Welcome to the First UU Church of Indiana, Pennsylvania! We are a vibrant and open congregation, committed to the belief that each person has the right and the responsibility to follow their own spiritual path. We worship in community as followers of many faiths. Our building is more than a Read more… The post A Welcome From Our Board of Trustees appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

Nearly all of us know someone in service. Most people know a person or several who volunteered for military service or who the government drafted at one point. For many of us, our grandparents, parents, or other elders in our families were a part of the draft. Our government conscripted Read more… The post A Veteran’s Day Acknowledgement and a Hope of Peace appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

As Russia continues to advance troops into Ukraine against the clear wishes of the Ukrainian people, we find it imperative to offer a statement of faith as a congregation. Let us state clearly that what is happening in Ukraine is wrong. This invasion is immoral and unjustified. The destruction of Read more… The post A Faith Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

Dear friends, You may be aware that last Sunday, we experienced our first “Zoom bombing” of a worship service. We don’t believe there was a leak or a problem within the congregation’s communications systems. On second Sundays, we share our worship with 9 congregations around the Pittsburgh area. The sharing Read more… The post Zoom bombing means new Passwords appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

It is the depth of winter, and the outdoors is cold and snowy. At this time of the year, My default is to huddle inward to keep warm, nearly in hibernation against the winds and icy conditions. But dear ones, this month’s theme is Widening the Circle, focusing on expansion Read more… The post Widening the Circle and Holding Us in Love appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

It’s the new year, a time of renewed goals, new possibilities, celebrations of survival for another year. It is also, often, the time when we make far too many resolutions. Then those all overwhelm us until we abandon them, settling back into the ruts of our usual lives… Maybe that’s Read more… The post Living with Intention In Times of Worry appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

This month is a season of joy. We are bounded by the eight nights of Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve, with a little Christmas joy, a Yule log, some Diwali, and perhaps even Festivus or Saturnalia thrown in. We offer to each, joy and blessings depending on their preferences and Read more… The post Joy in a Season of Care appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

Each month, our community shapes itself around a different aspect of our world. So far this Fall, we’ve embraced possibility and cultivated relationship. This month, we will be Holding History in our worship and spiritual lives.  I recently visited family, and got to “hold history” in our relationship during a visit Read more… The post Our Past Creating a Story for the Future appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

These past two weeks, we find ourselves in the midst of what is hard to bear. Both nationally and close to home, we ponder what responsible leadership looks like and mourn the loss of innocence. A sense of safety is denied to us when those who were meant to be Read more… The post Small Comfort in Unbearable Times appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more

It is nearly the season of springtime, and the sun is beginning to reawaken the world. Roots stir and the sap runs upward in the trees, awakening buds not yet ready to send forth leaves. Beneath the ground, shoots begin to raise their heads. Seeds and bulbs uncurl, nearing the Read more… The post Committing to Grow and Blossom appeared first on First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana, PA ..read more