SHADYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Jubilee Dinner

Christian Education Hour for all ages from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Learn more.

Adult Education Offerings:

Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m., with Communion
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching
Sermon: A Second Touch of Grace
Scripture: Mark 8:22-26
Text: … “I can see people, but they look like trees, walking.”

Mark your calendars for the Souper Bowl of Caring, Sunday, February 5. As the whole country cheers for the Super Bowl, our youth will be collecting money and canned goods following worship for the East End Cooperative Ministry. The Souper Bowl of Caring is part of a national event to raise awareness of hunger issues. For more information, please contact Jackie Spycher and visit www.souperbowl.org.

The Prayer Group meets weekly, year-round, for a time of spoken and silent prayers. Learn more here.

Midweek Fellowship Luncheons: Living Faith
Wednesday, February 8, from noon to 1:15 p.m.

From September through May, midweek vespers occur on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. These thirty-minute candlelight worship services, which include communion, offer a more intimate worship experience in the midst of our hectic lives. The services feature special music.

Women’s Weekday Morning Bible Study: Confessing the Beatitudes

Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to noon, in the Craig Room (next to the Sanctuary) twice monthly 

An interesting and varied group of women has been gathering twice each month to explore the Bible study published by Presbyterian Women for our denomination.  Every year, we are blessed by new participants and by how each study reveals God’s presence and purpose in our lives in ways we needed to hear – Scripture works that way.

Distribute food for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at the Holy Rosary Church in Homewood (7120 Kelly Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208) from 8:45 a.m.

A new member orientation class will be held on Saturday, February 11, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and will include introductions of our staff and ministries; an overview of our tradition and faith, presented by Dr. Barnes; and a tour of our sanctuary, given by Elder Tim Engleman. You also will have the opportunity to meet others who are new to Shadyside Presbyterian Church. New members will be received during worship on Sunday, February 19.

A group of women who share an interest in reading and connecting that reading to our Christian journey meets once a month for conversation and encouragement in our faith.  And, of course, we share “crumpets” (our term for some form of bread or pastry), coffee, discussion, and prayers. We have read a wide variety of books over the years and welcome new participants.

Christian Education Hour for all ages from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Learn more.

Adult Education Offerings:

Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching
Sermon: Interrupting Jesus
Scripture: Mark 5:21-34
Text: … “If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.”

Mexico City Mission: May 19-26, 2012

SPC's mission partner, Comunidad Mosaico, has extended an invitation for SPC to send a short-term construction team to the Chimalhuacan community. Volunteers need not be skilled laborers. If interested, please contact Rev. Leach and attend the informational meeting after worship on Sunday, February 12, in the Hulme Room.
 

Junior High and Senior High SPYS (Shadyside Presbyterian Youth Sundays) from 12:30 to
2:30 p.m.  Learn more.

Relationships: How Christians Do It – led by Jeff Schooley

Hook ups? Dating? Celebrity weddings? Cohabitation? Same-Sex Relationships? Open relationships? Engagements? Marriage? Being a 20’s and 30’s something is full of question marks about romantic relationships. Our culture is also full of “theories” on how this is to happen, what its point and purpose is and how we’re to engage romance. Yet, how do Christians do it?

The Prayer Group meets weekly, year-round, for a time of spoken and silent prayers. Learn more here.

Bethlehem Haven (www.bethlehemhaven.org)

On Tuesday, February 14, Shadyside Presbyterian Church will provide dinner for approximately 40 women of Bethlehem Haven. If you are interested in providing any portion of the meal for this month, or any upcoming month, please contact Rev. Todd Leach.

Light Bite Night: Supper Before Vespers
Wednesday, February 15, from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m.

From September through May, midweek vespers occur on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. These thirty-minute candlelight worship services, which include communion, offer a more intimate worship experience in the midst of our hectic lives. The services feature special music.

On February 15, vespers will be followed by a brief time of fellowship with refreshments.

(Global) Family Game Night
Friday, February 17, at 7:00 p.m.

Good old-fashioned game nights combine with the opportunity to bond with our international YAd/Grad friends in these once-a-month get-togethers (held on the third Friday of every month). So, bring your slippers, sip some hot cider, and get your game on while meeting new people.

Location varies from month to month; February's game night will be held at the home of Krissy Moehling.

Christian Education Hour for all ages from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Learn more.

Adult Education Offerings:

Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m. - Transfiguration
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching
Sermon: Torn Between Two Loves
Scripture: Romans 7:14-25
Text: I do not understand my own actions.  For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.

Junior High and Senior High SPYS (Shadyside Presbyterian Youth Sundays) from 12:30 to
2:30 p.m.  Learn more.

Missions Mistakes … and the Future of Missions – led by Jeff Schooley

This study will explore how certain colonializing tendencies were part of the large missional wave in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. With an eye to the (inadvertent) consequences of this season of missional activity, we will then focus on what the future of missions looks like. This study will explore this history of missions through the lens of SPC’s budding mission partnership in China.

The office of Shadyside Presbyterian Church will be closed on Monday, February 20.

EECM Men's Shelter (www.eecm.org)

The Prayer Group meets weekly, year-round, for a time of spoken and silent prayers. Learn more here.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Tuesday, February 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Ash Wednesday, February 22
Lenten Vespers in the Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m.

I Believe…
Every Sunday we stand to stay the Apostles’ Creed.  But do we allow this ancient document to form our understanding of the faith?  This is a teaching series that will offer exegesis of the Creed’s major themes, while demonstrating its relevance to contemporary life. (Wednesdays, February 22 through March 28.)

On Wednesday, February 22 – immediately following Ash Wednesday vespers – a “Faith and Fitness” Bible study will be led by Pittsburgh Theological Seminary graduate and avid runner, Caitlin Rohrer. The Lenten season is about sacrifice and spiritual discipline. Running, too, involves both of these elements; so, as Lent begins, we will kick off our marathon training with this one-hour study in the Hulme Room.

Women’s Weekday Morning Bible Study
Psalms: Passion, Promise, and Praise

Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to noon, in the Craig Room (next to the Sanctuary) twice monthly 

Once a month, the Young Adult/Graduate Student Ministry gathers for viewing and discussion of a culturally-relevant, engaging film at 7:00 p.m. in the Hulme Room. Bring a comfy chair and movie snacks will be provided.

Learn more about the Young Adult/Graduate Student Ministry here or contact Jeff Schooley.

Christian Education Hour for all ages from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Learn more.

Adult Education Offerings:

First Sunday in Lent, Worship at 11:00 a.m.
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching

The Call to Prayer
Lent is a call to find spiritual renewal.  One of the greatest disciplines for finding this renewal is prayer.  The Psalms have long served as the prayer and hymnbook for people of faith.  These sermons will provide some insights on prayer by presenting the Psalms as invitations to commune more deeply with God. (Sundays, February 26 through April 1.)

Junior High and Senior High SPYS (Shadyside Presbyterian Youth Sundays) from 12:30 to
2:30 p.m.  Learn more.

Revelations on Revelation – led by Kendra Buckwalter

A reflection on the different themes in the often-understudied Book of Revelation and what it means for us today. This will include a study on eschatology, the study of end times.

Learn more about the Young Adult/Graduate Student Ministry here or contact Jeff Schooley.

The Prayer Group meets weekly, year-round, for a time of spoken and silent prayers. Learn more here.

This is a journey to learn from the indigenous Church of Jerusalem.  The members of our Mother Church have invited us as their distant children to visit them in order to better understand the issues that now challenge their ministry. Some time will be spent seeing the holy sites of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, and Galilee; however, the focus on the trip will be on listening to the voices of the “living stones” that struggle today for survival.

This is a journey to learn from the indigenous Church of Jerusalem.  The members of our Mother Church have invited us as their distant children to visit them in order to better understand the issues that now challenge their ministry. Some time will be spent seeing the holy sites of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, and Galilee; however, the focus on the trip will be on listening to the voices of the “living stones” that struggle today for survival.

Lenten Vespers in the Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m.
The Reverend James W. Tinnemeyer, Jr., preaching

I Believe…
Every Sunday we stand to stay the Apostles’ Creed.  But do we allow this ancient document to form our understanding of the faith?  This is a teaching series that will offer exegesis of the Creed’s major themes, while demonstrating its relevance to contemporary life. (Wednesdays, February 22 through March 28.)

This is a journey to learn from the indigenous Church of Jerusalem.  The members of our Mother Church have invited us as their distant children to visit them in order to better understand the issues that now challenge their ministry. Some time will be spent seeing the holy sites of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, and Galilee; however, the focus on the trip will be on listening to the voices of the “living stones” that struggle today for survival.

The Evening Prayer Group meets weekly, year-round, for a time of spoken and silent prayers. Learn more here.

This is a journey to learn from the indigenous Church of Jerusalem.  The members of our Mother Church have invited us as their distant children to visit them in order to better understand the issues that now challenge their ministry. Some time will be spent seeing the holy sites of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, and Galilee; however, the focus on the trip will be on listening to the voices of the “living stones” that struggle today for survival.

This is a journey to learn from the indigenous Church of Jerusalem.  The members of our Mother Church have invited us as their distant children to visit them in order to better understand the issues that now challenge their ministry. Some time will be spent seeing the holy sites of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, and Galilee; however, the focus on the trip will be on listening to the voices of the “living stones” that struggle today for survival.

On Saturday, March 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., we will partner with Open Hand Ministries, Garfield Community Farm, and other churches to serve and build relationships with our neighbors in Garfield. Projects can include installing windows, insulation, drywall, painting, and gardening. No experience is necessary. For more information or to sign up, contact Rev. Todd Leach or any member of the Hunger and Homelessness MAC.

This is a journey to learn from the indigenous Church of Jerusalem.  The members of our Mother Church have invited us as their distant children to visit them in order to better understand the issues that now challenge their ministry. Some time will be spent seeing the holy sites of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, and Galilee; however, the focus on the trip will be on listening to the voices of the “living stones” that struggle today for survival.

Christian Education Hour for all ages from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Learn more.

Adult Education Offerings:

Second Sunday in Lent, Worship at 11:00 a.m., with Communion
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching

The Call to Prayer
Lent is a call to find spiritual renewal.  One of the greatest disciplines for finding this renewal is prayer.  The Psalms have long served as the prayer and hymnbook for people of faith.  These sermons will provide some insights on prayer by presenting the Psalms as invitations to commune more deeply with God. (Sundays, February 26 through April 1.)

Junior High and Senior High SPYS (Shadyside Presbyterian Youth Sundays) from 12:30 to
2:30 p.m.  Learn more.

Pearly Gates and Streets of Gold: What Is Heaven All About? – led by Gwyn Rohrer

1 Corinthians 2:9 tells us that “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.” God does not spell out for us what heaven will be like, but we do have clues from scripture.

This is a journey to learn from the indigenous Church of Jerusalem.  The members of our Mother Church have invited us as their distant children to visit them in order to better understand the issues that now challenge their ministry. Some time will be spent seeing the holy sites of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, and Galilee; however, the focus on the trip will be on listening to the voices of the “living stones” that struggle today for survival.