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Kidz Christmas Pageant

December 21st at 11:00 AM

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is watching our Kidz present the Christmas story! Don’t miss their heartwarming performance at the 11:00 am service.

Lessons and Carols

December 14, 2025 at 9:00 & 11:00 AM

Lessons and Carols is a service of Scripture and song. We listen to Scripture lessons which tell the story from the beginning of the Bible in which Adam disobeys God, to the coming of the baby Jesus. Each lesson is followed by a carol or other song that reflects on the lesson’s message.

Christmas Eve*

December 24, 2025

Join us on Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of our Savior. 

12:00pm|2:00pm|4:00 pm

Important Note: The Christmas Eve Service will be live streamed at 2 PM on Christmas Eve.

*Please note there will be no services on Christmas Day and  no services on Sunday, December 28th. Service times for January 4th are 7:30 am & 10:00am.  Regular service times resume on January 11th.

Online Christmas Service

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Ways to Give

At St. Philp’s Church, we offer several ways for you to support our mission honor God by reaching people with the good news of Jesus Christ and teaching them to become fully devoted followers of Him. You can view our ways to give listed below.

  • Text Giving
    Text “give” and a dollar amount to 412-200-5292 and your donation is done.
  • Cash & Checks Collected During the Service
    You can always give by cash or check. We have a time of offering during each weekend service, or you can mail your gift to: St. Philip’s Church,1629 Beaver Grade Road, Moon Township, PA 15108
  • Non-Cash Gifts
    The gift of appreciated securities, real estate, or other assets can represent a way to give generously and, as an extra bonus, potentially lower your tax liability. You can also make St. Philip’s part of your estate plan. Leave a legacy that furthers our mission of reaching others with the good news of Jesus. To discuss any of these options, please contact Treasurer Charley Kennedy at: Charley_kennedy@comcast.net.

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Diamond Sponsorship - $2,000+

  • Complete access to our newest feature Race Joy; a live interactive race day app. Access to all digital marketing on the platform.

  • Premium name placement and logo placement on race shirt and start/finish banner

  • Five 5K race entries (shirts included)

  • Marketing Materials From Your Organization in Race Bags

  • Name/link to your website, and Logo on the Harvest Moon web site

  • Recognition on Social Media

  • Opportunity to Attend Race & Have a Booth

Sponsor Registration
Sponsor Brochure

* Diamond, Platinum  and Gold Sponsors will have their logos printed on the race T-shirts. Logo artwork needs to be submitted no later that Friday, October 9, 2026. Please provide high-resolution or vector art of your logo, preferably an .eps or .ai Adobe Illustrator file. Also please provide both a color and black and white version of your logo.

Please email artwork to Laura Brinkley at lbrinkley@stphilipsonline.org.

Kidz Kamp Donations

Ways to Give

We are seeking donations of snacks & crafts, and to support service projects and scholarships for families in need

  • In Kind Gifts

  • Snacks for Kampers: Snacks can be purchased at Sam’s Club or Costco and dropped of at the church between 6/1/25 and 6/8/25. To view the list of needed snacks and sign up to donate, click the button below.

  • Big Kidz Service Project Donations: Big Kidz will be creating care packages to send to deployed oversees troops through Military Connections. To donate, click the button below to visit the service project's Amazon Wish List. You can choose to have items sent directly to the church or sent to your home if you prefer to personally deliver them.

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Lauren

Lauren Bangor

Director of Events and Communications

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Meet Lauren

Lauren graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor of science in Sport Management. She has worked in multiple operations and event roles spending time with the West Virginia University Athletic Department and almost a decade working in gameday operations for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Lauren’s true passion is fitness and empowering movement, independence and confidence in every athlete. Ever since college, Lauren has taught fitness classes and officially made the jump to teaching and personal training full time in 2023. Lauren teaches a variety of classes and programs and trains at two gyms in Sewickley.

She found St. Philip’s as her home church right before the Covid-19 pandemic and felt at home from day one. As she got more involved with the church she found a place to serve in directing the annual Harvest Moon Race to benefit St. Philip’s Student Ministry. After years of race planning and assisting with other events she felt a need to spend more time at the church in a more official role. St. Philip’s has changed her life and when asked to join the staff, it was an immediate yes.

Lauren’s prayer for St. Philip’s is to continue to grow the amazing fellowship and community of the church and to empower a spirit of health and wellness as Director of F3: Faith, Fitness, Fellowship.

When Lauren is not at the gym or the church you can find her reading, cooking, hiking or wrangling her loveable menace, a golden retriever named Archie. Lauren lives with her husband, Ian, in Moon Township.

Suggest a Candidate

If you have a candidate in mind, please direct them to the Vanderbloemen application page. Your candidate can apply at the following link:
https://www.vanderbloemen.com/job/st-philips-church-senior-pastor

Rector’s Announcement

Dear STP Family,

I tried to get through this at 7:30, but couldn’t…so I’m having someone read this in my place.

I understand John Guest announced my retirement a few weeks ago. He was not all wrong. So, I wrote this given the wisdom of speak no careless words. Vestry members have been giving updates on staffing issues for the past six months now. And, it made sense for me to chime in because clarity produces confidence. So, let’s be as clear as possible.

I spent the past 2 years doing the John the Baptist thing with Steve Palmer, he must increase, I must decrease. We shared the pulpit and were a good team. And you loved Steve, didn’t you? Yeah, the Palmers were easy to love. I loved him and enjoyed his preaching.

Well, when Steve left, that wasn’t fun; was it? I know it wasn’t fun for me! Soon after, members of our vestry came to me and asked me what kind of runway I had left. So, for a whole confluence of reasons, I told them. You are looking for my successor. They are not looking for our next Associate Pastor…they are looking for your next Rector. And when I set this process in motion, I knew what I was doing.

What will happen? This process will swing into high gear as they hire a consultant to help them. And, I’ll help them, advise them and be available to them. Yet the keys and strategy regarding the future of St. Philip’s Church have been effectually handed over to our board and I am now functioning as the COO with responsibility for the day-to-day operations…which has its own challenges and which we can talk about another time. Please pray for our Vestry…they are invested with huge responsibility and have a lot of work ahead. Probably more than they know.

When a new leader is brought on board…there will be a transition period. What that looks like and how long that lasts is anyone’s guess…but at some point: with the advice of our board…I will step aside.

There is a lot of uncertainty in all of this: for them, for you and for me. I have to start praying and thinking about what’s next for Cyndi and I. I know God has more for me to do…but I am not striving to try and find that right now. Yet God works in uncertainty and the time to pay attention is the time between dreams.

I want to say that some of my closest long-time friends here are currently, or will be, having a hard time with this…I get it. It’s not logical…its emotional: for them and for me. I am immensely grateful for their love, loyalty and care…they’ve held my arms up.

A lot of these old lions and lionesses are warriors who walked through all the battles and wars we fought here together. And while they cannot say with Paul: I bear on my body the marks of Christ…trust me, if you could open them up you will find scars present on their hearts, souls and in their checkbooks.

These are the old lions and lionesses, who deserve to be honored. Just please give them grace in the days ahead when you might find them more surly than usual.

So, pray for me. Pray for STP. Pray for our board. Exciting and hard days ahead. But know, even if sometimes this thing looks frayed at the edges, God’s in this. I know this and so should you.

Thank You for Your Years of Care and Trust,
ET

Abby Jackson

Abby Jackson

Children’s Ministry Director

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Meet Abby

Abby has been attending St. Philips Church for over 5 years now. She started off donating her time at Kidz Church and Co-leading the MOPS program which grew into her current position of Children’s Ministry Director since the beginning of 2024. She now has been blessed to be one of the Kidz Kamp Co-Directors. Abby loves helping little minds learn about the love that Christ has for all of us. 

In addition to her roles at St. Philips Abby also teaches at her daughter’s school part time, is a PTA mom and has two kids, Harper and Wyatt. Abby loves helping out with anything church related and loves her workout classes, singing in the car and being the best mom she can possibly be. She is so thankful the Lord brought her to St. Philips and cannot wait to see what the futures holds!

Samantha Veness

Samantha Veness

Children’s Ministry Co-Director

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Meet Samantha

Hi! I am blessed to be a Co-Director of Children’s Ministry. As a child, I always saw my mother lead our church’s children’s ministry and knew if I had a chance, I too, would like to be that role model for my children. My husband, Zack, and I were led to search for a new church family during the pandemic while everything was still shut down and large gatherings were still frowned upon. We were invited by family to attend St. Philip’s outdoor services and the rest was history!  We have two daughters, Raegan, 4, and Shelby, 2. We enjoy all things outdoors: hiking/walking, biking, boating, swimming, and Zoo trips. My hope is for the children who attend our Children’s Ministry Program is for them to learn and grow in their faith and for them to have the confidence to always know God’s love for them. I had a crisis of faith when we were told we would not be able to have children, but with the background of growing up in a loving church, I knew I could turn to God. 

Platinum Sponsorship - $1,500

  • Top-Tier Logo Placement

  • Color Logo Displayed on Start/Finish Banner

  • Logo on Route Pacers Shirts

  • Marketing Materials From Your Organization in Race Bags

  • 3 Free Race Entries to the 5K

  • Organization Name, Website, & Logo on the Race Website

  • Recognition on Social Media

  • Opportunity to Attend Race & Have a Booth

Sponsor Registration
Sponsor Brochure

*Diamond, Platinum and Gold Sponsors will have their logos printed on the race T-shirts. Logo artwork needs to be submitted no later that Friday, October 9, 2026. Please provide high-resolution or vector art of your logo, preferably an .eps or .ai Adobe Illustrator file. Also please provide both a color and black and white version of your logo.

Please email artwork to Laura Brinkley at lbrinkley@stphilipsonline.org.

Clair Martin

Children’s Ministry Co-Director

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Meet Clair

I serve as a Co-Director of Children’s Ministry here at St. Philip’s. My family and I have been attending since August of 2022; my husband, Philip, and I found St. Philip’s after moving from the Philadelphia area where I taught second grade at a small Christian school. We have two children–Noelle and Philip Jr.–and a mini goldendoodle named Ginger. You might find us strolling around the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden or searching for a Korean restaurant to call our favorite. I pray that God will work in and through our Children’s Ministry to show young ones and their families the wonders of His marvelous love, both within our church and throughout the community.

Amaris Cruz

Ministry Intern

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Meet Amaris

What is your role at St. Philip’s?
I am the ministry intern. I get to have my hand in a lot of the ministries, from the youth to worship to administrative work and social media. I get to serve in so many different capacities and ministries.

How did you end up here?
I was in a 3 month discipleship program called Unaltered where I lived in Darlington, PA on a place called Prayer Mountain. Through that program, I was connected with Jade and given a summer internship on the worship team. Through that, I was able to help in numerous other ministries. StP then decided to take me on for a year as their ministry intern.

What is your goal/prayer/hope for the work you do serving St. Philip’s and the community?
Coming to St. Philip’s, one of my goals has been to further find the direction the Lord wants me to go in ministry. The Lord has already grown me as a worship leader and is consistently changing my heart towards serving others. I hope to love this community well and serve wherever there is a need. My prayer is that I’m continually given opportunities to say yes and honor the Lord and the church through serving and loving those around me.

What personal items (families, hobbies, quirks) would you like to share with the world, if any?
One of my goals in life is to own a thrift store. Thrifting, fashion and clothing have always been things that I loved and am passionate about. I believe it would be a great opportunity to minister to others and love on whatever community I land in well. It’s something I could talk about for ages. Next time you see me, ask me about it!

Bronze Sponsorship - $300

  • Marketing Materials

    Your company's marketing materials in the race bags.

  • Website Recognition

    Honorable mention on St. Philip's web site.

  • Race Presence

    Opportunity for your company to have a presence at the race.

Sponsor Registration
Sponsor Brochure

Questions? email Laura Brinkley at lbrinkley@stphilipsonline.org.

Silver Sponsorship - $500

  • Organization Name

    Your company logo displayed on the start/finish banner and organization name Harvest Race shirts. *

  • Accommodations for Sponsor Marketing Materials

    Coupons and promo items at the race. (supplied by the sponsor.)

  • Website Recognition

    Your company logo with hyperlink displayed on the Race website.

  • Social Media Recognition

    Mention in race-related social media posts.

  • Race Presence

    Opportunity for your company to have a presence at the race.

Sponsor Registration
Sponsor Brochure

* Silver Sponsors will have their logos printed on the start/finish line banner. Logo artwork needs to be submitted no later that Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Please provide high-resolution or vector art of your logo, preferably an .eps or .ai Adobe Illustrator file. Also please provide both a color and black and white version of your logo.

Please email artwork to Laura Brinkley at lbrinkley@stphilipsonline.org.

Gold Sponsorship - $1,000

  • Second-Tier Logo Placement

    Your company logo prominently displayed on the start/finish banner and on Harvest Race shirts.*

  • Complimentary Race Entries

    Three race entries to the 5K Walk/Run ($100 value).

  • Website Recognition

    Your company logo with hyperlink displayed on the St.Philip's website.

  • Media Recognition

    Mention in all race-related press releases and social media posts.

  • Race Presence

    Opportunity for your company to have a presence at the race.

Sponsor Registration
Sponsor Brochure

Gold Sponsors will have their logos printed on the race T-shirts. Logo artwork needs to be submitted no later that Friday, October 9, 2026. Please provide high-resolution or vector art of your logo, preferably an .eps or .ai Adobe Illustrator file. Also please provide both a color and black and white version of your logo.

Please email artwork to Laura Brinkley at lbrinkley@stphilipsonline.org.

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