Category: Local Parish News

$1.68m Regional Medical Debt Forgiven by “Let’s be a Blessing” Campaign

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It’s no hoax! Letters promising medical debt cancellation arriving in 1,615 mailboxes throughout western PA, eastern Ohio, and northern W.Va. are the real deal. Episcopalians… Read More

Growth Fund Grants for Environmental Projects

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At its July 2022 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the Growth Fund Committee’s recommendation to create a funding program that addresses environmental projects in… Read More

Let’s Be a Blessing: Help Release Our Neighbors’ Medical Debt

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More than 100 million Americans have medical debts they cannot afford to pay. (NPR, July 25, 2022) Indebted older adults fare measurably worse on a… Read More

Calvary Searching for New Associate Rector

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Calvary Church, in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, is searching for a full-time curate or associate rector to join its staff. Applications will be received until… Read More

Saluting the Rev. Leslie G. Reimer

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The Rev. Leslie Reimer retired from active parish ministry this past Sunday, February 27, 2022. Until then, she was the longest serving non-retired priest in… Read More

Comfort and Joy – A Christmas Message from Bishop Ketlen Solak

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Christmas, 2021 Dear Friends, Comfort and joy are two words that are prominent in our Christmas tradition. Many sources of comfort and joy play a… Read More

2022 Parish Visitation Schedule

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Bishop Solak’s 2022 visitation schedule is now available for download and printing by clicking here. New this year, the schedule is based, not on the… Read More

Closing of St. Paul’s, Monongahela

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In late October, the vestry of St. Paul’s, Monongahela, made the difficult decision to close at the end of this year. The parish’s last service… Read More

Advent Quiet Day In-Person and Online

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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 335 Locust Street, downtown Johnstown, PA is hosting an Advent Quiet Day in-person and via Zoom on Saturday, December 4, 2021… Read More

An Invitation to Participate in 5-Minute Advent

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Dear Friends, As I look forward to our first Advent season together in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I invite you to consider observing this special… Read More