The Resurrection of Jesus Christ meets us not as an abstract idea, but as a living promise: that God is always bringing life out of death, hope out of despair, and possibility out of what feels finished.
We continue to live in a time when it can be difficult to trust that promise. The world around us still carries its share of uncertainty, division, and weariness. Many of us carry our own quieter burdens as well—grief, anxiety, or simply the exhaustion of trying to keep going. And yet, Easter does not ask us to ignore these realities. Instead, it proclaims that God meets us precisely there.
Resurrection is not the denial of death—it is God’s answer to it.
In Jesus, we see that love is stronger than fear, that life is stronger than death, and that God is always at work, even when we cannot yet see what is being made new. Easter invites us to trust that the same power that raised Jesus is at work in us, in our community, and in the world right now.
This Holy Week and Easter, I invite you to walk that story again—to move with Jesus from the joy of Palm Sunday, through the vulnerability and cost of love in the days that follow, and into the surprising, world-changing joy of the Resurrection.
Holy Week and Easter Worship Schedule
Palm Sunday – March 29
- 6PM (March 28) in the Church, Palm Sunday Service with Blessing of the Palms
- 8AM in the Chapel, Palm Sunday Service with Blessing of the Palms
- 9:45AM Palm Sunday Combined Worship with Blessing of the Palms, Procession and Dramatic Passion Reading (Livestream)
Holy Wednesday – April 1 at 11:00AM: Holy Eucharist in Sanctuary (this service will be live-streamed)
Maundy Thursday – April 2 at 7:00PM: Maundy Thursday Service in Sanctuary (this service will be live-streamed)
Good Friday- April 3
- 12PM Proper Liturgy for Good Friday in Sanctuary (this service will be live-streamed)
- 1PM Stations of the Cross in Sanctuary
- 3:30PM Stations of the Cross for Children in Sanctuary
Easter Vigil – April 4 7:00pm: Great Vigil of Easter in Sanctuary (this service will be live-streamed)
Join us for this joint service at St. Paul’s with the other South Hills Episcopal Churches. We will be joined this year by our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Ketlen Solak.Easter Sunday: April 5: Both the 8:45AM and 10:45AM services include a “pull-out” Children’s Sermon
- 7:00AM Easter Sunrise Service in St. Margaret’s Garden (music)
- 8:45AM Easter Service in Sanctuary (music with the Band)
- 10:45AM Easter Service in Sanctuary (music with Organ and Choir– this service will be live-streamed)
We are committed to being a community shaped by this resurrection life—growing in love, taking risks for the sake of others, and bearing witness to hope in our neighborhood and beyond. That work is only possible because of the generosity and faithfulness of this community.
I invite you to make an Easter gift in support of St. Paul’s mission and ministry. Your generosity helps us continue to share the good news of new life in ways both seen and unseen.
Thank you for the many ways you are part of this community of faith.
I look forward to celebrating with you.
Peace,
The Reverend Noah H. Evans, Rector