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Easter Week Services: Week of March 23

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At Bethel Presbyterian Church, Bethel Park, Communion will be served at the 7 p.m. service on Maundy Thursday. There also will be a service at 7 p.m. on Good Friday.

• A Stations of the Cross prayer area will be open in the McMillan Room 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through March 24.

For more information, visit www.bethelpresby.org.

At Bower Hill Community Church, Mt. Lebanon, the annual Maundy Thursday observance will take place 7 p.m. March 24 in Fellowship Hall. This Communion service relives the events that took place in the Upper Room on the night of Jesus’ arrest. As Jesus and the disciples moved from the table to the garden, the service will move from Fellowship Hall to the sanctuary, where it will conclude. Childcare provided. For more information, call 412-561-4114 or visit www.BowerHillChurch.org.

At Christ United Methodist Church, Bethel Park, Holy Week services and events will include:

• Meander the Labyrinth, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. through March 24. 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. A meditative hour of scripture, interwoven with music, in candlelight, to walk you through Christ’s passion with a surprising conclusion.

• Easter Weekend Worship, March 26 and 27, featuring brass and hymns, praise songs, prayers and the spoken word. Attend one of seven services, including: Casual (with baptismal renewal and Communion), 6 p.m. Saturday; Sunrise, 7 a.m. Sunday; Cathedral, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday; Contemporary, 10:01 and 11:31 a.m. Sunday.

For more details, visit www.christumc.net.

At Church of the Covenant, located on East Beau Street in Washington, Holy Week services will include a Good Friday service at noon March 25, and Easter Sunday services at 8:30, 9:43 and 11 a.m. March 27. Sunday school classes will not meet so that families may worship together. For more information, call 724-222-0190.

At Crossroads Ministries, Finleyville, Eyes of Faith, a live musical documentary that provides eyewitness accounts of the events that led to the story of Jesus, His followers and His untimely death, will be held at 7 p.m. March 24 and 25.

• Easter Services will be held at 6 p.m. March 26 and at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Easter Sunday.

For more information, visit www.crsmin.com or call 724-348-1620.

At Hamilton Presbyterian Church, Bethel Park, Holy Week services will include:

• Maundy Thursday – Holy Communion will be offered at the 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae service

• Easter Sunday – Sunrise service at 7 a.m.; morning worship services at 9:30 and 11 a.m.

For more information, call 412-884-2722 or visit www.facebook.com/hamiltonpresbyterian.

At In His Presence Church, Venetia, an Easter service will be offered at 10 a.m. March 27, featuring special easel art and a dance presentation. For more information, visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ihpchurchpa.

At Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, McMurray, Holy Week services will include:

• Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. March 24. The service will include Holy Communion and stripping of the altar.

• Good Friday, March 25 – 10 a.m. children’s service for ages 3 to second grade (and siblings), a brief service that will tell the story of Good Friday in a gentle way; 12 noon community service in which clergy and choir members from local churches participate in a service of prayer, readings and song; 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae service of darkness and shadows, to hear Jesus’ last words as the lights dim with each word.

• Easter Sunday, March 27, festival worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m. An Easter breakfast will be served 9:30-10:45 a.m. Call the church office at 724-941-7467 to register.

There will be no worship on March 26. For more information, visit www.ourredeemer-peters.org.

At Peters Creek Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Easter week services at St. David’s Episcopal Parish Hall, located on East McMurray Road in Venetia, will include:

• Maundy Thursday – service of Communion at 7 p.m.

• Community Good Friday Service – service at noon at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, located on Gateshead Drive, McMurray (across from Bob Evans on Route 19).

• Children’s Easter Celebration, March 27 – 9:45 a.m.

• Easter Sunday – service at 11 a.m.

At South Hills Assembly of God, Bethel Park, Resurrection Sunday Services will be held at 9 and 11 a.m. March 27, with a message from Pastor Kendall Harris. For more information, call 412-835-8900 or visit www.southhillsassembly.org.

At St. David’s Episcopal Church, Venetia, Holy Week services will include:

• Maundy Thursday – The 7 p.m. service will include a traditional foot-washing for those wanting to participate, to commemorate the events surrounding the Last Supper.

• Good Friday – An ecumenical service will be held at noon at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, McMurray.

• Easter Sunday – Worship will be held at 10 a.m. An Easter egg hunt for the children will follow; there will be coffee and pastries for the adults.

At Thomas Presbyterian Church, Eighty Four, Holy Week services will include a Maundy Thursday service at 6:30 p.m.; Darkness and Light: Good Friday Cantata at 7:30 p.m.; and Easter Sunrise Worship at North Strabane Township Park at 6:50 a.m. March 27. For more information, visit www.thomaspres.org.

At Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, Easter week services will include a Maundy Thursday service at 7:30 p.m., and Easter Sunday morning services at 6:30, 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m.

• Labyrinth Walk, through March 26. An indoor labyrinth will be available during holy week for meditative walking; the outdoor labyrinth, located in the south courtyard, is available year-round during daylight hours.

For more information, call the church office at 412-835-6630 or visit www.westminster-church.org.

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