More from Convention-
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh of the Episcopal Church formally began a search for its next bishop today (October 16, 2010), as deputies to the 145th Annual Convention approved a resolution calling for an episcopal election 18-months from now.
The amended resolution authorizing the search, along with the Standing Committee’s general guidelines for the search process, can be read here.
The next bishop will be elected at a Special Convention of the diocese to be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012. Installation will take place at a yet-to-be-determined date later that year.
The Standing Committee will soon be seeking recommendations for appointments to the nomination and transitions committees called for in the resolution just approved.
As one of the first steps in the search process, Bishop Kenneth Price and the Standing Committee recommend these prayers be offered up regularly by all in the diocese:
A Prayer for the Discernment and Election of a Bishop
We, the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, affirm now, as always before, that You are our Almighty Lord and Savior.
We humbly confess that we all have engaged, in some manner, in practices that divided rather than preserved the unity of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh.
We are grateful that in Your mercy, You continue to sustain us and to keep us whole as we grapple with the consequences of our fractured state. We are grateful that in our vulnerable state, You called Bishop David Jones, Bishop Robert Johnson, and Bishop Ken Price to shepherd us. And we are deeply grateful that You have filled us with your Spirit of hope that the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh will indeed emerge vibrant and united in Christ.
We ask that You prepare our hearts, minds, and souls as we collectively entrust one another with the task of discerning Your call for the Eighth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
More here-
http://www.episcopalpgh.org/call-for-election-approved/
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