Holy Week: Week of April 12
At Bethel Presbyterian Church, Communion will be included in the Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. April 13, and there will be a Tenebra service at 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 14.
• The Easter Service of joy and thanksgiving will be offered at 10:30 a.m. April 16.
The Rev. Cathie Smith will be preaching at the services.
At the Bible Chapel, McMurray, Journey to the Cross will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. April 12 and 13, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 14, at the South Hills campus. A Good Friday service will take place at 7 p.m. in the worship center.
Easter services include:
• Robinson – 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 16
• South Hills – 4 to 6 p.m. April 15, and 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 16
• Washington – 9 and 10:45 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 16
Chapel Kids and Chapel Students will not meet separately. For more information, email worship@biblechapel.org.
At Christ United Methodist Church, Bethel Park, the following services and events will be offered during Holy Week:
• Labyrinth and Prayer Stations, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 13, and 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Good Friday, April 14, in the Christian Life Center. Walk a personal path of meditation and prayer.
• Silent Communion, 3 to 6 p.m. April 13.
• Tenebrae: Service of Darkness, 7:30 p.m. Good Friday, April 14. This dramatic and moving service provides a meditative hour of scripture, interwoven with music, in candlelight, to walk you though Christ’s passion. A surprising conclusion awaits.
• Family Easter celebration, 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 15. Early childhood to elementary-aged children will enjoy an egg hunt, activity stations, photo booth and more. Rabbit Wranglers will be on hand with bunnies. Cost is $2 per child. There will also be a collection of 18-ounce jars of peanut butter for local hunger ministries. Preregister at christumc.net/Family-Easter-Celebration.
• Easter Weekend Worship, April 15 and 16. Casual service, 6 p.m. Saturday; Sunrise service, 7 a.m. Sunday; Cathedral service, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday; Contemporary service, 10:01 and 11:31 a.m. Sunday.
For more information, visit www.christumc.net.
At Hamilton Presbyterian Church, Bethel Park, Easter services will be offered at 7, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday, April 16. For more information, visit www.hamiltonpresbyterian.org or facebook.com/hamiltonpresbyterian.
At In His Presence Church, Venetia, a special service is planned for Resurrection Sunday, April 16. The youth will perform a dance drama production titled “Arise!” Worship for Easter Sunday begins at 10 a.m. Light refreshments will be served after the service and an egg hunt for the youth is planned for those in attendance. The church is located on Brookwood Road. For more information, visit ihpchurchpa.com.
At Mt. Lebanon Evangelical Church, located on Washington Road, the following special services will be offered during Holy Week:
• Maundy Thursday, April 13 – Contemporary Worship Service, 7 p.m., with communion
• Good Friday, April 14 – Traditional Tenebrae Service, 7:30 p.m., with communion
• Easter Sunday, April 16 – Contact Contemporary Service, 9 a.m.; Heritage Traditional Service with special music, 11:15 a.m.
For more information, call 412-531-3387 or visit www.mlepc.org.
At Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Peters Township, Holy Week services include: Maundy Thursday worship, 7 p.m. April 13; Good Friday worship, 10 a.m. (children’s program), noon (community service with clergy and choir members from local churches participating in this service of prayer, readings and songs) and 8 p.m. Tenebrae service of shadows and darkness, April 14; and 8:30 and 11 a.m. Easter Sunday services on April 16. There will be no service on April 15.
At Peters Creek Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Holy Week services will include:
• Maundy Thursday service, 7 p.m. service of Communion April 13
• Children’s Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch, 9:45 a.m. April 16
• Easter Sunday service, 11 a.m. April 16, with special music provided by the Adult and Children’s Choirs of PCEPC and guest brass soloists Stephen Knott and Zachary Peaslee, performance majors at West Virginia University.
Services are held in the Parish Hall of St. David’s Episcopal Church, located at 905 East McMurray Road, Venetia. For more information, visit www.peterscreekchurch.org.
At Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church, Venetia, worship will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Palm Sunday, April 9, concluding with communion and the Four Voices of Passion. Easter Sunday worship is at 10:30 a.m. April 16, with special music and a celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.
At Trinity United Methodist Church, McMurray, Lent and Easter worship services will include:
• Maundy Thursday, April 13 – 7:30 p.m. service with Holy Communion and special music
• Easter Sunday, April 16 – 9:30 and 11 a.m. services
For more information, call 724-941-4770 or email tumc1@verizon.net.
At Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, Holy Week offerings include:
• An indoor labyrinth will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through April 15 for meditative walking. An outdoor labyrinth, located in the south courtyard, is available to all members of the community during daylight hours.
• Holy Week services include: Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. April 13; Easter Sunday, April 16, 6:30, 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m.
For more information, visit www.westminster-church.org or call 412-835-6630.