Leadership News (Page 31)
4 Saints Food Pantry awarded grant
The 4 Saints Food Pantry, a start-up ministry conducted by the four parishes of the Fort Worth East Deanery, has been awarded a $20,000 Mission Enterprise Zone Grant from The Episcopal Church. It was one of several grants totaling $1,797,000 for church planting and Mission Enterprise Zones announced by the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church at its October meeting. Read the ENS announcement. Resolution D005 and Resolution A012, approved by General Convention in July 2015, authorized new and continued…
Mission and Outreach Committee allocates funds
The Diocesan Mission and Outreach Committee has announced the allocation of grants for 2016 to help with programs that aid the homeless, care for orphans, provide medical care for lepers, feed the hungry, encourage literacy, and much more. In 2011 the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth voted to affirm the principal of the tithe. The Diocesan Mission and Outreach Committee was established to help allocate funds set aside in the annual budget for outreach. In 2012, convention voted to set…
Lisa Neilson ordained priest
Lisa Neilson was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, October 22, by Fort Worth Assisting Bishop Rayford B. High, Jr., at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in College Station. Presenters were the Rev. Kenneth L. Fields, rector of St. Thomas; the Rev. Jim Said, assistant rector of St. Thomas, Ms. Ellen Hevenor, Canterbury senior warden; Mr. Joel Walker, Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth; and Gilbert Kleinwechter, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller. Bishop High preached. Watch a video of the sermon below or on the…
Visit Convention Exhibitors and Vendors
Plan to visit the exhibits and vendors at Convention. On Friday, November 11, the vendor and exhibitor area will be in Moore Commons, where the social hour will take place. On Saturday, vendors and exhibitors will be right above the gym, with the business meeting on the gym floor below. If your group would like to have a booth at Convention, register online [Registration closed for 2016]. There is no charge for a booth this year. These groups have registered…
Diocesan Assembly of Daughters of the King on October 29
The Order of the Daughters of the King in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth will hold its fall assembly at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church and School from 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday, October 29, 2016. All are invited to register and attend. Deputy Kelly Biggs of Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department will present “Human Trafficking in North Texas – what it is, who is involved, our call to serve.” Biggs is also president of the Texas Chisholm Trail Crime Prevention Association.…
Pre-Convention Deanery Meetings begin
Attend your Pre-Convention Deanery meeting during the next few weeks to become familiar with the business to be completed at Diocesan Convention on November 11-12. Deaneries There are five deaneries in the diocese; see which deanery your congregation is in, and click the name of the deanery below for the names of current officers. Here are their meeting dates: Northern Deanery Meeting: Sunday October 16 after the 10 am service at the Episcopal Church of Wise County in Decatur (approximately 11:30 am)…
St. Martin’s invites all to community Festival in the Fields on October 15
Come and have fun at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church & School’s fourth annual Festival in the Fields community festival on October 15, 2016 from 11 am to 3 pm. This community festival will be at the church campus at 223 South Pearson Lane, Keller, just south of FM1709 on the road that divides Southlake and Keller. Spread the word to friends & neighbors, so everyone can enjoy this community event sharing fellowship and friendly fun for all ages. The festival is open…
Training at convention on discerning truth through relationships
As Christians, we have promised to follow Jesus’ call to seek and serve Christ in every person and respect the dignity of every human being. Loving our neighbor as God loves us can be easy when our neighbors look and think a lot like us. But when they don’t, or when we begin defining “neighbor” too narrowly, we often run into trouble. How do we find our way, individually and in community, through this tangle? How can we intentionally build inclusive…
All Saints’ offers Godly Play training
Would you like to learn how to better guide children in encountering the Bible and their faith? Godly Play is a Montessori-based method for helping children explore through story and interactive play. The multi-day training for leaders is sometimes difficult for working adults to schedule, however, so the Core training can also be obtained over time by completing stand-alone modules. Register for individual modules to accumulate credit toward completion of Core Training. When earning Core Attendance Completion credit, modules may be attended in any…
Lisa Neilson to be ordained priest in College Station
Bishop Rayford B. High, Jr. will ordain Lisa Neilson to the priesthood at 11 am on Saturday, October 22 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in College Station. The festal color is white. Neilson graduated from Syracuse University and spent nine years on active duty as an Army officer, then worked for BNSF Railway for over nineteen years. She met her husband, Bob, while serving in the Army in Korea, and they have been married for 28 years. They have two adult children. Heather…
Andrew Ellison ordained priest
Andrew Elllison was ordained to the priesthood on Thursday, September 22, by Assisting Bishop Rayford B. HIgh, Jr., at Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall. Presenters were Ms. Casie Ellison, Mr. Kenneth Kerr, Ms. Magda Altnau, Ms. Franceen Lyons, the Rev. Dr. John Himes, the Rev. Lecia Brannen, and the Rev. Kevin Johnson. The preacher was the Rev. Dr. Nathan Jennings, professor of liturgical theology at Seminary of the Southwest. Watch a video of the sermon below or on the Diocesan…
Blessing of the Animals
St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, was born in Italy around 1181/1182. His Feast Day is October 4. Because Francis expressed his devotion to God through his love for all of God’s creation, praising all creatures as sisters and brothers under God, the custom of offering blessings of animals around or on his Feast Day grew up. Congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth will be offerings blessings of animals in a variety of settings including…
Register for Convention this week for Early Bird rates
Register for Diocesan Convention before Saturday, October 1, to take advantage of Early Bird rates. Early Bird rates are $30 for a one-day registration or $45 for a two-day registration. After October 1, these rates will increase to $40 for a one-day registration and $60 for a two-day registration. Register online at the Diocesan Convention web site. You also can view the schedule and access many other details related to convention. If your congregation is paying your registration fee, you…
A geek? Have we got a book for you!
The Rev. Jordan Haynie Ware, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, has written a book that will be out in February, 2017. The book is available for pre-order now. Church Publishing describes The Ultimate Quest, A Geek’s Guide to (The Episcopal) Church as “a thorough introduction to the Episcopal Church (vocabulary, theology, practice) for youth, young adults, seekers, geeks” and ” a humorous translation of Episcopal practices into geek lingo.” “This tongue-in-cheek introduction by Episcopal…
Lynne Waltman ordained priest at All Saints’, Fort Worth
The Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey, assisting bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, ordained Lynne Waltman to the priesthood at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, on September 14, 2016. Presenters were the Rev. Christopher Jambor, the Rev. Melanie R. Barbarito, the Rev. J. Frederick Barber, Mr. Edwin Ferree, Mr. Kent Hennng,and Ms. Ann House. Mr. William D. Waltman, III and Ms. Katherine M. Aulman assisted with vesting. Jambor, rector of All Saints’, preached. Watch a video of…