The Diocese of Pittsburgh's Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will be making outreach grants in the Fall.

 

The ECW particularly seeks to support "hands-on-ministries" that help children, adults and families in need of assistance with food, nutrition, health care, housing, education and counseling.

 

The grants are primarily designed for ministries within the diocese and with the goal of even distribution across all districts. It is hoped that these small grants will enable the continuation of existing ministries on the local level. However, the ECW will continue its policy of also awarding grants to some national and international ministries such as Episcopal Relief & Development.

 

Click here for the grant application and submission instructions.

 

Applications for the Fall 2013 grants must be submitted before September 1st.

 

The ECW established the Memorial Membership Fund to aid students with educational grants. The fund was begun in 1927 to be used for two missionary training scholarships. In the 85 years of its existence, the scope of the fund has widened to include nursing, theology and other humanitarian fields of study.

 

Funds are raised through gifts from individuals or groups in memory of a loved one or friend. This money is invested and the interest used for the granting purposes.

 

Each applicant must:

• be an Episcopalian in good standing (active) in a parish in the Diocese of Pittsburgh,
• have completed one year of college or the equivalent,
• be pursuing education in either church or humanitarian related fields,
• submit an application, including a letter stating goals and need, and
• submit a reference letter from their parish priest.
• The Memorial Membership Committee will consider each request based on individual need and circumstances. Scholarships are completely unencumbered and may be used as needed to aid the recipient in achieving their educational goals. Each eligible applicant is able to apply once a year for three years.

The applications must be received prior to September 1, 2013. The application form is available online by clicking here.

 

For additional information please contact Nancy Kenny at 724-325-4769. 

Organized by the diocesan Pittsburgh Youth Initiative.

 

Say goodbye to summer by spending a fun and meaningful weekend along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie at Sheldon Calvary Camp!

There is still time to send in nominations for elected diocesan positions. The elections will be held at our annual convention on November 1-2, 2013, at Trinity Cathedral. 

Contact the Rev. Kris McInnes, chair of the Nominating Committee at kris@stpaulspgh.org with questions.

The third phase of the dialogues will take place throughout the diocese in August and September. The only limitation on the number of participants will be the need for there to be a roughly equal number who come at this controversy from each side.  Clearly a large pool of volunteers is needed on both sides of the question.

 

The dialogues will be held on three Saturdays between early August and September 14. If you have signed up, you will be contacted with specifics when the sites and dates are finalized. If you are unavailable on Saturday but are available on Sunday between 2 and 6 p.m., contact Dana Phillips at dphillips@episcopalpgh.org about your availability.

 

To volunteer to take part in the summer dialogues, click this link. Some have indicated that they would like to participate in the dialogues but either cannot or prefer not to enter their information online.  In order to facilitate everyone's participation, a paper form (click here) is available.

On Saturday, June 15, 2013, Ben DeHart, Eric McIntosh and Frank Yesko were ordained to the diaconate by Bishop McConnell at Trinity Cathedral. Many more photos are available on the diocesan Facebook page.