Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh

This week ending Feb. 14, we're praying for Shepherd's Heart Fellowship & Veteran's Home. This month, we're sharing requests from our revised 2021 Cycle of Prayer on our social channels. These graphics can be downloaded for personal or congregational use on our website: https://pitanglican.org/cycle-prayer-graphics-week-ending-f

In his latest letter, Interim Bishop Martyn Minns shares his & his family's personal story "on vocation." Read the whole story on our blog: https://pitanglican.org//vocation-letter-clergy-interim-bi

Our Interim Bishop and Standing Committee is putting out a call to prayer as we enter into a season of discernment and search for a new bishop. Bishop Martyn penned this prayer for this season. We invite you to pray for us now and in your personal and corporate prayers. How are you led to pray for the diocese in this season? Let us know in the comments.

Our Interim Bishop Martyn Minns is writing the clergy and members of the diocese regular letters to invite us to get to know him and his heart for the gospel. We'll be posting them on our website as they come. Here's some quotes from his first letters to us in January. https://pitanglican.org/blog/bishop-letters Let us know what you think of his letters in the comments!

We congratulate one of our own, Tish Harrison Warren on the release of her book! We commend it to you as a resource & can be picked up wherever books are sold. Let us know if you've started reading it in the comments.

One way 2021 is starting on a good foot for the Diocese - the new Diocesan Office is almost done! As you can see, we have some final cleaning, finishing touches and furniture to rearrange. Of course, there's still much to figure out about its use due to the pandemic. Thank you to all who have participated in this renovation. We'll be doing more thank you's in the coming season.

This year has been one of disruption, to say the least. Yet God is still with us, ministry in His name is continuing and there is much to celebrate. One of the ways we celebrate and share all that has happened in the previous year is through the Year in the Life video which comprises of photos taken from our congregations. This year, it has become a special, unique snapshot of 2020. We hope you enjoy the 5 minute video on our YouTube channel or the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpXXltQyJXw

During last Saturday's Convention session, Archbishop Foley Beach addressed the deputies via video and announced his appointment of Interim Bishop Martyn Minns. Interim Bishop Minns also gave a short video greeting. We've prepared a full introduction to the Interim Bishop, as well as the two video addresses, on our blog at: https://pitanglican.org//introducing-interim-bishop-martyn

The Standing Committee has provided more information regarding the process that led to their request, under their canonical authority, that Bishop Hobby resign. Read the complete statement on our blog: https://www.pitanglican.org//process-led-bishop-hobbys-res

The Standing Committee has asked for and received, a letter of resignation from Bishop Hobby. Please read the Standing Committee's complete statement, Archbishop Beach’s letter, and Bishop Hobby's letter to you on our blog at www.pitanglican.org/blog

Our 2020 Diocesan Convention is a week and a half away! This is time where we take stock in the activities of the diocese, worship corporately and learn about each other. Though we cannot be together in-person this year, we are preparing an inviting virtual program for all members of the diocese. We hope you will join us Saturday, November 7 from 9:00 am - noon EST. All canonically-resident clergy members and certified lay deputies may join us in the Zoom meeting, everyone else may watch on our YouTube channel. Registration links and complete details are on our website: https://www.pitanglican.org//155th-diocesan-convention-2020

We're inviting you to Celebrate 50 years of Christian unity in our region! Join Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30 for a Jubilee Celebration. Give thanks for a half-century of ecumenical ministry and celebrate the publication of All One in Christ Jesus, an anniversary book of sermons, essays, memories, and songs. The Celebration includes an array of musical guests, from Baptists to Byzantines to the Bruderhof, the first pu...blic singing of the winning hymn in the Jubilee Hymn Contest, and readings from a diverse group of authors included in the book. The celebration will be streamed to the front page of Christian Associates' website casp.org, to the Facebook page, facebook.com/christianassociatesswpa, and to the YouTube channel, bit.ly/CASPYouTube. You can download the anniversary book and a discussion guide suitable for book clubs and Bible studies at casp.org/sermons. See more