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Episcopal Parties File Additional Brief with Texas Supreme Court
On October 10, 2012 the Local Episcopal Parties filed an additional brief with the Texas Supreme Court, in anticipation of the oral arguments scheduled for Tuesday, October 16, 2012 in Austin in our diocesan case and also the parish case from the Diocese of Northwest Texas. A copy of the brief is here. As a reminder, please call Chancellor Kathleen Wells at 817.709.4207 if you plan to go to Austin to sit in on the arguments live. Also recall that…
Seminarian Jordan Haynie to be on the Today Show
Jordan Haynie, seminarian at Yale Divinity School and candidate for ordination in the diocese, joined friends from the Yale School of Music and Divinity School who arranged the and performed popular song of the summer “Call Me, Maybe” for choir and orchestra. The music was arranged by Colin Britt and Arianne Abela, and orchestrated by Colin Britt. The performance ensemble is the 3Penny Chorus and Orchestra, a volunteer pickup ensemble conducted by Arianne Abela. The choir and orchestra have been invited…
Rayford High called to be third provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocoese of Fort Worth
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., recently retired bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas (view a quick video of Bishop High), has been nominated by the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in consultation with the office of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, as the next provisional bishop of Fort Worth. He will be elected at the 30th Diocesan Convention Nov. 3 in Stephenville at Tarleton State University. The Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl,…
Trinity schedules the Institution of their new rector for Thursday, September 27, 2012
Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth invites all to attend the Institution of The Rev. Carlye J. Hughes as Rector. The Wardens and People of Trinity Episcopal Church Fort Worth, Texas Invite you to attend the Institution of The Rev. Carlye J. Hughes as Rector Thursday, September 27, 2012 3401 Bellaire Drive South A Festive Prelude : 6:30 P.M. Institution : 7:00 P.M. Clergy : Red Stoles Reception to follow : Parish Hall
Four ordinations scheduled this fall
Cindy Ruiz will be ordained to the transitional diaconate at 7 p.m. October 23 at St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church, 5910 Black Oak Lane, Fort Worth, Texas 76114. She graduated from University of Rhode Island with BA in History and German and BS in Secondary Education. She got a teaching certificate in history, social studies, and German. While there, she met and married Gustavo, who was completing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. They moved to Puebla, Mexico, where she completed an…
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church Celebrates its First Festival-in-the-Fields
On Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 am to 4 pm, St. Martin-in-the-Fields will host a neighborhood festival open to the public. The church is extending an invitation to all surrounding neighbors as a chance to introduce itself. Free entertainment in the main tent includes a marimba group, the St. Martin’s Choir and individual singers. Free attractions include bounce houses and craft activities, especially for children 3 to 12 years old. There will be vendors with homemade items, used books and…
More Details on Oral Argument October 16, 2012
We are delighted that the Texas Supreme Court has set oral arguments in the Fort Worth and Northwest Texas (San Angelo) cases for October 16, 2012 to begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Supreme Court’s Courtroom in Austin. General information regarding oral arguments before the Court is posted on the Court’s website at www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/oralarguments/oa.asp. In the Fort Worth case, general information regarding case events, with direct links to the various pleadings, briefs, and other documents filed in the case, is located…
Texas Supreme Court agrees to hear Fort Worth Episcopal dispute
By Patrick M. Walker of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram The nearly 4-year-old property dispute between the two groups that claim to be the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is heading to the Texas Supreme Court. Justices agreed last week to hear oral arguments Oct. 16, the same day the state’s highest civil court was already set to hear a similar case involving an Episcopal church in San Angelo. A group headed by Bishop Jack Iker made a direct appeal to…
Texas Supreme Court sets date to hear oral arguments
The Texas Supreme Court has set October 16, 2012, as the date to hear oral arguments in the direct appeal by the breakaway defendants of the trial court ruling in the property litigation by the Episcopal Parties, first filed in April 2009. Arguments will begin at 9:00 a.m. and each side will be allotted 20 minutes. This is the same date the Court set previously to hear a similar case involving a church in San Angelo. In Masterson, a San Angelo…
Episcopal Church Women chose to support Court Appointed Special Advocates(CASA)
Court Appointed Special Advocates (C.A.S.A.) has been chosen as the mission focus of the Diocesan ECW. C.A.S.A. needs help in supporting their care of abused and neglected children in the counties located in our diocese. ECW will be collecting clothing and other personal care items as well as cash donations periodically during this next year. And if you are interested in becoming an advocate, ECW’ll lead you in the right direction. Please join in support of this very caring and…
Brite Divinity School Seminar – The Marriage Wars: Sex, the Bible, and Christian Ethics
Stalcup School of Theology for the Laity at Brite Divinity School Presents: Beyond The Marriage Wars: Sex, The Bible and Christian Ethics Saturday, September 8 (9:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.) Northway Christian Church 7202 W. Northwest Hwy., Dallas, TX Jennifer Wright Knust, Associate Professor New Testament and Christian Origins Boston University The Bible has once again become a political football as pastors and pundits, purporting to defend both the Bible and American morals, seek to enforce what they understand to…
St. Stephen’s Hires Accompanist
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Parish in Hurst, TX is pleased to announce it has hired Stan Paschal as its new accompanist.
New liturgy “Services at the Loss of a Beloved Animal” offers comfort for pet lovers
All Saints’ Episcopal Church worshiping at the Arc in Wichita Falls is a dog friendly congregation. As many as five well mannered dogs have on occasion attended Sunday Services. A Lab named Boy and a Golden Retriever named Ginny most generally are present and move around the room to “pass the Peace” before services begin. The congregation was delighted when our General Convention in July approved a liturgy for Services at the Loss of a Beloved Animal. The liturgy was…
Hyderabad Leprosy Mission Benefit Dinner at St Christopher September 29, 2012
Come to the Races at 5:30 p.m. September 29, at St. Christopher Episcopal Church, 3550 Southwest Loop 820, Fort Worth, 76133. Watch races on a 10-foot screen, win prizes, eat delicious food ‒ and help the lepers of Hyderabad, India. This year Italian food will be featured along with Indian food. A silent auction will include Central Market cooking lessons, hair styling, wine baskets, eye exams, Casa Manana for four, jewelry, car detailing and much more. A few tickets are…
Fiesta at St Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church
St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church, 5910 Black Oak Lane, Fort Worth, 76114, celebrated its newly refurbished building, its new priest in charge and its newly re-energized ministry with a Fiesta on Sunday, August 26. A happy crowd of parishioners, visitors and well-wishers worshiped with the Rt. Rev. Wallis Ohl, and then partied to the mariachi music of Sol Azteca. Mexican food and delicious desserts were followed by a giant water slide, kite making, and other activities. St. Elisabeth’s also is selling metal…
A statement from the Standing Committee on the search for the next Provisional Bishop
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I write to share an update on the work of the Standing Committee in our efforts to identify the next Provisional Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. We recognize the importance of this task and approach it seriously and prayerfully. Since last November, we have grappled with the needs of the Diocese at this critical stage of our life together. We have looked at traits and characteristics that we feel will best…