SHADYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship
Sunday worship begins at 11:00 a.m. throughout the year. Join us for an inspirational service as we gather to worship God through our prayers, songs, and demonstrated concerns for each other.

• Christian Education classes meet on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. (September through May)  Learn more about Christian Education at Shadyside. 
• Child care for infants and toddlers begins at 9:30 a.m. and continues throughout the morning. Children aged pre-K through 6^th grade are invited to leave worship before the sermon for children's worship activities.

Preaching Schedule 

February 5 - 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.”

February 12
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.”

February - 19 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.

Sunday Lenten Series: 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.

February 26 - First Sunday in Lent
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching
Sermon:  When Your Soul Is Parched
Scripture: Psalm 42
Text: As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

March 4 - Second Sunday in Lent, with Communion
The Reverend James W. Tinnemeyer, Jr.
Sermon: At the Fork in the Road
Scripture: Psalm 25:4-15
Text: Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.

March 11 - Third Sunday in Lent
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching
Sermon: The Wings of Refuge
Scripture: Psalm 56:1-13; 57:1
Text: … in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, until the destroying storms pass by.

March 18 - Fourth Sunday in Lent
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching
Sermon: How to Wait
Scripture: Psalm 130
Text: I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope … .

March 25 - Fifth Sunday in Lent
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching
Sermon: Working Spirituality
Scripture: Psalm 127
Text: Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.

April 1 - Palm Sunday
The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes, preaching
Sermon: Praying Your Gratitude
Scripture: Psalm 118:19-29
Text: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

Radio Ministry
Listen to Shadyside’s radio ministry on KDKA (1020 AM) every Sunday at 11:00 p.m. Our half-hour broadcasts present the sermon and one of the morning's anthems. For the entire service, visit the worship and sermon archive to download audio files and bulletins.  Read more about the history of Shadyside's radio ministry.

Missed this week?
Visit the worship and sermon archive to listen to the most recent worship services online. You can also download many past sermons in PDF form.