News (Page 16)
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…
All Saints’ golf tournament rescheduled to November 5.
All Saints’, Fort Worth, has rescheduled its World Mission Golf Classic to Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at Waterchase Gold Club. Proceeds will benefit All Saints’ local and world missions. Lunch is at 11 am, the Shotgun Start is at 12:30 pm. People can still register to play at www.allsaintsgolfclassic.com .
Vendor Registration
Vendor registration opened September 1. Rates are $40 per table for one day, $60 per table for two days. This includes dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday for one person. Online registration will close at midnight on Wednesday, November 6.
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,…
Ordination to diaconate set for four candidates
Lainie Allen, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth; Corrie Cabes, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller; Leslie Guinn, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Granbury; and Maddie Hill, All Saints’, Fort Worth, will be ordained into the Sacred Order of Deacons at 4 pm on Saturday, November 23, at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. Bishop Scott Mayer will ordain the candidates, celebrate, and preach. There will be a reception in the parish hall after the service. The Ordinands …
Episcopalians and other faith leaders speak out in wake of Atatiana Jefferson murder
Bishop Carlye Hughes of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark , formerly rector of Trinity, Fort Worth, has issued a lament and a challenge to her hometown of Fort Worth in the wake of the murder of Atatiana Jefferson on October 12, 2019. She is joined in this by her friends and colleagues Bishop Scott Mayer of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and Bishop Dede Duncan-Probe of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York who also call Fort Worth their…
Faith in action, a prayer meeting and public forum, announced
Faith in Action, where we go from here. . ., a prayer meeting and public forum on justice and accountability in our community, will be at 6 pm Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Baker AME Church, 1050 E. Humbolt Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Speakers will include City Councilwoman Kelly Allen Gray, District 8; Daryl Hill, Jr., representing Congressman Mark Veasey ; Bob Ray Sanders, co-chair of thbe Fort Worth Race & Culture Task Force, and Judge Lisa Woodard, Justice…
Ted Clarkson receives award for outstanding academic performance
Ted Clarkson, a postulant from the Diocese of Fort Worth and a member of All Saints’, Fort Worth, was named the recipient of this year’s Freeman Award for Merit at the School of Theology, the University of the South at Sewanee. This award honors a rising middler student who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance and promise. The award was announced by the Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, dean of the School of Theology, and presented by the University’s Vice-Chancellor John…
What is God’s call for us? Congregation Discernment Process Training scheduled
The Rev. Kevin Johnson, priest in charge at St. Alban’s, Theatre Arlington, will present a training day on the Congregational Discernment Process created for and currently being used by St. Alban’s and presented at a recent Clergy Day gathering. The training is for lay and clergy leaders and will be from 9:30 am to noon on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at the Grey House, All Saints’, Fort Worth. Please register below. The Grey House is across Penticost Street from All…
St. Luke’s, Fort Worth, will celebrate 110-year-old organ with concert
St. Luke’s in the Meadow Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, will celebrate their 110-year-old pipe organ at 5 pm Sunday, October 20, with an organ recital. The recital is free and open to the public. All are welcome. A fundraiser spaghetti supper will follow in the church’s Abbitt Hall. The recital will include works by Bach, Buxtehude, and Gigout, along with contemporary arrangements from women composers (Joyce Jones, Nancy Raabe, and June Nixon) that are based on popular hymn tunes. Tony…
Welcome Steve Grenzow, communication and administrative assistant
Steve Grenzow, an experienced social media, audio and video producer, web designer, technical expert and multimedia marketer, has joined the diocesan staff as communication and administrative assistant. He brings a deep appreciation for and knowledge of how to use communications platforms to spread God’s word. His first day was October 7, 2019. Grenzow has more than 30 years of church production experience, “transporting the word of God to people everywhere.” He has designed and built audio and video production facilities…