Sunday, September 15, 2024

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

8 a.m. - The Holy Eucharist, Rite II

A said service of Holy Communion 

in the Chapel

9 a.m. - The Holy Eucharist

A service in the Garden (weather permitting),

with hymns and music

This will be the last Garden Service of the season.

The 9 a.m. service will return to the Nave next week.

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]

Online Worship

Follow this link for the livestream:

www.calvarypgh.org/live 

The bulletin and readings may be viewed

on the Calvary website as PDFs at 

www.calvarypgh.org/bulletins-and-readings-archive

Visit our YouTube page where you will find an archive

of our services, sermons, and classes at

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAsWoq8c-yqHDFay_hWtkyQ

Read the latest issue here.

Amidst the ever present hope of Christ’s resurrection, it is with sadness that we share the news that parishioner Anica “Nikki” Smith died peacefully on Monday, September 9. A service honoring Nikki will be held at Calvary on Friday, September 20 at 2 p.m., with a reception in the Parish Hall following the service. All are welcome to attend. Nikki was a longtime and faithful member at Calvary. Earlier in her life she was very active in a number of Calvary ministries, which included the Annual Bazaar and serving on the vestry. Please join us in holding Nikki, her husband, Dave, her son, Brian, her sister, Lyn Orr, and her other family and friends in your prayers. 

Rest eternal grant to your servant, Nikki, O Lord: And let light perpetual shine upon her. May her soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Fall Programming for Children

Registration for Children's Faith Formation is now open!

Classes resume on September 22nd. Hope to see you there!

Youth Confirmation Preparation Classes

Calvary will be offering Confirmation Preparation classes for students in grades 8th-11th beginning on September 22.

Sessions will meet on Sundays 10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. in the Shoemaker

Room. Contact vrispoli@calvarypgh.org for more information.

Click here to register for Faith Formation and Confirmation Prep Classes.

Nursery Care

Nursery care resumes on Sunday, September 22! The nursery is open on Sundays from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. September through May and for other church events as published. Please visit https://www.calvaryfaithformation.org/nursery.html to learn more and register.



NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania

The NAMI Family Support Group meets on the first Wednesday of every month. This free, peer-led support group is available for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. The next meeting is on Wednesday, October 2nd, from 5:30-7:30 PM at the Kingsley Association’s Seminar Room, located at 6435 Frankstown Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Space is limited.

Please contact education@namikeystonepa.org to attend. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/NKPASupportGroups.

Rally Sunday Revamp!

Come join us on Sunday, September 15 for the new and improved Rally Sunday set-up! In years past, Parish Council has hosted a large cook-out style gathering after the 11am service for the parish community to come and eat and sign up for various ministries. This year will look a bit different. Each ministry will be present and represented, in the Parish Hall, after each of the three morning services: 8, 9, and 11 a.m. We hope this provides ample opportunity for folks from every service to have the chance to participate in the Rally Sunday activities and be able to meet representatives from each organization, as well as sign up for any ministry to which they feel called. 

Parish Council, the Vestry, and members of each ministry will provide light breakfast foods for the morning, which will also be available after each service. A brochure summarizing each Ministry offered at Calvary will be available that day to help prepare you for what will be offered at Rally Sunday. Also included in the brochure, will be contact information for each ministry should you want to reach out with questions before the day. We hope this makes the event feel more engaging for folks across all three services and we hope you’ll join us after your service!

The Priest and Rabbi Class will resume in McClintic Hall (the choir room) on September 22 at 10 a.m. with a special session from our curate, the Rev. Deanna Briody, about the new congregation that she’s working to plant in Beaver County with Calvary’s support and partnership. Deanna will share about how she landed in Beaver County, how God drew her to ordination and grew her vision for ministry there, and how Calvary discerned a call to partner with Deanna by serving as the nesting parish for the new congregation. Please join us to hear about the vision for Church of the Incarnation and how all of Calvary can participate in making this vision a reality.

The following three weeks (September 29, October 6, and October 13), Rabbi Bisno and the Rector will lead sessions on the Jewish High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur) comparing and contrasting various Jewish and Christian ideas including forgiveness and atonement.

All Calvary Young Adults (CYAM) and Parents of Little Ones (POLO) are invited to Gospel and Breakfast. Every Sunday at 10 a.m., we will come together for a delicious breakfast and a heartfelt discussion about the Gospel reading. The class will begin on September 22 in the Evans Room. For questions or more information, please contact The Rev. Bonnie-Marie Yager-Wiggan at byagerwiggan@calvarypgh.org.

Join us on Saturday, September 21 at noon for the Women’s Home Eucharist and potluck lunch. The service and lunch will take place at Pamela Abdalla’s home (524 Old Orchard Trl, 15238). You can RSVP to Kim Pieratt at kpieratt@calvarypgh.org or by calling the Parish Office at 412.661.0120 ext. 111. Please plan to bring a side dish or dessert.

Are you ready for some tangibles? Please visit the Capital Campaign table during Rally Sunday to see – and touch – items that represent some of the projects that are being undertaken with funds from the campaign. Also take a look at our updated tracking chart, which, as of this writing indicates 170 pledges and donations totaling $3,539,700!

By now, everyone should have received campaign information and pledge forms. Please do complete and return your form as soon as possible. If for some reason you have not received that information, let us know. We want to be sure that everyone has the opportunity to participate.

Campaign: campaign@calvarypgh.org

Don MacLeod, Co-Chair: donaldterrymacleod@gmail.com

Mary Lou Southwood. Co-Chair: marylou.south@gmail.com

Sarah Wilson, Campaign Coordinator: sarahwilson@calvarypgh.org

I am delighted to have joined the staff and community at Calvary. I am looking forward to getting to know our parish and being a part of our life together. As your Associate Rector, I will oversee newcomer ministries and the young adult ministry.  Please contact me for either of these areas. I very much want to get to know the people of Calvary! I invite you to email or call me to find a time for us to meet over coffee. I want to get to know you and hear your stories. I can be reached at byagerwiggan@calvarypgh.org or 412-661-0120, ext. 112.

Chatham Baroque: A Garden of Harmony - Austrian & German Music for Strings

Friday, September 27, 2024 • 7:30 pm

Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside

Sunday, September 29, 2024 • 4:00 pm

Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside

The virtuosic compositions for string bands from late 17th-century Austria and Germany sit squarely in Chatham Baroque’s programmatic wheelhouse. Written for a lush array of bowed string instruments, this music is rich with ingenious invention, counterpoint, and mellifluous harmony. Joined by some of our favorite string-playing guests, this program features rarely performed music of composers Heinrich Biber, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Antonio Bertali, Johann Hermann Schein, Johann Casper Ferdinand Fischer, and Georg Muffat.

Tickets & information at: https://www.chathambaroque.org/concert/chatham-baroque-a-garden-of-harmony-austrian-german-music-for-strings/

ARTISTS

Carmen Johnson-Pajaro violin

Paul Miller viola

Keats Dieffenbach viola

Justin Wallace keyboard

Andrew Fouts violin

Patricia Halverson viola da gamba

Scott Pauley theorbo

Additional concert to be held on:

Saturday, September 28, 2024 • 7:30pm

Teutonia Männerchor, Deutschtown

We open our 12th season with the launch of Reson8, our new vocal octet! Featuring some of the finest professional singers from our region. Visit the event page at on our website: https://www.resonanceworks.org/reson8-launch

Use this discount code for 20% off:  Reson8CalvE

Now that Summer is over, it’s time to sign up for our weekly Coffee Hour again. We are looking for groups and any individuals to volunteer to organize refreshments for our Coffee Hour each Sunday following the 11 o'clock service. If you are interested in either sponsoring or helping let us know by emailing Kathy Farrington at farringtonk@me.com.

Do you want to volunteer, but have a limited amount of time? The Bookstore at Calvary is always looking for volunteers. As little as two hours a month is all it takes for this very worthwhile ministry. Contact Cindy Pepples at lucindapepples@gmail.com, stop into the Bookstore to ask any staff how you can help, or visit our table in the Parish Hall today during Rally Sunday after one of the three morning services to learn more about volunteering opportunities.

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.

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. 

The Bazaar committee has already had a meeting and is planning the return of all your favorite tables – holiday flowers; handmade goods; linens and boutiques; jewelry, baked goods, and gourmet foods. The silent auction, Attic Treasures and the New to You room will also return. As you clean out your closets, put aside any donations you may have for the cause. Or if you have some spare time, knit some mittens for the Handmade Table or pull out your favorite jelly recipes for the Gourmet Table

For years, Women of Calvary headed up the Bazaar. But this spring the group transitioned to the name Calvary Community, which is open to men and women of the church. Everyone is welcome to be involved in all aspects of the Bazaar – both in its planning and on sale day. New volunteers are always welcome. Contact Kathy Farrington farringtonk@me.com for more information.

For More Details, click here!

Spiritual Reflection –

At the Still Point

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 At the Still Point: A Literary Guide to Prayer in Ordinary Time, compiled by Sarah Arthur. This book is an unordinary guide for the season from Pentecost to Advent –- a collection for “a journey of the imagination guided by scripture as well as poets and authors, both classic and contemporary, who have known the things of God but speak in metaphor.”

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. Upcoming meeting dates are September 17, October 1 and 15, and November 5 and 19.

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.

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

To ensure that the voices of ALL Pennsylvanians are heard on November 5th, Election Day, please come to a postcard writing event on Sunday, September 22, from 9:30 am-12:30 p.m. at Calvary. This event is organized by Temple Sinai and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism–PA chapter in conjunction with our community partner, One PA 4All. One PA is a non-profit, grassroots movement for racial, economic, and social justice in Pennsylvania. A primary goal of the organization is to empower people of color through voter education and engagement so that their voices are heard in our political system. We will write postcards to individuals whom One PA is in contact with in communities across Pennsylvania. 

An Invitation to Participate in Sacred Ground

There continue to be sessions of Sacred Ground going on at various locations throughout 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 gives us time to implement some of the new initiatives with a larger body of people (less readings, more up to date articles, more discussion time, and only 9 sessions). “Sacred Ground” Level 2 is for those who took Sacred Ground Level 1 and want a deeper dive into the content with much more dialogue, more research and a focus on individual or collective action. The level 2 sessions consist of 7 sessions. We ask that every parish make this information about the locations available to all of their parishioners. The first Sacred Ground Level 2 series was a huge success!

If there is an interest in parishes wanting to host a Scared Ground Level 1 or 2 later in the year, please let Shahnaz Alam-Denlinger at s.alamdenlinger@episcopalpgh.org. She needs to train any leaders who want to lead these new sessions on the created content. All of the sessions will be made available via zoom. We will be offering a summer 2024 Sacred ground level 1 and Level 2 for those participants who want to participate via Zoom. The Scared Ground Level 1 at St. Thomas has started.

New and improved Level 1 Session (9 weekly sessions) for Sacred Ground at St. Thomas starting Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 6 PM. Dinner will be provided. Sessions will also be available for Zoom participation.

Address: 378 Delaware Ave, Oakmont, PA 15139

Contact Person: Shahnaz Alam-Denlinger 412-251-7456

Join Zoom Meeting: https://wts.zoom.us/j/89796804584?pwd=3PgH8tCAi4PMqppvWTyRtUzjr2faor.1

New and improved Level 2 Sacred Ground Session (7 weekly sessions) starting Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at St. Thomas. Dinner will be provided and/or full Zoom sessions will occur.

Address: 378 Delaware Ave, Oakmont, PA 15139

Contact Person: Shahnaz Alam-Denlinger 412-251-7456

Join Zoom Meeting: https://wts.zoom.us/j/89796804584?pwd=3PgH8tCAi4PMqppvWTyRtUzjr2faor.1

Sacred Ground Sign Up Link:

Click here to sign up for Scared Ground Level 1 or Level 2: https://forms.gle/49VhbXxsQVuLtKiC8

Please contact Shahnaz Alam-Denlinger at s.alamdenlinger@episcopalpgh.org with any questions

or if there are issues with registering for Sacred Ground.

Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

AA: Alcoholics Anonymous; CLASP: Calvary Lincoln After school Program;

CYAM: Calvary Young Adult Ministry;

ESL: English as a Second Language

Friday September 13, 2024

 Cyprian of Carthage, Bishop and Martyr, 258

9:00 a.m.   Soup Group Cooking

5:00 p.m.   Wedding Rehearsal

Saturday September 14, 2024

 Holy Cross Day

9:00 a.m.   Functional Literacy Ministry of Haiti Meeting

10:00 a.m.   Bazaar Planning Meeting

4:00 p.m.   Laura Hazlett/Drew Zeronik Wedding

Sunday September 15, 2024

 The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Rally Day & Ministry Fair after all services

8:00 a.m.   Holy Eucharist

9:00 a.m.   Last Garden Eucharist of the season

10:00 a.m.   Acolyte Training

11:00 a.m.   Holy Eucharist

1:35 p.m.   Calvary Day at PNC Park

Monday September 16, 2024

 Ninian, Bishop, c. 430

5:30 p.m.   Bookstore Board Meeting

7:00 p.m.   Contemplative Prayer

Tuesday September 17, 2024

 Hildegard of Bingen, Mystic and Scholar, 1179

11:00 a.m.   Staff Meeting

4:15 p.m.   CLASP Meeting

7:00 p.m.   AA Meeting

7:00 p.m.   Spiritual Reflection

Wednesday September 18, 2024

 Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882

9:00 a.m.   CLEAR Meeting

10:00 a.m.   ESL Conversation Class

12:00 p.m.   Holy Eucharist

6:00 p.m.   Interlude Group

Thursday September 19, 2024

 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690

6:30 p.m.   Mahjong

7:00 p.m.   Choir Rehearsal

7:00 p.m.   Movie Night: “Jesus of Montreal”

Friday September 20, 2024

 John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop, and his Companions,

 Martyrs, 1871

5:30 p.m.   Wedding Rehearsal

Saturday September 21, 2024

 Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

11:30 a.m.   Vasilescu/Disheroon Wedding

12:00 p.m.   Calvary Women’s Eucharist at Pamela Abdalla’s

1:00 p.m.   Concert Rehearsal

Sunday September 22, 2024

 The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 a.m.   Holy Eucharist

9:00 a.m.   Holy Eucharist

10:00 a.m.   Children/Youth Formation

10:00 a.m.   Gospel and Breakfast (GAB)

10:00 a.m.   Priest/Rabbi Class

10:00 a.m.   Choir Warm-up

11:00 a.m.   Holy Eucharist

11:00 a.m.   Children’s Liturgy

12:00 p.m.   Coffee Hour

3:00 p.m.   Resonance Works Concert

An archive of the past months weekly email blasts

may be viewed on the Calvary website at

www.calvarypgh.org