Posts from 2023

Posts from 2023

The Rev. Canon Bill Nix funeral October 28, 2023

The Rev. Canon William D. [Bill] Nix, Jr., 82, died Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at his home in Fort Worth, TX. Nix is survived by his wife Puddin, of Canadian and Fort Worth; two sons, Todd Nix and wife Gervaise of Austin, and Colin Nix of Dallas; a daughter, Emilie Nix of Amarillo, and four grandchildren, Paris Nix of Austin, Trevor Shoels, Tayler McWatters, and Teagan McWatters of Amarillo. The funeral will be at 1 pm Saturday, October 28, at the chapel at…

Bruce Coggin obituary

The Rev. Dr. Bruce W. Coggin, 82, of Fort Worth, died on September 24, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. A funeral mass will be held on October 29, 2023, at 3 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 3401 Bellaire Drive So., Fort Worth, with Bishop Rayford High celebrating. Reception following. Clergy will vest and process. Bruce was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, to Wayne and Jane Coggin. He held a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, a master’s degree in French, and a PhD…

Pet Blessings offered

Wednesday, October 4 is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment. Because Francis expressed his devotion to God through his love for all of God’s creation, the custom of offering blessings of animals around or on his Feast Day grew up.   The Rev. Joel McAlister will be offering blessings on the sidewalk in front of the North Region Diocesan Center of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, 209 South Main, Fort…

There really was a St. Valentine

Like love, St. Valentine is a bit of a mystery. Many of the associations with Valentine have accumulated over centuries, but there really was a Valentine. Archeologists have found a Roman catacomb and church dedicated to him. Today, in addition to being the supposed reason for all those chocolate hearts and roses, he also is the patron saint of beekeepers, engaged couples, epilepsy, fainting, greetings, happy marriages, travelers, young people, and plague. Legend holds that Valentine’s Day is associated with…

The Rev. Frank Reeves died December 28

The Rev. Frank Reeves died on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. A celebration of his life will be at 11 am on Saturday, January 14 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 223 S. Pearson Lane, Keller, Texas, 76248. Reeves retired from St. Martin’s in 2007 after serving that congregation for 22 years. He was called to serve as vicar of St. Martin’s in 1985, and as their first rector when they became a parish in 1989. Susan Reeves has asked that people…