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A parishioner at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Bentleyville received a positive result from a COVID-19 test today. 

St. Joseph the Worker Parish, in East Suburban Pittsburgh, is seeking a committed, energetic, innovative, and Faith-filled full-time salaried Coordinator of Youth Ministries to serve the spiritual and social needs of middle school and high school as well as young adults.

To perform upkeep tasks such as repairs and maintenance. You will be responsible for applying basic fixes to equipment and building systems and ensure facilities are functional and safe. Being reliable with a keen eye for detail, this position will require experience and solid technical knowledge. Also may be asked to assist with setting up our activity buildings/halls for parish and group events.

To clean the various buildings on each of the Grouping’s 4 campuses so that they are presentable at all times, and able to be used by parish and outside groups. We are looking for a responsible Custodian who can keep our parish buildings clean and assist with setting up our activity buildings/halls for parish and group events. The successful candidate will be required to respond to repair calls for such activities as cleaning up a non-toxic spill and removing damaged items.

To perform upkeep tasks such as repairs and maintenance. You will be responsible for applying basic fixes to equipment and building systems and ensure facilities are functional and safe. Being reliable with a keen eye for detail, this position will require experience and solid technical knowledge. Also may be asked to assist with setting up our activity buildings/halls for parish and group events.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh is seeking an enthusiastic, qualified, experienced administrator for the position of Regional Business Manager for the South Regional Catholic Elementary Schools.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh applied for and obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of $2.5 million used to fund payroll for employees. The federal monies enabled the diocese to avoid, delay, and lessen furloughs and permanent reduction in staffing that supports parishes and schools.

In response to ongoing challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop David Zubik announced a reorganization of pastoral staff, and a relocation of central administration operations.

A team from Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh is working with focus groups of parents and teachers, as well as with diocesan officials, to create a responsible COVID-19 reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year.

Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has the following positions open beginning July 1, 2020. High School Physics/Science Teacher High School Mathematics (Calculus & Algebra) Teacher

With additional mitigation efforts ordered for Allegheny County in the midst of a recent uptick in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, churches will stay open, but Bishop David Zubik is strongly urging parishioners to consider their own health, and the health of others when making the decision to go to Mass.

Archangel Gabriel Parish seeks a full-time Discipleship Coordinator to develop teams and oversee ministries that support the formation of adolescents and adults as disciples of Jesus Christ.

Providence Connections, a comprehensive Family Support and Early-Childhood Education Center founded in 1994 as a ministry of the Sisters of Divine Providence, is currently recruiting for an Executive Director. The organization takes a holistic, family-centered approach to building community so that all North Side children and families can thrive. Our mission is “Strengthening Families, Enriching Lives.” For specific information regarding Providence Connections and its programs and services, please visit our website at http://providenceconnections.org. We are currently in the early stages of our recruitment, so we are sharing this information with key constituencies in the region. A detailed position description follows. For more information, please contact Charles R. Vargo, Search Committee Chair, at charles.vargo@wphomail.com.

Bishop Zubik announces the following clergy appointments: pastor; administrator; senior parochial vicar; parochial vicar; newly ordained; parish chaplain; retired priest with assignment; deacon; leave of absence; religious released from assignment;

Father Matthew Hawkins reflects on the words "Black Lives Matter" at a Black Catholic Prayer Service on June 28, 2020.

More than a century after a Catholic elementary school in New Castle first welcomed students and 70 years after it reopened, educators and faith leaders are ready for another new beginning. St. Vitus School officially becomes Holy Spirit Academy on July 1.

A parishioner with potential exposure to COVID-19 who attended Mass at St. Januarius in Plum has tested negative for the virus.  The parishioner reported being with a relative who later tested positive for COVID-19.  

On June 19, 2020, Bishop David Zubik announced the forming of a personal parish for the Black Catholic community in the Diocese of Pittsburgh under the title of Saint Benedict the Moor Parish (Hill District) effective Monday, July 13, 2020.

“This memorial Mass allows everyone who has grieved without a funeral to pray together for the souls of their loved ones and to receive comfort in God’s promises of mercy and salvation,” Bishop Zubik said.

On Sunday June 28, 2020 at 10 a.m., Bishop David A. Zubik will livestream a memorial Mass for all local Catholics who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of whom did not have a funeral Mass due to the lockdown.