Posts from 2021
Year-end contributions
As you pray over your year-end donations for 2021, please consider making a donation to the Episcopal Church in North Texas. This will help support diocesan ministries and support to congregations, including mission and outreach grants. There are several options for your gift: A gift to a specific ministry, organization, or group, such as the United Thank Offering (UTO), Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), the diocesan disaster relief/recovery fund, Christian education, support to seminarians, or scholarships to Education for Ministry…
Christmas Eve services
The congregations of the Episcopal Church in North Texas invite you to spend Christmas Eve with them. Bishop Scott Mayer’s Christmas Message Watch Bishop Mayer’s Christmas Message, and/or read the text. services ARLINGTON St. Alban’s Episcopal Church holding services at Theatre Arlington 305 W. Main, Arlington, TX 76010 Christmas Eve Las Posadas Procession Event, a reenactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for a place to welcome Baby Jesus, followed by Holy Communion 3 pm Friday, December 24, in Theatre Arlington…
We are all Mary
This is Bishop Scott Mayer’s Christmas message to the Episcopal Church in North Texas. Watch it below or on YouTube. The video is close captioned. Or you can read the text of the message below. We are all Mary As we have moved through Advent, we have kindled one candle after another to lighten the gloom of the mid-winter world. Those candles illuminate the approach of Christmas, preparations for which began very early as people hunger for cheer…
Blue Christmas services
The holidays are often the loneliest time of the year for those who have experienced some kind of recent — or not so recent — loss in their lives. Whether the death of a loved one, loss of a job, divorce, death of a dear pet, loss of health, or some other loss, a Blue Christmas service is space in which to acknowledge our losses and our pain, and to take comfort in God’s love and care for us, especially…
Chanta Bhan ordained priest at All Saints’ School
Marcia Chanta Bhan was ordained to the priesthood by the Rt. Rev. Gayle Harris, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Massachusetts, on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, in the All Saints’ Chapel at the All Saints’ Episcopal School. The Rt. Rev. Carol Gallagher, Regional Canon for the Central Region of the Diocese of Massachusetts, was the preacher. The Rt. Rev. Scott Mayer, bishop of the Episcopal Church in North Texas, assisted. The Rev. Bhan is the Interim Middle School and Upper…
Bishop Scott Mayer and Lutheran bishop visit St. Christopher/St. Matthew’s
Bishop Scott Mayer and Bishop Erik Gronberg, bishop of the Northern-Texas Northern Louisiana Synod/Mission, made a visit to a joint service of St. Christopher at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. St. Christopher has been worshiping there since they lost their building in the conclusion of the litigation. Bishop Gronberg officially installed the Rev. Lesley M. Radius, the pastor of St. Matthew’s, and baptized Harper Frame. Bishop Mayer confirmed Don Hicks, Jerrel Nichols, Hannah Saito, Gerry Graham, Ian Wiley, Dennis Scoggin and…
Bishop Mayer visits St. Mary’s, Hillsboro
Bishop Scott Mayer visited St. Mary’s. Hillsboro, on December 5, 2021, the Second Sunday of Advent. It was his first visit to the congregation since they have moved into their new worship space — which they have created out of a former Bank of America Drive Thru facility. They are using one large room for worship and the other for their Parish Hall. An added luxury for them is that their Parish Hall has bathrooms. When they shared their historic…
New podcast focuses on challenges, joys of small church ministry
Please note that the Rev. Allison Sandlin Liles of St. Stephen’s, Hurst, is part of the leadership of this national group. Ann Arbor, Michigan—The Small Churches Big Impact Collective (SCBI) is pleased to announce the launch of its new podcast of the same name. Episode 1: “Welcome to Small Churches Big Impact Collective” will be released on December 2, 2021, with six additional episodes to be released weekly. The podcast can be found via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you…
Help 4Saints Food Pantry get ready for Christmas
4Saints Episcopal Food Pantry needs your help for the holidays: Hey, all you wonderful supporters of the food pantry. It’s holiday time again. In the past we have requested that you contribute to Christmas sacks for both kids and adults. But this year we simply don’t have room at the new location to store or distribute the gift bags. So this year we have a simple request that is no less generous. We are asking that you consider buying $5…
Refugee Services of Texas needs your help
In October, Refugee Services of Texas FW has had more than 120 arrivals. In one recent week, they resettled 45 evacuees from Afghanistan, including a family of 11. “Donations go out as quickly as they come in, and our staff and volunteers are working hard to give everyone a warm welcome. Can you help?” was the plea on their Facebook Page. Refugee Services of Texas (RST) was founded in 1978. It is a partner with Episcopal Migration Ministries. It is…
The Rev. Canon Janet Waggoner on sabbatical
The Rev. Canon Janet Waggoner will be on sabbatical from November 15, 2021, to February 28, 2022. While she is away, Administrative Assistant Michele King will work with Bishop Scott Mayer and the Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer of Northwest Texas to handle duties related to the Canon to the Ordinary. The Rev. Canon Linda Taylor also will assist as needed. Waggoner began working as Canon to the Ordinary in the Spring of 2013. According to the Episcopal Church glossary sabbatical…
Bishop Scott Mayer’s Address to Convention
This is Bishop Scott Mayer’s Address to the 39th Meeting of the Convention of the Episcopal Church in North Texas. Bishop Mayer delivered it as the sermon at the opening worship. You can read it below or download a PDF. North Texas Convention November 13, 2021 I would like to begin this morning by expressing gratitude to everyone who has worked to put together this virtual convention, including our host Texas Wesleyan University and their President Fred Slabach, all of…
Additional reports and resolutions for 2021 Convention
These additional documents and resolutions will be considered by Convention: 2021 Dio Conv Resolution R1 Location 111121 2021 Bishop’s Nominations and Appointments Final 111121 ECNTX Registrar Diocesan Report 2021 BishopsOfficial-Acts-for-2021-Convention
Gary Wilson funeral Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Gary Dan Wilson, 70, husband of the Rev. Dana Wilson, died unexpectedly at their home in Weatherford, TX, on Friday, November 5, 2021. The memorial service will be at 1 pm Wednesday, November 10, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 595 Mcllhaney St. in Stephenville, Texas. The Right Reverend Scott Mayer, bishop of the Episcopal Church in North Texas, will officiate and preach. The Rev. Canon Linda Taylor and the Rev. Deacon Ayo Ominiyi will assist. A reception will follow. In…
Bishop Scott Mayer visits St. Stephen’s for service in the park
Bishop Scott Mayer visited St. Stephen’s Hurst on Sunday, November 7, 2021, for a worship service in a pavilion in Smith/Barfield Park in Hurst. The Rev. Allison Sandlin Liles baptized Zoe Rene’ Righeni, and the bishop confirmed Katherine Marie Roemer, and received Victoria Guarnieri. In his sermon on this All Saint’s Day, Bishop Mayer said, “It is appropriate that we renew our baptismal vows on this Sunday after All Saints Day, as baptism speaks to our union with ALL…
Big Truck Saturday needs you!
The Big Truck Food Distribution of the 4Saints Episcopal Food Pantry needs you! And they especially need you as the year is winding down. Big Truck Saturday is normally on the 4th Saturday of the month. But that changes because of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Please take note of these dates: Saturday, November 13 Saturday, December 11 All you have to do to volunteer is show up. The address is 3000 Avenue E, Fort Worth, on the Texas Wesleyan Campus. Here…