Category: Diocesan News and Information

Parochial Report QuickTips

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In December, we informed you of updates to the 2020 Parochial Report form, intended to reflect the changes and challenges that parishes have faced during our… Read More

A Covid-19 Advisory Update From Bishop McConnell

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January 13, 2021 Dear friends in Christ, Governor Wolf has recently modified the restrictions that were put into place last month in an attempt to… Read More

Retired Clergy Have New Chaplain; Dilg Hands Off to Robison

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Dear Colleagues and Friends in Christ; For many years, the Reverend Arthur Dilg has served as chaplain to the retired clergy of the diocese. It… Read More

Holding an Annual Parish Meeting, Pandemic-Style

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Late January begins the season for annual parish meetings, when members typically crowd into a parish hall or undercroft to discuss parish finances, review committee… Read More

Do We Need to Change the Parish By-Laws for Virtual Annual Meetings?

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by Diocesan Chancellor Andy Roman The answer to this question is, probably no, you should not need to amend the parish bylaws. Most if not… Read More

Revised Timeline for the Election of the IX Bishop of Pittsburgh

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A Letter from Bishop McConnell January 8, 2021 Dear friends in Christ, This year is a year of hope. We look forward to the widespread… Read More

Bishop McConnell’s Statement Urging Prayers for the Nation

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The Feast of the Epiphany of our Lord My dear friends in Christ, This is an urgent call to pray for our nation. As I… Read More

A Christmas Message from Bishop McConnell

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Christmas Eve, 2020 In Him was life, and that life was the light of humanity. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has… Read More

Completing Your Pandemic-Year Parochial Reports

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The 2020 Parochial Report filing period begins January 2. This year’s Parochial Report has been updated to reflect the changes and challenges that parishes have… Read More

Counting Online Attendance & Donors in 2021

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The shift to online worship in 2020 occurred so quickly that there was little time to consider how best to capture online “attendance” numbers. Thus,… Read More