Deo volente, the Rt. Rev. Alex Cameron, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, will institute the Rev. Gregory Sparks as rector of Jonah's Call Anglican Church in Pittsburgh, PA, on August 4, 2024. Your prayers and presence are requested.
Clergy are invited to vest (red stoles) and process.
We are pleased to announce that the College of Bishops of the ACNA has elected the Rt. Rev. Stephen Wood to be our next archbishop, taking over from the Most Rev. Dr. Foley Beach at the conclusion of Provincial Assembly.
"As you pray for the Assembly of the ACNA, I invite you not to miss an opportunity to gather yourselves. Where there is opportunity to gather together with brothers and sisters in the Lord is always a foretaste of the glory that we will one day have with the Lord, entirely."
"In times of transition, it is easy for us to look to our anxiety and fears, but pray that we would see the Lord leading us in this season."
As the diocesan bishops of the Anglican Church in North America prepare to discern and elect a new archbishop for the Province next week, Bishop Alex invites us to give thanks for Archbishop Foley Beach's sacrificial decade of service to the denomination and pray the College of Bishops to have grace to be looking to the Lord.
"How do we know who to ordain? It is fundamentally a discernment of the church, which is different from any other career path."
As we prepare to ordain Erik, Krystal, and Wes on June 8, 2024, Bishop Alex answers the questions: why do we ordain people and how does one discern a call to be ordained? We welcome all of you to join us for the ordination service, which will take place at St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Sewickley, PA.
Have you noticed a little extra buzz around the office lately? We've been working on a new visual identity for the Diocese, which will include a website, new fonts, and other printed (and embroidered!) materials, but perhaps the most exciting recent development is our new diocesan logo.
"These are the ongoing ordinary work of the church: to be evangelizing (proclaiming the gospel) and to be forming and shaping and discipling believers. That is, in Ordinary Time, the ordinary work of the church."
As we enter the long season of "Ordinary Time" in the church year, Bishop Alex emphasizes the two-prong mission of the church—to be both kingdom-minded and relational.
"As we think about Pentecost, I love to hold both of these things together—the daily, mundane reality that I need his Spirit with me just to make the right choices in my life, and also the spectacular, supernatural gifts that remind us that God is truly a mighty God."
Is "Pentecostal" a bad word? Watch to find out! As we approach the Feast of Pentecost this Sunday, Bishop Alex explains the background and meaning of Pentecost and how God equips us to do the work he has given us to do.
"The Ascension reminds us that Jesus is indeed at the right hand of the Father. His sovereignty—his rule and his reign—is real. Sometimes it doesn’t feel that way, sometimes it doesn’t look that way, but it is our conviction as Christians that Jesus is King and he remains King. And in the midst of things that are challenging, that is an important comfort to us."
Bishop Alex reflects on the poignancy and hope we can find in Ascension Day, when we might be wondering, "Is everything going to be okay?"
