New service schedules, blessing backpacks and more at Sewickley area houses of worship

Antioch Baptist Church

332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org.

Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m.

Please see the website for more activities.

Antioch Baptist Church will celebrate its 135th church anniversary on Aug. 24 at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Verton Dean will bring forth the word. A dinner will immediately follow the service. All are welcome.

Christ Church at Grove Farm

249 Duff Road, Ohio Township. 412-741-4900. ccgf.org.

Sunday morning services will be held at 8:45 a.m. (traditional) and 10:45 a.m. (modern).

More information about our service styles, the Encounter Coffee Bar and the Lakeside Café are available online.

Divine Redeemer Parish

200 Walnut St., Sewickley. 412-741-6650. divine-­redeemer.com.

Divine Redeemer Parish celebrates weekend Masses at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays at St. James Church and 5 p.m. at St. Mary Church in Aleppo.

Sunday Masses are celebrated at 8 and 11 a.m. at St. James and 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary.

Weekday Masses and Adoration are celebrated as well. Check the website for Mass times and other information and events.

The Divine Redeemer Quilters meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Meenan Center at Saint Mary Church, Glenfield Road in Aleppo to make quilts that are distributed to various places throughout the area. Last year, we made 364 quilts, which are finding homes in various places such as Caring Heights in Coraopolis, Verland, Genesis House, Little Sisters of the Poor, Holy Family Institute, etc. All are welcome to join.

Divine Redeemer Parish Respect Life Committee seeks donations of gently used clothing and shoes, in sizes newborn through young adult as well as maternity, children’s books, baby wipes, and diapers (especially larger sizes). Items may be placed in the wooden bin outside of St. James Church or the box in the back of St. Mary Church.

First Church of Christ, Scientist

222 Beaver St., Sewickley. 412-741-4552. cssewickley@gmail.com.

Sunday morning services 10:30 a.m. Join us for inspiration, peace and healing.

Services include music, hymns and readings from The Bible and “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy, 24/7 Weekly Bible Lessons available by calling 412-532-2222 — lift thought and deepen spiritual understanding whenever you need it.

Sewickley Presbyterian Church

414 Grant St., Sewickley. 412-741-4550. sewickleypresby.org.

Summer Sunday worship services are held at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the dining room. Both services are live­streamed online.

The Day on the Lawn rummage sale will be held on Sept. 6. Donations are welcome and will be accepted on Aug. 30 from 9 a.m.-noon. Visit the website to view donation guidelines before bringing donations to the church.

St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church

Corner of Rochester and McAleer roads, Franklin Park. 412-364-5974. stbrendans.org.

St. Brendan’s is an open, welcoming and active church which holds in-person worship with Eucharist at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sundays, and 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. The Sunday 10 a.m. service can be live-streamed or accessed later on YouTube; for families attending in person, a nursery is available for infants and toddlers.

To mark the beginning of the school year, Rev. Nancy Suellau will bless children’s backpacks at the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, Aug. 24. All children, nursery-school age and up, are invited to bring their backpacks to church that day.

This month’s Taize will take place at 5 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the chapel. The contemplative service provides a quiet pause in hectic, busy lives.

Sunday School will resume with a special kickoff on Sept. 7 between 9.30 a.m. and noon. The monthly Children’s Service will resume on Sept. 28 at 10 a.m.

The Book Club will meet in the library on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. to discuss “The Maid” by Nita Prose. The novel tells the story of a young hotel maid with social difficulties who becomes involved in a murder probe at an exclusive hotel.

Parishioners will make 120 backpack lunches at the church for people served by the Neighborhood Resilience Project in Pittsburgh. The work will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 13.

Conversation Friends, the parish’s English as a Second Language ministry, is seeking new volunteers to teach English to recent immigrants. No previous experience is necessary and the sessions are held over Zoom.

St. Brendan’s is supporting the North Hills Food Bank this month by collecting breakfast items such as cereal, pancake mix, syrup, oatmeal, juice and coffee. Donations may be left in the church lobby.

Sticks & Strings, the church group that likes to knit, crochet or embroider, meets on the third Tuesday and first Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the library.

Morning Prayer is offered at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays via Zoom. Bible Study is held at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays via Zoom. Please contact the office for links.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

616 Washington St., Sewickley. 412-741-8484.

Sunday worship is at 9 a.m.; Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. the second and fourth Sundays of each month. Weekly Bible study is at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Edgeworth Eat’n Park.

The Kids’ Community Closet is a “free-cycle” community space to share kids’ clothes (birth through size 14/16). All clothing is free and in good, very gently used condition — some items still have tags on. There are no applications, income requirements, or donations necessary.

The Kids’ Community Closet is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday, and noon to 2:30 p.m. every Tuesday.

St. Stephen’s Anglican Church

405 Frederick Ave., Sewickley. 412-741-1790. ststephenschurch.net.

Worship services are held at 7:45 a.m. (traditional, Sanctuary), 9 a.m. (traditional, Sanctuary) and 10:45 a.m. (contemporary, Grace Commons).

The church is collecting $25 gift cards for back-to-school for our Side by Side Moms group. Please consider helping the single moms in our community get their kids ready to go back to school. We greatly appreciate gift cards for Target or Walmart to make this possible. Call the church for more information. If you are a single mom and would like more information on Side by Side Ministry, call the church or visit ststephens church.net/side-by-side.

Triumph Church

1293 Mt. Nebo Road, Ohio Township. 412-630-8204. triumph1293.org.

Sunday worship is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday evening online Bible study takes place at 6:30 p.m. (contact the church for Zoom information).

Youth night is every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

An online Bible study takes place on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. with Pastor Craig Giles. Visit the website for the Zoom link and password.

A senior ministry Bible study is held in person and online on Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Volunteers are needed for the fourth Friday of every month for Triumph’s food distribution. From 2-4 p.m., volunteers will set up and package food and from 5-7 p.m., volunteers will distribute and break down the setup. Visit the website to sign up.

The Triumph Intercessory Prayer Team meets every Saturday to pray for the church, individuals, the nation and the world. Members are encouraged to share prayer requests with the team and share subsequent praise reports.

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