Posts by Steve Grenzow (Page 27)
Ashes to Go an ecumenical event at Tarleton in Stephenville
This year the Ashes to Go ministry has been expanded into an ecumenical event on the campus of Tarleton State University in Stephenville. On Ash Wednesday, March 5, the Rev. Curt Norman, rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 595 N. McIlhaney, Stephenville, will take part in an ecumenical service on the campus. At 3 pm prayers and Imposition of Ashes will be offered by the Tarleton Episcopal Campus Ministry, the Tarleton Catholic Campus Ministry, and Tarleton Wesley (Methodist campus ministry)…
Registration is open for ‘Growing Together in Faith’
Sign up today to attend “Growing Together in Faith – How Your Church Family Works,” April 4 and 5. The workshop will feature Peter Steinke and Ana Hernandez as presenters, and will offer an opportunity for your congregation’s leadership team to learn more about embracing change in order to grow.
College ministry conversation convenes
Want to revitalize or start a campus ministry at a college near you? Want to help support college ministry across the diocese? Then come be part of the conversation, 2-4pm on March 22 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 3401 Bellaire Dr. South, Fort Worth, TX 76109.
Learn to write an icon
For a reasonable investment of time and money, you can create a classic icon, learning this time-honored tradition from David Holland, retired Episcopal priest and long-time icon-writer.
Discover ‘ChurchNext’ for accessible Christian formation
Have you and your congregation discovered ChurchNext – safe online learning presented by expert teachers in scripture, liturgy, and important Christian topics, in engaging presentations that are convenient and affordable. The classes are available to anyone with a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet and access to the internet.
Find support for leaders and ministries
The Episcopal Church Foundation’s Vital Practices (ECFVP) website offers resources, inspiration, and instructional webinars to guide leaders in discernment, specific roles (senior warden, stewardship chair, etc.), and best practices (more efficient meetings, managing debt, etc.). You can receive a monthly newsletter via email, follow ECFVP on Facebook, or register to join with other leaders across the nation in a wide variety of online learning opportunities with experts and peers.
Beware fake funeral notices in your email
There are bogus emails making the rounds. Because clergy and churchpeople are apt to open such an email, Bishop High wanted to raise awareness of this threat. Based on a warning by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the personal experience on one local priest whose computer was invaded as a result of his opening the bogus email and clicking to linked information, there is information you need to know. The subject line of the bogus email states “funeral notification”…
Diocese of San Joaquin Welcomes Next Bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin (in California) is, along with the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, one of five dioceses that has been through a process of reorganization in the last few years. Since they are kindred spirits with us here in Texas, we are pleased to share their good news here in our diocese, and to rejoice with them in their ongoing progress. This past Sunday — February 23, 2014 — the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin welcomed its…
Registration for Growing in Faith Workshop
Update: Registration has completed and the form is now offline. Please complete all the fields below and then click the “Register” button ONE TIME ONLY. If your registration is successful, you will see further instructions regarding online payment at the bottom of the screen. If there are any problems with your registration, you will see an error message asking you to fix your entries. Please note that you can only register one person at a time with this form. Registration…
Gay Jennings preaches at St. Luke’s, Fort Worth
St. Luke’s Church Fort Worth, Texas February 9, 2014 In the Name of God, Amen. Good morning! I am so glad to be worshipping with you this morning at St. Luke’s. I have held the diocese and its people in my prayers for many years, and I have long admired your faithfulness, loyalty, and perseverance in the face of loss and adversity. Thank you for your witness and faith. This morning’s Gospel from Matthew is part of the…
Presiding Bishop’s Sermon in Fort Worth
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori delivered the following sermons on Feb. 8 in the Fort Worth, Texas. This diocese has known a kind of hunger that wasn’t chosen by most of you. It was a rule-bound fast, and it kept this community turned inward to ensure that the fast was maintained in a particular way. Since the end of that fast five years ago you’ve practiced another diet, one that has become far more…
Solemn Evensong on Feb. 23 at All Saints’
Solemn Evensong will be sung at All Saints’ Episcopal Church on Sunday, February 23 at 6:00 p.m. with The All Saints’ Choir. The church is located at 5001 Crestline Road in Fort Worth. All are invited.
Clive Driskill-Smith in recital Feb. 21 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church
The public is invited to an Organ Recital to be played by Clive Driskill-Smith, an organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, UK, on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church. All Saints’ Episcopal Church is located at 5001 Crestline Road in Fort Worth. Admission to the recital is free and a reception for everyone will follow the program. For more information, please contact Karla Uecker, communications manager at All Saints’, at 817-732-1424 or karla@asecfw.org.
Reimagining Our Church conversations on Twitter
We are sharing tweets about Reimagining Our Church on February 8, 2014 so that you can see how this event engaged others interested in our diocese or interested in the work of the Task Force for Reimagining The Episcopal Church(TREC). We chose to tweet about Reimagining Our Church with the hashtags #DioFW and #reimagineTEC because they pin conversations to our diocese and to other broad discussions about reimagining The Episcopal Church. Twitter helped us to expand the event’s reach beyond the walls of…
Letter from Bishop Rayford High in thanksgiving for Reimagining Our Church event
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ in the Diocese of Fort Worth, I cannot tell you all how very pleased I am about our weekend when we remembered the fifth anniversary reconstitution of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth with the Reimagining Our Church event. We were blessed to have both the presiding bishop and the president of the House of Deputies with us all day Saturday to listen to our stories, to hear how we are moving forward in…
“Reimagining Our Church” event to commemorate anniversary
Five years after reorganizing, the people and clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth have a chance to share what they’ve learned with the wider church. On Saturday, February 8, 2014, at University Christian Church, 2720 S. University Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, and the Rev. Gay Jennings, president of the House of Deputies of the General Convention of The Episcopal Church, will join in the commemoration…