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The Commission on Race and Reconciliation presents "Seeing the Face of God in Each Other" Fall 2015 Anti-Racism Workshop Schedule for both Saturdays:
8:00 a.m. Registration/Sign in, Continental Breakfast served
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Workshop Sessions
Holy Eucharist Service - at conclusion of workshops on the 17th
To meet canon requirements, attendance is required both days. The workshop is FREE.
Donations to help cover food costs would be gratefully accepted.
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An Opportunity to Help the Cathedral
Dear Friends, As you know, we moved the diocesan offices back to Trinity Cathedral over the summer. I could not be happier to be here. It's an easy bus ride from my house in Edgewood. The renovations have turned the third floor into a warm and congenial space, and even though the pictures are not yet up on the walls, it already feels like home. Best of all is being part of the life of this historic Cathedral parish as they take the next steps in rebuilding their community. I'd like to invite your partnership in the life of your Cathedral in two ways.
First, the Trinity Cathedral Altar Guild is asking that all altar guilds throughout the diocese consider partnering with their small guild to bolster their roster of volunteers who provide coverage for in excess of 365 services throughout the year. Training will gladly be provided for anybody wishing to serve at the Cathedral altars.
Second, the Cathedral is seeking memorial donations for flowers in the Chapel or at the High Altar. Please consider sponsoring flowers on a given Sunday in memory of a loved one or in honor of someone special in your life.
If you would like to take advantage of either of these opportunities, please be in touch with Priscilla Castner at 412-741-8848.
Finally, I am very happy that the Very Reverend Scott Quinn will begin full-time ministry as the Cathedral's Interim Dean as of October 1. Please join me in celebrating this new phase of Scott's long service in this diocese.
Please keep Trinity in your prayers as together we respond to the opportunities God puts in our path to bear witness to the Gospel in the City of Pittsburgh and in the wider Church. Faithfully your bishop,  (The Rt. Rev.) Dorsey McConnell |
 Fall 2015 ECW Grants Annouced
The Finance Committee recommends the following disbursements of income from the Bailey, Fleming, Hartley, Kendig and Phillips Funds for the fall of 2015:
TOTAL: $10,300.00
DIOCESE: $3,100.00
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| Bishop's Discretionary Fund
| $1,500.00
| Sheldon Calvary Camp Scholarship Fund
| $1,000.00
| United Thank Offering (UTO) & ECW Meeting
| $ 600.00
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HOME MISSIONS: $4,400.00
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| St. Francis-in-the-Fields; Special Needs Ministry "Rhythms of Grace"
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$ 500.00
| Alle-Kiski Area Hope Center
| $1,000.00
| St. Andrew's, Highland Park & St. Thomas, Oakmont; Young Adults Ministry
| $1,000.00
| Neighborhood Youth Outreach Program (NYOP)
| $1,000.00
| East Liberty Family Health Care Center
| $ 900.00
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS: $2,800.00
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| Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD)
| $1,300.00
| Street Children of Kigali, Rwanda
| $1,500.00
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Submitted by the Finance Committee:
Betty Duckstein, President, ECW
Jane Offutt, Treasurer, ECW
Josie Harmon, St. Paul's, Mt. Lebanon
Jan Stevenson, Christ Church, North Hills
Betsy Hetzler, Nativity, Crafton
Mary Sweeney, Chairman, Finance Committee
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 Happenings in Carnegie
Church of the Atonement, 618 Washington Ave., Carnegie is holding a Flea Market on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Items for sale include household items; clothing for children, men and women; bedding, toys, and more. For questions call Joyce at 412-276-0366. A stuffed pork chop dinner including beverage and dessert will be held on Saturday, October 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. Only advanced tickets will be sold by contacting Bonnie at 724-693-2660. |
Where the spirited and the spiritual join together in a new kind of celebration!
Sundays at 5 p.m.
Jazz Vespers incorporates a series of finger snapping jazz meditations and stirring poetic or interpretive readings that celebrate who we are as beloved human beings before a benevolent and wondrous creator. A scriptural message and passing of the peace round out the celebration of the theme of the day. This not-to-be-missed, unique worship experience is one everyone will want to see and hear for themselves. | October 11 | Antipodes | | November 8 | Become a Blessing | | December 13 | Restoring the World | | January 10 | Who Are the People? | | February 14 | Opening the Door of Mercy | | March 13 | Ain't got...I got Life | | April 10 | Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep | | May 8 | Shine a Light |
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October 4, 2015 - 2 p.m.
Academy Chamber Ensemble featuring Heather Johnson, horn
Music of Mozart, Schubert and Vivian Fine
October 25, 2015 - 2 p.m.
Ken Karsh, Jazz guitar
November 29, 2015 - 2 p.m.
Academy Chamber Ensemble with the Slippery Rock University Chamber Singers
Music of the Baroque
December 20, 2015 - 7 p.m.
The Early Mays
Appalachian carols and folk songs
Free admission - donations are welcome
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Pittsburgh Youth Initiative: September 2015
Pirates Game
Once again the Episcopal Diocese, PYI and Sheldon Calvary Camp brought just under 200 people to a Pittsburgh Pirates game on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in September. After a rain delay and a shaky start, fans were treated to a five-run comeback and an extra-inning walk-off win. It was a great day of fellowship, fun and baseball.
 
 Diocesan Convention Mission Work
See us at the 2015 Convention as we serve the people of Pittsburgh with food and prayer in front of historic Trinity Cathedral downtown. This year the date is Saturday, November 14, 2015. It will again feature hot and sweet treats for passersby, as well as our moving "Prayer Wall." We will also again be accepting donations of extra Halloween candy to give away.
Get to the Point, Call for Submissions
The Pittsburgh Youth Initiative is looking for student submissions to feature in Grace Happens. Show off your talents through brief written-word or other art form and it may be featured in an upcoming issue. The world needs to hear from you, speak up!
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 Tidbits from the Archives
September 21, 1866: Bishop Kerfoot visits Blairsville and gathers a congregation scattered after several years of no services.
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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Bishop McConnell's Visitation Schedule:
September 27: St. Bartholomew's, Scottdale
October 4: St. Francis-in-the-Fields, Somerset
October 11: Christ Church, Indiana
October 25: St. Michael's, Ligonier
Parish leadership is reminded to complete and submit this form at least two weeks in advance of their visitation.
Fall Clergy Conference: Wednesday, September 30 to Friday, October 2 at Antiochian Village in Bolivar, PA. Contact the Rev. Charlie Hamill for details at chamill@pts.edu.
Fall Fleatique in Monongahela: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 130 West Main Street, Monongahela, PA, is having a Fall Fleatique on Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Book Signing: The book signing event, featuring the Rev. Dr. Harold Lewis' "The Recent Unpleasantness" and The Rev. Dr. James Simons' "A Dog in the Manger and other Christmas Stories," hosted by PEP, is on Monday, October 5, 2015 at 7 p.m. in Brooks Hall at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (Highland Park).
St. Andrew's Lecture 2015: "Global Mission and the Ministry of the Neighborhood Church"
The Rev. Dr. David Esterline, President of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will be the featured speaker at the 18th Annual St. Andrew's Lecture at St. Andrew's in Highland Park on Friday evening, October 9, at 8 p.m. The lecture will be continued on Saturday morning, October 10, 9 a.m. - 12 noon, when Dr. Esterline will join a morning panel discussion and workshops engaging local clergy and lay leaders in discussion and response.
Diocesan Social Justice & Outreach: FOSNA Conference - "We Refuse To Be Enemies: Struggle for a Just Peace in Palestine-Israel" Friday, October 16, to Saturday, October 17. Hear first hand accounts of life in Gaza and the West Bank and learn why activists work day in and day out for justice in the U.S. and Palestine. Visit http://fosna.org/pghconference
Save the Date: Pittsburgh Assembly Daughters of the King Fall Assembly, Saturday, October 24, 2015, "Passing the torch, carrying the light of Christ." Speaker: The Rev. Don C. Youse, Jr., Assembly Chaplain. Host: Song of Victory Chapter, St. George's Anglican Church, Waynesburg, PA 15370
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The deadline for submissions for upcoming issues of Grace Happens:
October 13, 2015 - Submissions due Oct 6
October 27, 2015 - Submissions due Oct 20
November 10, 2015 - Submissions due Nov 3
November 24, 2015 - Submissions due Nov 17
December 8, 2015 - Submissions due Dec 1
December 22, 2015 - Submissions due Dec 15
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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