Worship Sundays @ 9:30 a.m.

We are a small but vibrant, multi-generational Episcopal church that welcomes all, from life-long church members to those who are just beginning to explore a relationship with Christ. As a worshipping and serving community, we seek to proclaim the Good News and lead all people to Christ through Word and Sacrament.

Location

We are located in the Brookline neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh.

3010 Pioneer Ave | Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Plentiful off-street parking

Bus: PAT Bus 41 (To Bower Hill)
Light Rail (The T): Potomac Station (Red Line)

Worship with us Each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Our worship

In our worship, we encounter God through the words of Holy Scripture, we receive Christ's Body and Blood in Holy Communion, and we are equipped to serve our brothers and sisters in the world.

Our services

We typically celebrate a service of Holy Eucharist (Holy Communion) with a sermon on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month and a service of Morning Prayer on the remaining Sundays. We follow the liturgy from the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer, which is rooted in the ancient patterns of worship from the early church. We typically have organ-led music, though we suspended in-person singing during the pandemic.

Holy Communion

All baptized, believing Christians regardless of church affiliation are welcome to receive communion. If for any reason you do not choose to receive, we invite you to come forward for a blessing. If you are curious about baptism, our priests would be delighted to speak with you.

No matter your background, you are welcome here!

Our Clergy

Our Vestry

Congregational Leadership

Howard Schulte

Senior Warden

David Seymour

Junior Warden

Jacqueline Hohmann

Member

MJ Spear

Member

Outreach and the Brookline Community

Church of the Advent's Community Dinner

For over 70 years, the Church of the Advent has hosted Christmas Day dinner for anyone in the community, feeding over 900 people each year.

We serve meals in the parish hall and also deliver to those who cannot come in person. As the event has grown, neighboring churches and others in Brookline and Beechview have now joined us!

Read more in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Resource for the Community

Church of the Advent's facilities are busy throughout the week hosting community organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

Covid Protocols

In order to best love our neighbor and protect the vulnerable, we have implemented the following changes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to revisit these as soon as it becomes feasible.

Masks: Masks are required at all times while indoors regardless of vaccination status. Masks are available at the church door.
Vaccination: We strongly encourage all parishioners to get vaccinated, if they are medically able to do so.
Singing: We do not currently have congregational singing during the service. We gather to sing the Doxology after the service, outside if the weather permits.
Social distancing: Worshipers are asked to leave one or more pews between households.
Communion: Please approach the altar rail one household at a time. We are currently distributing communion under the species of the bread only, but please know that by receiving in one kind, you receive the fullness of Christ: body, blood, soul, and divinity.

Live Stream

The services of Holy Eucharist (typically on the 1st and 3rd Sundays) are live streamed on our Facebook page. You do not need to join Facebook to watch these live streams. They typically begin a minute or two after 9:30 a.m.