The Rev. Helen Burton believes there has never been a better time to preach Martin Luther King Jr.’s messages of unity. “He was always teaching about love and caring for others,” said Burton, pastor at First AME Church in Clairton. “These days, it appears to be every person for themselves,
Leaders at First Baptist Church of Tarentum have a message for the community. “We are still here for you,” the Rev. Felicia Brock said. “The pandemic was hard and people are used to staying at home, but we want everyone to know we want to have an impact on the
When the Rev. Robert Walker needed to clear his mind and prepare for a Sunday sermon, he hit the trails at Harrison Hills. “He loved to walk and everyone knew him for that,” said his son, Jason. “He would also walk around the neighborhood and he talked to everyone.” Rev.
It has been nearly a year since the world of Ludmil Velev changed forever.
For a few months in early 2020, his mother was visiting Pittsburgh from Bulgaria, thrilled to be with her granddaughter.
“I’m happy I spent time with her,” said Velev, 44, of Greenfield. “She was extremely happy to be with us.”
The smiles and joy turned into tears and a fight for life something neither mother nor son could have anticipated as the coronavirus crept into Western Pennsylvania in March 2020. Ofelia Rousseva, 78, died March 19, becoming the second reported death in Allegheny County connected to covid-19. Velev spent 10 days afterward in a hospital battling the disease himself.
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The Rev. Noah Evans of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mt. Lebanon, the Rev. Felicia Brock of First Baptist Church in Tarentum, Monsignor Michael Begolly of Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in New Kensington.
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Monsignor Michael Begolly leading a noon service at Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in New Kensington in June.
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The Rev. Felicia Brock is pastor at First Baptist Church in Tarentum.
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The Reverend Noah H. Evans of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.