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How Long O Lord?
posted on Apr 30, 2020 Psalm 13:1 As the weeks of the social distancing go on, I know that more and more of us are identifying with the cry of the Psalmist. I know I am feeling the loss of community, of life disruptions, of being able to share the life of the churc...
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An Update on Outreach
posted on May 7, 2020 By Andrea Kamouyerou, Director of Engagement "St. Paul's is a serving church." This is a statement someone said to me early on in our time here, and I have seen it confirmed over and over again as we have responded to various needs in our com...
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A Note to St. Paul's on Caring for Others
posted on May 11, 2020 By the Rev. Ted Babcock, Priest Associate Some people have asked me after my sermon at the Easter Vigil Service "What does it mean to put my faith in God to deliver us from the current Covid situation?" Some have wondered "Should I just pray a...
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Still Being the Church: Updates in Parish Life
posted on May 28, 2020 Dear Friends:
Sunday, we mark the Feast of Pentecost. Many people describe this feast as the "Birthday of the Church," the day that the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples. The story of the church is the story about how the Holy Spirit mov...
Read MoreThe Rev. Canon Richard W. Davies, 1927-2020: An Appreciation
posted on Jun 1, 2020 The Rev . Richard Davies , one of the most senior priests in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, died peacefully on May 7th. Canon Davies - as he was affectionately known at St. Paul's, Mt. Lebanon, where he served for several d...
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St. Paul's Virtual Learning Center
posted on Aug 20, 2020 With the decisions by many school districts to begin the year with remote and hybrid instruction, many families are experiencing the crisis of how to manage the beginning of this fall with their kids at home. As a parish, we have the amazing gift...
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A Letter to the Parish from the Vestry
posted on Sep 8, 2020 I continue to be amazed and inspired by the countless ways in which we have all come together as a church family during this pandemic. Months ago, when it became apparent that we would have to take the unprecedented action of cancelling all in ...
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"The Glory About to be Revealed" & Welcoming Deacon Jean Chess
posted on Sep 10, 2020 Dear Friends:
I am so grateful that in this strange time we continue to be the people of God and the church together. Though our gathering together in person is limited, our ministry has not stopped, and in some ways, continued to grow in vit...
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Reimagining a New School Year
posted on Sep 17, 2020 Reflection by Eileen Sharbaugh
"Welcome back to school!" it felt good to say it even if it seemed odd to do so from behind a mask. That was not the only unfamiliar part of the first day of school. Instead of welcoming families inside...
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Summer Outreach Wrap-up
posted on Sep 28, 2020 Andrea Kamouyerou, Director of Engagement
It has been a summer for the record books in many ways, but during this time of uncertainty, constant changes and not being able to meet as a parish all together, I have seen the church step up in...
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