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Worship in Life and Practice: The Rev. Kendra Buckwalter Smith

Posted on November 12, 2024November 11, 2024 by ptsblog
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At Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s 2024 Alumnae/i Days gathering, four alums were honored for their work and recognized as this year’s distinguished alumnae/i or received The Fred Rogers Award for Creative Ministry. In this blog series, meet these alums and discover the ways in which they serve God and neighbor in their communities and across the…

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An Episcopal Observance of All Hallows’ Eve

Posted on October 29, 2024October 24, 2024 by ptsblog
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On October 31 this year, the Seminary’s chapel team will host a service modeled on the Episcopal All Hallows’ Eve service, found in the Episcopal Book of Occasional Services, as part of the Seminary’s chapel program. While many Protestant denominations do not observe this particular holiday, PTS endeavors to introduce students to worship styles and…

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Who Is My Neighbor? – The Rev. Antonio Lawrence on Prophetic Problem Solving and Bi-Vocational Ministry

Posted on October 15, 2024December 13, 2024 by ptsblog
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At Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by “Mister” Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,” I am writing…

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