All are welcome at Sunnyhill! Please come visit us at 1240 Washington Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228.
To reach the minister or Religious Education and Membership staff, please call our church office at (412) 561-6277 or send an email to admin@sunnyhill.org
This service will feature a look back at both the challenging and encouraging aspects of this year. We’ll include some highlights from this year’s services as well as a “burning ritual” for letting go of everything we want to let go of from 2021.
This service will feature music, reflections, and readings celebrating Christmas. The 5:00 service will be inter-generational, featuring many of our children and youth, and the 7:00 service will be more contemplative in nature.
This service will feature music, reflections, and readings celebrating Christmas. The 5:00 service will be inter-generational, featuring many of our children and youth, and the 7:00 service will be more contemplative in nature.
This special “Longest Night” vesper service, featuring the music of Leonard Cohen, is designed for anyone who is struggling or not feeling particularly cheerful during this holiday season. We will create and hold space for our individual and collective grief and longing.
This service will include holiday-themed music from various Sunnyhill members and friends, including the choir and other individuals and groups in many different styles. Join us in celebrating music and the season!
Christmas is celebrated as both a secular and religious holiday. We would do well to remember that two of the primary themes of Christmas as a religious holiday are joy and liberation–both of which are sorely needed today.
Religious freedom and political resistance are major themes in the story of Hanukkah and the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire. In this service we will explore how and why these themes are just as relevant now as they have ever been.
This online-only service will feature UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray, who provided this description of her message: “As we enter this season of holidays and holy days, we have an opportunity to draw our attention to what sustains us, to draw our attention to the sources of love and care and gratitude in our lives.”
Although many of us have been looking forward to being able to gather with families and friends for holiday celebrations, the reality of these gatherings is often complicated and problematic. At a time of unprecedented polarization, how are we to celebrate with those whose values differ from our own?
What are the most important promises that we make to one another, and how do we call ourselves and others back to these promises when they are ignored or forgotten? This sermon will explore these questions and others related to the concept of covenant and how it might help us within our congregations and in … Continued
