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Sunday, November 1, 2026
All Saints' Day
8 a.m. - The Holy Eucharist, Rite II
A said service of Holy Communion
in the Chapel
9 a.m. - The Holy Eucharist, Rite II
A service at the Crossing in the Church,
with hymns and music
11 a.m. - Holy Baptism and
The Holy Eucharist, Rite II
A service at the High Altar in the Church
with music for choir, organ, and congregation
[This service will be Livestreamed]
4 p.m. - Requiem Mass
[This service will be Livestreamed]
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Monday November 2, 2026
Commemoration of All Faithful Departed
(All Souls’ Day)
6 p.m. - Holy Eucharist
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Remember to set your clocks
BACK ONE HOUR
on Sunday, November 1,
as we return to Eastern Standard Time.
It’s the perfect time to replace the batteries
in your smoke and CO2 detectors.
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Remembering those who died…
is important. That’s why in our observance of All Saints Day and All Souls Day, we read aloud names of those who have gone before us and prayerfully commend them to God. At all three of our services Sunday morning, we are reading the names of Calvary parishioners and family of Calvary members who died in the last year. At the Requiem Eucharist Sunday afternoon, we will read the Necrology, listing those names from Sunday morning and those submitted by members of the congregation and wider community.
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Discernment Committee Approved
At its meeting on October 26, 2026, the Vestry approved the membership of the Discernment Committee, the group that will conduct the search for our new Rector. The members of the Committee are Mary Lou Southwood, chair, Charlie Atwood, Adam Bailey, Julie Dixon-Ernst, Jack Gocke, Nick Manning, and Laura Marchl. The Senior Warden serves on the Committee ex officio. On November 8, 2026, at the 11 o'clock service, the Committee will be commissioned as we have done with acolytes and catechists. Once commissioned, the Committee will begin its work.
–Jim Cassaro, Senior Warden, jpcassaro@gmail.com
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As our stewardship campaign continues, we want to express our gratitude to the many parishioners who have already submitted their pledges. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration and generous commitment to the life and ministry of our parish. As of October 27, we have received 104 pledges totaling $437,626.00.
Over the past two Sundays, members of our community have shared why they choose to pledge to Calvary. A common thread connects their stories: Calvary is home. Home is where we gather around God's table, celebrate baptisms and weddings, mourn losses, grow in faith, and serve our neighbors. It is a place of belonging and welcome.
Your financial support enables our parish to continue being a home where worship, formation, fellowship, beauty, and outreach can thrive. Every pledge, regardless of the amount, strengthens our shared ministry and supports the mission to which God calls us.
If you have not yet made your pledge, there is still time to contribute! We invite you to prayerfully consider how God is calling you to support the ministries that make our parish a true home for so many.
Thank you for your generosity and for all the ways you contribute to making this parish your home.
For more information or to pledge online,
please visit https://www.calvarypgh.org/pledge-form
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EECM Shelter Dinner
Come cook with us! On the second Saturday of each month, we gather in the Calvary kitchen to prepare a warm dinner for our neighbors staying at the East End Cooperative Ministry’s Shelter. Then we deliver the meal to EECM and serve it.
We need more hands to make this happen, both in the kitchen and at EECM serving the meal. No cooking experience is needed, just a willingness to pitch in. Come on your own or bring a friend or your family.
Next meal: Saturday, November 14, 3:00–6:00 p.m.
To join our volunteer list or learn more, contact Michael Salmon (oriolefish@gmail.com) or Vicki Rispoli (vrispoli@calvarypgh.org).
We hope you’ll join us!
Sign Up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AACA828A7FD0-66626726-eecm
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The service of Evening Prayer (prayers at the end of the day’s work) will continue each Thursday in the All Saints Chapel at 6:30 p.m. through November 19. The service is about 20 minutes long and includes Psalms, Scripture, and Prayers for the day (but no sermon or music).
Praying at certain points of the day has its origins in Judaism and was practiced in the early church and monastic traditions, and it is one of the Daily Offices found in our Book of Common Prayer. If you have questions or are interested in helping to lead this service, please contact
Steve Shandor (steve.shandor@gmail.com) or
Michael Salmon (oriolefish@gmail.com).
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Supporting Trinity Cathedral Walk-In Ministry
The Walk-In-Ministry needs women's and men's underwear in all sizes. The drop-off box is located in the reception area.
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Feeding Our Neighbors
Calvary Church continues to contribute non-perishable food to the food pantry at the East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM) throughout the year. These donations continue to be important, as the shelves aren’t always full. Particularly needed items this month are: ramen, cold cereal, corn, garbanzo beans, and any type of baking mix. Thank you for continuing to fill the grocery carts in the lobby and for helping our neighbors in East Liberty and the surrounding areas of the East End.
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Sundays at 10 a.m.
Gospel and Breakfast (20s, 30s, and 40s).
Gather for a breakfast snack and discussion about the day's gospel reading. Join us in the Evans Room on Level F.
What Does Wisdom Look Like:
Exploring the Book of Proverbs.
The class will discuss selected verses of this ancient collection, grouped by theme—talk, money, anger, marriage, friendship, etc. These Proverbs, known to Jesus and the Apostles, were originally written to help a person live a life of integrity in the world God has created. We will compare them to various Christian ideals in the New Testament. This class will be taught by Bob Owens (Emeritus Professor of Hebrew Bible, General Theological Seminary) and will meet in McClintic Hall on Level G.
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The first Sunday brunch is this Sunday! Following the 11 o'clock service, we will meet for brunch at Urban Tap at 12:45 p.m. If you would like to walk together, please gather at the front desk at 12:30 p.m.
Second Annual Friendsgiving: Friday, November 13.
Let us feast together, with thankful hearts, on Friday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. Bring a favorite side to share! Please RSVP to Bonnie-Marie Yager-Wiggan.
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On Sunday, November 1, I will be celebrating 50 years at Calvary Church. The story of how I came to Calvary on All Saints Day in 1976 began earlier that year.
On May 20 I found myself in the ER at Presby where I learned I needed emergency open heart surgery the next morning. Knowing that I would not be at work at Heinz for a while, I called my boss, Don McVay, who happened to be the Treasurer of Calvary Church. He was understandingly concerned and asked me what he could do. I said, “perhaps you could send a priest.”
During the next three weeks I was in the hospital (the protocol was different 50 years ago), I had a visit from Fr. Dick Gressle, Patty Crosby and Miriam Kelly brought altar flowers and I received many cards from members of Calvary.
I went back to work at the end of summer. In late October, Mr. McVay mentioned the Morning Chapel windows were going to be rededicated on All Saints Day. He wondered if I would like to attend that morning since he was going to be out of town. I remembered how supportive Calvary had been throughout my recuperation and accepted his invitation.
Soon after I found a pew, Lois Jipp, Assistant Treasurer (I knew Lois through Mr. McVay), sat down beside me (not by accident I am sure). She told me how glad she was that I was at Calvary that morning because the other Judith (Rominger) who had been on the prayer list with me all summer, had died. Judith’s memorial service had been the day before.
At that moment, God got my attention—I determined to attend Calvary regularly. I was confirmed in 1978, and today I am giving thanks for 50 years at Calvary.
–Judie Compher
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Join Us! Children’s Faith Formation classes are offered Sundays, 10:00 -10:50 AM. Visit www.calvaryfaithformation.org to learn more and register.
Please note: Children's Liturgy of the Word will NOT be offered this Sunday. We invite children and their families to witness the Baptisms during the 11 o'clock service.
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The Nursery is now OPEN and offered on Sundays, 8:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and special events as published. Registration required. Learn more at calvaryfaithformation.org/nursery.
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All teens are invited to the Calvary breakfast potluck every 1st Sunday of the month!
Join us on November 1 (10:00–10:50 a.m.) in the Shoemaker Room.
Who: All teens—new faces and old friends
What: A casual, social breakfast potluck to connect and relax together.
Bring: Any breakfast item to share
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Faith Formation Highlights
| | Last week, the Level I students wondered together, What is prayer? They read a story of a little bird who learns he can pray even without words. They discovered that prayer is being with God (talking, listening, and loving) and that we can pray with words, silence, song, movement, helping, and art. After lighting a candle and praying together, each student was invited to make a prayer stone and/or picture. | | The Level IIA group explored the unity of all God’s creation, where every part is connected and each one gives to the others. Students learned how our classroom fish tank garden works. The fish make waste, tiny helpers too small to see turn it into plant food, and the plants clean the water for the fish. No part stands alone, and each one is needed. The tank is now cleaned and ready, and new fish are coming soon. | |
At the Tower Garden, the class checked on last week’s seedlings and compared the two gardens: the Tower gets its plant food from a bottle, but the fish tank makes its own. Back in the classroom, each student drew one picture across a wooden puzzle. Every piece has its own shape and its own place, and if one is missing, the picture isn’t whole. In the same way, each one of us is created through God’s love for a special and unique purpose, and no one else can take our place.
We are all infinitely loved, and we all matter!
| Level IIB continued their work on the History of the Kingdom of God by exploring the gifts God has given since the very beginning of creation. Students gathered around the History of the Gifts timeline and looked closely at real examples of God’s gifts: rocks and minerals, seashells and sea creatures, plants and flowers, animals, and pictures of planets and stars. They heard how God filled the world with gifts for human beings, then gave an even greater gift, each other, and finally the greatest gift of all, Jesus. Students wondered which gifts they feel most connected to, what it means that we are each a gift to one another, and how the gift of Jesus shapes their lives. We are all part of God’s loving plan, called to receive God’s gifts with grateful hearts and to share that love with others. | |
Building on their work with the Books of the Bible, the Level III students found the Gospels in the cabinet and learned that “Gospel” means good news, the news that God has come close to us in Jesus. They discovered why the church keeps four Gospels instead of blending them into one. Each evangelist wrote for a different community and showed a different side of Jesus, like four windows into the same room. Students met Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as real people, each with his own story and symbol. The highlight was a scavenger hunt through the church, where students searched the windows and carvings for the evangelists’ symbols and discovered that Calvary’s building itself proclaims the Gospel.
For more about what we do in class each week,
check out our blog here!
https://www.calvaryfaithformation.org/blog
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The Calvary Bazaar Needs You!
Saturday, November 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
We need volunteers to help on the day of the Bazaar.
You can volunteer for any amount of time -
1 hour, 2 hours, or more.
Sign-up sheets will be available in the Parish Hall,
or email Kathy Farrington at farringtonk@me.com.
Free breakfast and lunch, and a chance to help raise
much needed funds for organizations that help
women and children in the East End.
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Calvary Bazaar- Silent Auction News
The Calvary Bazaar Silent Auction committee needs your time, talent and treasure. Donations, including vintage or contemporary collectibles, artwork, tickets to sporting events, concerts, theatre performances, service certificates, week/weekend retreats or gently used furs are just some of the past items. If you have an item that you would like to donate, please contact Chairs, Blythe Burgan Davis (blythe.burgan.davis@ gmail.com) or Mary Lou Southwood (marylou.south@gmail.com) or any of the Silent Committee: Sandy Eckstrom, Louise Kay Woodside, Susan Roth, and Jim Southwood. Our talented Kim Pieratt (kpieratt@calvarypgh.org) will be making beautiful baskets for our table. Current photos of items for 2026 are up on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.
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The POD is here! Bring in your donations.
Here are some of the tables you can donate to:
Attic Treasures:
• Seeking: Clean, gently used china, knick-knacks, glassware, small appliances, sports equipment, small furniture, and complete children’s games and toys. Please pack carefully and mark boxes "Attic Treasures."
• Volunteers Needed: Set-up (week prior), event day support, and clean-up (Sunday).
• Contacts: Joan Dytman (joandytman@gmail.com) or
Mary Jane Bent (maryjanebent@gmail.com)
Sarris Candy Sale
• Details: We are partnering with Sarris Candy again this year! A portion of all purchases made using our group ID# 10-3596 at SarrisCandiesFundraising.com will directly benefit the Bazaar. View the entire inventory of candy on the Sarris Candies website!!
Nature’s Gifts
• Details: Be sure to stop by to check out the beautiful selection of plant bulbs provided by our team!
• Contacts: Michelle Bender (mbbender@gmail.com) or
Ruthanne Bauerle (rafzta@aol.com)
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The Episcopal Liturgical Appointment Calendar offers a weekly two-page spiral-bound spread for easily viewing upcoming appointments, as well as Daily Office readings from the Book of Common Prayer and Sunday Eucharist readings from the Revised Common Lectionary. It starts with December 2026, so you can use it during the busy Advent season. Stop by the Bookstore soon for the best selection of our 2027 calendars.
Look for the Bookstore at Saturday’s bazaar, where we’ll be selling some volumes saved from this summer’s fabulous Used Book Sale. The Bookstore itself will also be open.
If you’re looking for an alternative to the mega-sellers for your online book shopping, visit bookshop.org, where a portion of your sale will benefit The Bookstore at Calvary. Just visit bookshop.org, type zip code 15206 in the Bookstore Near Me box, click on Calvary Bookstore, then the red Support this Shop! link. You can use the Search Bar to order any book at all and part of the proceeds from your order will go to the Calvary Bookstore.
| | The Bookstore is open Sundays from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you can’t visit, call the Bookstore at 412.661.0120, ext. 133 (please leave a message) or email bookstore@calvarypgh.org and we will contact you. | | |
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.
Please note that Contemplative Prayer will meet by Zoom only (no in person meeting) on November 16.
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The Final Appeal
for the November 3 Midterm
Voting is the cornerstone of a functioning republic that works for the good of the many.
We the People: In our democracy, the people have the sovereign power, and we elect and petition representatives to make laws that reflect the people’s will. When more of us vote, the representatives will more accurately represent the values and needs of the people. On the other hand, low voter turnout weakens democratic legitimacy and gives undue influence to the few.
We get to choose: Voting lets us to keep the candidates who serve us well and champion our values, and replace those who do not.
All elections count: Some voters only vote in presidential elections. This November 3rd we are voting for the representatives who are actually responsible for making the laws in our nation and state, and to balance the power of the three branches of the government.
All voters count: Voting is also a shared practice that keeps democratic institutions working. Regardless of the outcome, voting, among other things, is a civic commitment that keeps elected officials on their toes. It is a means of exercising your personal power as it strengthens democracy.
Voting is an act that entails the God given dignity of each voter, and that they need to have their say in their government. Exercise it with civic pride, and as a way to show love and respect to your fellow citizens.
Stop by the Vote Faithfully table in the Parish Hall this Sunday, and let us know why you think voting is important. And of course – vote on, or by, November 3.
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Wednesday, November 11 –
“The Mellons and Their Mansions"
For a century and a half, the Mellons were the most influential family in the Pittsburgh area; the Mellon name adorns landmarks across the region, and their wealth has funded countless public and private initiatives. But on a personal level, the family often has shunned the limelight. Nolan Grimes' illustrated talk will explore the Mellons' extensive family tree and the numerous mansions they once owned across Pittsburgh's East End, from Highland Park to Shadyside to Squirrel Hill, as well as the grand estates they still occupy in the Ligonier Valley. Mr. Grimes is Carnegie Mellon University's Facilities Archives and GIS Manager.
Wednesday, December 2 –
“Pittsburgh Parlor Song”
All talks are at 7 p.m. and free to the public. Join us in the Parish Hall. Use Marchand Street entrance.
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Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
AA: Alcoholics Anonymous; CLASP: Calvary Lincoln After school Program;
ELL: English Language Learners; FLMH: Functional Literacy Ministry of Haiti
Friday October 30, 2026
Maryam of Qidun, Monastic, 4th Century
9:00 a.m. Soup Group Cooking
Saturday October 31, 2026
Sunday November 1, 2026
All Saints’ Day
Return to Eastern Standard Time –
Clocks Fall Back One Hour
The Holy Eucharist at 8, 9, and 11 a.m.
9:15 a.m. Children’s Music
10:00 a.m. Children/Youth Formation
10:00 a.m. Gospel and Breakfast (GAB)
10:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study
10:00 a.m. Teen Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Parish Council Meeting
10:00 a.m. Choir Warm-up
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Holy Baptism
12:15 p.m. Coffee Hour
12:30 p.m. 20s, 30s, 40s Ministry Brunch
3:00 p.m. Choir Call
4:00 p.m. Requiem Mass
5:30 p.m. Reception
Monday November 2, 2026
Commemoration of All Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist
6:00 p.m. Shadyside Community Partnership Meeting
7:00 p.m. Contemplative Prayer
Tuesday November 3, 2026
Richard Hooker, Priest and Theologian, 1600
7:00 a.m. General Election Day Voting
11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting
7:00 p.m. AA Meeting
7:00 p.m. Spiritual Reflection
Wednesday November 4, 2026
Adeline Blanchard Tyler and her Companions
12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist
3:00 p.m. Toddler Playgroup
6:00 p.m. Interlude Group
Thursday November 5, 2026
6:30 p.m. Mahjong
6:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.p.m. Prayer and Scripture
Friday November 6, 2026
William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944
Agape Deadline
Saturday November 7, 2026
Willibrord, Bishop and Missionary, 739
10:00 a.m. Calvary Community Bazaar
Sunday November 8, 2026
The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Bazaar After-Sale
The Holy Eucharist at 8, 9, and 11 a.m.
9:15 a.m. Children’s Music
10:00 a.m. Diocesan Deputies Meeting
10:00 a.m. NO Children/Youth Formation
10:00 a.m. NO Gospel & Breakfast (GAB)
10:00 a.m. NO Adult Bible Study
10:00 a.m. Choir Warm-up
12:15 p.m. Coffee
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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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