Posts from November 2014 (Page 2)
2014 Diocesan Convention
The 2014 Diocesan Convention will be held November 14-15, 2014 in Arlington, Texas, at the Jack Daniel’s Club at Globe Life Park (formerly Rangers Ballpark in Arlington). Everything you need to know about the convention is or will be here!
Hashtag for 2104 Diocesan Convention is #diofw
The social media hashtag for the 2014 Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is #diofw. You can use this hashtag in Twitter and on Facebook to identify that your posts are tied to our convention. Hashtags facilitate searches for others who are not attending our convention. During convention, the communications staff will be posting to Twitter and Facebook using those hashtags, as we are able. Please add your voices to the conversation!
Kent Tritle Organ Recital November 21 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth
Kent Tritle, Organist/Music Director of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City and Organist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, will present a free organ recital at All Saints’ Episcopal Church,Fort Worth, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2014. Kent Tritle is one of America’s leading choral conductors. Called “the brightest star in New York’s choral music world” by The New York Times, he is also music director of the Oratorio Society of New York, the acclaimed…
Christmas Boutique & Lunch at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth
The public is invited to a Christmas Boutique and Lunch at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, on Friday, November 14. St. Anne’s Bookstore & Gifts at the church will be open for shopping from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, with lunch available for $10 after 11:00 am. This unique gift shop within the church carries jewelry, books for children and adults, scented soaps and candles, greeting cards, African basketry, and many other items. Christmas shoppers will want to see the line…
Double the impact with Episcopal Relief & Development’s Matching Gift Challenge 2014
Make an end-of-year gift to Episcopal Relief & Development and the impact of that contribution will be doubled, thanks to a group of very generous supporters who have pledged $750,000 in matching funds toward the 2014 Matching Gift Challenge. Between October 30 and December 31, gifts of any size – online, via mail or by phone – will be matched dollar-for-dollar as long as matching funds are available. Gifts to any fund, including Episcopal Relief & Development’s Gifts for Life program, Episcopal Relief…
Board of Examining Chaplains’ Report to 2014 Convention
The Board of Examining Chaplains’ report to the 2014 Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is submitted by Ed Waggoner. Waggoner is an assistant professor of theologyin the Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Chair in Episcopal Studies at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University. You may download a PDF of this report here. In mid-March, 2014, Bishop High created a Board of Examining Chaplains (BEC) for the Diocese of Fort Worth. The chief purpose of the BEC is to assist the bishop and the Commission…
Local Coverage of Legal News
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Fox4 News have given local coverage to the legal news of the U. S. Supreme Court’s November 3, 2014 decision not to review the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth’s legal claim at this time. Bishop Rayford High was interviewed and quoted in both stories. Read the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Monday, November 3 story by religion writer Jim Jones: U.S. high court declines to hear Fort Worth Episcopal dispute The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a Texas…
Supreme Court Declines to Review Episcopal Diocese Case at This Time
On November 3, 2014, the United States Supreme Court denied the petition for writ of certiorari filed by the Episcopal Parties on June 19, 2014. The case will thus proceed to retrial on remand in the 141st District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, in Fort Worth, with the Honorable John P. Chupp presiding. The 141st District Court likely will hear summary judgment motions in early 2015, with the losing parties likely to appeal that decision to the state appellate courts and…
Fort Worth South Deanery Report to 2014 Convention
The Fort Worth South Deanery report to the 2014 Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is submitted by Edwin Barnett, dean. You may download a PDF of this report here. 1. Newly organized, 11 February 2014, Representation Dean: The Rev. Edwin Barnett Sub-Dean: Ms. Margaret Mieuli Lay Representatives: Ms. Cherie Shipp, Trinity, Fort Worth (2014); Mr Ted Lange, St. Andrew’s, Fort Worth (2015) Clergy Representative: The Rev. Andrew Wright, Trinity, Fort Worth (2016) 2. Host Safeguarding God’s People 3. Habitat for Humanity build in 2015…
Historiographer’s Report to 2014 Convention
The Historiographer’s report to the 2014 Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is submitted by Karen Shepherd. You may download a PDF of this report here. The Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth are housed in the conference room at the diocesan offices. David Leedy, the first archivist/historiographer of the reorganized diocese, compiled an impressive collection of historical importance, some items dating back to the early 19th century. As Fort Worth’s second historiographer, I have turned my attention to an…
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