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October 5 – Open House, Hymn Fest, and new clergy welcomed
Sunday. October 5, 2014, was a busy day in the diocese. In addition to all the regular Sunday worship services, three congregations welcomed new clergy, the Episcopal Church of Hamilton County held an Open House, and the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Granbury hosted a Hymn Fest of Traditional Christian Hymns. The Episcopal Church of Wichita Falls welcomed the Rev. Amy Haynie, their new priest in charge. Almost 60 people were present. The Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey…
Tony Hiatt ordained deacon
Tony Hiatt was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, by the Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr. The Rev. Fred Barber, former rector of Trinity and director of Episcopal studies at Brite Divinity School, preached. Hiatt has lived in Fort Worth since 1999. He and his wife Lydia have been married for 31 years. They have three adult children and became grandparents for the first time in July.…
Mission and Outreach Committee awards 10 grants
The Mission and Outreach Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth has announced a total of $22,054 in matching grants for six ministries within the diocese and grants for four ministries beyond the diocese for 2014. Grants in the Matching Grant Outreach Program for ministry within the diocese totaled $15,261. They were: $3,200 to St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, for its Meadowbrook Elementary School After-School Ministry $2,500 to St. Christopher, Fort Worth,/Southern Deanery for a Habitat for…
St. Martin’s invites all to community Festival in the Fields on October 25
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church will have its third annual Festival in the Fields community festival on October 25, 2014 from 10 am to 4 pm at the church campus at 223 South Pearson Lane, Keller, just south of FM1709 on the border of Southlake and Keller. The festival is open to the public, and the church is extending an invitation to all. St. Martin’s is partnering with Fever United Soccer for an engaging day of sports, games, crafts for kids, a chili cook-off, good…
Daughters of the King to host refugee ministry founder
The Order of the Daughters of the King in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is inviting the public to hear the Rev. Samira Izadi Page of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas share her story of escape from Iran and her journey to ministry at Gateway of Grace at a breakfast event from 8:30 to 11 am on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. A $10 donation at the door will cover breakfast and the speaker’s honorarium.…
St. Alban’s, Arlington, hires interim priest
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Arlington, has hired the Rev. Norma Barr as an interim priest. Her first Sunday was October 5, 2014. She will serve until they have a permanent priest-in-charge. Barr was born and raised in Dunfermline, Scotland. She went to college in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has two children, Mhairi-Anne and Greg. Not long after her children left home for college, Barr made her first trip to Iona, a very small island in the Western Isles of Scotland, to be on…
People across church participate in meeting via webcast
The twelve people gathered at St. Christopher Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, on Thursday, October 2, 2014, to take part in the webcast of the church wide meeting of the Task Force for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) were among 4,000 people who watched the meeting at the National Cathedral online. Some of the Fort Worth diocese’s deputies to the 2015 General Convention in Salt Lake City, were among those at St. Christopher. One hundred forty people attended the meeting in…
Important details for the TREC churchwide webcast on October 2
The Office of Public Affairs of The Episcopal Church has announced details for the Task Force for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) meeting and webcast on October 2, 2014. All are encouraged to view webcast at 6:30pm Central time and to engage by email to reimaginetec@gmail.org or on Twitter using the hashtag #reimaginetec. [October 1, 2014] The following are important details about the Task Force to Reimagine the Episcopal Church (TREC) churchwide meeting on October 2. • The live broadcast begins at 7:30…
Vernon and Deanna Gotcher honored at dinner
The Rev. Dr. Vernon and Deanna Gotcher were honored by the people of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Hurst, on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at a dinner at Diamond Oaks Country Club in Haltom City. The Gotchers have given a combined 90 years of ministry to the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. The event featured a silent auction, a live auction of a painting by the Rev. Tracie Middleton, deacon; and a roast of the Gotchers. Becky McKneely, senior warden,…
David Madison appointed head of school association
The Reverend David Madison, DMin, has been appointed executive director of the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES), effective July 1, 2015. This date was set to allow the academic year 2014-15 to be used for a smooth transition for both All Saints’ Episcopal School, where Madison is assistant head of school and head of the upper school, and SAES. SAES serves 118 Episcopal schools in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. SAES is a member in good…
Executive Council meets in Wichita Falls
The Executive Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth met at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wichita Falls, on Saturday, September 13, 2014. The Episcopal Church of Wichita Falls, which includes St. Stephen’s, All Saints’, and Good Shepherd, worships at St. Stephen’s. Bishop’s report In his report to Council, the Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, discussed his pastoral letter on Covenant Blessings, gave an update on transitions in clergy and worship…
Participate in TREC’s church wide meeting via webcast
The Task Force to Reimagine the Episcopal Church (TREC) will convene a church wide meeting on Thursday, October 2, 2014, at 6:30 pm Central Time. The meeting will be webcast live from Washington National Cathedral. Although the meeting will be open to the entire church, TREC encourages attendance from each diocese: a bishop, a lay deputy, a clerical deputy, and one person under the age of 35. The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth has participated actively in the Reimagining process, not only through the…
Sewanee to give Bishop High honorary doctorate
The University of the South, Sewanee, will confer upon the Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., bishop of Fort Worth, an honorary Doctor of Divinity on Friday, October 17, 2014, at the Founders’ Day Convocation. Sewanee’s announcement said, “The Rt. Rev. Rayford High, C’63, serves as the provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. High received a B.A from the University of the South and obtained his M.Div. from Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Mass. He served in…
Tony Hiatt to be ordained deacon October 7, 2014
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., will ordain Tony Hiatt to the Sacred Order of Deacons at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. Tony Hiatt is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1982. He is employed by Trinity Industries in Dallas. Tony and his wife Lydia have been married for 31 years. They have three adult children and became grandparents…
Bishop High visits St. Elisabeth/Christ the King
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., visited St. Elisabeth and Christ the King Episcopal Church in River Oaks on Sunday, September 21. The combined congregations of St. Elisabeth and Christ the King have been worshiping together at St. Elisabeth’s since December 1, 2013. Bishop High acknowledged the work it takes to successfully carry out such a move, and he congratulated them on how well the arrangement is working. There was a reception in the parish hall after the Eucharist.…
The Episcopal Church of Wichita Falls calls Amy Haynie – UPDATED
The congregations of All Saints’, Good Shepherd, and St. Stephen’s Episcopal churches have come together as The Episcopal Church of Wichita Falls and are worshiping under one roof at 5023 Lindale Drive. They have been worshiping together since July 6 and have been employing supply priests while they went through a search process. That process has culminated in the call of the Rev. Amy Haynie as priest-in-charge. Her first Sunday will be October 5, 2014. The Rt. Rev. Rayford B.…