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Friday News – August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026
I have always been a lover of all creatures, and had a wide range of pets growing up. But even so, when I first adopted a cat as a young adult I immediately transformed into a full on cat person with cat swag! When the looming polar vortex threatened the livelihood of our conversational neighborhood Siamese, I leapt into action. And the rest is history! Kismet was so named because he was the cat of the moment, and his arrival in our lives was a moment of cosmic serendipity. He lived on the street for half a decade before enjoying his ...Read Full Article
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Friday News – August 4, 2023
August 4, 2023
It’s August…..the best month of the year! (I may be a little biased seeing as how my anniversary, my start date of working here at First, my ordination, and my ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023
As you may know, we are in the middle of changing both our membership software, and our accounting software to options that are more user friendly and will have the ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023
Happy Friday! With Tuesday being Marian’s last day in the office, I wanted to take a brief moment and express my gratitude for her and her ministry here at First UU ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – July 14, 2023
July 17, 2023
Happy Friday! It was so wonderful to see so many of you last Sunday for Rev. Marco’s return to our pulpit! Rev. Marco reminded us that our Universalist faith is not ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – July 7, 2023
July 7, 2023
Happy Friday! I want to thank everyone for the love and support that you have shown your staff since we shared a little bit of our experiences this past Sunday. (For ...Read Full ArticleFriday 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 ...Read Full ArticleFriday 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 ...Read Full ArticleFriday 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 ...Read Full ArticleFriday 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 ...Read Full ArticleFriday 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 ...Read Full Article