Pentecost Worship

Worship occurs on-site and online on Sundays at 11:00 a.m.

On Sunday, June 5, Shadyside Presbyterian Church celebrates the Day of Pentecost. This liturgical observance remembers the gift of the Holy Spirit descending in a mighty rush of wind and flame to inspire the Church’s proclamation of Christ’s rising and to empower its mission and ministry to the world. (See Acts 2:1-13; see also Joel 2:28-32.) The notion of Easter as a season of fifty days ending at Pentecost is patterned after the ancient Jewish observance of seven weeks that culminated at the Festival of Weeks, which later came to be called Pentecost (“fiftieth day”) by Greek-speaking Jews.

Also on Sunday, June 5, as we celebrate Pentecost, we will receive our newest confirmands. The entire congregation is invited and encouraged to attend worship and welcome these young people as they become members of our church.

Note: Our service of worship at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 5, will incorporate a celebration of the Sacrament of Communion, both on-site and online. Please read the invitation, which explains options for those joining us on-site and suggestions for preparation for those joining us at home.

COVID-19 Precautions

For the well-being of our congregation and our community, the church has established health and safety precautions to minimize risk for those attending our gatherings. To better prepare you for what to expect as you return to on-site worship, you may learn more here.

If you cannot gather with us for worship in person, we hope you will gather with us in spirit by joining us remotely through our live worship webcast. Visit the live webcast page of the church website to access the worship video. Other worship documents, including the bulletin (.pdf format), also may be accessed from the live webcast page or the worship archive.

We thank you for your patience, understanding, and support during this transition. Please feel free to contact the church office should you have any questions.

For the latest updates and announcements related to COVID-19, please visit this page.

Missed a service?

Visit the worship archive to explore past worship services and discover resources for enhancing your personal devotional time as we face an extended period of physical separation from our community of faith.