Preaching Schedule Lent and Holy Week 2013

This Lent and Holy Week I will be preaching on a number of the Sundays and holidays.

February 13, 2013, Ash Wednesday, 7:00 PM at the NuValley Presbyterian Church in Rural Valley.

February 17, 2013, First Sunday in Lent, 11:00 AM, at the Presbyterian Church of Goheenville.

February 24, 2013, Second Sunday in Lent, 9:00 AM at the Plumcreek Presbyterian Church in Willett. and at 10:30 AM at the Washington Presbyterian Church in Home.

March 3, 2013, Third Sunday in Lent, 11:00 AM at the Presbyterian Church of Goheenville.

March 10, 2013, Fourth Sunday in Lent, available.

March 17, 2013, Fifth Sunday in Lent, 9:30 AM, at the NuValley Presbyterian Church in Rural Valley.

March 24, 2013, Palm Sunday, 9:00 AM at the Atwood Presbyterian Church in Rural Valley, and at 11:00 AM at the Plumville Presbyterian Church.

March 28, 2013, Maundy Thursday, 7:00 PM at the NuValley Presbyterian Church in Rural Valley.

March 31, 2013, Easter Sunday, 9:00 AM at the Atwood Presbyterian Church in Rural Valley, and at 11:00 AM at the Plumville Presbyterian Church.

My Preacing Schedule for July

I've received my preaching assignments for July.  I am scheduled to preach a total of seven times at three congregations, each of which I have visited previously.

July 8, 9:30 AM at the Saltsburg Presbyterian Church, and then 11:00 AM at the Tunnelton Presbyterian Church.

July 15, 11:00 AM at the Tunnelton Presbyterian Church.

July 22, 9:30 AM at the Saltsburg Presbyterian Church, and then 11:00 AM at the Tunnelton Presbyterian Church.

July 29, 10:00 AM at the Apollo United Presbyterian Church.

By the way, I've been maintaining a map showing the locations of local congregations I have visited, sometimes to preach, sometimes for worship for a special occasion, sometimes for a meeting.  (I wait until I actually visit the church before adding it to this map to be sure that I have marked the correct location.) If you don't know where any of these congregations are located, my map might help you.

Preaching schedule for June

In June I will be preaching every Sunday.  I will preach for the first time at the Saltsburg Presbyterian Church, but will be returning to churches familiar to me on the other three Sundays.

June 3, 2012 at 10 AM at the Boiling Springs Presbyterian Church, Spring Church, PA.  This will be a service of Holy Communion.

June 10, 2012 at 11 AM at the Tunnelton Presbyterian Church.

June 17, 2012 at 9:30 AM at the Saltsburg Presbyterian Church.

June 24, 2012 at 10 AM at the United Presbyterian Church of Homer City.

Preaching schedule for May

During May I will be preaching every Sunday, visiting six different congregations, with three being visited for the first time.

May 6, 2012, 11:00 AM at the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, in a service that will include Holy Communion.

May 13, 2012, 9:30 AM at the Jacksonville Presbyterian Church in Kent, PA; and then at 11:00 AM at the Crete Presbyterian Church in Indiana, PA.

May 20, 2012, 9:30 AM at the Rochester Mills Presbyterian Church; and then at 11:00 AM at the Gilgal Presbyterian Church in Marion Center.

May 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the United Presbyterian Church of Homer City.

A Christian Art question

This Sunday I will be preaching at the First Presbyterian Church of East Brady.  The last time I was there I noticed the many stained glass windows; the picture above is of one window in a prominent location at the front of the sanctuary.

It is in a style that I have seen when classical paintings were translated into the medium of stained glass.  I have not been able to find out what the original painting was.

It would be easy to assume that the picture is of Mary and Jesus, but usually the art chosen for use in a church sanctuary would be of a scene from the Bible.  If this is a scene from the Bible, which one is it?  I'm not saying that this was not intended to be a picture of Mary and Jesus, but I can't really tell.

My best alternate guess is that this is an interpretive depiction of Proverbs 1:8, "Do not reject your mother's teaching."

Does anybody have any solid information about this picture? I'm interested in hearing what you think or know.

File under: art, Bible, Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of East Brady, religion

Places I'll Be

Over the next six weeks, these are some of the places where I can be found.

Saturday, March 24, 2012 12:30-3:30. Building Block Blitz in Macy's Court at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills. Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity of Allegheny Valley.

Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:30. First Presbyterian Church of East Brady, where I'll be the guest preacher.

Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012, 11:00 AM. First Presbyterian Church of Avonmore, where I'll be the guest preacher.

Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, 11:00 AM. First Presbyterian Church of Avonmore, where I'll preach be the guest preacher.

Sunday, April 22, 2012, 11:00 AM. at the United Presbyterian Church of Homer City, where I'll be the guest preacher.

Sunday, April 29, 2012, 10:30 AM, First Presbyterian Church of East Brady, where I'll be the guest preacher.

File under:  Allegheny Valley, Avonmore, fundraiser, East Brady, Easter, Habitat, Homer City, Palm Sunday, Pittsburgh Mills, Tarentum, worship

Updated February schedule

Because of a change in the needs of two congregations, I will be free for preaching on February 26. My remaining preaching dates for February are as follows:

January 29, 2012, at 10:30 AM, at the First Presbyterian Church of East Brady.

February 5, 2012, at 11:00 AM, at the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in Lewisville.

February 12, 2012, at 10:00 AM, at the United Presbyterian Church in Homer City.

February 19, 2012, at 11:00 AM, at the Dayton Glade Run Presbyterian Church.