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Episcopal Parties file motion in All Saints’ case
On Wednesday, May 6, 2015, the Plaintiff Episcopal Parties and the Defendant breakaway parties filed motions for partial summary judgment addressing only the claims relating to All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. A hearing on the motions is set for Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in the 141st District Court, Tarrant County, Texas. Plaintiffs’ Motion Partial Summary Judgment 05-06-2015
St. Martin’s Episcopal School Annual Fundraiser
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church and School invites you to its annual fundraiser for St. Martin’s Episcopal School from 6 to 9 pm Saturday, May 16, in St. Martin’s education building at 223 South Pearson Lane, Keller, Texas. You’ll enjoy a night of fun, food, and fellowship with dinner, cocktail hour (cash bar), online silent auction, live auction, raffles, and announcement of silent auction winners! This fundraiser will benefit a new outside learning center, expansion of St. Martin’s Episcopal School to…
An interview with the Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer has been nominated as provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth by the Standing Committee of the diocese. The election will be at the Special Meeting of Convention on May 16 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. All people attending the convention – lay and clergy delegates, members of the diocese, visitors, and guests – will register online. There will be a reception for Bishop Scott and Mrs. Kathy Mayer from 5:30…
WORD: On being a branch
Dear Friends in Christ – Today begins a new weekly blog series for the Diocese of Fort Worth: WORD. This offering in Beauty & Bravery is a spiritual refresher, an opportunity to breathe in something of God’s Word in the middle of the week. The scripture passages that will be referenced in these short meditations will be from the readings for the upcoming Sunday, preparing our hearts for the Word we’ll hear together at church on Sunday. Guest authors are…
Nominees for presiding bishop announced
Michael Barlowe, Executive Officer of the General Convention of The Episcopal Church, send a letter to all deputies, bishops, and alternate deputies on Friday, May 1, 2015,, announcing the release of the names of the nominees for presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church. The full text of the letter is below. The election will be on Saturday, June 27, 2015, at the 78th General Convention in Salt Lake City. The nominees are: The Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal, Southern Ohio The…
Bishop High visits St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Keller/Southlake
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, visited St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Keller, on Sunday, April 26, 2016. Bishop High preached on Jesus as the Good Shepherd, making clear that we are important, valued, and loved by Christ, and that as hard-hearted as we’ve been, as lost as we’ve been, Jesus is seeking us; there’s nothing that can’t be resurrected through Jesus. Watch his sermon: Bishop High baptized Darcy and Bradley Sara, and…
Episcopal Relief and Development responds to Nepal earthquake
Episcopal Relief and Development has posted a statement about the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25. They identify urgent needs and assessment efforts. Episcopal Relief and Development is working with ACT Alliance and talking to other local partners about how to help, including the Deanery of Nepal, the Diocese of Singapore, the Diocese of West Malaysia, CASA in northern India, and Amity in southwest China. The Rev. Janet Nocher, diocesan coordinator for Episcopal Relief and Development, urges that people contribute to the relief effort through…
Google changes its algorithm. Why you should care.
“If your congregation is not on the Web, it doesn’t exist to much of the world.” – Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop, The Episcopal Church, April 10, 2015. And what’s more, even if your congregation has a website, if it is not mobile-friendly, it still won’t exist to much of the world. Here’s why. On April 21, 2015, Google — the online search engine whose name has become a verb – started implementing a major overhaul of its page…
Bishop High visits St. Christopher, Fort Worth
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., visited St. Christopher Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, on Sunday, April 19. He received Marsha Malinsky into The Episcopal Church and confirmed Bill Slater and Elizabeth Doane, parishioners at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. Slater and Doane were accompanied by the Rev. Andrew Wright, Associate Rector for Children, Families & Young Adults at Trinity. Ms. Malinsky had to leave before formal photos were taken. The Rev. Bill Stanford, rector, also commissioned Ian Wingate, age 9 1/2,…
Ken Cowan organ recital April 24 at All Saints’, Fort Worth
Ken Cowan, considered one of the most brilliant organists playing today, will present a free organ recital at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Road, Fort Worth, at 7:30pm on Friday, April 24, 2015. In 2012 Cowan came from Westminister Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ, where he was Professor of Organ, to the organ department at Rice University, where today he is associate professor and head of the organ program. He continues his international concert career from Houston. At All Saints’, Cowan will present a…
Convention Registration Form
Registration for the May 16 Special Meeting of Convention is now closed. If you would still like to let us know you’re coming or have any questions about registration, please contact the diocesan office.
The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney’s Inaugural Address
The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School and an Episcopal priest, gave her Inaugural Address on Tuesday, April 14, in the Robert Carr Chapel on the campus of Texas Christian University. Watch a video of her 22-minute address.
Crestline Neighborhood Market opens April 18 at All Saints’
The Crestline Neighborhood Market (CNM) at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, will open its second season on Saturday, April 18, 2015 with several new vendors and others returning from its inaugural season. Also new this year is a parish-wide Garage Sale and the Community Garden. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to noon in the parking area on Penticost Street, directly behind All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Rd., Fort Worth. Crestline Neighborhood Market operates on an alternating schedule in cooperation with…
Bishop High visits St. Stephen’s, Hurst
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B.HIgh, Jr., visited St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Hurst, on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Dennis Strach, Kathleen Strach and Barbara Rough reaffirmed their baptismal vows. After the Eucharist, the worship space was transformed into a parish hall. The congregation honored the Rev. Slaven Manning and his wife Linda with a barbecue lunch and reception. Bishop High presented Manning with a plaque from the parish expressing their thanks for the Manning’s ministry among them. The recently retired priest-in-charge,…
Tony Hiatt ordained priest at St. Luke’s, Fort Worth
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr. ordained Tony Hiatt to the priesthood on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at St. Luke’s in the Meadow Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. The Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl, Jr., retired bishop of Northwest Texas and former provisional bishop of Fort Worth, was the preacher. The Rev. Hiatt was ordained a deacon on October 7, 2014, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth by Bishop High. Hiatt graduated from Brite Divinity School with a Master of Arts in Theology…
Standing Committee announces nominee for Provisional Bishop
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, a group of elected clergy and lay leaders, announced on April 10, 2015, that the Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas, is the nominee for the next provisional bishop of Fort Worth. The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., provisional bishop of Fort Worth, has called a special meeting of the convention at which the diocese’s clergy and lay representatives will vote on…