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Join us as we hear from Fr. Paul Abernathy, priest of St. Moses the Black Church in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. Fr. Paul's talk will be in anticipation of the season of Advent, when we prepare for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.5:00pm Great Vespers (an evening prayer service)
6:00pm Fr. Paul's talk, with light refreshments
More about Fr. Paul:
Fr. Paul is the pastor of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church, an author, and a husband and father of two children.
Father Paul Abernathy is an Orthodox Christian priest and the founding CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project. Since 2011, Fr. Paul has labored with his community to address Community Trauma with Trauma Informed Community Development; A framework that facilitates the transformation of trauma affected communities to resilient, healing and healthy communities so that people can be healthy enough to sustain opportunities and realize their potential. Under Fr. Paul’s leadership, innovative trauma-informed grass-roots strategies have been developed and implemented to address acute, historical, transgenerational and complex trauma on a community level. In addition to programming, millions of dollars in various kinds of support have also been distributed to the Greater Pittsburgh Area with his direction. Community groups from across the nation have worked with Fr. Paul to be trained in the Trauma-Informed Community Development framework.
He has a B.A. in International Studies from Wheeling Jesuit University, and holds a Master in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds a Master of Divinity from St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and was selected for Harvard Business School’s Young American Leaders Program. A former Non-Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army, Father Paul is also a combat veteran of the Iraq War.
In addition to his work with the organization, Fr. Paul is and has been a member of multiple community, state, and national boards and has received numerous community awards.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
150 Elmtree Rd. New Kensington, PA 15068, New Kensington, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15068
