Posts from 2021 (Page 5)
US Supreme Court declines to hear case
On February 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear our cases, which means the decision of the Texas Supreme Court stands. (20-534) ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH V. DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, ET AL. (20-536) THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ET AL. V. DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, ET AL. Bishop Scott Mayer said, “I know this is a disappointment to us all, but as followers of Jesus Christ, we live in hope.” “Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry of…
Ash Wednesday and Lent 2021
UPDATED TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021– In person imposition of ashes in the locations listed below have been canceled, with the exception of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller, which will proceed as scheduled. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and continues for 40 days (not counting Sundays) before culminating in Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday is on February 17 this year. Easter Sunday is April 4. On Ash Wednesday, Episcopalians, along with many other Christians in different traditions, wear a smudgy cross…
Time to apply for Mission and Outreach Grants
NOTE: The deadline has been changed to Thursday, April 29, 2021. The address of the diocesan offices has changed. Scan the completed application and spreadsheets and email them to outreach@edotn.org. Otherwise, mail the completed form and spreadsheets to Mission & Outreach Committee, Episcopal Church of North Texas, P.O.Box 8695, Fort Worth, TX, 76124. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2021 April 29, 2021. Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will be emailed to you. The Episcopal Church in North Texas, through…
The Rev. Kevin Johnson on slate for bishop of South Carolina
The Rev. Kevin Johnson, rector of St. Alban’s, Theatre Arlington, is on the slate of candidates for the 15th bishop of South Carolina. The slate was announced Saturday, January 29. According to the South Carolina website, “Walkabouts and Candidate Conversations will be held in the Second Week of Easter occurring Monday, April 12 through Wednesday, April 14.” Much like the Diocese of Fort Worth, the Diocese of South Carolina has been through a schism and rebuilding process. “The Standing Committee…
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s word to the Church: “Who shall we be?”
[January 8, 2021] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has issued the following Word to the Church. Watch the video of the Presiding Bishop’s message here (https://episcopalchurch.org/) or below. A transcript of the statement is below the video: And now in the name of our loving, liberating, and life-giving God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. In another time of national crisis, another time of danger for our nation, in 1865 on March the fourth, Abraham Lincoln concluded his second inaugural address…
The Rev. Vernon Gotcher, Ph.D, died December 6, 2020
The Rev. Vernon Alfred Gotcher, Ph.D, died December 6, 2020. He was born July 21, 1932. He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon Alfred Gotcher, his mother Irma Gotcher, and his son, Stephen Gotcher. UPDATE I/14/2021 Deanna Gotcher died January 14, 2021. Information about a memorial service will be announced at a later date. He also is survived by his children John Gotcher, Nancy Gotcher, Mary Gotcher (life partner Faye Hudson), and Stephanie Matthews as well as grandchildren Laura…
A CALL TO PRAYER FOR OUR NATION FROM PRESIDING BISHOP CURRY
[January 6, 2021] On this day of the Feast of the Epiphany, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites Episcopalians and people of faith to turn and pray on behalf of our nation. Watch the video of the Presiding Bishop’s statement here (https://episcopalchurch.org/). Read Bishop Mayer’s statement calling the diocese to prayer. A transcript of the statement follows: Today is January the 6th, 2021. It is the Feast of the Epiphany. And on this particular day at this particular moment, even as our…
Bishop Mayer calls the diocese to prayer
Bishop Scott Mayer calls the diocese into prayer in the wake of events in Washington, DC. Read Presiding Bishop Curry’s call to prayer. ******* Today, on the Feast of the Epiphany, we are reminded that God is with us. It is a timely reminder in the midst of the disturbing news reports from Washington. As the legally mandated processes for a peaceful transfer of power were playing out, they were abruptly interrupted as the U. S. Capitol was put on…