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Sunday, June 9, 2024
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
8 a.m. - The Holy Eucharist, Rite II
A said service of Holy Communion
in the Chapel
9 a.m. - Holy Baptism and The Holy Eucharist
A service in the Garden (weather permitting),
with hymns and music
11 a.m. - The Holy Eucharist, Rite II
A service at the Crossing in the Church
with music for choir, organ, and congregation
[This service will be Livestreamed]
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Reminder: Nursery Care, Children’s Liturgy of the Word, and Faith Formation are not offered during the summer months.
See you in September!
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Thank You, Catechists and Assistants! | |
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Thank you to everyone who made this year of Children's Faith Formation programming a success! We are grateful for our amazing catechists, Elsa Buehler and Laura Marchl, and for the invaluable help provided by our classroom assistants and CLW helpers, Andrea Casas, Sara Woodside, Mary Lou Southwood, Cindy Clark, and Laura Everhart. Your love for children and willingness to share your time and talents make all the difference!
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We’ve been so blessed to have Sara Woodside as a part of our Faith Formation program. Over the past few years, Sara has helped with numerous projects and activities including the planning and construction of our raised bed gardens, oversight and assistance with the annual Easter Egg Hunt, and meal preparation and delivery for the EECM Shelter. In addition, Sara has played a leading role as Elizabeth in the Christmas Pageant, helped with costumes, and provided guidance for our youngest participants. Her joyful presence as a reader and assistant at Children's Liturgy of the Word has made a lasting impact on all who attend each Sunday. Sara will be heading to Syracuse University in the fall. We are grateful for her leadership and dedication to helping share God’s love with our youngest members. Good luck and God Bless you, Sara--you will be missed!
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Calvary’s Faith Formation program is made possible through the love and generosity of volunteers who want to share our faith with the young people of our community.
To ensure that our program continues to grow and flourish, we need your help! There are many different ways to become involved.
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Please contact Vicki at vrispoli@calvarypgh.org if you want to learn more about ways you can be part of this exciting and rewarding ministry. Thank you! | |
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Join the Acolyte Guild
We are calling everyone ages 5 to 105 to join the acolyte guild! Acolyte service provides valuable assistance to clergy and the congregation throughout our worship. It also gives you a front row seat to our beautiful building and liturgy. Whether you are new to Calvary or a seasoned acolyte, please consider joining this important ministry. It is a fun way for you or your family to meet new people and learn more about worship. For those available, there will be training on Sunday, July 7 at 10 a.m. Other training opportunities will be arranged at your convenience. Please contact the Rev. Cameron Soulis (csoulis@calvarypgh.org) or the acolyte coordinator, Adam Bailey (atfbailey@gmail.com), with your interest!
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The Bookstore has a wide selection of items to celebrate Father’s Day on June 16 including cards, books, Episcopal themed clothing including belts, hoodies, ties and t-shirts, along with the board game Episcopopoly, a fun way to learn about stewardship. This unlicensed spin off of Hasbro’s Monopoly puts a religious twist on the board game, which places the player in charge of the stewardship of an Episcopalian church. Gift certificates to the Bookstore are also available in any denomination.
The Bookstore is accepting donations for the Annual Used Book Sale including books, CDs, DVDs, video/audio tapes, and vinyl records, however, please no encyclopedias, magazines, or textbooks. Volunteers are needed to sort and organize the book donations prior to and during the sale. To volunteer, please contact Cindy Pepples at lucindapepples@gmail.com. A Preview Party will be held on Friday, August 9 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with an admission donation of $10. Hours of the Used Book Sale will be Saturday, August 10 through Sunday, August 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. All proceeds of the Used Book Sale benefit local educational and literacy organizations.
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The Bookstore is open on Sunday from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call the Bookstore at 412-661-0120 ext. 133 (please leave a message) or email at bookstore@calvarypgh.org and we will contact you. | |
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You can support the Calvary Bookstore both in-person and now online. Instead of using Amazon to find any books that you are interested in, please turn to Bookshop.org, type zip code 15206 in the Bookstore Near Me box, click on Calvary Bookstore, then the red Support this Shop! box. You will be taken to the Calvary Bookstore homepage on their site where you will find suggested readings. You can also use the search bar to find most any book your heart desires. The books will be sent directly to you.
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Calvary Capital Campaign Summer Challenge!
Have you been invited to participate in the Calvary Campaign yet? Many have been invited and made pledges to the Campaign, but there are many more who have not yet been invited. Don and Mary Lou, as co-chairs of the Campaign, are launching a massive initiative this summer to ensure that every Calvary member can be part of establishing a new legacy for the future of Calvary’s mission.
Beginning in June, on a random basis, everyone who has not yet been invited to participate will receive a personal letter from either Don or Mary Lou, inviting you to meet with them, and possibly the Rector, to learn more about the campaign specifics and the importance of your participation. Everyone is busy with summer plans, so Don and Mary Lou offer different ways to discuss the campaign with them.
1. Meet as a group at 10 a.m. on a Sunday. You can stay after the 9 o’clock service, or come early for the 11 o’clock service, have coffee and snacks, and have a short group discussion with Don and Mary Lou, and the Rector when possible.
2. Meet as a group, or as an individual, at a coffee shop or Panera’s, or other convenient spot with Don and/or Mary Lou, and, again, the Rector when possible.
3. Meet with Don or Mary Lou individually or have a personal phone discussion.
Shortly after letters have been mailed, either Mary Lou or Don will contact you to choose a time, date, and place to meet. After the meeting, Don and Mary Lou will invite you to participate by completing and returning a campaign pledge card. We can only count completed, signed and returned pledge cards in our totals. Please know that the timing of your pledge payment is up to you. It can be paid immediately or can be paid over 3-5 years based on your own personal circumstances.
Our goal is to invite everyone and to have as the fullest participation in the Campaign possible. The key element is ‘participation’. Everyone has a different financial situation and there is no expectation as to the amount of your pledge (that information is known only to the Campaign Co-ordinator, Sarah Wilson, and to Lynda Kennedy, Director of Finance), but every pledge is critical to our success as a community. While we will also be approaching several Foundations for participation in the Campaign, the commitment of the Calvary community to the Campaign and Calvary’s mission, is measured by the percentage of members who have pledged to the Campaign and is always an important measure for Foundation decisions.
So, the co-chairs are challenging the community this summer! Please accept the challenge, and join us to ensure that everyone has been invited, and has accepted the opportunity, to participate in the legacy we are building to preserve, sustain, and share Calvary’s buildings and mission.
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Guide Book & Directory Advertising Opportunity
We are in the process of updating our annual Guide Book & Directory for the church. This book will contain everything pertinent to our church: the various ministries, organizations, committees, activities, functions and events plus a complete directory of all members. This book is being provided and direct-mailed to each family at no cost to our church, and it is again being subsidized by local businesses that advertise. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please contact Kim in the Church office at 412.661.0120, ext. 111 or by email - kpieratt@calvarypgh.org.
Update Membership Information
Does Calvary have YOUR family membership record correct? Here is your chance to update YOUR record for our annual Guide Book & Directory (if you haven’t already done so). It is time for us to update our database with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in YOUR family over the past year. Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? Do you want your record published?If you have not already informed the Church Office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information in the Guide Book & Directory is correct. Please contact Kim in the Church office. Thank you for your help!
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Spiritual Reflection –
Kate Bowler
Adult spiritual formation may be described as the step-by-step discovery of God’s presence in our lives and our personal transformation along the way. Calvary’s Spiritual Reflection meetings continue to be a regular and familiar forum for small group sharing and prayer.
For this term we use Kate Bowler’s Good Enough. Bowler is a Duke religion professor best known for her book, Everything Happens for a Reason (and other lies I've loved), written after her Stage IV cancer diagnosis at age 35. Good Enough is a collection of devotionals and prayers "overflowing with grace, good humor and clear-eyed counsel," says one reviewer.
Meetings are held in the Evans Room from 7-8 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday evening of each month. The meetings are hybrid, allowing “in person” conversation while others join remotely using Zoom. Our next meeting dates are June 18, July 2 and 16, and August 6.
Email Matt Muldoon (mattmuldoon@msn.com) or Sondra Krimmel (sskrimmel@gmail.com) for information or to be added to the email list. Please feel welcome to join us at any time.
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The Contemplative Prayer group meets for silent prayer and reflection, both in person and on Zoom Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Evans Room. For more info and a Zoom invitation, contact Lucy Weingartner at lweingartner20@gmail.com | |
NAMI Support Groups in Allegheny County | |
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) support groups help participants aim for better coping skills and find strength in shared experiences. NAMI offers two primary support group programs:
● NAMI Connection Support Group: A free, peer-led support
group for adults who experienced symptoms of a mental health
condition. Meets the first Thursday of every month from 5-7 p.m. at NAMI Keystone PA’s Conference Room,105 Braunlich Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
● NAMI Family Support Group - for family members, significant others, and friends of people with mental health conditions. Meets the first Wednesday of Every Month, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Kingsley Association; 6435 Frankstown Ave; Seminar Room; Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
Registration Required; Attendance is Free: Please contact education@namikeystonepa.org with full name, email address, and emergency contact information to enroll. For more information visit www.namikeystonepa.org/support/support-groups
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2024 Sacred Ground Dates Announced
Sacred Ground is part of the Beloved Community Initiative, the Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society.
There will be sessions of Sacred Ground going on at various locations throughout the Diocese of Pittsburgh this year. Please encourage friends, family, fellow parishioners and other congregations or faith based groups to participate.
There are some very positive changes to Level 1 based on feedback from the surveys from participants. This will give us time to implement some of the new initiatives (less readings, more up to date articles, more discussion time, and only 8 sessions). We are also adding a "Sacred Ground" Level 2 for those who took Sacred Ground and want a deeper dive into the content, more research and/or more action oriented programming. The level 2 sessions consist of 6 sessions.
New Level 1 Session for Sacred Ground on Tuesdays at St. Thomas Church, Oakmont, at 6 p.m. Dinner will be provided.
New Level 2 Sacred Ground Sessions on Thursdays at St. Thomas Church, Oakmont, at 6 p.m. Dinner will be provided.
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Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
AA: Alcoholics Anonymous; CYAM: Calvary Young Adult Ministry;
ESL: English as a Second Language
Friday June 7, 2024
Agape Deadline
Saturday June 8, 2024
Melania the Elder, Monastic, 410
11:00 a.m. FLM Haiti Open Air Market
3:00 p.m. Shelter Dinner Prep
Sunday June 9, 2024
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Garden Eucharist and Baptisms
10:00 a.m. Parish Council Meeting
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Monday June 10, 2024
Ephrem of Nisibis, Deacon and Poet, 373
8:30 a.m. Mon Valley Boys’ Academy Staff Retreat
5:00 p.m. Meeting of Diocesan Deputation to
General Convention
7:00 p.m. Contemplative Prayer
Tuesday June 11, 2024
Saint Barnabas, Apostle
8:30 a.m. Mon Valley Boys’ Academy Staff Retreat
11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting
7:00 p.m. AA Meeting
7:00 p.m. Coventry Circle
Wednesday June 12, 2024
Enmegahbowh, Priest and Missionary, 1902
8:30 a.m. Mon Valley Boys’ Academy Staff Retreat
12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist
Thursday June 13, 2024
8:30 a.m. Mon Valley Boys’ Academy Staff Retreat
6:30 p.m. Mahjong
7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Friday June 14, 2024
Basil of Caesarea, Bishop and Theologian, 379
8:30 a.m. Mon Valley Boys’ Academy Staff Retreat
Saturday June 15, 2024
Evelyn Underhill, Mystic and Writer, 1947
Sunday June 16, 2024
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost; Father’s Day
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Garden Eucharist
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
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An archive of the past months weekly email blasts
may be viewed on the Calvary website at
www.calvarypgh.org
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