Weekly Newsletter

PNews 6/29/23

Back to Basics Part 4: Personal Reflections of the work of “the Presbytery” Over the last month, we’ve shared three installments of a series called “Back to Basics.” The three previous articles stuck closely to the Book of Order’s definitions … →

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PNews 6/22/23

Back to Basics Part 3: What are the values and goals of the Presbytery? If you’re trying to get someplace, it’s good to know where you’re trying to get and how you will get there. Just as drivers need to know … →

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PNews 6/15/23

Juneteenth In this week’s newsletter reflections, Revs. Ralph Lowe and Brian Wallace reflect on the significance of the Juneteenth holiday for us as individuals and for our congregations. read more >>> Upcoming Events The following events take place at the … →

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PNews 6/8/23

Back to Basics 2: The Responsibility of the Presbytery As part of the on-going leadership transition process, Pittsburgh Presbytery completed the Landscape study through Holy Cow Consulting. Pittsburgh Presbytery landed in what is referred to as the recovery quadrant, where respondents … →

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PNews 6/1/23

Back to Basics: What is the Presbytery? During the Landscape report interpretation, we heard that Presbyteries like ours need to take a “back to basics” approach. In this first installment of a series entitled “Back to Basics: Presbytery Life and Ministry … →

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PNews 5/4/23

To Tell the Truth As those in the reformed tradition, we claim to place a high value on telling the truth about ourselves. Telling the truth, acknowledging what is real and what has happened, and how our actions have impacted … →

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PNews 4/27/23

Save the Date: Equipping, Empowering, Engaging At Pittsburgh Presbytery, we seek to provide guidance on how we Presbyterians work together to honor God and God’s hope for the world. With this training event, Equipping, Empowering, Engaging, we are providing the … →

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PNews 4/20/23

Restorative Justice We as a presbytery received multiple reads of an overture from Sixth Presbyterian Church seeking support for the efforts of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church to obtain reparations for the seizure of its building by eminent domain for … →

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PNews 4/13/23

Resurrection Reflections Our sanctuaries will look more normal when we gather this coming Sunday. The flowers will be gone, the pews less full, and the choir back to its regular size. But the tomb will still be empty. May we, this week, the … →

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PNews 4/6/23

Holy Shift: A Montreat Retreat Longstanding trends of declining church membership accelerated during the pandemic and have found exhausted church staff working harder than ever to connect with their congregations. Habits changed, theology was challenged, and connections were severed, pointing to an unavoidable truth: The … →

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PNews 3/30/23

March 2023 Transition Updates Since the February Transition Update, a lot has happened, and a lot is happening, and this is the latest as to where we are with the transition. There are staffing changes, the Special Nominating Committee is beginning … →

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PNews 3/23/23

Session Minutes Reading It’s time for our Clerks of Session to sign up for 2022 Session Minutes Reading! The Ecclesiastical Committee will hold in-person minutes reviews by appointment at the presbytery center on the following dates: Saturday, April 22, 2023 … →

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PNews 3/16/23

Call to Prayer for the Nation of Malawi This week, Malawi has been in the news due to a historic storm: Cyclone Freddy. We have received word that the delegation from Pittsburgh Presbytery is well and was able to deliver medical … →

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PNews 3/9/23

THON, Asbury, and a Passionate Faith One of the common elements of both the gatherings at Asbury and THON at Penn State was testimony. While the subject matter differed, the common element of passion shown through every speaker. Can testimonies be … →

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PNews 3/2/23

Business Administrator Job Opening The Pittsburgh Presbytery is searching for a Business Administrator (BA) to manage the presbytery’s business, property, and financial affairs. Resumes are due by March 15, 2023 and the anticipated start date is May 1, 2023. To see … →

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