Diocesan leaders are about to begin a series of regional meetings to discuss the important work to be taken up at next month's Diocesan Convention. A complete set of convention plans, proposals and reports is now available on the diocesan website at http://www.episcopalpgh.org/2010-diocesan-convention/. Convention deputies are encouraged to download the document, rather than requesting a [...]

A proposed structure and timeframe for selecting the next Bishop of Pittsburgh was among the resolutions Diocesan Council forwarded this week to the upcoming Diocesan Convention. Bishop Kenneth Price has said he would stay on as provisional bishop "until the diocese is ready to elect a bishop." The resolution to be considered next month sets [...]

At its December 7th meeting, Diocesan Council set a few important dates for the upcoming year and came to the aid of the diocese’s predominantly African-American parish. The Church of the Holy Cross, which is undergoing an extensive roof repair, was granted a reduction in its 2010 diocesan assessment as a way of helping the [...]

Election results, as announced at Convention October 17 by the Judge of Elections, Diane Duntley: The Array: The Rev. Kristian Opat, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon, re-elected; Betsy Hetzler, Church of the Nativity; Pamela J. Mayer, St. Mark’s Board of Trustees: Lawrence M. Knapp, Calvary Episcopal Church; David Quinn, Church of the Nativity, re-elected; Gwen Santiago, [...]

2009 Convention Eucharist and Deacon’s Ordination October 17, 2009 Luke 22:24-27 I don’t know of a stronger way to reflect on the mission of our diocese than to ordain Linda Tardy Wilson as a deacon of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church in the midst of the convention Eucharist of our diocese. We’ve just [...]

State of the Diocese Report 144th Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh Convention The Rev. Dr. James B. Simons October 17, 2009 "Now you are the Body of Christ and individually members of it." As I consider the State of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I believe that over the past year we have lived into this truth [...]

By a unanimous  vote today, the governing convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh approved the Rt. Rev. Kenneth L. Price, Jr. as the diocese’s Provisional Bishop. Bishop Price now assumes full ecclesiastical authority in the diocese. As such, he becomes both the spiritual leader and a chief executive, overseeing diocesan administration and finances. The [...]

Evening Prayer Trinity Cathedral 10/16/09 John 15:20-16:1 It is an honor and a privilege to be with you this evening on the eve of the 144st Annual Convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. You know far better than I that this diocese has been through hard times. Less than half of the clergy, congregations and [...]