Summer of Suppers
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This Summer at St. Paul's we are exploring the calls of our faith through food. Throughout scripture, we see Jesus sharing meals with all people - the rich, poor, outsiders, criminals, religious and political elites, strangers and friends.
Through the Summer of Suppers we are exploring how we can grow in relationship with one another and serve the wider community through sharing meals. Join us for some of the many events of this summer season. Feeding Neighbors. Feeding Friends. Feeding Faith.
You can read more in this letter from our Rector here.
Summer Worship Schedule
May 25-26 (Memorial Day weekend) - August 31-September 1 (Labor Day Weekend)
- Saturday 6PM - St. Margaret's Garden (rain location: St. Paul's Sanctuary)
- Sunday 8AM - Chapel
- Sunday 9:45AM with music and pull out Children's Chapel
Cookbook Devotional
Our Cookbook Devotional for the Summer of Suppers is live. Click here to see which recipes other parishioners at St. Paul's are writing about!
Do you have a recipe you would like to write about? Please sign up here and contact Theodore Somes for more information tsomes@stpaulspgh.
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As part of our Summer of Suppers, we are inviting our friends from the Turkish Cultural Center and Temple Emanuel for fellowship picnic meals at the homes of St. Paul's parishioners on weekends in June. You can sign up to host a meal, or you can sign up to attend a meal and help the host.
If you are interested in hosting, you can sign up here.
Please email the Rev. Erin Morey [email protected] with any questions!
Host or Attend a Sacred Supper in July or August
You have the opportunity to bring church home with Sacred Suppers! These gatherings will be hosted in homes, with hosts preparing the meals. Enjoy evenings filled with fun and fellowship, followed by a worship service or Holy Communion. All are invited to become hosts for Sacred Suppers, and we encourage collaboration by teaming up with another family. Hosts should expect 6 -12 people at their supper.
Sign up here to host your own Sacred Supper today!
If you would like to attend a Sacred Supper, sign up here.
Cooking Summer Meal Programs at The Table and at Neighborhood Resilience Project
Join in cooking a meal for those who are food insecure
Learn to cook for large groups! Parishioner (and chef!) Michael Hendricks will hold a class on cooking for large groups in the St. Paul's kitchen on June 5 at 6:30pm. Sign up for this class here.
The Table is a biweekly meal served in person at Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community on the South Side. St. Paul's will cook these meals on June 17, July 17, July 29, August 7, and August 19 and then deliver the meals the following day. Sign up to lead or assist with one of these meals here.
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Sign up to take part in this ministry here
Save the Date: Lunch Packing for Neighborhood Resilience
Saturdays, June 1, July 6, and August 3 from 9am am - 11am in the Nursery School Big Room
We will continue to pack lunches for the Neighborhood Resilience Project in the Hill District on the first Saturday of each month this summer in the Nursery School Big Room! Sign ups will be released each month. Please reach out to the Rev. Erin Morey [email protected] if you have any questions.
Carnegie Community Food Program with St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Paul's will once again be helping purchase, pack, and distribute meals in the Carnegie area during the summer. Opportunities will include helping pack meals at St. Paul's on Sundays after church, and distributing food in Carnegie every Friday, from June 3 to August 16th, from 11am to noon. Sign up to help here!
Join us to pack food after church on June 2, June 16, June 30, July 14, July 28, and August 11. Sign up in the form linked above or just come to the Undercroft after worship service to help pack.
Kona Ice
June 30, July 14, and August 18
The Kona Ice truck will be outside after the 9:45am services this summer! See you there for delicious shaved ice!
Soup Sales
Stay tuned for sales of delicious homemade soup this summer to benefit our Outreach Ministries! Reach out to the Rev. Erin Morey [email protected] with questions.
Supporting the South Hills Food Pantry
Stay tuned for special drives for nonperishable food items, and opportunities to pack grocery bags, for our partners at the South Hills Food Pantry. Reach out to the Rev. Erin Morey [email protected] with any questions.
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Chili Cook-Off! Sunday, June 23 at 10:45am- Want to get spicy? The St. Paul's Summer Chili Cook Off is sure to bring some fun and flavor.
Heritage Foods Showcase - Sunday, July 7 at 10:45am- Do you have a special family recipe handed down in your family that showcases your family heritage? Please bring it to our Heritage Foods Showcase on July 7 after the 9:45am service. Bring your great-aunt's cornbread; your grandma's cucumber salad; your dad's Wedding Soup; or whatever you love to share. Sign up to bring a dish here. Contact the Rev. Erin Morey [email protected] with any questions.
Bake-off! Sunday, August 11 at 10:45am -Prepare to compete with your blue-ribbon best baked treats!
St Paul's Vacation Bible School 2024: Journey to Christmas
June 24th through June 28th from 12:30pm to 3pm
Cookie Exchange on VBS Celebration
Sunday, June 30 after 9:45 worship service
On VBS Sunday (June 30), you are invited to bring cookies to exchange with other families. Cookies can be homemade, store-bought, or anything in between! The cookie exchange will occur directly after the service in the undercroft.
Eucharist of Many Colors
Featuring the music of Dolly Parton
Sunday July 14 at 9:45 worship service
Sunday, July 14, we will worship together with a service featuring the music of Dolly Parton! Dolly has been the first name in country music and a singular cultural icon beloved across generations for nearly 60 years while also engaging in pioneering philanthropy work and profound community activism, and her vast catalog is a beautiful reflection of her enormous heart for others.
CLASP’s Summer Supper: Simply Salads & S’Mores
Tuesday July 23rd 5-7 PM
Church Ladies at St. Paul's invite the women of St. Paul's for a fun summer supper. Please join us!
Kindly RSVP to Eileen Sharbaugh by Sunday July 14.. Weather permitting, we will be dining outdoors. Please dress casually.
Dinner and Discussion: "Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion" by Sara Miles
Sunday July 28th 4:30-6:30 in St Margaret's Garden
Join us for a potluck and a discussion on the book "Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion" by Sara Miles. The story of an unexpected and terribly inconvenient Christian conversion, told by a very unlikely convert, Take This Bread is not only a spiritual memoir but a call to action. Raised as an atheist, Sara Miles lived an enthusiastically secular life as a restaurant cook and writer. Then one morning, for no earthly reason, she wandered into a church. She ate a piece of bread, took a sip of wine, and found herself radically transformed, embracing a faith she'd scorned and which would lead to feeding others in a way that she'd never imagined. Contact Laura at [email protected] with questions.
St. Paul's Day at the Pittsburgh Pirates!
Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 12noon to 5pm
In the Undercroft
St. Paul's will be hosting a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on August 14 from 12-5pm in the Undercroft. Please pre-register at www.RedCrossBlood.org.
- Go to Find a Blood Drive in the upper right corner of the screen. Enter zip code 15228.
- When the map pops up, click on "by distance" to review available times for the St. Paul's blood drive.
Blessing of the Backpacks
Sunday, August 18 at 9:45 am Worship Service
We will be starting the new school year by blessing backpacks, knapsacks, satchels, cell phones, or whatever you would like to bring for a special blessing for the new school year. Students of all ages are welcome to participate!
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The Wanderer: A Johnny Cash Eucharist
Sunday, August 25 at 9:45 worship service
We’ll begin to say goodbye to summer on Sunday, August 25 with a liturgy featuring the music of Johnny Cash. The Man in Black was also a man of deep and thoughtful faith in action, inspiring generations of artists, activists, and everyday people with countless songs and meditations about our shared experiences.