People in the Diocese of Pittsburgh who are considering leaving The Episcopal Church might be surprised to learn that large numbers of Pittsburgh Episcopalians are happy to be staying. Some of us are very pleased by what our General Convention has done in recent years. Some of us will stay despite those same actions. Most of us feel nourished in our parish communities through common prayer, fellowship, and participation in the Church’s mission. On this site, we offer information relevant to our present diocesan situation from the perspective of The Episcopal Church as a sustaining home in Christian faith. We are not ashamed to proclaim the Gospel, and we are not ashamed to be Episcopalians.
 

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Episcopal churches in the East End of Pittsburgh have, for many years, sponsored a series of suppers and Eucharists during Lent. Each events is held at an East End church, with the sermon given by the rector of one of the other East End churches. In 2008, the pattern was changed, and a number of rectors from other churches in the diocese were invited to preach. One of these was the Rev. Philip Wainwright, rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Brentwood.

At the March 4, 2008, service held at Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill, Wainwright preached on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. He titled his sermon “Bearing One Another’s Burdens,” and argued that Paul did not advise separation when disagreements arise in a church. Instead, we should be gentle with one another and try to return the mistaken to the true path.

This sermon can now be found in the Unity category here. You may go directly to the sermon here.

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