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Sixth’s Gun Safety Committee is carpooling to Harrisburg on May 16th for the PA UNITED FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS rally. The group will include members of Sixth Presbyterian Church, Temple Sinai, and Church of the Redeemer. The rally should show our legislators that there is wide public support for closing Pennsylvania’s background check loophole in the private sale […]

Our 30th Annual Women’s retreat at Camp Crestfield will be the last weekend in September. This year our Retreat Leader will be Rev. Heather Schoenewolf, Associate Pastor of Educational Ministries at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. The topic of this retreat will be “Ordinary Resurrections- encountering the risen Christ in our everyday lives.” Many women from the church are familiar with this retreat as […]

Sundays at 11am May 4th:   Pastor Sarah will be away on continuing education.  Rev. Susan Rothenberg will be filling the pulpit.  Communion will be celebrated. May 11th:   Pastor Sarah and Jenny Newman will be leading the service, along with the confirmation students.  Students will be joining the church, and we will celebrate a baptism!  The […]

Exciting news! Sixth Church is having a new church directory created and published by Lifetouch! It’s time to schedule your portrait session. Please CLICK HERE to pick a day and time that works for you. We encourage all church members to participate. Please contact Amy at [email protected] if you have any questions about this process. […]

Since 2006 our Church and Community Committee has contributed financial support to this unique school in the Garfield area of the city. (709 N. Aiken Ave. to be exact). In addition, starting in 2008 we began preparing three meals per year for the students and staff and have continued this activity for the past nine […]

The Earth, The Church, You, and Me Here are some thoughts in response to last month’s newsletter article on the Earth Care church and what Sixth Presbyterian can do at home to fight global warming.  My suggestions for our House Committee and the Session: Investigate the initial cost against savings over time of a tankless […]

Session Update: Session, with our newly elected Elders met on Wednesday, the 17th of February. Since it had snowed the Saturday that officer training was planned, it was cancelled and much of the material that was to be presented then was presented at this meeting. The subjects were: What is our Financial Picture and Organizational […]

During the next three Sundays, we are all encouraged to give to One Great Hour of Sharing, for which Presbyterians throughout the denomination are encouraged to support. The offerings are divided into three parts, two of which are self-explanatory. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance monies go to victims at home and abroad of earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, and […]

During World War II, the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery was called back into active duty with the French Air Force. On July 31, 1944, while flying an unarmed observation mission, his plane was shot down by a young German flyer, and the great French writer was killed. Now, it just so happened that the […]

On Ash Wednesday , take a pause from the frenzy of life and be reminded that you are loved. Dr. Kolb will be offering ashes from 6 to 7 pm on Wednesday, February 10, outside of the church at the bus stop on Forbes Avenue.