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  • Friday News – December 5, 2025

    December 5, 2025

    It is an annual tradition of mine to spend time with friends in Harrisburg, PA – going on over 10 years with the exception of covid times. We’re baking enthusiasts and this year we were planning on trying a Basque cheesecake (yum!) So when I realized the cold I was nursing meant I wouldn’t be able to go I was incredibly sad. But after a few days of feeling sorry for myself I found that I appreciated the time of quiet reflection. The holidays are always so rushed and harried; having some time when nothing was expected of me was ...
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PREVIOUS FRIDAY NEWS POSTS

  • Friday News – June 23, 2023

    June 23, 2023
    Happy Friday and Greetings from General Assembly! This has already been a busy and fulfilling week. We have a large group here in Pittsburgh from First and we’re learning a lot ...
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  • Friday News – June 16, 2023

    June 22, 2023
    Happy Friday! Who’s ready for General Assembly! I look forward to seeing any of you who plan to attend GA next week in Pittsburgh. Most of the staff is going to ...
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  • Friday News – May 26, 2023

    May 26, 2023
    Happy Friday! There is so much to be proud of at First UU, this spring and this year! The staff team thought it might be fun to review some of what ...
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  • Friday News – May 19, 2023

    May 21, 2023
    Happy Friday! Wednesday morning, there was a buzzing in the building – search team members gathering to make an offer to a potential Transitional Minister, staff pacing the halls waiting for ...
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  • Friday News – May 12, 2023

    May 15, 2023
    Happy Friday! It was wonderful to see so many of our seniors at yesterday’s Senior Gathering! Thank you to everyone who came and shared stories from their years here at First ...
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  • Friday News – May 5, 2023

    May 5, 2023
    Happy Friday! A few days ago I discovered a couple of ducks sleeping in one of my neighbors yards. That afternoon, Jay came running upstairs to let me know that the ...
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  • Friday News – April 28, 2023

    April 28, 2023
    Happy Friday! In planning this week’s service, I’ve been inspired by the song that the Chalice Choir is going to be singing – a musical interpretation of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not ...
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  • Friday News – April 21, 2023

    April 21, 2023
    You know when you get a song stuck in your head and it decides to take up residence and move in? Well, there’s one song that I have willingly and ...
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  • Friday News – April 14, 2023

    April 16, 2023
    Happy Friday! As always, we are incredibly busy here at First UU. And with that busyness comes a looooooong Friday News. We’ve heard from several of you that the length of ...
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  • Friday News

    April 7, 2023
    Chag Pesach samech, Ramadan Kareem, and a blessed Good Friday, It’s so wonderful to wake up to birds chirping again! Even though it’s a little chilly, I refuse to close my ...
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