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February 3, 2022
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This Sunday at First Unitarian Church

Livestreamed at 10:30 a.m. (prelude begins at 10:25)

“The Necessity of Hope”

Even during a season of doubt and despair, pragmatism isn’t enough, but radical hope gets the ball rolling. 
Tony Norman 
Tony Norman is an award-winning columnist with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Norman began working at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1988 and became a columnist in 1996. He brings depth, breadth, and experience in the areas of entertainment, general interest, local, political and cultural reporting. He served on the Post-Gazette’s editorial board from 1999 to 2016. 
 
NEWSLETTER NEWS
Share The Plate 
Khasi Hills Share the Plate and Tour
Get an inside look on February 6 at the progress the school in India we have been sponsoring has been making. Through the generous contributions of regular donors, Alternative Gift Market buyers, and the unexpected Christmas Eve collection, we have made significant progress toward the goal of again sponsoring our two teachers. Our funds go a long way, with just $4800 funding one teacher’s salary for the year. We hope to raise the remaining $3500 through the February Share the Plate Month beginning February 6. At the service, you will also have the opportunity to hear messages from our two teachers. Thank you to those who have already generously donated to make a difference in so many children’s lives. Many contributions are needed for this ambitious goal.
Rev. Kate on Vacation 
Rev. Kate is out of town Jan. 28-Feb. 7 .
She will be attending a Unitarian Unitarian Ministers conference on line, and doing some skiing in Tahoe, California. 
Upcoming Events 
Men's Group 
Wednesday, February 9th Meeting
The February 9th meeting of the Men's group will be from 7:30 to 9:00 with a ZOOM gathering.   Discussion leaders will be Stuart Hastings and John Hooper. They will introduce us to the relatively new Humanist Group at 1st UU, now meeting monthly.  We will also learn about - contemporary humanism and why it matters to UUism in general.  You all come.  For more information, contact Jim at J5650R@comcast.net.     
The link allowing you to zoom in is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85308963103   ID #   -   853 0896 3103
The Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship (UUCF)  
Open Invitation
The Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship (UUCF) is a covenant group of First U of Pittsburgh whose members, in the spirit of our UU principles, are interested in exploring the Christian realm of our diverse faith spectrum. We provide a respectful, stimulating, and supportive forum in which members may rediscover valued aspects of their Christian heritage. Members may also deepen their understanding of our UU Christian roots, contemplate the human Jesus and the Cosmic Christ, and explore Christian practices that may contribute to their spiritual growth. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month, 7:30–9:00 P.M.

If you’re interested in joining us or learning more, please contact Christine Beregi, cberegi1@verizon.net, 412.992.1888, or Alice Lieb, lieb45@yahoo.com, 412.951.1602, and we’ll provide the Zoom link
Women's Alliance 
Women's Alliance Metting on February 17th
Joan Adibi long-time member (1966) of First Unitarian recently hiked the Camino Frances. Accompanied by her college friend they experienced this pilgrimage together. Joan's talk begins at 11 a.m. Please contact Alice Carnes at alice.carnes51@yahoo.com for the Zoom invitation.
Thursday Night Book Club 
Thursday night book club announces a new book
Join us on February 17 at 7:30 p.m.
The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson is New York Times Bestseller with over one million copies sold.
‘It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself.’
The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. In it, Rachel Carson tells the history of our oceans, combining scientific insight and poetic prose as only she can to take us from the creation of the oceans, through their role in shaping life on Earth, to what the future holds. It was prophetic at the time it was written (1951), alerting the world to a crisis in the climate, and it speaks to the fragility and centrality of the oceans and the life that abounds within them.
Please contact Alice Carnes at 704-453-4175 or alice.carnes51@yahoo.com for the Zoom invitation.
INSPIRE
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LEARN 
Adult Faith Development
Sunday Religious Education
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CONNECT 
Racial Justice Task Force
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SERVE
Pastoral Care
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Chalice Weekly Newsletter Deadline and Information

The deadline for submissions for the Chalice Weekly Newsletter is Tuesday for the week’s Thursday publication. Please submit your items through the church website at https://www.first-unitarian-pgh.org/blog/submit-an-article/

The “Chalice Weekly Newsletter” is organized around the four areas of our mission, with each of the areas featured on a rotating basis:

Inspire (first week of the month, with the month’s Sunday service topics, minister’s column, and news from the Inspire Council)

Learn (second week of the month, with lifespan religious education news, religious educator’s column, and news from the Learn Council)

Connect (third week of the month, with news about connections-related activities such as Covenant Groups, and other news from the Connections Council)

Serve (fourth week of the month, with news about social justice and service-related activities such as Green Sanctuary and Habitat for Humanity, and other news from the Serve Council)

Information about upcoming events will be included on a timely basis, ideally beginning three weeks or more before the event. If you have questions, please contact Cicely Moultrie, Communications Coordinator, at cmoultrie@first-unitarian-pgh.org.
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