2019 Diocesan Convention

2019 Diocesan Convention

Bishop Eugene Sutton on racial reconcilation and reparations

This is the address Bishop Eugene Sutton gave at the 2019 Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth on Satuday, November 9, 2019, in Decatur. Read the address below and/or download a PDF of the address. Bishop Eugene Sutton Address on Racial Reconciliation & Reparations Racial Reconciliation and Reparations Bishop Eugene Sutton, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland The Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth Decatur, TX November 9, 2019 Well, it was pretty easy to getting here because…

Sandy Michels’ Lynching Memorial Presentation

Sandi Michels, priest in charge at St. Elisabeth/Christ the King, Fort Worth, gave a presentation to Diocesan Convention on the effort by the Tarrant County Coalition for Peace and Justice to create a memorial to the lynching of Fred Rouse on Samuels Avenue in Fort  Worth in 1921. Learn more about A Death on Samuels Avenue: The Lynching of Fred Rouse on December 2, at 5:30 – 7:30 pm, at the Shamblee Library, 959 E. Rosedale, Fort Worth, TX. Then…

Handout with Lynching Memorial Presentation

  Download the list here:  Lynching memorial handout Handout from Sandi Michel’s presentation on the Lynching Memorial Project Diocesan Convention 2019  For more information – Books and websites you might find interesting Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, by Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the…

Suicide prevention presentation

Scott Millican, senior warden at Trinity, Fort Worth, gave a presentation on suicide prevention at the 2019 Diocesan Convention in Decatur. Watch the video of the presentation below or on YouTube.

Resolutions passed by the 2019 Diocesan Convention

Delegates to the 2019 Diocesan Convention passed several resolutions. After hearing an address from Bishop Eugene Sutton of Maryland about racial reconciliation and reparations, delegates passed the following resolution: Creation of a Diocesan Commission on Racial Justice and Reparations Resolved, that this 37th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, in response to Bishop Eugene Sutton’s address, heed his call to action by creating a Diocesan Commission on Racial Justice and Reparation to explore the history of racial injustice…

Election results, 2019 Diocesan Convention

Here is the list of people elected to various positions at the 2019 Diocesan Election. General Convention Deputies, Lay Katie Sherrod, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth Marti Fagley, St. Christopher, Fort Worth Brent Walker, Episcopal Church of Wichita Falls Kathleen Wells, Trinity, Fort Worth First Alternate – Aidan Wright, St. Christopher, Fort Worth General Convention Deputies, Clergy Bradley Dyche, St. Luke’s, Stephenville Kevin Johnson, St. Alban’s, Theatre Arlington Karen Calafat, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth Amy…

Have you registered for Diocesan Convention? Time’s a’wastin’.

Diocesan Convention is November 8 and 9 at the Decatur Civic Center. If you haven’t registered yet, whether as a delegate, guest, or vendor, please do so. Registration is $65 for one day, $90 for two days. Registration includes afternoon snacks and dinner with wine on Friday; continential breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack on Saturday. Online registration will close at  midnight on Wednesday, November 6. The opening worship service is at 7 pm Friday. The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton…

We need your info as well as your money

Have you registered for 2019 Diocesan Convention November 8 and 9? You can do so here until midnight on Wednesday, November 6. After that, you will have to register at the door. Please note: Just paying for registration isn’t enough. While we appreciate your payment, it’s you we care about the most. We need your information, so you have to register in addition to paying. This is because we need to know if you are a lay delegate and from…

Convention: Deadlines looming for reports, resolutions, nominations

The 2019 Diocesan Convention is November 8 and 9 at the Decatur Civic Center in Decatur, the same location as the 2018 convention. Registration opens September 2, with Early Bird rates in effect until October 1. Detailed information about diocesan convention Reports If you are the chair of a diocesan committee or commission or a group that receives money from the diocese, you have the responsibility to write a report to Diocesan Convention and send it to the secretary of…

Correction on Sewanee Trustee nomination for Convention

In the list of offices up for election at Diocesan Convention November 8 and 9 at the Decatur Civic Center in Decatur, the listing for Trustee of Sewanee, University of the South, was incorrect. The position that will be filled is for a lay Trustee, not a clergy member. The deadline for nomination is Monday, September 9. See more information. Detailed information on Diocesan Convention

Do you have a resolution for the 2019 Diocesan Convention?

Do you have a resolution to propose to this year’s Diocesan Convention?  Convention is November 8 and 9 at the Decatur Civic Center. Detailed information about Diocesan Convention. VIEW GUIDELINES for resolutions The canonical deadine to submit a resolution is Monday, September 9, 2019. Once the Resolutions Committee and the Constitution and Canons Committee review proposed resolutions and have a chance to communicate with the proposer about any questions or changes, the proposed resolutions will be linked below. The following…