Diocese of Pittsburgh

My grandfather was from Pittsburgh, and there he died. I have art on my wall from my grandmother who was a painter there in the 1920's - gorgeous impressionist views of the city. I have spent plenty of time walking around that three river city- whether Squirrel Hill, the parks, or the art museum. My aunt was a nun at St. Rosalia's on Greenfield Avenue, and as a clueless lad, my cousins and I walked from there all the way downtown in the mid 1970's, through what we realized was a fairly dangerous neighborhood. But we had no trouble at all.

Pittsburgh is a beautiful place, and now my sisters and brothers in Christ there are divided.

With the news of the schismatic efforts by the majority of clergy and lay delegates to convention there, the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh continues in my prayers.

While I pray for all there, my ongoing concern will be for those who wish to remain Episcopalians there. I am intrigued that while the clergy voted for schism four-to-one, the laity voted by less than two-to-one in favor of schism. The clergy vote is less surprising, but the lay vote is very hopeful. Some seventy lay delegates voted against the move, and some sixteen parishes have for now identified that they intend to remain Episcopalian.

Those parishes are here identified as:

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
4048 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15227-3499 (Brentwood)
412-884-5225

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
989 Morgan St
Brackenridge, PA 15014
724-224-9280

All Saints’ Church
3577 McClure Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (Brighton Heights)
412-766-8112

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
139 North Jefferson Avenue
Canonsburg, PA 15317
724-745-2013

Church of the Nativity
33 Alice Street
Pittsburgh PA 15205 (Crafton)
412-921-4103

Calvary Episcopal Church
315 Shady Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15206 (East Liberty)
412-661-0120

St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church
2365 McAleer Road
Sewickley, PA 15143 (Franklin Park)
412-364-5974

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
5801 Hampton Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206-1615 (Highland Park)
412-661-1245

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
336 East Tenth Avenue
Homestead PA 15120-1613
412-461-5291

Church of the Holy Cross
7507 Kelly Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (Homewood)
412-242-3209

Church of the Advent
51 South First Street
Jeannette, PA 15644
724-523-9390

St. Michael’s of the Valley Episcopal Church
P.O. Box 336
Ligonier, PA 15658-0336
724-238-9411

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
1066 Washington Road
Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228
412-531-7153

Christ Episcopal Church
5910 Babcock Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-2548 (North Hills)
412-364-2442

All Souls Episcopal Church
215 Canterbury Lane
North Versailles, PA 15137
412-823-1440

St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
149 Walnut Avenue
Scottdale, PA 15683-1940
724-887-5110

St. Francis-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
2081 Husband Road
Somerset, PA 15501
814-445-7149

Church of the Redeemer
5700 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (Squirrel Hill)
412-422-7100

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
600 Pitt Street
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
412-243-6100

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