Sara Irwin
The Rev. Sara Irwin is the rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in the Highland Park neighborhood of Pittsburgh. She is mom to two teenagers and spouse to another Episcopal priest, the Rev. Noah Evans. She is part of the Creative Writing and Public Theology Doctor of Ministry program at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and loves contemplative prayer and tattoos. She also writes for the Forward Movement Grow Christians blog and has had essays included in several anthologies.
Sermons and Bible Studies
This Is the Night, Easter Vigil (A) – April 4, 2026
[RCL] Psalm 114; Romans 6:3-11; Matthew 28:1-10 As Christians all throughout the world gather on this night, there is a shift in time itself. When we gather for this holy night, we pray: This is the night, when you brought our fathers, the children of Israel, out of bondage in Egypt, and led them through […]
Born From Above, Lent 2 (A) – March 1, 2026
[RCL] Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 The Gospel of John is written in sweeping poetry: The author speaks of light and dark, flesh and spirit, above and below. These themes come together in a unique way in the story of Nicodemus. We meet Nicodemus at night—and there is some heavy symbolism right from the […]
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