Posts from 2016 (Page 6)
Help send young people on pilgrimage – eat spaghetti!
All are invited to enjoy Spaghetti Dinner & Bingo at All Saints’ Episcopal Church at 6 pm on Friday, July 8. Proceeds benefit the youth participating in the All Saints’ 2017 Journey 2 Adulthood (J2A) confirmation pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral in England. The members of this J2A group have gotten to know each other over period of years, sharing experiences, studying, and praying together. The picture below is from a retreat they attended in Mineral Wells. The pilgrimage to Canterbury represents both a culmination…
Join St. Christopher’s DOK to explore praying with imagination
St. Christopher Episcopal Church is hosting a Quiet Day organized by the Daughters of the King on Saturday, August 6, 2016 from 9 am to 2 pm. Come spend time together in quiet and prayer. Topic Deacon Tracie Middleton from the Diocesan Office will lead an exploration of praying from scripture using the imagination. Here is her description of the day: There are many ways to approach the Bible. Some forms of Bible study focus on closely studying the words of…
Evangelism Matters conference in Dallas November 18-19
An innovative gathering, Evangelism Matters, is for those seeking a place to share, learn, and grow the Church’s capacity and passion for evangelism. This two-day conference will equip and empower evangelists for the journey ahead – communicating the Good News of Jesus in the Episcopal tradition. This conference will engage participants through inspiring presentations and valuable workshops by evangelism leaders. Among the planned activities is a keynote address by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Registration is $100 per person ($125 after August 31), and…
Bishop Mayer begins sabbatical July 1
Bishop Scott Mayer will be on sabbatical from July 1 to October 31. “A sabbatical is a time to rest from work,” Bishop Mayer wrote in Common Purpose. “The word used in biblical Hebrew to describe God resting on that first Sabbath means, ‘He ceased from His labors.’ So while I intend to to take that seriously — and cease from work — I will take retreat time, reflect, read, exercise, play, travel, spend time with my family, and yes,…
Conference for church administrators
Church administrators, including treasurers, communicators, chancellors, church office staff, and clergy are the intended audience for an inter-denominational conference of The Church Network scheduled for July 6-8 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine. Get more details and register online. Christopher Thomas, currently serving as administrator of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Dallas and previously administrator in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, is a long-time member of the organization and recommends it highly: I have been an active member of…
Bishop Mayer visits St. Mary’s, Hillsboro
On Sunday, June 12, Bishop Scott Mayer visited St. Mary’s, Hillsboro, where his uncle, the Rev. Harry Mayer, had been vicar. Bishop Mayer said that in the mid-1980s, he visited Hillsboro several times to see his Uncle Harry and Aunt Flo in the vicarage. He was very fond of Harry. They shared an interest in baseball, the beach in Galvaston, and The Episcopal Church. Before Bishop Mayer went to seminary, his uncle gave him a substantial part of his theological…
Save the Date: October 28 for “Now What?” symposium on church innovation
How can the church be creative and find new ways to use its buildings and resources? How can we innovate and find new ways to be the church? Save the date of Friday, October 28, 2016 for a one-day conference at Northway Christian Church in Dallas: A few years ago, several congregatons in our diocese participated in a Recasting Assets process coordinated by the Episcopal Church Building Fund to re-think how they were using their space and resources and to connect with their…
Community vigils organized
Celebration Community Church is hosting a Candlelight Vigil on Monday at 7 pm for all affected by the Sunday morning shootings at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and the community is invited. David Mack Henderson wrote: Both LGBTQA people and our broad supporters from throughout Tarrant County are welcome and encouraged to join us. There are moments when we need to gather to fortify our community and draw upon our grief and dismay to collectively empower our better endeavors. This is one of those…
Bishop Scott Mayer on mass shooting in Orlando
Once again we awaken to news of a mass shooting, this time the worst in US history. This story unfolded in the early hours of the morning, with most of us hearing the news as we were on our way to worship. We know the dead are in the arms of God, so let us enfold in prayer and compassion those who love and mourn for them. Pray for the first responders, for the law enforcement agencies, the grief counselors,…
TEC Executive Council approves generous grant
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church passed a resolution on Friday, June 10, 2016, supporting the work of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and responding to the diocese’s request, at the Executive Council’s February 26-28 meeting in Fort Worth, for $600,000 in grant funding. The resolution approved $217,500 from the general budget, something that happens only rarely. Read the report from the Episcopal News Service here. “The Presiding Bishop has personally committed to helping us to raise the…
Church music workshop this weekend
Are you a church musician, a worship leader, or a lay or clergy person interested in sacred music? Brite Divinity School is partnering with the Church Music Institute to present a summer workshop this Friday and Saturday, June 10-11 at Zion Lutheran Church in Dallas. CMI’s Sacred Music & Worship Summer Workshop is titled “Music in Christian Worship: Forming Hearts and Habits of Faithfulness.” See a schedule and brochure for details about speakers and presenters, and register online here.
Take a Safeguarding God’s Children course
There are three trainings for Safeguarding God’s Children coming up this week and next. If you volunteer or work with children or youth, make sure to take the course; it needs to be renewed every three years. Today – Wednesday, June 8, 6 – 9 pm at St. Christopher’s in Fort Worth – RSVP to Tara in the church office. Sunday, June 12, 12 – 2 pm at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller – RSVP to the church office Saturday, June 18, 9 am…
Good Shepherd in Granbury is seeking a pianist
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Granbury has a position open for a pianist. Take a look at the Job Board for more information and other open positions. If your church has openings you’d like to post on the job board, contact the diocesan office at 817-534-1900 or email ministry.support@edotn.org.
Bishop Mayer makes first visitation to Trinity
Bishop J. Scott Mayer was at Trinity, Fort Worth, for Pentecost on May 15, 2016. Bishop Rayford High also was there and confirmed two of his grandchildren. Kiylinn-Edward Daniel Lee Blueford, Knox Harrison Charbonnet, Grier Kate Charbonnet, and Timmiesha Nicole Blueford were baptized and Paige (Atta) Charbonnet was baptized and confirmed. Jason McQuerry Charbonnet reaffirmed his baptismal vows. Tina Machu was received into The Episcopal Church. Riley Elizabeth Brackin, Elizabeth Shapard, Seiler Marie Nishimura, and Esther Macrina Wright…
St. Martin’s hears Mass in French on Pentecost
The Rev. Scot McComas of St. Martin-in-the-Fields said Mass in French on Pentecost this year, a new experience for the Keller/Southlake congregation. “I think it’s a way to show that the church or the diocese thinks outside the box. It connects people to when they studied French years ago. It allows us to connect with a larger church body, our convocation of Europe is based in Paris, etc. The church of Burundi, Rawanda speak French,” McComas said. He also pointed…
Five graduate with Master of Divinity degrees
Seminary of the Southwest Andrew Ellison graduates Tuesday, May 24, in the Seminary of the Southwest‘s 65th commencement exercises in Austin with a Master of Divinity degree. He was ordained December 16, 2015, and has accepted a position serving as curate at Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall, in the Diocese of Texas. Virginia Theological Seminary Lisa Neilson graduated with a Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary on Thursday, May 19, in its 193rd Commencement. She was ordained as a deacon January…