Posts from 2016 (Page 3)
Pre-Convention Deanery Meetings begin
Attend your Pre-Convention Deanery meeting during the next few weeks to become familiar with the business to be completed at Diocesan Convention on November 11-12. Deaneries There are five deaneries in the diocese; see which deanery your congregation is in, and click the name of the deanery below for the names of current officers. Here are their meeting dates: Northern Deanery Meeting: Sunday October 16 after the 10 am service at the Episcopal Church of Wise County in Decatur (approximately 11:30 am)…
Upcoming worship opportunities
Solemn Evensong All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Fort Worth offers Solemn Evensong on Sunday, October 23 at 6:00 pm with the All Saints’ Choir, directed by Organist and Choirmaster Frederick Grimes. Admission is free. All Saints’ Episcopal Church is located at 5001 Crestline Road, Fort Worth. All Souls’ Day Trinity Episcopal Church will observe All Souls’ Day with a service featuring John Rutter’s Requiem, with orchestra, choir and soloists. The names of those who have died in the past year will be read…
St. Martin’s invites all to community Festival in the Fields on October 15
Come and have fun at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church & School’s fourth annual Festival in the Fields community festival on October 15, 2016 from 11 am to 3 pm. This community festival will be at the church campus at 223 South Pearson Lane, Keller, just south of FM1709 on the road that divides Southlake and Keller. Spread the word to friends & neighbors, so everyone can enjoy this community event sharing fellowship and friendly fun for all ages. The festival is open…
Training at convention on discerning truth through relationships
As Christians, we have promised to follow Jesus’ call to seek and serve Christ in every person and respect the dignity of every human being. Loving our neighbor as God loves us can be easy when our neighbors look and think a lot like us. But when they don’t, or when we begin defining “neighbor” too narrowly, we often run into trouble. How do we find our way, individually and in community, through this tangle? How can we intentionally build inclusive…
All Saints’ offers Godly Play training
Would you like to learn how to better guide children in encountering the Bible and their faith? Godly Play is a Montessori-based method for helping children explore through story and interactive play. The multi-day training for leaders is sometimes difficult for working adults to schedule, however, so the Core training can also be obtained over time by completing stand-alone modules. Register for individual modules to accumulate credit toward completion of Core Training. When earning Core Attendance Completion credit, modules may be attended in any…
Church in the park, animal blessing
On Sunday, October 2, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, held Church in the Park with a service in the Pavilion at Oakland Lake Park in east Fort Worth. Everyone was welcome, and in honor of St, Francis, a Blessing of the Animals was offered. A relaxed crowd of more than 70 people and more than 25 dogs and one cat participated. One dog arrived dressed for church with a necktie. Creatures great and small sat quietly for the…
Lisa Neilson to be ordained priest in College Station
Bishop Rayford B. High, Jr. will ordain Lisa Neilson to the priesthood at 11 am on Saturday, October 22 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in College Station. The festal color is white. Neilson graduated from Syracuse University and spent nine years on active duty as an Army officer, then worked for BNSF Railway for over nineteen years. She met her husband, Bob, while serving in the Army in Korea, and they have been married for 28 years. They have two adult children. Heather…
Andrew Ellison ordained priest
Andrew Elllison was ordained to the priesthood on Thursday, September 22, by Assisting Bishop Rayford B. HIgh, Jr., at Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall. Presenters were Ms. Casie Ellison, Mr. Kenneth Kerr, Ms. Magda Altnau, Ms. Franceen Lyons, the Rev. Dr. John Himes, the Rev. Lecia Brannen, and the Rev. Kevin Johnson. The preacher was the Rev. Dr. Nathan Jennings, professor of liturgical theology at Seminary of the Southwest. Watch a video of the sermon below or on the Diocesan…
A call to a season of prayer
Forward Movement is calling Episcopalians and all others to join with them in A Season of Prayer: For an Election, a 30-day season to pray daily with particular intention for this time in our national life. The season of prayer begins Sunday, October 9, and continues through the day after the election. The Rev. Scott Gunn, executive director of Forward Movement, explains: At a time when nearly everyone agrees that we are being consumed by fear and division, here is a chance to…
Blessing of the Animals
St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, was born in Italy around 1181/1182. His Feast Day is October 4. Because Francis expressed his devotion to God through his love for all of God’s creation, praising all creatures as sisters and brothers under God, the custom of offering blessings of animals around or on his Feast Day grew up. Congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth will be offerings blessings of animals in a variety of settings including…
Register for Convention this week for Early Bird rates
Register for Diocesan Convention before Saturday, October 1, to take advantage of Early Bird rates. Early Bird rates are $30 for a one-day registration or $45 for a two-day registration. After October 1, these rates will increase to $40 for a one-day registration and $60 for a two-day registration. Register online at the Diocesan Convention web site. You also can view the schedule and access many other details related to convention. If your congregation is paying your registration fee, you…
A geek? Have we got a book for you!
The Rev. Jordan Haynie Ware, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, has written a book that will be out in February, 2017. The book is available for pre-order now. Church Publishing describes The Ultimate Quest, A Geek’s Guide to (The Episcopal) Church as “a thorough introduction to the Episcopal Church (vocabulary, theology, practice) for youth, young adults, seekers, geeks” and ” a humorous translation of Episcopal practices into geek lingo.” “This tongue-in-cheek introduction by Episcopal…
All Episcopal bishops in Texas issue response to Governor Abbott
All the Episcopal bishops in all six dioceses in the state of Texas have issued a response to Gov. Abbott’s action regarding resettlement and aid to refugees. Read the entire statement below. Download the statement as a PDF to share in your congregations. episcopal-bishops-of-texas-respond-to-governor-abbott Read a statement from Episcopal Migration Ministries. statement-from-episcopal-migration-ministries Read a news release from Refugee Services of Texas. refugee-services-of-texas-press-release-9-21-16 Episcopal Bishops of Texas Respond to Gov. Abbott’s Action Texans are not known for being fearful, but for…
Brite’s Stalcup School offers lectures
Brite Divinity School sponsors several lectures and other lifelong learning opportunities throughout the year for both clergy and laity. Here are three coming up: Finding Hope in the Midst of Communal Suffering Thursday, September 23, 2016- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (with lunch) University Christian Church, Fort Worth How does one respond with care and hope when tragedy or disturbing events strike a community at large? Join Dr. Keri Day and Dr. Barbara McClure in delving into real life case studies…
Lynne Waltman ordained priest at All Saints’, Fort Worth
The Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey, assisting bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, ordained Lynne Waltman to the priesthood at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, on September 14, 2016. Presenters were the Rev. Christopher Jambor, the Rev. Melanie R. Barbarito, the Rev. J. Frederick Barber, Mr. Edwin Ferree, Mr. Kent Hennng,and Ms. Ann House. Mr. William D. Waltman, III and Ms. Katherine M. Aulman assisted with vesting. Jambor, rector of All Saints’, preached. Watch a video of…
Bishops issue a Word to the Church
The bishops of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Detroit, have issued the following A Word to the Church for the World. Bishop J. Scott Mayer attended this meeting. Read it online in English and Spanish. A Word to the Church for the World Greetings from Detroit, a city determined to be revived. Greetings also from the city of Flint, where we are reminded that the gift of water has for many of our brothers and sisters become contaminated. Here we have…