Roles and Responsibilities of Diocesan Staff
Executive Assistant – Andrea Rath
- Provides administrative support to Bishop and other staff, including helping to manage the Bishop’s calendar.
- Provides administrative support to governing bodies and committees as needed, particularly the Commission on Ministry.
- Responds to requests for various forms of information and assistance from clergy, lay leaders, and other dioceses.
Contact Andrea…
- About the Bishop’s calendar or the Bishop’s visit to your parish.
- With questions about filing a parochial report.
- For assistance scheduling supply clergy.
Contact Andrea at 412-721-0853 ext. 251 or arath@episcopalpgh.org.
Small Church Missioner – The Reverend Kimberly Karashin
- Provides for the liturgical leadership of small parishes that are without a steady clergy presence.
- Serves as the primary or supplemental pastoral resource for small parishes as needed.
- Supports the ministry of lay leaders within small parishes, especially Lay Worship Leaders and Eucharistic Visitors.
- Develops and curates resources and experiences to enhance the ministry of small church leaders.
- Serves as the Diocesan Transition Minister, overseeing ministry transitions, clergy placement and deployment, and general personnel matters. Helps to ensure that both clergy and congregations continue to thrive throughout and beyond a period of transition.
Contact Canon Kim…
- For assistance covering gaps in worship or pastoral care coverage for a small parish.
- For help training Lay Worship Leaders and Lay Eucharistic Visitors to serve a small congregation.
- To share what tools and resources you think would be helpful to you as a small church leader.
- For guidance during the clergy search/transition process.
Contact Canon Kim at 412-721-0853 ext. 254 or kkarashin@episcopalpgh.org.
Director of Communication and Technology– Andy Muhl
Responsibilities…
- Prepares and distributes materials related to the annual diocesan convention.
- Designs, manages, and edits content of diocesan website(s) and e-newsletters.
- Provides media production services (photo, audio, video) for diocesan communications and technical and staging support for diocesan events.
- Manages many of the diocesan IT services.
Contact Andy…
- With questions about website and e-newsletter content submission processes and requirements.
- About where to find a diocesan form and how to complete it.
- For general information about the diocese.
- For guidance on best practices related to online (email, website, social media) communications.
- For guidance on whether or how to respond to inquiries from the media regarding diocesan or church-related issues.
- For guidance on how to identify stories worth sharing and the effective means to do so.
Contact Andy at 412-721-0853 ext. 253 or amuhl@episcopalpgh.org.
Senior Accountant and Assistant Treasurer – Marlene Rihn
- Maintains and updates financial accounts using QuickBooks accounting software.
- Processes monthly payroll for the diocese and a number of small- to medium-size parishes.
- Maintains financial accounts for several small parishes.
Contact Marlene…
- For help with QuickBooks.
- About enrolling for the Episcopal Payroll Service (EPS) for small parishes.
- With questions about assessment payments or reimbursement for diocesan activities.
Contact Marlene at 412-721-0853 ext. 260 or mrihn@episcopalpgh.org.