Leadership News (Page 22)
Bishop Mayer visits Trinity, Fort Worth
Bishop Scott Mayer visited Trinity, Fort Worth, on Sunday, May 20, 2018. He confirmed 12 people, received four into The Episcopal Church, and reaffirmed the baptismal vows of two. He confirmed Catherine Celeste Normand, Nicholas Matthew Parker, Brianna Alexandra Cano, Samuel Luke Ferguson, William Calhoun James, William Shackleford Gillett, Landa Sloan Orrick, John Richard Conard, Gabriel Allen Jagush, Isabella Sanchez Leo, and Jeffry Paul Faircloth. He received Andrew Philip Gardos, Clayton Lewis Geran and Patricia Marie Geran, and reaffirmed…
Apply for mission and outreach grants
Do you have an idea for making a positive impact in your community with the church’s help? Is there a project your church would like to develop that could use a little extra funding? Apply now for mission and outreach grants. The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, through its Mission and Outreach Committee, will be awarding grants to programs that assist those who are underserved in our communities, strongly involve personal participation by our congregations, and that will be strengthened…
Register for EfM mentor training in September
2018 EFM mentor training St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Stephenville, TX is hosting a mentor training September 14-16, 2018 for prospective and continuing mentors in the Education for Ministry (EfM) program, as well as others interested in the program. Training options There will be two training events offered: Basic/In Service – Foundations of Seminar Life Vocation Formation Training – Ministry in Daily Life Please be reminded that Sewanee training requirements for experienced mentors may necessitate your taking basic training. All new mentors…
Making sense of sorrow and joy
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram published an Op Ed by Bishop Scott Mayer in the Saturday, May 26, 2018 edition. The online edition also included a photo of Mayer with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, taken when Curry was in the diocese last April. Sorrow, anger, delight, joy – how do we make sense of such a range of emotions? How, in a weekend in which we see school children murdered and lovers marry can we form right actions framed in God’s…
Christopher Thomas ordained priest
The Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey ordained Christopher Thomas to the priesthood on May 17, 2018, at St. Eisabeth and Christ the King Episcopal Church. The Rev. John A. Logan, Jr. of the Diocese of Texas preached. Thomas served as deacon at St. Alban’s, worshiping in Theatre Arlington before moving to St. Elisabeth and Christ the King. He is a cradle Episcopalian, having been raised at Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgan City, in the Diocese of Louisiana. He spent many years…
PB Michael Curry leads Reclaiming Jesus initiative
On Thursday, the Reclaiming Jesus initiative boldly found its voice in Washington, DC with a service at National City Christian Church co-led by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and the Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners followed by a candlelight procession to the White House where marchers stood vigil and prayed. The action is part of “Reclaiming Jesus: A Confession of Faith in a Time of Crisis,” an ecumenical Christian elders’ initiative launched in March to “reclaim Jesus” from those believed to…
Carlye Hughes elected bishop of the Diocese of Newark
The Rev. Carlye J. Hughes, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church Fort Worth was elected as the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark at their convention on Saturday, May 18, 2018. Election on first Ballot The first ballot of the election convention returned a clear result, showing Hughes to have been elected as the next bishop. As the Diocese of Newark’s website explains: In order to be elected, a candidate needed to receive a simple majority of votes…
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to preach at royal wedding
The Most Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church, will preach at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday, May 19. We offer explanations about who he is, some bingo fun with his preaching and sermon themes, some of his sermons, links to the order of worship and marriage liturgies, royal wedding venue information, and information about marriage in The Episcopal Church. We invite you to explore!
Christopher Thomas to be ordained priest May 17, 2018
Bishop Sam Hulsey will ordain Christopher Thomas to the priesthood at 7 pm. Thursday, May 17, 2018, on behalf of Bishop Scott Mayer, at St. Elisabeth and Christ the King Episcopal Church. Thomas served as deacon at St. Alban’s, worshiping in Theatre Arlington before moving to St. Elisabeth and Christ the King. He is a cradle Episcopalian, having been raised at Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgan City, in the Diocese of Louisiana. He spent many years on the staff and as a…
Bishop Mayer visits St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller
Bishop Scott Mayer visited St. Martin-in-the -Fields, Keller, on Sunday, April 29. He celebrated, preached, and confirmed three people and received four, while three people reaffirmed their baptismal vows. Mitchell Douglas Dudek, Alyssa Ann Dudek, and Mark Renaud Pulliam were confirmed; Anthony Patrick Urso, Leslie Moss Schulz, Daniel Whitaker Wagner, and Christine Elizabeth Wagner were received into The Episcopal Church; and Richard Eldon Schulz, Katherine Kraft, and Geoffrey Roger Kraatz reaffirmed their baptismal vows. See more photos at the diocesan…
St. Alban’s honored by Live Theatre League
St. Alban’s worshiping in Theatre Arlington was recently honored by the Live Theatre League of Tarrant County with the organization’s 2018 Outstanding Service Award. The congregation has been worshiping in Theatre Arlington since late 2008. Their members have been active supporters of the work of the theatre. The Live Theatre Awards were presented on April 23 at the Scott Theatre in the Fort Worth Museum District. Every year since 1994 the organization has honored individuals or organizations for their contributions…
Topher Rodgers called to Wichita Falls
Topher Rodgers, who is in his third and final year at Virginia Theological Seminary and a candidate for Holy Orders in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, will become the clergy person in charge at The Episcopal Church of Wichita Falls, beginning July 1. Wichita Falls is his hometown as well as that of his wife, Jennifer. He will be ordained a deacon by Dallas Bishop George Sumner at 3 pm, June 2, 2018, at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Dallas. After a…
Second Court of Appeals opinion favors Episcopal parties
On Thursday, April 5, 2018, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals issued a 178-page opinion in favor of the loyal Episcopalians of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. In a decision authored by the Chief Justice, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s 2015 judgment for the breakaway parties and held that the loyal Episcopalians are entitled to control both the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and its Corporation. Noting that the parties agreed that the Corporation held legal…
Bishop Mayer’s Easter message: “Love can bring light”
Bishop Scott Mayer has issued an Easter message. ——————– “He is risen! He is risen indeed!” This is the Paschal greeting, the Easter Acclamation. It is an amazingly simple statement, just seven words, but words upon which rest all of Christianity. This short statement describes the culmination of the foundational story of our faith, that of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection. The Cross was not the end. The power of God’s love reached into the Tomb and vanquished death, changing…
Chrism Mass 2018
The annual Chrism Mass was at St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, on Tuesday, March 20. At the Chrism Mass the bishop gathers with all the priests and deacons for the renewal of their ordination vows. It also is when the bishops blesses the chrism, the holy oils used in the sacraments throughout the year, which are then given to priests to take back to their congregations. The mass was followed by lunch and conversation. Listen to a podcast…
Holy Week and Easter Celebrations in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
Join us in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in the observance of Holy Week and Easter. Read Bishop Scott Mayer’s Easter message, “Love can bring light”. Holy Week and Easter Services Click the town name to open a list of services at different congregations. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Easter Message 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…