Posts from 2016 (Page 9)
Connie Kline, last charter member of St. Luke’s, Fort Worth, dies
Connie Kline died on February 29, 2016. She was buried on March 12, 2016, at St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, on what would have been her 100th birthday. Kline was the last remaining charter member of St. Luke’s. Former rectors of St. Luke’s, the Rev. Gayland Pool and the Rev. Jim Horton, joined the current rector, the Rev. Karen Calafat in officiating at the funeral. Horton preached. In his sermon, Horton said, “There is one more truly glaring and…
Bishop Mayer preached at House of Bishops retreat
Bishop Scott Mayer preached at the Sunday Eucharist at the spring meeting of the House of Bishops at Camp Allen in the Diocese of Texas. As is the custom, the spring gathering was a retreat for the bishops.. The meeting began Friday, March 11 and ended Tuesday, March 15. It is the first meeting of the bishops chaired by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry since his election at General Convention last summer. During the course of the meeting, the bishops discussed racial…
Join us for Holy Week and Easter
Everyone – no exceptions – is welcome to join Episcopalians in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in the observance of Holy Week and Easter. The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer, provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, will be celebrating and preaching at 11:15 am on Easter Sunday at St. Andrew’s, worshiping at Good Shepherd Chapel, University Christian Church, 2720 S. University Dr., Fort Worth, TX, 76109. A list of all Holy Week and Easter services in…
Bishop and clergy reaffirm vows
Bishop Scott Mayer and the clergy of the diocese gathered Tuesday at a worship service at St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth to reaffirm vows they made at their ordinations. The bishop blessed oils (called chrism) for anointing at baptism and for healing. During the service, he anointed the hands of the clergy. At a luncheon in the parish hall, the bishop visited with the clergy and engaged in an informal Q&A session. Read Bishop Mayer’s sermon at the 2016…
Episcopal Relief & Development exceeds 75th Anniversary Goal
Thanks to the generous support and coordinated efforts of thousands of Episcopalians and friends, Episcopal Relief & Development’s 75th Anniversary Celebration exceeded its goals for fundraising and engagement throughout the Church and beyond. During the 75-week celebration, the organization raised $7.94 million as part of a special campaign. They connected with supporters through live events, webinars, stories and a traveling photo exhibition. “After 75 years of serving millions of people around the world, Episcopal Relief & Development and our faithful supporters had…
Funeral for the Rev. Lauren Gough to be March 17
UPDATED 3/8/2016: The service for the Rev.Lauren Gough will be at 1 pm on Thursday, March 17, at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Keller/Southlake. The Rt. Rev. Scott Mayer will celebrate and the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Kaeton, hospice chaplain, Episcopal Diocese of Newark, will preach. A reception will follow. Memorials can be made to St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 223 S. Pearson Lane, Keller, Texas, 76248. Condolences to the Rev. Judy Upham can be sent to St. Martin’s as well. —– The Rev.…
Women’s retreat planned for August
The Province VII Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will host a women’s retreat August 26-28 at Christ the King Retreat Center in San Angelo, Texas. Province VII ECW Retreat The 2016 retreat will focus on the enneagram and spiritual growth, led by Kathleen Pittman. The topic is “The Enneagram and Spiritual Growth” Returning to the true self that God created us to be is the goal of our spiritual journey. Recognizing when our own ego gets in the way of our God…
Fort Worth hosts DOK Province VII Assembly
Fort Worth will host the Province VII Daughters of the King (DOK) for its annual Assembly this year on April 22-24. We are the host diocese for the first time since the re-organization – and probably many years before. DOK President Marti Fagley said, “We are expecting more than 70 women to attend from around the province.” The Glory Bound Singers are Daughters from the Diocese of Texas and will also participate in the Sunday morning worship at St. Christopher’s at 10:30 am April…
Bishop, leaders address TEC Executive Council
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church met in Fort Worth February 26-28 at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center. Bishop Scott Mayer of Fort Worth and Bishop George Sumner of Dallas and members of their leadership teams were invited to have dinner with the Council and to make presentations about ministries in their respective dioceses. Unfortunately, Bishop Sumner was ill, but Canon Michael Gilton and his team carried on in his stead. Bishop Mayer invited the Canon to the…
Chrism Mass on Tuesday, March 8
For the first time, the diocese’s annual Chrism Mass (sometimes called a Mass of Collegiality) will not be during Holy Week. Instead, it will be at 10 am on Tuesday, March 8, at St. Luke’s in the Meadow, 4301 Meadowbrook Dr., Fort Worth, TX, 76103, with Bishop Scott Mayer preaching and presiding. It is hoped that having the service at a time other than the very busy Holy Week will be easier for the clergy. The service is open to…
Lenten Quiet Day at St. Martin’s, Keller on March 19- UPDATED
Men, women, and teens are invited to a Lenten Quiet Day from 9:30 am to 2 pm on Saturday, March 19, 2016. This Lenten Quiet Day offers time that is set apart to stop and rest and be with the Lord. The meditations will use beautiful Lenten icons and the deep symbolism written in the art will be shared. The day starts at 9:30 am with Morning Prayer in the church sanctuary. A soup and bread lunch will be served at noon. The quiet…
Vestry Papers features Demi Prentiss’ work
The January-February edition of Vestry Papers from the Episcopal Church Foundation includes an article by former diocesan ministry developer Demi Prentiss and her co-author, J. Fletcher Lowe. The article, titled “Get the Hell Out of Church!!”, urges church leaders to shift their focus from inside to outside, and from church-sponsored outreach to individuals understanding themselves as “on mission” in their everyday lives. The material is based on their 2015 book, Radical Sending: Go to Love and Serve. The ideas Prentiss and Lowe present are…
St. Luke’s in the Meadow offering Taize services
All are invited to worship in the style of Taizé on the first Friday of each month at 6:30 pm. at St. Luke’s in the Meadow. Fort Worth. Taizé is an ecumenical style of worship, involving singing and silence, designed to facilitate a spirit of contemplation. The use of candles, icons and Biblical chants create a meditative environment. It was born at the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic order in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. It is composed of more than one hundred brothers, from Catholic…
Solemn Evensong Sunday, February 28
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness by joining in Solemn Evensong, a treasure of the Anglican tradition, as part of the observance of the Lenten Season at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. All are invited at 6 pm on Sunday, February 28, with the All Saints’ Choir and Rick Grimes, organist and choir master. All Saints’ also will have the Stations of the Cross every Friday in Lent at 6 pm. Palm Sunday is March 20 and…
Bishops of reorganizing dioceses meet with presiding bishop
The bishops of the reorganizing dioceses of The Episcopal Church met with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on February 10-11 at the Church Center in New York City. Bishop Scott Mayer joined Bishops Dorsey McConnell of Pittsburgh, David Rice of San Joaquin, and Charles von Rosenberg of South Carolina in a wide-ranging discussion with the presiding bishop designed to update him on developments in those dioceses. Reorganizing dioceses have much in common As the meeting unfolded the bishops discovered that, even…
News coverage of Ash Wednesday features Episcopalians
Ash Wednesday news coverage in the Fort Worth – Dallas area featured congregations of our diocese. Ellen Bryan of NBC Channel 5 News interviewed the Rev. Karen Calafat of St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, about the burning of palms to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday and about Ash Wednesday in general. St. Luke’s offered Ashes to Go in front of the church across from Meadowbrook Elementary School and Meadowbrook Middle School. St. Alban’s, worshiping in Theatre…