All Souls' Episcopal Church with the Hilltop Ministerium of East McKeesport and North Versailles will present a community event at Linway Presbyterian Church on Sunday, February 8th at 12:30 p.m. 

Following a free lunch provided by Noodles Restaurant in Monroeville, we will watch the movie "Belle" and then have an opportunity to dialogue about race relations, what we have viewed and and our life together as church and community. We will finish by 3:30 pm.

Please contact Deacon Linda Wilson for any further details and to RSVP at 412-573-9007.

"Christians may not see eye-to-eye, but they can walk arm-in-arm," Pastor Richard Krug, St. John's Lutheran Church, North Versailles.

Saturday, February 21st - 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the 
Diocesan office in Monroeville - 4099 William Penn Highway, Suite 502, Monroeville, PA 15146

Please plan to attend this workshop for all new (and long-standing) Treasurers, Financial Administrators, and others interested in the financial aspects of church governance. The program will be presented by Kathi Workman, Treasurer and the Ven. Jean Chess, Archdeacon and Director of Administration. 

Coffee, tea, and homemade muffins will be served at 9:30 a.m. and training will begin at 10:00 a.m. sharp!

Topics to be covered include:

1. Clergy Compensation Guide, Payroll, and Pension Overview
2. Church Budgeting/Bookkeeping/Internal Controls
3. Tax Requirements
4. Diocesan Assessment
5. Parochial Reports
6. Denominational Health Plan Highlights
7. Insurance
8. Audit
9. Grant and Loan Programs
10. Question and Answer Session

Please let us know what topics and questions you would like to have addressed. Ample time will be reserved for a question and answer session to address specific questions you may have.

Workshop will be available by webinar if you are unable to attend in person. Please reserve your seat by sending an email to kworkman@episcopalpgh.org.

We look forward to seeing you on the 21st!

A local attorney has been named to a group that will represent The Episcopal Church at the 2015 meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

 

Erin Morey, a parishioner of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mt. Lebanon, joins 19 others appointed to the churchwide delegation by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.

 

The UN Commission will meet in New York from March 9-20, 2015.  The conference will mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Program for Action, an agreement among 189 nations that identified 12 critical areas of concern affecting women's rights and set out to establish gender equality in the home, workplace, society and government.

 

Delegates to the 2015 conference will review the progress made since Beijing and address its unfinished agenda of empowering every woman and girl wherever they live.

 

"I am a dedicated advocate for women.  I have been an advocate for women in our justice system.  On behalf of the Episcopal Church, I want to make a difference for women globally," said Morey.

 

She has passionately worked for social justice throughout her career.

 

After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Morey joined the public defender's office for Allegheny County.  Later in private practice, she volunteered to represent survivors seeking to obtain Protection from Abuse orders.

 

Morey currently works for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.  She also works with survivors as a volunteer for the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh (WC&S); Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR); the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN); and is a member of the Western Pennsylvania Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition.

 

At St. Paul's Church, Morey coordinates the local efforts of Episcopal Relief & Development, which responds to humanitarian crises around the world.

 

"Faith is a call to act tirelessly on behalf of others in need," she said. "My home in the Episcopal Church strengthens my resolve to keep laboring toward that end."

 

 

Church of the Atonement in Carnegie wishes to thank the many volunteers who gave of their time and talent on Christmas Day. More than forty men, women, and children from various parishes in the diocese participated in our 33rd annual free Christmas dinner for the community.

First and foremost, without your services in the kitchen, dining room, dessert stations, not to mention the individuals who delivered the take-out meals, we would have been hard pressed to make it the success it turned out to be. Along with the wealth of volunteers, we were also blessed with several monetary donations.

You brought the Christmas spirit to our gathering. You gave the community residents and the parishioners a chance to share a great meal, enjoy each other's company, and experience the meaning of Christmas.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and we hope to see you next Christmas, same bat-time, same bat-channel.

In God's name,
The members of the Church of the Atonement

A Celebration of the Life and Ministry of the First African American to be ordained in the Episcopal Church


Celebration Day Events:

• Holy Eucharist - Bishop McConnell, Celebrant
• Frank E. Bolden Literary Contest Award
• Musical Performance by youth of the Neighborhood Youth Outreach Program
• Luncheon - $8 per person or $15 per family
• Focus Groups, appropriate for all ages, will address current race issues.
• Story time and activities for preschoolers and young children available throughout the day.

If possible, please register online here and then pay at the door.

Questions? Call Nancy Travis Bolden at 412-683-8888 or the Rev. Nancy Chalfant Walker 412-243-6100

The registration deadline is January 31, 2015.

Click here for more information including a full bio for the Rev. Kim Latice Coleman.

Each year, the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh celebrates the life and work of Absalom Jones (1746-1818), the first African-American priest ordained in the Episcopal Church. In conjunction with this event, the diocesan Commission on Race and Reconciliation sponsors a literary contest named for the late Frank E. Bolden, a noted Pittsburgh-based African-American journalist.

The contest is on the subject of racism with a specific theme. This year's theme:

"Race to Reconciliation"

Students are invited to submit a literary work that describes or gives an example(s) of the theme,
either from the past, present or future. Entries may be essays, poetry, fiction or non-fiction, and will be judged on originality, clarity, and composition. The maximum length is 200 words and should be typed double-spaced.

Entries should include the following information: author's name, age, grade, school, teacher's name. Also include the author's home address, phone number, e-mail address, hobbies and interests, extracurricular activities, and plans for the future.

A cashier's check of $100 will be awarded to the author of the winning entry and presented at the annual Absalom Jones Day Celebration on Saturday, February 7, 2015. The author is requested to read their winning entry at the celebration which will be held at Trinity Cathedral, 328 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Questions? Please call one of the following: Nancy Travis Bolden at 412-683-8888; Al Mann at 412-661-5947; or Darrell Powell at 412-828-0502.

Entries may be submitted two ways: e-mail to dpowell2010@hotmail.com or mail to Literary Contest
c/o Darrell Powell, PO Box 419, Oakmont, PA 15139.

Entries must be post marked no later than February 2, 2015. Click here for a brochure with additional information.

 

Leadership at these parishes are reminded to complete and submit this form at least two weeks in advance of their visitation.

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Pastoral Note: A memorial service will be held for the Rev. Norman Drysdale at Church of the Atonement, Carnegie on Sunday, January 25th at 9 am. Anyone wishing to send remembrances to share with the congregation may send them to the Rev. Rodgers Wood at rodgewood@aol.com.

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"Creating Common Good":  Trinity Institute web conference at St. Paul's, Mt. Lebanon, January 22 - 24. Click here for additional details.

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Calvary Camp Service: Beginning on January 25, Calvary Episcopal Church in East Liberty will host a monthly Sheldon Calvary Camp service on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m.