Week of March 25
Bethany Lutheran Church, Bethel Park
• Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m.
• Good Friday, 7 p.m.
• Easter Sunday/Resurrection of Our Lord, 8:30 and 11 a.m.
more information, call 412-835-9221.
Bible Chapel, McMurray, Journey to the Cross 6-9 p.m. April 1-2, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. April 3. Hold the nails, see the cross, count the coins. Free. For more information, email Kirk Voller at kvoller@biblechapel.org.
Calvary Full Gospel Church, Bridgeville
• Good Friday, noon (childcare available).
• Easter Sunday, 10 a.m.
For more information, call 412-257-1707.
At Chartiers Valley U.P. Church
• Palm Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
• Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
• Easter Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
For more information, call 412-279-2266.
At Christ United Methodist Church, Bethel Park
• Meander the Labyrinth, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. March 31-April 2. Walk a personal path of meditation and prayer.
• Silent Communion, 3-6 p.m. Maundy Thursday.
• Tenebrae: Service of Darkness, 7:30 p.m. Good Friday. This dramatic and moving service of darkness provides a meditative hour of scripture interwoven with music by the Chancel Choir and Wesley Singers in the drama of candlelight.
• Easter Celebration for Families, 10-11:30 a.m. April 4. Children will enjoy an egg hunt, activity stations, photo booth and more. Registration required. Cost is $3/child.
• Easter Weekend Worship: Casual (includes baptismal renewal and communion), 6 p.m. April 4; Sunrise, 7 a.m. April 5 in the Christian Life Center; Cathedral with brass, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. April 5; Contemporary, 10:01 and 11:31 a.m. April 5 in the Christian Life Center.
For more information, visit www.christumc.net.
At First Bethel United Methodist Church, Bethel Park
• Maundy Thursday Dramatic Worship, 7:30 p.m. in the upper room. A dramatic portrayal of the Lord’s final evening.
• Good Friday Tenebrae Service, 7:30 p.m.
• Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 a.m. in the field adjacent to the Wave Pool parking lot, featuring music and fellowship.
• Easter Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m.
For more information, call 412-835-0700.
At John McMillan Presbyterian Church, Bethel Park
• Palm Sunday, 8:30 and 11 a.m. with Church School at 9:30 a.m.
• Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
• Good Friday, noon. Readings and reflections on the cross.
• Easter Sunday, 7 a.m. Sunrise service followed by a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
For more information, call 412-833-4704.
At Mount Lebanon United Lutheran Church
• Palm Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m.
• Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
• Good Friday, 7:30 p.m.
• Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. April 4.
• Easter Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m. featuring a brass quartet and special music by the chancel choir.
For more information, call 412-563-0300.
At Peters Creek Evangelical Presbyterian Church
• Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m.
• Community Good Friday Worship Service at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, McMurray, noon.
• Easter Sunday, 8:30 and 11 a.m. An Easter Egg Hunt will also be held on Easter Sunday, at 9:45 a.m., featuring story time, music, crafts and snacks.
For more information, call 724-941-6210.
At Ruthfred Lutheran Church, Bethel Park
• Maundy Thursday with communion, 2 and 8 p.m.
• Good Friday, 12:30-3 p.m. meditations, “Pictures of the Cross” and a Tenebrae Service at 8 p.m.
• Easter Sunday, 7, 8:30 and 11 a.m., “A Resurrected Heart.”
At St. David’s Episcopal Church, Venetia
• Palm Sunday, 10 a.m. During this family service, children will be invited up for the children’s sermon in the Godly Play tradition, as well as up to the altar for the Eucharistic Prayer.
• Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. Have your feet washed and wash the feet of another in the tradition that Jesus set forth in the Gospel of John. The service concludes with the stripping of the altar and in silence in preparation for Good Friday. There is an opportunity to sit vigil after the liturgy until 9 p.m.
• Good Friday, noon. Join the parish of Our Redeemer Lutheran for their ecumenical Good Friday service.
• Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. Prayer, singing and celebration.
At Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair
• Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae service with communion.
• Easter Sunday, 6:30 a.m. Sunrise service in Galbreath Chapel, 8:30 a.m. traditional service, 9:45 a.m. contemporary service in WROC, and 11 a.m. traditional service.
• Westminster Labyrinths, an indoor labyrinth, will be available during Holy Week for meditative walking. The outdoor labyrinth, located in the south courtyard, is available to all members of the community during daylight hours.
For more information, call 412-835-6630 or visit www.westminster-church.org.