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 Anyone interested in pursuing lay or ordained leadership is encouraged to attend Ministry Exploration Day on Saturday, May 2 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mt. Lebanon. This is the annual opportunity to learn about our vision for ministry in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, to understand the discernment and ordination process for those called to ordained ministry, and to explore the option of lay ministry. Individuals are encouraged to attend with their Rector and spouse or significant other. This is an opportunity to meet the Bishop and members of the Commission on Ministry and to learn more about lay leadership or service as deacon or priest. Ministry Exploration Day starts at 9 a.m. and ends by 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 at St. Paul's, 1066 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon 15228. Lunch will be provided. Please register for this event by clicking here. If you have any questions about the event or our discernment and ordination process, please email or call the Rev. Lou Hays, Chair of the Commission on Ministry, at lou@stpaulspgh.org or 412-531-7153.  |
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 Annual Holy Cross Party
The Church of the Holy Cross in Homewood will hold its annual Bingo/Card Party/Luncheon on April 18, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Comfort Inn, 699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.
This event is a fundraiser for one of their parishioners who is awaiting a lung transplant.
Tickets are $35 and available for purchase at the church.
For more information, please contact Karen Graves at 412-242-3209 or hc15208@gmail.com |
Seeing the Face of God in Each Other
Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 25, 2015
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 989 Morgan Street, Brackenridge, PA 15014
Schedule:
- Friday 3 p.m. Registration & Opening Program, 5:30 p.m. Dinner, adjourning after Compline scheduled for 8:20 p.m.
- Saturday 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, departing at 5 p.m. following a 4:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist
The workshop is FREE. A donation to help cover food costs would be gratefully accepted.
Questions? Call Nancy Travis Bolden at 412-683-8888 or nltbolden@yahoo.com
Click here to register online.
Click here for printable flyers, bulletin inserts and registration forms
The Commission on Race and Reconciliation would like to remind you that all elected leaders, both diocesan and parish, are required by resolutions passed at both our diocesan convention and general convention to have completed anti-racism training.
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 Food Pantry for Pets at St. Mark's Featured
JOHNSTOWN - A local church is helping take care of some furry friends. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Johnstown holds a bimonthly food drive, not for people, but for their pets.
In the first two months of this year, the church has provided over 1,500 pounds of dry dog food and nearly 1,000 pounds of dry cat food. That amounts to nearly 300 cans of dog food and 337 cans of cat food. The church aslo provided ferret, guinea pig, rabbit, hamster, and bird food.
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Chrism Mass
Renewal of Vows and Blessing of Oils
A combined observance of the
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod and
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.
Pittsburgh, PA (Downtown)
Preaching: The Rt. Rev. Dorsey W. M. McConnell, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh
Presiding: The Rev. Kurt F. Kusserow, Bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Clergy members are invited to vest (red/scarlet) and process
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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 88 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 April 1, 2015. The application form is available online by clicking here.
For additional information please contact Nancy Kenny at 724-325-4769.
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Pittsburgh's Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will be making outreach grants in the spring.
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 Spring 2015 Grants must be submitted before April 1, 2015.
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Tidbits from the Archives
On March 22, 1866, Bishop Kerfoot visited Canonsburg, PA, and confirmed two in the dining hall of a boarding house.
The diocese will celebrate its 150th anniversary this November at convention. To help get us all in the proper historical spirit for the occasion, the archive has provided small historical tidbits from the appropriate month for each Grace Happens. Watch to see if your parish shows up in one of them!
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Youth Corner
Teen Lock-In at Calvary Episcopal Church
Friday, April 17, 2015, 6 p.m. - 9 a.m. (Sat.)
Where: Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Avenue, Pgh., PA 15206
Events Include: Games! Food! Worship! Fun!
For more info or to register contact: Brent at 412-491-9738 or email bhansen@episcopalpgh.org
Hope through Creativity  Youth from the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh are serving as ambassadors helping plan "Hope through Creativity," an event to shine a light on the plight of homeless children and youth. Every aspect of the event is being planned by high school teens for high school teens. The event will feature work of various genres from young artists. Teen artists are encouraged to submit their work. The event is sponsored by the Homeless Children's Education Fund. As always, if interested in this or any other diocesan youth event, please feel free to contact Brent Hansen at 412-491-9738 or bhansen@episcopalpgh.org. April 26th 3:00-5:30 p.m. Grand Priory 614 Presley Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Pittsburgh's passionate, high school artists, where you at?
We want YOU to tackle the subject of educating the homeless. We're looking for visual artists, literary artists, musicians, and dancers capable of expressing the desperate need for educational opportunities in the homeless community. We're looking for adolescent talent that touches a high school audience in a way that creates an awareness of how powerful education is, edifies them on the reality of homelessness, and equips them with the mindset to go out and make a change in their community. If you experienced housing instability and are willing to share your testimony at this event, please let us know. Deadline for submissions is April 10th. Visit http://hopethroughcreativity.weebly.com/
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Bishop McConnell's Schedule:
March 29: Atonement, Carnegie
April 5: Easter Morning at Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh
April 12: All Souls, North Versailles
April 26: St. Paul's, Mt. Lebanon
Leadership at these parishes are reminded to complete and submit this form at least two weeks in advance of their visitation.
Deadline: The 2014 parochial reports are now past due.
Lenten Fish Fry: Every Friday in Lent at St. Paul's, Monongahela, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Lenten Fish Fry: Every Friday in Lent at St. Stephen's, McKeesport, 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Seder Meal: St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Oakmont will have a Seder meal on Palm Sunday, March 29, from 5:30 until 7 p.m. lead by Bishop McConnell.
Save the Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Province 3 of The Episcopal Church and the Senator H. John Heinz History Center present Jacqueline Battalora, author of "Birth of a White Nation." Lecture and workshops followed by a tour of the award winning exhibit,"From Slavery to Freedom." Details to come.
Save the Date II: Retired clergy lunch will be Tuesday, June 2 at St. Peter's, Brentwood. Details to come.
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The deadline for submissions for the next issue of Grace Happens is April 7, 2015.
Future GH publication dates:
April 14, 2015 - Submissions due April 7
April 28, 2015 - Submissions due April 21
May 12, 2015 - Submissions due May 5
May 26, 2015 - Submissions due May 19
All submissions to the Grace Happens newsletter and the diocesan web site are welcome and should be sent to info@episcopalpgh.org. When possible, the copy should be in a Word document and all original logos, pictures and artwork should be attached separately. Please be sure to include your contact information with any submission.
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