By: PITTSBURGH KDKA-TV News Staff January 2, 2022 They came together to hold an Interfaith Prayer Service for Ed Gainey who, along with religious leaders, feels faith will help bring Pittsburghers together. Ahead of being sworn in as Pittsburgh’s next mayor, Mayor-Elect Ed Gainey was the focus of religious leaders from around the city. “Pittsburgh,…
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Absalom Jones (1746–1818) founded the first black Episcopal congregation in Philadelphia in 1794, and in 1802, he was the first African American to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. Jones is listed on the Episcopal calendar of saints and is remembered liturgically on the date of his death, February 13. Please join…
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Christmas, 2021 Dear Friends, Comfort and joy are two words that are prominent in our Christmas tradition. Many sources of comfort and joy play a role, indeed, in warming our hearts during this wonderful holiday. Most often, we find comfort and joy in spending time with family and friends, in exchanging meaningful gifts, and in…
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A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. –John 13:34-35 The Beloved Community Initiative (BCI) seeks to promote the liberating and reconciling love of Jesus Christ, particularly as…
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Overdose Awareness Day: A Time to Remember Deaths by overdose accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each person lost to overdose is a person precious to God and created in God’s image. Together, we can remember them in prayer and support those left behind. Our region will observe International Overdose Awareness Day at Noon on Friday,…
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The Transition Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh Invites You & Your Family to a Celebration of the Ministry of Bishop Dorsey & Betsy McConnell A Pig Roast and More! Saturday, August 28, 2021 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Drop by for awhile or stay the entire time! Christ Episcopal Church 5910 Babcock Boulevard…
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Bishop McConnell’s Visitation Schedule: August 22, 2021: St. Paul’s, Monongahela August 25, 2021: St. Francis, Somerset (Institution of the Rev. William Carpenter at 6:30 p.m.) August 29, 2021: St. Thomas, Oakmont August 29, 2021: St. Mary Magdalene Lutheran Episcopal Church @ St. Stephen’s, Wilkinsburg, 4 p.m. September 5: Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh Parish leadership is reminded to complete and…
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Our Bishop, Ketlen Adrien Solak was elected bishop by the clergy and lay leaders of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh on June 26, 2021. She was ordained and consecrated a bishop on November 13, 2021, and was formally seated as the ninth Bishop of Pittsburgh in a service at Trinity Cathedral the following day. In…
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Cooped up at home? Missing your Sunday Worship service? Doing your best to maintain your social distancing? With all the sudden changes now with the preventative measures necessary to eradicate the COVID virus also known and the Corona virus, through all the changes there remains one constant, the love of Jesus Christ. ❤️ Join us…
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Wonderful turn out for Ashes to Go, in the Penn Hills community. Father Eric and Father Paul administer prayers and ashes as people in the community acknowledged Ash Wednesday. Today we all have very busy lives, it nice to know that you can drive by and be blessed. St James first annual Ashes to…
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