Posts from 2017 (Page 8)
Hunger relief milestone: food pantry prepares to open
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.“ Matthew 25:35-40 The text above is just one of the many times Jesus tells us to feed the hungry. This month this diocese nears a major…
Funeral for St. Alban’s Jeph Abara January 28
After a long battle with cancer Jeph Abara, beloved member of St. Alban’s, Theatre Arlington, died December 27, 2016. A life-long runner, Abara in his later years organized races benefiting charities throughout Fort Worth and Arlington. The Rev. Kevin Johnson, priest in charge at St. Alban’s, said, “With the Grace of God Jeph’s final charity race was Christmas Eve morning, to benefit the Outreach Ministries of St. Alban’s.” Funeral will be Saturday, January 28th, 10:30 a.m. at Shepherd of Life Lutheran…
Stories tell of new ways to be church
The Episcopal News Service series on the Diocese of Fort Worth continued this week, with stories, photos, and videos featuring St. Stephen’s, Hurst, and The Episcopal Church of Wise County. Reinventing St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in shopping center took ‘a lot of miracles’ The story on St. Stephen’s begins, “At first glance, Village Plaza looks like any other shopping center in the Fort Worth metro area – until you see that there’s not one but three storefront churches. The newest,…
Bishop High to celebrate 50th anniversary of ordination
Bishop Rayford B. High, Jr., assisting bishop of Fort Worth, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6. High served as provisional bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth from November 2012 to June 2015. Prior to that, he served as bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Texas from 2003-Spring 2012. He was canon for pastoral ministries and the diocesan liaison to St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital when he was elected…
ENS series features St. Alban’s, Theatre Arlington
The second part of an Episcopal News Service series on the Diocese of Fort Worth was published today, and it features a story, photographs, and a video interview with the Rev. Kevin Johnson, priest in charge. The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg, ENS reporter, spent time in the diocese in early November and visited St. Alban’s, the Episcopal Church of Wise County, St. Stephen’s, Hurst, and St. Luke’s,. Stephenville. The story on St. Alban’s begins, “The scene behind the altars of…
Stephanie Moncrieff to be ordained priest at Trinity
The Rt. Rev. Jeff Fisher, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Texas, will ordain Stephanie Moncrieff to the priesthood at 7 pm on Friday, January 13 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. Moncrieff grew up in the Diocese of Texas at St. George’s and St. Patrick’s, Houston, and St. Peter’s, Brenham. She graduated from the University of Houston with honors and served as a social studies teacher in Houston Independent School District. After college, she served as a Sunday School teacher…
Diocese featured in ENS series
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is being featured in a series of stories, photos, and videos by Mary Frances Schjonberg of the Episcopal News Service. The series begins, “For Episcopalians who think of “church” as a place to go rather than a thing to be, the continuing Diocese of Fort Worth has some stories to share. “They are stories of more than reorganizing – or even resuscitating – a diocesan and congregational structure after a majority of former clergy…
Episcopal youth meet, worship, serve, have fun
UPDATED: Bishop Scott Mayer to attend EYE with delegations from the dioceses of Fort Worth and Northwest Texas. Read more here. UPDATED with application forms. See links below. Every three years since 1982, The Episcopal Church convenes an international youth event so “that the energy of the youth of the Episcopal Church can continue to be utilized in active ministry as members of the Body of Christ.” (General Convention Resolution #1982-D079) These events have become famous for being fun, lively,…