Theology on Tap: Week 3

Week 3 of Theology on Tap (This year's theme: "Jesus, Justice, and Mercy: Voices of Christians in Service") is tonight. Our speaker is Derrick Weston, of the Pittsburgh Project, a non-profit community development organization on Pittsburgh's North Side.

As always, come and hear a great speaker and have good conversations about life, faith, etc. Good beer, great Greek food, and half-price appetizers!

Details for Theology on Tap:
Date: TONIGHT, Wednesday, October 28
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Location: Little Athens (518 Locust Place, up the street from Starbucks in Sewickley)
Parking: Option 1: Park for free at the church (corner of Walnut and Frederick Sts) and walk to Little Athens. Option 2: On-street parking on Beaver St. or Locust Place (meters are free after 5 pm).
Childcare: Available free at St. Stephen’s. Please drop your children off between 6:15 and 6:30 pm. Go in the main entrance of the church and turn right to enter the nursery wing. You will need to register and provide a cell phone number so we can reach you if necessary. Please pick up your kids by 8:45 PM.

Please know that all are welcome, from whatever religious background. Do feel free to invite friends.

Theology on Tap will continue for one more week after this, meeting Nov 4.

Upcoming Anchor Events:
Nov 11 – Evensong: a service of music and prayer, 7:30-8:30 pm in the St. Stephen’s Sanctuary. Nov 18 – Anchor starts a new series: “I Love Liz Lemon: 30 Rock and Life’s Big Questions.” Meeting at St. Stephen’s from 6:30-8:30. $5 Dinner, free childcare.

Anchor's Service Project for October: Light of Life

Anchor is collecting personal care items to make care bags to deliver to Light of Life, a ministry that serves the homeless population of Allegheny County. Anchor is asking the whole church for donations of the following new items:

• wash cloths
• bars of soap
• nail clippers
• toothbrushes
• large packs of chewing gum
• travel size deodorants
• lip balm
• travel-size bottles of shampoo

Please place all donations in box labeled "ANCHOR" located under the staff mailboxes in the church office. You may also bring monetary donations to the receptionist at the church office (checks payable to St. Stephen's with "Anchor Cares" in the memo line) and we will do the shopping for you! Questions? Contact Aaron Zimmerman at the church or Katie Lau at kdka_14@hotmail.com.

Theology on Tap is Back!

Theology on Tap is a four-week series where young adults meet to talk about faith and life, have a pint, think deep thoughts, and meet great people. We’ll meet at Little Athens in Sewickley at 6:30 PM beginning Weds, Oct 14. Grab a bite and a brew (on your own dime--but we arranged for half-price appetizers!) and then we'll listen to a great speaker each week.

This year’s theme is “Jesus, Justice, and Mercy: Voices of Christians in Service.” Sometimes people say Christians “talk the talk” but don’t “walk the walk.” We’ve invited some great speakers who do both through their work in ministering to the poor, the homeless, and the marginalized.

Where's Little Athens? 518 Locust Place, up the street from Starbucks in Sewickley. For a map, click here.

Parking: Option 1: Park for free at the church and walk to Little Athens. Option 2: On-street parking on Beaver St., Locust Place, or Centennial Ave. (Note: All the meters are free after 5 pm)

Need childcare? Free childcare is provided at St. Stephen's. Please drop your children off at 6:15 so you are able to make it to Theology on Tap on time. Go in the main entrance of the church and turn right to enter the nursery wing. You will need to register and provide a cell phone number so we can reach you if necessary. Please pick up your kids by 8:45 PM.

• Week 1--Oct 14: Michael Sider-Rose, PhD, Director of Youth Leadership Programs and Customized Leadership Development, Coro Center for Civic Leadership
• Week 2--Oct 21: The Rev. Mark Hall, Shepherd's Heart Fellowship
  
• Week 3--Oct 28: Derrick Weston, Mission Advancement Manager, The Pittsburgh Project
• Week 4--Nov 4: Andrew Dausman, Site Manager, Pittsburgh Distribution Center, World Vision

Evensong

It has been said that worship is about having our sanity restored and getting in touch with Reality. In that spirit, Anchor would like to invite the entire St. Stephen’s family (and friends) of all ages (this even is not just for young adults!) to Evensong, a new service of prayer and praise, on Weds, Oct 7, at 7:30 PM, in the Sanctuary. Come join us as we sing songs that remind us of that place where, as the Prayer Book says, “true joys are to be found.”




And what’s the meaning of the name? Evensong is simply the traditional Anglican term for Evening Prayer.

Free childcare will be provided in the nursery wing.