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 Pittsburgh Assists New Jersey with Hurricane Relief
December 3, 2012
The Rt. Rev. George Councell
The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey
808 W. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
Dear George:
Thank you for your recent call.
I am pleased to enclose a check in the amount of $2,270, which represents the total collection from my Service of Installation at Trinity Cathedral.
This is for the relief of those affected by Hurricane Sandy and, at your discretion, to assist in the re-establishment of Saint Elisabeth's.
This comes with warm regards and continuing prayers for you and the Diocese of New Jersey.
Blessings in Christ,
Dorsey W. M. McConnell
Bishop
Note: Please see the excellent 24 page magazine "After Sandy: Life in the Diocese of New Jersey" |
 Bishop McConnell's 2013 Visitation Schedule Available
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 2013 Diocesan Cycle of Prayer Available
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By the Grace of God
The Rt. Reverend Dorsey W. M. McConnell
Bishop of Pittsburgh
will ordain
Charles Brent Wagner Hamill
Terence Lee Johnston
Gwendollynn Gettemy Santiago
John Robert Schaeffer
Todd Thomas Schmidtetter
to the Sacred Order of Priests
in Christ's one holy catholic and apostolic Church
Saturday, December 15, 2012
at ten o'clock in the morning
Trinity Cathedral
328 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Your prayers and presence are requested
Clergy: Red Stoles Reception follows
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 Messiah Sing-Along at
St. Brendan's, Franklin Park
St. Brendan's Episcopal Church is presenting its 5th annual Messiah Sing-Along conducted by Woody Brown. The event is free and everyone is invited to join in the fun of singing this great piece or to just come and listen!
The sing-along will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 16 at St. Brendan's Church in Franklin Park. People are encouraged to bring their own music, but scores will be available for purchase at the door.
For more information please visit www.stbrendans.org. 
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 Holiday Showcase
Join the
Neighborhood Youth Outreach Program
(NYOP) for their Performing Arts Holiday Showcase
"Peace in myself, Peace in the community, Peace in the world"
Reception immediately following the program Also, the NYOP Ensemble, a select group of children from the NYOP afterschool program, will be performing with Tony Jackson and Pam Sovich at the Phipps Conservatory
on Thursday, December 13, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
 Calvary Camp Skating Party!
Dear Camp Families,We hope that this finds everyone well and ready for this busy time. We know for many of you, it wouldn't be the holiday season without a slice of camp at the end of the month and so we wanted to officially invite you to the first ever Calvary Camp Skating Party!We will be heading to Bladerunner's Ice Complex in Bethel Park (305 Church Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102) from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday December 29. While this is a public skate time, we have been offered entrance to the rink and skate rental at a discount rate of $6.00. Just let them know you're from Calvary Camp and you're all set. This event is open to all current, former, and future Calvary campers and their families. Some of our staff will be there as well and we hope you can join us for what is sure to be a great afternoon.In order to get a rough estimate of attendance, if you and your family plan on being there, please RSVP to Neil Johnston at neil@calvarycamp.org to let us how many people will be skating with us.Happy Holidays!-The Calvary Camp Staff- |
 Episcopal Church Office of Communication offers video featuring seasonal music from St. John's, Lafayette Square, Washington DC
A new musical video, featuring seasonal music is now available on the website of the Episcopal Church Office of Communication at www.episcopalchurch.org/page/multimedia.
Originating from St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC (Diocese of Washington), the event was recorded on December 5 and features the St. Albans & National Cathedral Schools Madrigal Singers.
In addition to holiday favorites, other musical selections include international seasonal selections by composers from Canada, Cuba, and Russia. Under the direction of Benjamin Hutto, the "Mads" have toured five continents from South Africa to San Francisco, most recently last summer to South America where they performed for over 10,000 people.
More here.
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 eCP - the electronic Common Prayer app for iPhone
Looking for the most commonly used worship services and devotional content of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer along with the full lectionary texts in one app? eCP will fit your needs. eCP Features: - An interactive calendar with complete access to Years A, B, & C of the RCL for Sundays and Holy Days, the Daily Office, and Lesser Feasts and Fasts lectionary texts in the NRSV
- Feast pages include title and color in addition to presenting multiple feasts in order of precedence
- Most commonly used services from the 1979 BCP, fully hyperlinked to lessons, Collects of the Day, and Psalms
- The complete Daily Office with readings and Psalms for each day in both Years 1 and 2
- Canticles are supplemented with all of the alternatives from Enriching Our Worship.
- Psalm options for the Daily Office include both Psalms Appointed and the Thirty Day Psalter
eCP is perfect for personal devotion with the Daily Office and the variety of prayers from the BCP. Quick access to lectionary texts is ideal for clergy or liturgy planners. Whether lay or ordained, eCP offers the content of the BCP in a way that supports your devotion in a perfect mobile format for a busy world. You can now carry the latest, most intuitive electronic version of the BCP wherever you go. And it's developed by Church Publishing, publisher for the Episcopal Church since 1918. eCP will also work on iPad with iOS 5.0 or greater and iPod touch 5th generation. Available for purchase in the Apple App store. |
 Around the Diocese
Bishop McConnell's Visitation Schedule
December 16: St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Homestead
December 23: Church of the Nativity, Crafton
December 24: Calvary, East Liberty, 4:00 p.m. (Christmas Eve)
December 24: Trinity Cathedral, Downtown, 10:00 p.m. (Christmas Eve)
Gospel of Mark Bible Study
Trinity Cathedral's young adult minister, Ben DeHart, will lead a Wednesday evening in-depth look on the Gospel According to St. Mark, Wednesdays beginning November 28th, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Trinity Cathedral. Everyone is welcome. Call or email Ben DeHart for more details at 609-240-8558 or bendehart@gmail.com.
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