Hate and Hope
This service was created In support of United Against Hate Week. We will explore how hate has shaped our lives and how hope can lead us to meaningful action and peace.
Services
Keepers of the Flame
As we celebrate Sunnyhill’s Founders Day as well as the kickoff of our 2027 Canvass, we will reflect on our most important commitments to ourselves, to one another, and to the larger world.
Pavement of Peace
Earlier this year, 19 Buddhist monks completed their journey on foot from Ft. Worth, TX to Washington DC, captivating millions of people in the United States and beyond. We will reflect on how these monks embodied courage and compassion and inspired one of the greatest interfaith events in American history.
Can Star Trek be our Future?
Can Star Trek serve as a modern sacred text? For 60 years, Star Trek has provided a moral compass, a secular theology of human potential, and a hopeful blueprint for a pluralistic future. Let’s explore what it means to truly believe in humanity’s capacity to evolve beyond our present-day despair and divisions.
Dreamers of Dreams
One of our Unitarian Universalist values, generosity, leads us to cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope. Attention to generosity allows us to imagine a world open to possibility and more love (somewhere). The Sunnyhill Story we tell is that we show up, for one another, our church, and our community. Let us dream, together, … Continued
The Power of Showing Up
It’s been said that showing up is 80 percent of life. Being present–showing up at the important moments in the lives of those people who mean something to us and in solidarity with others outside our own immediate circle–is of utmost importance. How can all of us at Sunnyhill show up for one another and … Continued
The Meaning of Labor
In celebration of Labor Day weekend, we’ll reflect on the meaning and nature of work. In what ways have working conditions improved and in what ways have things worsened? And what can be done to improve work for all?
Standing in Love
Unitarian Universalists share in their commitment to creating a more loving society, but nonetheless, we live in a society which is, to a great degree, characterized by lovelessness. In this sermon, we will explore what it means to love, to be lovable, and the obstacles that we face in creating the beloved community.
Help! YOU Need Somebody
This service will offer insight from the Meals on Wheels experience in the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. It’s not always about the food.
Democracy and Religion
Separation of church and state does not mean that religion has no role to play in democracy. How has conservative religion been co-opted and perverted in order to bolster authoritarianism and how can liberal religion be a positive force in building a healthy democracy from the ground up?