Our Worship
Join us for worship every Sunday at 8:00am in the Chapel for a meditative, spoken service, (September to May) and 10am in the Sanctuary (with choir and Sunday School).
Check the calendar for the full list of services.
Our 10am service is streamed online. You can join us online here.
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Our worship is grounded in the ancient practices of our global Anglican heritage as we have received them through the contemporary Episcopal theological tradition. We share Communion as part of worship using simple wafers and wine. Everyone who is baptized, from any tradition, is welcome to receive; even if you wish to receive a blessing, please come to the altar to share in this sacred time. Our worship is a work of the whole church. Lay volunteers read scripture, lead prayers, sing hymns, serve as acolytes, and support our clergy in sharing the Gospel and celebrating the Eucharist.
Our Choir
Our liturgy is enriched by the musical gifts of our own volunteer choir as well as our congregational singing and occasional guests. The choir practices weekly and is part of the Sunday service from September to May, as well as for special services throughout the year.
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Our interim music director and choir master is Pamela Shaw. Our choir practices on Thursday evenings (7pm) and Sunday mornings before the 10am service. If you are interested in joining the choir, we welcome all talents and voices; please contact her.
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The choir is accompanied by an organ that is unique in the Pittsburgh area. The E.M. Skinner Company Opus 202 organ was built in 1912, rebuilt in 1991, and it retains much of its character as an English Romantic instrument. The Trompette en Chamade in the rear of the nave was added in 1999 as a memorial to Jane Pugh Heaton by prominent Pittsburgh organist Charles Huddleston Heaton. We additionally have both a piano and harpsichord, as well as, brass and string accompanists for special services. You can learn more about our organ here.
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We are searching for our next Organist and Director of Music. To find out more, visit https://www.standrewspgh.org/musicsearch
Sacraments are outward and visible signs of invisible and spiritual grace; God uses ordinary things from our regular lives, infusing them with grace and meaning. A sacrament marks what God is doing in our lives, often also as important rites of passage. Please contact the rector if you are interested in baptism, marriage, or burial.
Baptism
While baptism is often celebrated for a baby or very young child, there are stories in the New Testament of adults, and even entire households, being baptized together. In baptism, God adopts us as children and makes us members of Christ’s Body, the Church. Please come and worship with us to discern whether St Andrew’s might be a spiritual home for you and your family.
Weddings
All couples, regardless of the gender identities of the couple, are welcome to enter into the sacrament of marriage at St Andrew’s. Our wedding package covers the use of the church, restrooms, any altar guild supplies, the Sexton fees, the rehearsal, and use of the parlor for the bride. Any contribution for the clergy and the organist fee would be separate. ​​​​
The Memorial Garden
Christian burial finds its meaning in Easter and the promise of resurrection. The liturgy for the burial of the dead is marked not only by space for grief, but also joy in the assurance that not even death can separate us from God’s love.
Our Memorial Garden offers a peaceful spot, nestled next to the church and looking out on the rectory lawn, where past & present members of the St Andrew's community can be lain to rest. ​
