Posts by Katie Sherrod (Page 28)
Bishop asks legal team to respond to misinformation
As you may know, last week the Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled against the former bishop and others attempting to take a diocese out of The Episcopal Church while claiming Episcopal Church property. And while we rejoice with the Episcopalians there, we also hold all involved in our prayers. We, better than most, understand that all litigation takes a toll on all involved. Our legal team notes that South Carolina was one of the few states cited by the breakaways…
South Carolina Supreme Court rules property belongs to Episcopal Church
The South Carolina Supreme Court has said that nearly all the property involved in litigation between a breakaway group and The Episcopal Church belongs to The Episcopal Church. The Court heard the case nearly two years ago. Read several stories here. Read the South Carolina Supreme Court opinion here. Bishop Skip Adams of South Carolina said, “We are grateful for this decision and for the hard work of the court in rendering it. We also give thanks to God for the…
Free webinar on refugee program updates
Episcopal Migration Ministries and the Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations are hosting a one-hour free webinar, Welcome in Action: Education, Advocacy and Outreach at 3 pm on Tuesday, August 15. This webinar will provide the latest updates on the travel ban, refugee funding, and upcoming opportunities to engage in advocacy and outreach in support of refugee resettlement. Lacy Broemel, Episcopal Church Refugee and Immigration Policy Analyst, and Kendall Martin, Episcopal Migration Ministries Manager for Communications will lead the webinar. Registration is required and is available here. The webinar will…
Participate in Texas Impact Lobby Day
The Social Justice Group of Trinity Episcopal Church has extended an invitation to anyone in the diocese who wants who join them in going to Austin for Texas Impact’s Lobby Day on August 1. The group hopes to carpool from Trinity’s parking lot. Kathleen Wells is the contact person at Kathleenwells1@yahoo.com and 8177094207. If you want to participate, register for free here. Texas Impact is “a statewide religious grassroots network whose members include individuals, congregations, and governing bodies of the Christian, Jewish and…
David Leedy funeral Saturday, July 22.
Former diocesan historiographer David Leedy died on July 12, 2017, at age 77. His funeral service will be at 11am Saturday, July 22, at St. Elisabeth/Christ the King. Leedy lived with his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for many years. He had been on hospice care for two years, but, as his wife, Dianne, wrote, “He was very strong willed and fought to stay alive.” Leedy, a business man and CPA, had many interests outside of work. His intellectual curiosity was endless.…
Save the date for Discernment Day
RESCHEDULED: The fall discernment day has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for the spring – the date is not yet set. Contact the diocesan office at office@edotn.org with questions. ——- If you are feeling called to ministry, ordained or lay, mark your calendar for Saturday, October 7, 8:30 am to 4 pm at St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth. That’s the date of Discernment Day, an important first step in the understanding and exploration of the various areas and…
Trinity greets bishop, says Godspeed to Stephanie Moncrieff
On Sunday, May 7, 2017, Bishop Scott Mayer visited Trinity, Fort Worth. He received Christine Ann Moranetz and joined the congregation in saying farewell and Godspeed to the Rev. Stephanie Moncrieff, who is moving with her husband to Waterloo, Iowa. Their destination sparked an idea for a flashmob who surprised Moncrieff at the reception following the worship service — they sprang up and began dancing to “Waterloo” by ABBA. Watch a short video of the farewell to Moncrieff below or on…
Book Signing: The Ultimate Quest: A Geek’s Guide to the (Episcopal) Church
St. Anne’s Bookstore & Gifts at All Saints, Fort Worth, is hosting a book signing for the Rev. Jordan H. Ware on Sunday, June 4, in DeWolfe Hall between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Ware, assisting priest at All Saints’, is the author of The Ultimate Quest: A Geek’s Guide to the (Episcopal) Church, published by Church Publishing New York. Copies of the book will be available at the event. She also will be available after the 11:15 a.m. service. The book’s cover blurb offers…
Presiding bishop visits Refugee Services of Texas
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry visited the offices of Refugee Services of Texas on Thursday, April 6, to meet with clients and staff as well as with Episcopalians who volunteer with the agency. See more photos in the diocesan Flickr gallery. Several Episcopalians, including Ms. Eleanor Forfang-Brockman of St. Luke’s in the Meadow, and the Rev. Tracie Middleton, have been involved in setting up a class to teach English as a second language at RST. The PB sat in on a brief…
Make your donation to the New Life Fund today
The New Life Fund: Growing in New Ways campaign was kicked off by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at a fundraising dinner Friday, April 7, at Colonial Country Club. More than 160 people attended the dinner. Watch a video of his spirited address at the dinner below or on YouTube. You can make a donation here. The New Life Fund will raise $200,000 over a two-year-period in matching funds for the $600,000 in grant money from The Episcopal Church. This…
Bishop Mayer: “We are a Resurrection People”
Bishop Scott Mayer has issued an Easter message, reminding us that we are Resurrection People. But what does that mean? He explores it in this video. Watch it below, or on YouTube. The video is close captioned.
Parker County church plant team rarin’ to go
On Thursday, April 6, 2017, atop a windy hill with panoramic views of east Parker County, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry commissioned and blessed church planter Hunter Ruffin and the church planting team. The core of the church planting team will be the St. Francis Episcopal Church congregation in Parker County, led by Ms. Marti Fagley. In March, the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church announced it had approved a grant of $100,000 to the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth for a church…
Holy Week and Easter Services in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
Everyone – no exceptions – is welcome to join Episcopalians in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in the observance of Holy Week and Easter. A list of services is below. The Foundational Story Holy Week is when the foundational story of Christianity – Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection – is remembered and retold, both in words and in ritual actions, at services throughout the week. It ends at sundown on Holy Saturday with a service called the Great Vigil…
PB’s sermon raises the roof at festival Eucharist
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry practically raised the roof of University Christian Church with his sermon at the festival worship service on Saturday, April 8, 2017. “I love to tell the story” was the theme of his visit, and of his sermon. He talked of the various ways Jesus’ story touched people in scripture – and now touches us. And when Jesus’ story meets the story of another, a new story is created. The offering, which was designated for Refugee Services…
Learning to love to tell the story
“I love to tell the story” was the theme of the visit of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, who calls himself Chief Evangelism Officer of The Episcopal Church. On Friday, April 7, 2017, Episcopalians gathered at St. Christopher, Fort Worth, to learn to love telling the story. They heard a riveting telling of the Gospel of John from storyteller Kathy Culmer and an inspiring homily from Bishop Scott Mayer at Morning Prayer. Watch the telling of scripture below or on YouTube.…
Bishop High confirms, receives several at St. Martin’s, Keller
Bishop Rayford B.High, Jr. visited St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller, on Sunday, April 2, 2017, for confirmations, receptions, and reaffirmations of faith. Bishop High stepped in for Bishop Scott Mayer, who was away for a family funeral. As it was the first Sunday of the month, it was the children’s service, in which children do the readings and gather around the altar during the Eucharist. Before the sermon, Bishop High showed his bishop’s “gear” to the children assembled on the floor before the altar…