summer at a fresh air site in Cranberry. 30 children registered and the average weekly attendance was about 25. Janice Parks declared the experience very positive for all. We are glad. Donations continue to come in for Camp NIA which will help in our ongoing interest in supporting this partnership.

Also, we were happy to offer our "free" space to Pastor John Cochran, from Trinity Lutheran Church, for his summer program for children. We had about a dozen children each day in the Jefferson Room through July and early August.

Lobby Updates

Last newsletter we asked that you lobby on two issues: locally for the Living Wage and nationally for a no to drug war aid to Colombia. Seethe news on the LWC in the front of this newsletter. As for the aid to Colombia, sadly for this activist it was approved. I think this is a huge mistake and will be used to fuel a civil war. Our Colombian friend, Gonzalo Castillo, recently returned from Colombia and is afraid that we are looking at a Vietnam-like situation in Colombia. U.S. troops are there to help train Colombian soldiers and President Clinton just waived any provisions related to human rights’ abuses by the Colombian military. We are on a very slippery slope. Stay tuned.

UUA Whitney Young Fund

While at GA I learned that we received $1000 from the Whitney Young urban ministry fund of the UUA to support my salary and neighborhood efforts.

Jamie Cokes

Andy Schwarz, Jorge Morales and I attended a bond/bail hearing for AUUC friend, Jamie Cokes, the man in the County jail accused of shooting to death an East Liberty man. Jamie’s court-appointed lawyer tried to get the bail as low as $10,000 but the judge wasn’t buying. He agreed with the DA’s office attorney and set bail at $100,000 straight cash. So it appears that Jamie will be in jail until the trial in November.

Mark Tomlinson and I cleaned out Jamie’s apartment and are holding his belongings until he needs them.

I applied to be a spiritual/ministerial visitor for Jamie and was rejected! Nothing to do with our UU theology, but everything to do with my criminal past. Evidently, my arrests for civil disobedience and participation in subversive groups prevent the prison captain from approving my application. I called and talked with him to make sure of the specific problems and he agreed to get the file and call me back. To date, he has not done that. We’ll keep you posted.

Northside Service Providers Network

We are moving ahead with plans for a directory of social services for the Northside. If all goes well, we might be looking at a January publication date. This would be a real accomplishment for our work.

The other task that the group has taken on is to develop a forum so that social service providers and residents may come together to dialogue and problem solve when necessary. For example, currently there is a service provider for the homeless in Allegheny East who is having trouble coping with the amount of demand he is experiencing. As a consequence, many residents are raising complaints that he has been unable to respond to adequately. The Service Providers’ forum will attempt to mediate and work with both sides to attempt to create a solution. Stay tuned.

Blessings to all. Think of getting involved in our congregational life in new ways this fall. I’d be happy to talk with anyone as to how to do that.

Contacts

Minister

Rev. Art McDonald

Telephone

(412) 322-4261

http://www.pitt.edu/~hirtle/auuc.html

The Allegheny Advocate is published monthly by the Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church. Contributions or inquiries may be directed to John Schriefer (jhschrief@aol.com) or Diane McMahon (DianeMcMahon@compuserve.com).