Posts from November 2021
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…
Dr. Wil Gafney Inaugurated
The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney was inaugurated as the holder of the Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor of Hebrew Bible Chair at Brite Divinity School at TCU on Thursday, October 28, 2021. Her lecture, “What if Bathsheba Took the Throne,” can be viewed at 34.17 in the video below. The stole, which is emblazoned with the names of Julia Foote, Katie Geneva Cannon, Pauli Murray, Kelly Brown Douglas, Delores Williams, and Renita Weems, was made for Dr. Gafney by Tawnya…