Tag Archives: Covid-19
Downloadable Worship Resources
March 28, 2021 | Posted in COVID-19 Resources
To assist congregations during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the staff of Pittsburgh Presbytery will be providing downloadable worship components, usually in the form of sermons, for use by our congregations. Please note that the resources below are most appropriate for those …
Hybrid Meeting Guidance
Hybrid Congregational Meeting Requirements and Recommendations By Rev. Brian Wallace, Associate Minister to Pittsburgh Presbytery A hybrid meeting is one where a group of individuals is gathered together with additional individuals participating online. With the current state of the COVID-19 …
Seven Months In – The Church’s Response Today to the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 8, 2020 | Posted in Letters from the General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister Thursday, October 8, 2020 Last weekend brought the COVID-19 pandemic into new limelight, as the President became ill with COVID, and many in his inner circle were …
Litany for Reformation Sunday – in response to the COVID pandemic
October 5, 2020 | Posted in COVID-19 Resources
Litany for Reformation Sunday, October 25, 2020 (This is also available HERE as a Word document for printing). This litany is based on the resolution adopted by the 224th General Assembly: On Responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The resolution calls …
COVID-19 Financial Assistance Updates
August 19, 2020 | Posted in COVID-19 Resources
As the pool of grants shrinks for financial assistance related to economic hardship caused by COVID-19, it is helpful to know where to look for the assistance that is still available. The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is still offering some …
On Baptism and Ordination in a Time of Pandemic
July 2020 Many people are inquiring about how to celebrate the sacrament of baptism and services of ordination/installation in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Theology and …
COVID-19 Resources
July 21, 2020 | Posted in COVID-19 Resources
With the landscape of COVID-19 changing quickly it is recommended that the switch to in person gatherings be postponed, so many churches are continuing to offer virtual worship options. As a reminder, we have resources to assist in the creation …
COVID – 19 Updates
The Pittsburgh Presbytery office is continuing to work through a phased re-opening. During the first phase the staff will be in the office on Tuesdays and will continue working remotely the remainder of the week. Although the staff will be …
Legality, Polity, and COVID-19
The presbytery staff have been answering many questions from ministers and clerks of session about how to adapt to being church during the stay at home order necessitated by the Covid-19 crisis. Each situation is different, and the presbytery staff …