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Bishop Mayer visits St. Alban’s, Theatre Arlington
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer visited St. Alban’s, Theatre Arlington, on Sunday, January 17, 2016. Nathan Jeremy Bronner was baptised and Mallory Dale Basore was confirmed. This was Bishop Mayer’s first visit to St. Alban’s and there was a reception and a get-aquainted session with the bishop in the lobby of Theatre Arlington after the worship service. For more photos visit the diocesan Flickr Gallery. Dave Burrows of St. Alban’s contributed photos. Watch a video of the bishop’s sermon.…
Lisa Neilson and Lynne Waltman ordained deacons January 15
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer ordained Lisa Neilson and Lynne Waltman to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Friday, January 15, 2016, at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller. The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., preached. Neilson, a cradle Episcopalian, was baptized and confirmed in the Diocese of Colorado. She was active in the Episcopal Campus Ministry at Syracuse University and served in a parish near the campus as a Lay Eucharistic Minister, lector, and clerk of the vestry. She and…
Bishop Scott Mayer on the Primates’ Meeting
The Rt. Rev. J Scott Mayer has issued a statement related to the actions of the recent Anglican Communion Primates’ Meeting: As you probably have heard, a majority of the 38 primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in Canterbury, England, asked that The Episcopal Church, for a period of three years, “no longer represent us on ecumenical and interfaith bodies, should not be appointed or elected to an internal standing committee and that while participating in the internal bodies of the…
“Claim the high calling of love and faith”
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church, has issued a video statement concerning the actions of the Anglican primates at their meeting in Canterbury, England. And so we must claim that high calling; claim the high calling of love and faith; love even for those with whom we disagree, and then continue, and that we will do, and we will do it together. Here is the text of Bishop Curry’s statement: Before I say…
Bishop Mayer begins 2016 visitations at All Saints’, Fort Worth
Bishop Scott Mayer made his first visitation of 2016 to All Saints’, Fort Worth, for baptisms, confirmations, and receptions. He preached and celebrated. Those baptized were Larry Kenton Watt III, Anthony Luis Tovar, Elizabeth Jane Waldeck, and Fisher Morrison Gossett. Melinda Sue (Hunter) Rife reaffirmed her Baptismal vows. Bishop Mayer confirmed Alexa Rae (Golliher) Watt, Dorothy Alleyne Gregg, Angela Dennette McKiney, Nicole (Esparza) Shelton, Randall Lee Rife, Race Adam Hochdorf, and John Gary Sheffield. He received Tricia (Flores) Earley and Robert Earley into The Episcopal Church. See more photos at the diocesan…
Join other Episcopalians taking part in MLK Day of Service
Tarrant Churches Together has announced community service sites and the schedule for the Sixth Annual MLK Day of Service from 7:30 am until 2 pm on Monday, January 18, 2016. For the past several years, Episcopalians from around the diocese have taken part, either individually or as a congregation, in the day of service to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 2015, Episcopalians were part of the nearly 500 people who worked at sites around the Tarrant…
Paper Bag Epiphany Pageant at All Saints’, Fort Worth
All are invited to the Paper Bag Epiphany Pageant at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Road, Fort Worth, 76107, at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, January 6. This is a no-stress, no-rehearsals-needed pageant followed by a kid-friendly meal. Parents of children who would like to be in the pageant should bring them at 5 pm to DeWolfe Hall (parish hall), where participants will choose a costume from a paper bag and get lined up for the pageant at 5:30. For more information, contact Ted…
All Saints’ school hosting Trinity Institute conference
All Saints’ Episcopal School is a partner site for Trinity Wall Street’s Trinity Institute, the prestigious conference that brings religious scholars from all over the country together to discuss and reflect on social justice issues. The topic for the 2016 Institute is ‘Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice,’ which takes place January 21-23. View a video sample: All Saints’ school will be live streaming the conference from Thursday evening, January 21 to Saturday, January 23, at various sites on…
Lisa Neilson and Lynne Waltman to be ordained deacons at St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Bishop Scott Mayer will ordain Lisa Neilson and Lynne Waltman as deacons at 7 pm on Friday, January 15, at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Keller. A reception will follow. Lisa Neilson Lisa 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 27 years. They have two adult children.…
Year-end gifts to Episcopal Relief and Development matched
Episcopal Relief and Development will receive double for any donations made before December 31 because of a matching arrangement. Consider a year-end gift to help people around the world through food, health, economic development, and disaster relief programs.
Support the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
If you plan to make year-end contributions to your congregation and/or to the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, now is the perfect time. Deadlines For tax purposes, the deadline for 2015 gifts is Thursday, December 31. In-person – If you plan to deliver your gift in person, either to the diocesan office or to your church office, you may want to confirm what hours a staff member, clergy person or volunteer will be there to receive your gift. The diocesan office will…
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas 2015 message
“As the words were spoken on that night when Jesus was born, peace, good will to all people, God bless you, God keep you,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry says in his Christmas 2015 message. December 22, 2015 Hello. Our original plan was for me to tape a Christmas message in front of the United Nations building in New York as a way of sending a message that this Jesus of Nazareth whom we follow came…
“Do not be afraid!”
Bishop Scott Mayer has issued a Christmas message: “Do not be afraid!” The Christmas story tells us these are the first words of the angel who appeared to the shepherds outside Bethlehem on a long ago December night. And no wonder. Here are humble hard-working folk, minding their own business, camping out with their sheep on a landscape not unlike those we see in parts of rural Texas north and west of Fort Worth – hardscrabble land redeemed day and…
Good Shepherd, Granbury seeking music director
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Granbury is seeking a part time Director of Music and Choir Master. There are many ways the position can be structured; duties will include selecting music, organizing, rehearsing and directing a new choir, and administrating several special music occasions throughout the year. Requirements include knowledge of and skill with mainline Protestant Christian hymnody, piano, choral conducting and church ethos. A degree in sacred music, familiarity with Episcopal churches and knowledge of computers…
Celebrate Christmas – Episcopal Churches welcome you
We invite you to join the Episcopalians of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth as we celebrate the arrival of the Christ Child, and worship at an Episcopal Church near you. God loves us so completely that God became like us. God deeply loves us all, no exceptions. May you experience God’s abiding love for you this Christmas. Arlington St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Holding services at Theatre Arlington 305 W. Main, Arlington (map) Christmas Eve 6:30 pm Service & Festive Reception Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal…
Andrew Ellison ordained deacon
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., recently retired provisional bishop of Fort Worth, ordained Andrew Ellison as deacon at St. Alban’s at Theatre Arlington on Wednesday, December 16. He was presented by the Rev. Kevin Johnson, the Rev. Jordan Haynie Ware, Mrs. Casie Ellison, Mrs. Franceen Lyons, Mrs. Priscilla Promise, and Mr. Walt Cabe. Those assisting with vesting were Mrs. Ellison, Ms. Jeanne Casstevens, and Mr. Dyke Ellison. The Rev. Dr. Jane Patterson, Assistant Professor of New Testament and…