Martyn Minns
Located in Canada, the Diocese of the Trinity is a satellite of the CoN. ACNA is a breakaway group unaffiliated with the Anglican Communion. Its precursor was the Convocation of Anglicans in North America led by Martyn Minns. The Diocese of the Trinity originated in CANA. ADoTT and other ethnically Nigerian dioceses of ACNA aligned directly with CoN in 2019.
In January of this year, ACNA’s College of Bishops issued a pastoral statement on sexuality and identity. That statement, and a subsequent “Dear Gay Anglicans” statement signed by a group of lay and ordained, provoked the ire of CoN and other conservative provinces of the Anglican Communion. The “Dear Gay Anglicans” statement was apparently posted on the website of ACNA’s Diocese of Pittsburgh. It was removed at the request of the interim bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Martyn Minns.
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St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton is scheduled to close as part of a merger, but a group of parents is determined to reverse Bishop David Zubik’s decision.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh announced in February the school would merge with St. Margaret of Scotland School in Green Tree and that the change would become effective at the start of the 2021-22 academic year. The St. Margaret site would host St. Philip school.
The Committee to Save St. Philip School, a group of around 10 to 12 parents and alumni, formally appealed Zubik’s decision on Feb. 22 and has been drumming up support through an online petition and in-person “mandate” signings, which, according to canon (church) law, are needed in order to proceed with the appeal through a procurator and an attorney.
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Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood will be closed until Monday as students take online classes.
The school had just reopened after a previous closure that ended this week.
The new closure is due to a staff member testing positive for covid, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Tuesday.
The diocese on Feb. 17 announced it was switching to online classes for the rest of that week due to “several positive cases in the Central Catholic community.” The statement did not say whether these cases involved students or staff members.
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Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy will host two takeout fish fries, Feb. 26 and March 26.
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Spring fish fry fundraisers at Aspinwall’s Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy won’t resemble years past, but organizers said the Lenten events will forge on.
The school along Brilliant Avenue will host two takeouts, Feb. 26 and March 26. Hungry diners can pick up meals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Previously, the fundraisers were less about the fish and more about the community gathering, but this year will focus solely on the food.
The diocese said the merger is part of the regional school board's efforts to strengthen Catholic schooling in the south region of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.