Catechetical Sunday a ‘Springboard to a Fulfilling Lifetime’ from the ECED – Eastern Catholic Eparchial Directors of Religious Education Catechetical Sunday has its roots in a 1935 Vatican publication “On the Better Care and Promotion of Catechetical Education,” a document … Continue reading
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Fine Day for ‘Faith & Fun’
8th Annual Event Draws 50 Servers from Archeparchy Oh, what a glorious day this was . . . Thursday August 20 – the day of the 8th annual gathering for altar servers of the Archeparchy – began as a rainy, … Continue reading
Counting Down the Days
Pope Francis Due in States Sept. 22 As a busload of pilgrims from the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh plan to depart Sept. 26 for Philadelphia, where Pope Francis will make one of several stops on his first visit to the U.S., … Continue reading
Happy New Academic Year!
1Metropolitan William, faculty and students of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius celebrated the start of the 2015-16 academic year with a Divine Liturgy on Saturday, Aug. 29. Pictured following the service at the Seminary Chapel are: front row: Deacon Stephen Casmus; Deacon Joseph Wargacki; Rev. Vasyl Symyon; Rev. James Hess, OCarm; Metropolitan Archbishop William; Very Rev. Robert M. Pipta; Rev. Kristiaan Kappes; Seminarian Oliver Black; Rev. Valerian Michlik. back row: Seminarian Thomas Moses; Seminarian Tom Wells; Seminarian Neven Peša; Seminarian Nathan Adams; Subdeacon Bryan Scotton. Continue reading
Sunday, September 6, 2015 (Vol. 60 no. 12)
Victims’ Assistance
Anyone who has been abused or knows of an incident of sexual abuse by members of the clergy, religious or lay staff of the Church is encouraged to report the abuse to the proper authorities. Victims and their families are … Continue reading
Safe Environment Program
Safe Environment Policies of the Archeparchy: Prior to active employment or participation in parish/archeparchial activities, all employees and volunteers must complete the following: Criminal background clearance Child abuse history certification Accept the Code of Ethics and Conduct Safe Environment Training … Continue reading
Coordinator of the Audit
The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh undergoes an audit every year to determine its compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. It is conducted by outside auditors under the supervision of an independent National Review Board established … Continue reading
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Official Appointments
Personnel moves and assignments within the Archeparchy and Metropolitan Church as appointed by the Metropolitan Archbishop. The following appointments were made by Metropolitan Archbishop William C. Skurla (Listed from the most recent, and dating back to April 2012) Effective September … Continue reading
