As the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh's Bishop Search Nominating Committee began its work, it committed itself to a process of visiting parishes to conduct forums throughout the diocese.  Over 500 parishioners (about 20% of average Sunday attendance) participated in this process.  What we heard and learned offers a rich picture of our diocese and helps [...]

After months of outreach to parishes, the Search/Nominating Committee has moved on to its next task – writing a Narrative Profile based on the results of over 500 surveys completed by Episcopalians across the diocese.  The Profile will be posted on our web site and distributed across The Episcopal Church by mid-August.  "Broad distribution of [...]

With the approval of the Standing Committee, the Transition Committee has set March 19-24, 2012, as new dates for when the final slate of candidates for bishop will visit the diocese. These "walk-abouts" will occur one week earlier than previously announced so as to avoid the days leading into Holy Week. The Standing Committee has [...]

Persons who were unable to attend the Bishop Search Forum at their home parish, or who have had additional thoughts they wish to share, have two opportunities for additional input to the process. An open forum is being held at the Church of the Redeemer in Squirrel Hill on Monday, June 20, at 7:00 p.m. [...]

If you have questions about the search process for the next bishop, you’re not alone. Likely, the questions on your mind are being asked by others, too. The Nomination Committee chair, Dana Phillips, has compiled some of the common questions being posed by parishioners as members of the committee visit each congregation in the diocese. [...]

This year, as parishes select new or continuing deputies to the diocesan convention, those individuals will have the added responsibility of electing the next Bishop of Pittsburgh. Diocesan Canon II.2 states that lay deputies shall be elected by the vestry or at a parish meeting and serve staggered three-year terms beginning "the first day of [...]

The three dozen people who will be intimately involved in preparing for the election and installation of the next bishop began their work on January 15 with an orientation retreat. The day began with Eucharist, during which the Rev. Don Youse, the chaplain for the search process, commissioned and anointed all present "on behalf of [...]

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh announces its selection of 27 individuals who will serve on the two committees that will guide the search, election, and installation of the next Bishop of Pittsburgh. A 15-member Nomination Committee was chosen from a wide cross-section of the diocese. Its charge is to develop a [...]