Come join volunteers from churches throughout the Diocese for a Lenten workday at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.  Once again we will be working in the Repack Center at GPCFB's main Duquesne warehouse facility (1 North Linden St, Duquesne, PA 15110) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 10.   On our [...]

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh takes great joy in presenting its preliminary slate of four priests who will stand for election in April to become the next Bishop of Pittsburgh. The slate is preliminary because the diocese now enters a short period during which names may be added to the ballot [...]

Fifteen months after Diocesan Convention approved a call for an election, and after long periods of listening to hundreds of people across the diocese, after considering scores of potential candidates, and after much deliberation, discernment and prayer, the diocese is taking a tangible step in identifying those who will be on the ballot to be [...]

Following a recent funeral where the Rev. John Thomas had completed many months of pastoral care to the deceased, a member of the family wrote to him and, paraphrasing the Bible, thanked God that John had not lost his saltiness and that he had not hid his light under a bushel. That was John Thomas. [...]

Two additional church properties have been returned to the Diocese of Pittsburgh of the Episcopal Church, as diocesan officials and the clergy of the vacating congregations worked together to allow for an amicable hand-off. The clergy and parishioners of St. Martin's Church of Monroeville and Good Samaritan Church in Liberty Boro informed the Episcopal Diocese [...]

What is the Frank E. Bolden Literary Contest? Each year the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh celebrates the life and work of Absalom Jones (1746-1818), the first African-American priest ordained in the Episcopal Church, USA. In conjunction with this event, the Commission on Racism of the Episcopal Church sponsors a literary contest named for the late [...]

The Social Justice and Outreach Committee of the Diocese is urging participation in the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh Martin Luther King Day of Service, Monday, January 16, 2012. This Day of Service will be dedicated to "Building The Dream" of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and will be filled with a series [...]

As 2011 has drawn to a close, we take look back, in chronological order, on an eventful, joyous, and vibrant year. The photos and events represented below are just a small example of the energetic life of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. The following images of diocesan life, parish fellowship, community outreach, and the hosting [...]