Official Diocesan Blog

Two Enemies of Listening in Prayer
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Bishop Alex on Two Enemies of Prayer
Diocesan Commu… Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 4:13pm
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"If prayer is a conversation and not a monologue, how is it that I listen? How do I hear from God?” 
Types of Prayer and How Delight in the Lord Might Improve Our Health
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Types of Prayer and How Delight in the Lord Might Improve Our Health
Diocesan Commu… Wednesday, March 08, 2023 - 2:15pm
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“Awe is a pathway to physical and mental health.” 

Bishop Alex continues his series on prayer with a video about various types of prayer and how being in a state of awe and worship might lead us to better physical and mental health. Which type of prayer could you use more of in your daily time with God?

 

An Invitation to Pray with Us
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An Invitation to Pray with Us
Bishop Alex Cameron Friday, March 03, 2023 - 9:26am
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On Tuesday, March 14, we will begin a pilot project of weekly prayer at the diocesan office. All are welcome to join us at 8:30 a.m. each Tuesday throughout Lent and into the Easter season for a short service of Holy Eucharist and to pray for mission in the congregations across our diocese.

Praise Report: Burning the Mortgage at Church of the Savior
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Church of the Savior - mortgage burning
Diocesan Commu… Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 3:00pm
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On February 12, Church of the Savior in Ambridge, PA, held a ceremony to burn their now-paid-off mortgage papers in the alley behind their church. This financial feat was made possible by a capital campaign initiated in 2017, which raised over $350,000 in just five years—45% coming from Church of the Savior’s members and the remainder from outside donors—enough to fund much-needed upgrades to the building and to pay off the remainder of their $404,000 mortgage years earlier than expected. 

Reflections on the Start of Lent
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Collect for Ash Wednesday
Bishop Alex Cameron Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - 12:00pm
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So it’s Lent. And what is Lent, anyway? We might perhaps think of it as that annual morose and mopey time of year, marked by giving up some treasured food or habit, that engenders a sense of holy deprivation which is supposed to be good for us. But neither moping nor deprivation is the point, nor the true value.

Q&A with the Bishop: Making Room for Prayer
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Q&A with Bishop Alex on Prayer thumbnail
Diocesan Commu… Friday, February 17, 2023 - 10:00am
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As a follow up to Bishop Alex's recent blog series on daily prayer, we asked him how he recommends creating space in our busy lives to pray each day and what to do when our devotion time starts to feel like a burden. Watch on our YouTube channel below.

 

The Institution of the Rev. Jay Slocum as Rector of St. Thomas, Gibsonia, PA
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Jay Slocum headshot
Diocesan Commu… Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 11:04am
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Deo volente, the Rt. Rev. Alex Cameron, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, will institute the Rev. Jay Slocum as rector of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Gibsonia, PA, on Sunday, April 2, 2023. Your prayers and presence are requested.

A Letter from the Anglican Bishop of Pittsburgh in Response to the Church of England General Synod
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Jude 3 Contend for the faith
Bishop Alex Cameron Friday, February 10, 2023 - 6:00pm
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Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 
(Jude 3 ESV)


Beloved in Christ,
 

Earthquake Relief for Turkey and Syria
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Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Bishop Alex Cameron Friday, February 10, 2023 - 8:31am
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As many of you will already know, earlier this week a severe earthquake struck southeast Turkey, killing thousands of people and devastating a large portion of Turkey and northern Syria. This earthquake was followed by a second earthquake nine hours later, and several aftershocks. 

Do I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins?
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I believe in the forgiveness of sins.
Bishop Alex Cameron Thursday, February 02, 2023 - 12:47pm
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The other day I was praying Morning Prayer and came to the recitation of the Apostles’ Creed. As is often the case with those regular and well-known words, something jumped out at me: “I believe… in the forgiveness of sins.”

But do I? So many of us assent to this verbally but live something very different practically