Leadership News (Page 13)

Leadership News (Page 13)

Texas Supreme Court will hold oral argument December 5

The Supreme Court of Texas will hold oral arguments in our case on December 5, 2019, in Austin. Bishop Scott Mayer has invited Episcopalians to pray for the best outcome in our case in the weeks leading up and during the oral arguments. Unless otherwise noted, the information below is from the website of the Supreme Court of Texas. “The Supreme Court normally holds oral arguments once a month on three consecutive days. On each day that oral arguments are…

Lynching memorial soil collection opportunity for reconciliation

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, December 11, at the corner of NE 12th Street and Samuels Avenue. Here’s why. On November 9, at the 2019 Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, Bishop Eugene Sutton of Maryland challenged Episcopalians to step up to the work of racial reconciliation and reparations. In his address on November 8, Bishop Scott Mayer said, “ I believe we are moving from understanding ourselves as “going to church”  to understanding ourselves as “being…

Bishop Eugene Sutton on racial reconcilation and reparations

This is the address Bishop Eugene Sutton gave at the 2019 Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth on Satuday, November 9, 2019, in Decatur. Read the address below and/or download a PDF of the address. Bishop Eugene Sutton Address on Racial Reconciliation & Reparations Racial Reconciliation and Reparations Bishop Eugene Sutton, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland The Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth Decatur, TX November 9, 2019 Well, it was pretty easy to getting here because…

Sandy Michels’ Lynching Memorial Presentation

Sandi Michels, priest in charge at St. Elisabeth/Christ the King, Fort Worth, gave a presentation to Diocesan Convention on the effort by the Tarrant County Coalition for Peace and Justice to create a memorial to the lynching of Fred Rouse on Samuels Avenue in Fort  Worth in 1921. Learn more about A Death on Samuels Avenue: The Lynching of Fred Rouse on December 2, at 5:30 – 7:30 pm, at the Shamblee Library, 959 E. Rosedale, Fort Worth, TX. Then…

Suicide prevention presentation

Scott Millican, senior warden at Trinity, Fort Worth, gave a presentation on suicide prevention at the 2019 Diocesan Convention in Decatur. Watch the video of the presentation below or on YouTube.

Trinity, Fort Worth, calls the Rev. Dr. Robert F. Pace as new rector

Trinity, Fort  Worth, has called the Rev. Dr. Robert F. Pace as their new rector. His first day at Trinity is Monday, December 16, 2019. His first Sunday is December 22. He is currently rector at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Amarillo in the Diocese of Northwest Texas. Pace is married to the Rev. Dr. Jill Walters, who also is an Episcopal priest. They have a 25-year-old daughter, Catherine, who lives in Austin. This is the letter Trinity’s Senior Warden Scott…

Good Shepherd, Granbury, presents Hymn Fest

All are invited to the Sixth Annual Hymn Fest, presented by the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd at their new location, 4530 Acton Highway, Granbury, at 3 pm on Sunday,  November 17. The Hymn Fest, a sing-along, will be conducted by Dr. Iwoa Asakura and will feature solos by Dr. Heather Hawk. A reception will follow.

Resolutions passed by the 2019 Diocesan Convention

Delegates to the 2019 Diocesan Convention passed several resolutions. After hearing an address from Bishop Eugene Sutton of Maryland about racial reconciliation and reparations, delegates passed the following resolution: Creation of a Diocesan Commission on Racial Justice and Reparations Resolved, that this 37th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, in response to Bishop Eugene Sutton’s address, heed his call to action by creating a Diocesan Commission on Racial Justice and Reparation to explore the history of racial injustice…

Election results, 2019 Diocesan Convention

Here is the list of people elected to various positions at the 2019 Diocesan Election. General Convention Deputies, Lay Katie Sherrod, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth Marti Fagley, St. Christopher, Fort Worth Brent Walker, Episcopal Church of Wichita Falls Kathleen Wells, Trinity, Fort Worth First Alternate – Aidan Wright, St. Christopher, Fort Worth General Convention Deputies, Clergy Bradley Dyche, St. Luke’s, Stephenville Kevin Johnson, St. Alban’s, Theatre Arlington Karen Calafat, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth Amy…

Endowment honors the Rev. William Taylor

Brite Divinity School has announced the establishment of the William Taylor Latino/a Ministries Endowment. The endowment was made possible through a generous gift from Dr.  Timothy and Mrs. Sylvia Metz Stevens. Dr. Stevens serves on the Brite Divinity School Board of Trustees.  The Stevens have been active members of St. Christopher Episcopal Church in Fort Worth since 1999. They have two sons and five grandchildren. On Wednesday, March 4, in the Robert Carr Chapel at Brite at TCU, there will…

Bishop’s Address: A new wind is blowing

  This is the address Bishop Scott Mayer gave on Friday, November 8, at the 2019 Diocesan Convention at the Decatur Civic Center. You can watch it below or on YouTube, or read the text [below the video].   Fort Worth Convention 2019 November 8 Our theme for this year’s annual convention is “The Way of Love:  Practices for a Jesus Centered Life.”    Our Presiding Bishop,  Michael Curry,  introduced these practices during the last General Convention in Austin.   As he…

Hurray for the Holidays fundraiser November 21

Join St. Alban Theatre Arlington for its annual Outreach Ministries Fundraiser,  6:30 pm, Thursday, November 21, 2019. Theatre Arlington’s Hurray for the Holidays includes  a pre-show reception and a special sweet surprise at intermission. We all loved gathering around the TV to watch the holiday specials each season. Join Theatre Arlington to imagine what it would be like to have our own show with singing, dancing, and special guest stars every performance.  Appropriate for audiences aged 3 and up. Tickets…

Advent Taize Service December 8

St. Christopher Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, invites all to an Advent Taize Service at 6 pm on the Second Sunday of Advent, December 8. Advent 2019 begins Sunday, December 1 and ends on December 24. Advent begins the new liturgical year, and is a season of hope, anticipation, and preparation for the coming of the Christ child. For those who keep the Advent season, it can offer a grace-filled space in the midst of seasonal secular stress. The Taizé community…

Have you registered for Diocesan Convention? Time’s a’wastin’.

Diocesan Convention is November 8 and 9 at the Decatur Civic Center. If you haven’t registered yet, whether as a delegate, guest, or vendor, please do so. Registration is $65 for one day, $90 for two days. Registration includes afternoon snacks and dinner with wine on Friday; continential breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack on Saturday. Online registration will close at  midnight on Wednesday, November 6. The opening worship service is at 7 pm Friday. The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton…

Our Dallas neighbors need help in wake of tornado

This week’s tornado destroyed three campuses in the Dallas Independent School District: Thomas Jefferson High School, Cary Middle School, and Walnut Hill Elementary Now DISD officials say they’ve been overwhelmed by those seeking to help and have set up a tornado relief fund through the Dallas Education Foundation, according to the Dallas Morning News. The newspaper reported that “school supplies and gift cards, preferably in $25-30 increments, are also being sought. Gift cards can be mailed to 9400 N. Central Expressway,…