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Bishop High’s Holy Week and Easter message
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Spring cleaning is a ritual found in many cultures, especially those in colder climates where people are confined indoors by the weather for long weeks at a time. But even in Texas, when one of these bright sunny days we’ve been blessed with recently arrives on the heels of weeks of cold dreary weather, the idea of cleaning inside and outside is an especially appealing one. And I’ll bet most of us who like…
Join us for Holy Week and Easter worship
Please join one of our congregations for worship during Holy Week and on Easter Sunday, as the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth join with Christians around the world to commemorate the Passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and then rejoices at the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. All are welcome in this place. Arlington St. Alban’s Episcopal Church holding services at Theatre Arlington 305 W. Main, Arlington, TX 76010 saintalbansarlington.org Phone: 817-264-3083 Palm Sunday 9:30am –…
Bishop High visits Wise County Episcopalians
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., visited the Episcopalians of Wise County in their newly-acquired worship space, the Boonsville Community Center, located at the intersection of Draco-Boonsville Rd (CR 3743) and FM 920 on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Boonsville is about an hour west of Fort Worth. They have been gathering for Morning and Noonday Prayer for several weeks, but March 22, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, was the first time they celebrated Eucharist in their new space.They will be meeting there…
The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney inaugural lecture at Brite April 14
The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School, will give her inaugural lecture at 11 am, Tuesday, April 14, in the Robert Carr Chapel on the campus of Texas Christian University. Her lecture, “Poesis: A Womanist Hermeneutic of Biblical Translation – Who Says These Are God’s Words,” will be followed by a luncheon in the Bass Conference Center. The lecture is open to the public. Dr. Gafney has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College,…
St. Francis, Parker County, dedicates new hangings
St. Francis Episcopal Church, holding services at Community Christian Church, 2 Dean St, Aledo, 76008, recently dedicated new hangings for their worship space. They were made by Valerie Dyke, daughter of longtime members Marti and Walt Fagley. Dyke designed the quilted hangings as well as making them. She also takes part in the congregation’s ministry to Brookedale Assisted Living facility in Weatherford. Each month, musicians from the congregation lead singing and various clergy lead worship services at the facility. …
Wise County Episcopalians begin worshiping
Wise County Episcopalians and other interested people gathered Thursday March 12 for a second meeting about initiating an Episcopal presence in the area. After lunch at Sweetie Pies Ribeyes restaurant in Decatur, the group took a short field trip of a few b locks to see the historic Episcopal Mission of the Ascension, currently functioning as a wedding chapel. A Texas State Historical Survey Committee medallion on the front door of the church noted its heritage as…
Response to Bishop Iker’s letter to All Saints’
Tom Leatherbury, attorney for the Episcopal Parties and a lifelong Episcopalian, has responded to David Weaver, attorney for the breakaway group, regarding former Bishop Jack Iker’s March 6, 2015, letter to All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, demanding that All Saints’ submit to a so-called Canon 32 procedure. Leatherbury’s letter also lays out a “procedural roadmap” for most efficiently resolving the case for appeal. The full text of the letter is below. Taking note of the letter, the Rt. Rev.…
Standing Committee in search process
In November, at the 2014 Diocesan Convention, the Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., announced that he would be stepping down as the diocese’s provisional bishop at its 2015 Diocesan Convention. In February, the Standing Committee issued a letter saying that it had determined, in consultation with Bishop High, that the interests of the diocese would be best served by electing a long-term provisional bishop to continue the work of reimagining The Episcopal Church in this area, a process that…
Resources for March 21 training day
Resources are now available in preparation for the March 21, 2015, Leadership Inspiration and Training Day for lay and ordained, volunteer and elected leaders throughout the diocese. Register here. The format of this training event will follow the “flipped classroom” model: Read about a flipped classroom Watch a video on a flipped classroom Because a flipped classroom moves instruction and problem-solving into the workshop itself, it asks more preparation before participants show up. The documents linked below offer a selection…
Pat High, teacher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, dies
Patricia High, teacher, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, 72, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at her home in Fort Worth. Services in celebration of Pat’s life will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Road, Fort Worth, TX 76107. The Rt. Rev. Andrew Doyle, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, will officiate and the Rev. Patrick Miller, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Houston, will preach. A service of interment…
Pat High, rest in peace
Dear Friends in Christ, It is with deep sadness that we share news of Pat High’s death this morning. She died at home at about 5:00 a.m. Please keep Bishop High and their children, Allison, Leslie and Rayford B., and their grandchildren in your prayers. Details about service arrangements and other plans for the celebration of Pat’s life will be forthcoming soon. We trust in God’s mercy at this tender time, knowing that Pat is resting in peace and rising…
Register for Leadership Inspiration & Training Day
Sign up today to attend the 2015 Leadership Inspiration and Training Day on Saturday, March 21, where you’ll enjoy training sessions on money, communications & technology, and growth. What’s different about this day is that you bring the topics you need help with – the real-life challenges you wrestle with in your ministry – and we’ll work on them together. Complete all the fields below and click “Register” once. If your information is complete, and you didn’t miss any fields, a message in…
Women of the Passion to be heard at St. Luke’s, Fort Worth
St. Luke’s in the Meadow Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, invites the public to a worship service featuring Women of the Passion, A Journey to the Cross at 5 pm Sunday, March 15. Women from Scripture narrate the story of Christ’s Passion, and station by station, the congregation will accompany Jesus in the traditional 14 Stations of the Cross. Composer, musician, and singer Ana Hernandez will lead short musical reflections and responses at each station during the worship service. Readers will give voice to the women who tell…
Bishop High’s statement on decision of 141st District Court
On Tuesday, March 2, 2015, the Hon. John P. Chupp of the 141st District Court, Tarrant County, Texas, denied the Local Episcopal Parties’ and The Episcopal Church’s Motions for Summary Judgments. He granted the breakaway parties’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, except as to the claims of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. Order on Motions for Partial Summary Judgment “We are disappointed with this decision but quite hopeful for the future. This sacred property was built up over 170…
Churches in the snow
Here is a selection of photos we received. See more snow photos in our diocesan Flickr album, and in Trinity’s Flickr album.
Church at home on a snowy Second Sunday of Lent
As the sun rises on this snowy morning of the Second Sunday of Lent, many of us in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth are homebound due to the ice and snow. But because our common prayers are what bind us together as Episcopalians, we can easily be together in Christ even when we are physically far apart. Bishop Rayford B. High, Jr., Canon Janet Waggoner, and the diocesan staff invite you to join us in Morning Prayer in your homes and…