Sunday, September 20, 2026

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, Rite II

A service at the Crossing in the Church,

with hymns and music

11 a.m. - 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]

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 PDF Here

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Join us as we celebrate Calvary's many ministries! The Ministry Fair is the perfect opportunity to discover new ways to get involved, connect with fellow parishioners, and learn how Calvary members serve our parish and the greater community. Representatives from each ministry will be on hand to chat at tables in the Parish Hall following each of the three services. Enjoy some breakfast treats as you browse the tables and pick up a brochure summarizing each ministry.

Celebrating the Reverend Jonathon W. Jensen

Our rector, Jonathon, is retiring and his last day at Calvary will be Sunday, September 27. Please join us that day if you can. Jonathon will preach at all three services. After the 11 o’clock service, we will celebrate Jonathon and his service to Calvary during the Parish Picnic.

To thank Jonathon for his service to Calvary, we are collecting a financial gift, often called a purse, to present to him on September 27. If you would like to make a financial donation to Jonathon’s gift, please write a check to Calvary Church with a note for “Jonathon’s purse.” As well, we have created a large “farewell” card for everyone to sign. Look for it on the table in the Parish Hall. If you can’t sign the card in person, you can mail a card of your own to the church or send an email to Kim Pieratt, Parish Administrator (kpieratt@ calvarypgh.org) and we will present it to Jonathon that day.

it’s Time for the Parish Picnic!

Mark your calendar and join us for our annual parish picnic in the Swan Garden and Parish Hall on Sunday, September 27, the day of our patronal feast, St. Michael and All Angels. This is also our Rector’s last day before his retirement, and we will be celebrating Jonathon and his service to Calvary at the picnic. The parish-wide picnic and celebration will begin immediately after the 11 o’clock service (about noon). Everyone is welcome.

Calvary will provide fried chicken, hot dogs, drinks, and a cake to celebrate Jonathon. We’re asking that attendees provide a salad or a side dish for the picnic. Please bring enough to serve 8-10 people.

Many hands make light work. We’re looking for people to help with set up, food preparation, grilling, and clean up. Please contact Kim Pieratt, kpieratt@calvarypgh.org or 412.661.0120 ext. 111 to volunteer.

In the meantime, pray for good weather! We’ll still have the picnic if it rains, but a sunny day would be such a bonus.

20s, 30s, and 40s: Frick Museum: The French Moderns

Join us for a tour of the Frick to see the exhibit of the French Moderns! On Sunday, September 20 at 1:30 p.m., our own Don MacLeod will give us a tour of the exhibit. RSVPs are required to purchase tickets. Please RSVP  here.

Long-time parishioners will know that the singing voices of children have been sorely missed in our services for some years. So it is exciting that, beginning on September 27, interested children aged 5 and up will have an opportunity to work closely with Sarah Nadler and Guy Russo, focusing on everyone’s God-given instrument, their voices. Sarah and Guy are long-time section-leaders of the Calvary Choir, and also bring particular experience and expertise working with young children; they are familiar to many of Calvary’s children through their weekly assistance with music in the Children’s Liturgy of the Word each Sunday. Jon Tyillian and I will work alongside them, as well.

This new (and optional) offering is aimed at helping our children to cultivate their voices and skills in the hope of relaunching a program for young choristers here. They will gather at 9:15 on Sunday mornings in the Refectory (not McClintic Hall as mentioned in an earlier announcement). They will work together for 30-40 minutes, finishing in good time to transition to Christian Formation classes in the 10 o’clock hour. Singing as a group in church soon will be one of their first goals, and I eagerly look forward to hearing the group take shape and develop.

Interested parents are asked to be in touch with me by email with any questions (alewis@calvarypgh.org), or by using the QR Code below to register children on-line.

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).

Calvary will hold its Blessing of the Animals service on Saturday, October 3 at 10 a.m. in the Circle Drive (on the Shady Ave. side of the church). Note the different location! We are moving the place for the service this year, because of the partial closing of the Swan Garden with the ongoing work on the boilers.

The Blessing of the Animals service includes prayers, a short reading, and each animal is blessed individually. We’ll also have a prayer for our pets who are no longer with us. Bring your pet, or a photo of your pet, to be blessed that afternoon. Human and animal treats will be served. 

For their happiness and safety, please keep your pets leashed or otherwise in your loving care.

All are welcome to join us at this beloved annual tradition.

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.

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: peanut butter, jelly, canned corn, ramen, cold cereal, 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. 

Register here: https://forms.gle/wJHg72muCodRjwuD6



Youth Confirmation Prep

Calvary is offering in-person Confirmation Preparation classes beginning Sunday, September 27. Sessions will meet on Sundays from 10:00–10:50 AM at Calvary. Confirmation Preparation is open to students 13+ years old (8th grade and up).

Visit https://www.calvaryfaithformation.org/confirmation-prep.html to learn more.



Nursery Care Registration

Nursery Care at Calvary is offered on Sundays, 8:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. starting September 20. Registration required. Learn more at calvaryfaithformation.org/nursery



Sunday, September 20

10:00–10:50 a.m. · In the Refectory

All families registered for Children's Programming are invited to our Parent Meeting and Open House. We ask that at least one parent or guardian from each family be present. We'll gather in the Refectory, where we'll share everything you need to know about the year ahead, including updates to our program and information about the new children's choir. We'll then move to the classrooms, where you can meet your child's catechist.

We can't wait to begin another year of children’s programming at Calvary. Hope to see you there!



Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLW) at the 11 o'clock service resumes on October 4. This is a special time for children to pray, ask questions, and hear the good news of God’s love. The Sunday scripture readings are proclaimed and explained on a level appropriate to children 4 years and older. Any child in this age group may participate - no registration is necessary.  Children are invited to gather with adult leaders after the Opening Prayer and process to the Refectory. They return to their families at the time of the Peace Offering. If you are running a little late and miss the beginning of the service, no worries! Drop in and join us in the Refectory.



Looking for a fun and meaningful volunteer gig … where you’re surrounded by books? Be sure to visit our table at Sunday’s Ministry Fair. We’re always looking for reliable individuals to staff our counters and take on other important tasks. We’d love to have you join our team!

Don’t forget to stop by the Bookstore too! Have you seen our sale section lately? It is packed with goodies from big-name authors spiritual and secular at unbeatable prices.

If you’re looking online for your next great read, we would be delighted if you did it on 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 the following dates: September 14, 21 and 28, and November 9 and 16.

You can still vote by mail!

It’s convenient, and allows more of us to vote. 

Do it today – Don’t delay

If concerned about changes proposed for the Post Office that could compromise mail in voting, Allegheny County residents will have 5 same day satellite voting centers to get a ballot and cast it, and 12 drop boxes for submitting ballots received in the mail. Look for dates and locations at the Vote Faithfully information table coming to the Calvary Parish Hall soon. 

Last day to apply for a mail in ballot is October 27, 2026

You can apply at: https://vote.pa/mail/

Wednesday, October 7 –

“Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist"

Pittsburgh author Sherrie Flick will read from and discuss her recent memoir, which explores her Beaver Falls childhood, her coming of age as a writer in the 1990s, and how place and geography shaped her experience of sexism and formed her feminism. Flick lived on the East Coast, West Coast and Great Plains before circling back to Pittsburgh. Road trips, eight-ball pool, Andy Warhol Gen-X, food, faith, longing and loss are strung together across the 13 essays in “Homing,” published in 2024 by the University of Nebraska Press.

Wednesday, November 11 –

“The Mellons and Their Mansions"

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 September 18, 2026

 Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882

9:00 a.m.  Soup Group Cooking

2:00 p.m.  TOL Music Rehearsal

Saturday September 19, 2026

 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690

Sunday September 20, 2026

 The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Ministry Fair in the Parish Hall

8:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist

9:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist

10:00 a.m.  Parent Meeting/Open House for Children’s Faith Formation

10:00 a.m.   Acolyte Training

10:00 a.m.  Choir Warm-up 

11:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist with 

Faith Formation Commissioning

12:15 p.m.  Coffee Hour

1:30 p.m.  20s, 30s, 40s Ministry Frick Museum Tour

5:00 p.m.  Reception Area Doors open

6:00 p.m.  Kol Nidre Instrumental Prelude

6:15 p.m.  Kol Nidre

Monday September 21, 2026

 Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

8:00 a.m.  Reception Area Doors open

9:00 a.m.  Yom Kippur

4:00 p.m.  Reception Area Doors open

5:15 p.m.  Mincha with Final Shofar at 7:59 p.m.

Tuesday September 22, 2026

 Philander Chase, Bishop, 1852

11:00 a.m.  Staff Meeting and Lunch

6:30 p.m.  Finance Committee

7:00 p.m.  AA Meeting

Wednesday September 23, 2026

 Thecla of Iconium, Proto-Martyr among Women, c. 70

Organ Tuning

10:00 a.m.  ELL Conversation Class

12:00 p.m.  Holy Eucharist

3:00 p.m.  Toddler Playgroup

6:00 p.m.  Interlude Group

Thursday September 24, 2026

 Anna Ellison Butler Alexander, Deaconess and Teacher, 1947

6:30 p.m.  Mahjong

6:30 p.m.  Evening Prayer

7:00 p.m.  Choir Rehearsal

7:00 p.m.  Prayer and Scripture

Friday September 25, 2026

 Sergius of Radonezh, Monastic, 1392

Saturday September 26, 2026

 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop, 1626

10:30 a.m.  Chatham Baroque Peanut Butter & Jam

Sunday September 27, 2026

 The Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels (observed)

8:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist

9:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist

9:15 a.m.  Children’s Music

10:00 a.m.  Children/Youth Formation

10:00 a.m.  Calvary Creation Care

10:00 a.m.  Choir Warm-up

11:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist

12:15 p.m.  Parish Picnic and Farewell to Jonathon

4:00 p.m.  Organ Recital

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may be viewed on the Calvary website at

www.calvarypgh.org