Lent is a blessed and special opportunity to take some time to reflect on our spiritual life: our connection and relationship with God. It is also a time to ponder how that relationship influences how we view and treat ourselves, others and and our earthly home. Take some time this Lent to listen to what…
REPRINTED from the Diocesan Newsletter: “GRACE HAPPENS” February 21, 2023 As Christians mark the start of Lent, clergy and lay ministers in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh will be distributing ashes out in public in communities across multiple counties of southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday, February 22. This is the 11th year that the diocese has…
Emmanuel’s Christmas Celebrations All services on the ZOOM network this year due to COVID-19 safety protocols. Although the church building will NOT be open for Christmas, Emmanuel will still be celebrating the birth of the Christ Child! Together! “2020 Safe Style” All Services on ZOOM will have the same meeting ID and Password as all…
If there was ever a year that we needed to keep Easter alive along with the Resurrected Christ, it is this year. The Pandemic has meant that death is all around us, even if none of our loved ones has been touched — yet. Fear is an ever-present companion that is only barely out of…
hOw tHe viRuS sToLe eAsTeR By Kristi Bothur With a nod to Dr. Seuss 😊 Twas late in ‘19 when the virus began Bringing chaos and fear to all people, each land. People were sick, hospitals full, Doctors overwhelmed, no one in school. As winter gave way to the promise of spring, The virus raged…
The Resurrection of Jesus
Stations of the Cross The Biblical Way The Rev. Don C. Youse, Jr. Download The Stations or read through on the PDF below.
The Last Supper & Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet
Tenebrae A Service of Darkness or Shadows Held on the Wednesday of Holy Week To read offline, Download the PDF