By the Right Rev. Robert H. Johnson July 7 – 17, 2009 Anaheim, California Our triennial General Convention of the Episcopal Church takes place [this] month. Bishops, clergy and lay deputies, purveyors of church supplies, and others who are interested will be together to do the business of the Church and to celebrate our common [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Family Reunion – Episcopal Church Style
African Archbishop Set to Begin Visit (Updated)
A newly-elected leader in the Anglican Communion arrives this Wednesday for a visit to the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. From July 1 through the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the Archbishop-elect of the Province of the Congo, the Rt. Rev. Henri Isingoma Kahwa, will visit several parishes, lead worship services, and observe a range of [...]
Nominees Sought For Elected Diocesan Positions
During the next few weeks all eyes will be on, and many words written about, the General Convention of The Episcopal Church in Anaheim, California. But that is not all that is happening in the Church this summer. While those headlines are being written, planning is continuing here for the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s 2009 Diocesan [...]
Survey Invites Episcopalians To Help Shape The Church
From the Office of Public Affairs of The Episcopal Church: A newly named Strategic Planning Committee has already set to work, announcing that its first step will be to solicit opinions from throughout The Episcopal Church. The Strategic Planning Committee was established by Executive Council in January 2009 to develop a strategic plan for The [...]
General Convention: Reflections of a Former Presiding Officer
By the Very Rev. George L.W. Werner Polity is the form of government of a religious institution. For Roman Catholics, it is based on the Pope’s authority as infallible when speaking "ex cathedra". Quakers sit in silence waiting for the spirit to move one of the members. In the Episcopal Church, it is a representative [...]
Around the Diocese…
Summer Thursday Evening Eucharists Christ Episcopal Church, North Hills, has begun celebrating an outdoor Eucharist, every Thursday at 7:00 p.m., followed by food and fellowship. The celebration moves indoors when necessary. 5910 Babcock Boulevard. Thru August 6. Front Yard Fourth Parishioners at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Brentwood, gather in the church’s "front yard" to watch [...]
Praying For Communion: Prayer & Song For All God’s Family (Updated)
"Praying for Communion: Prayer & Song for All God’s Family" …a pilgrimage of trust, a vigil of reconciliation… The idea is a simple one. On the last Saturday of each month in 2009, one person from each parish gathers with others from the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh… Praying together in song and silence… celebrating the [...]
Jazz on the Lawn
St. Michael’s of the Valley Episcopal Church invites the community to a delightful summer evening of music on Friday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. Tony Jackson and Pam Sovich are known in the diocese for their work with the Neighborhood Youth Outreach Program at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Wilkinsburg, Together, they make up the musical [...]
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