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Funding for the Future Campaign Goals
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, with its commitment to be a place where “all are welcome,” has a unique call to make a difference in these 24 counties of north central Texas in the 21st century. In the six years that have passed since some of our diocesan leadership left The Episcopal Church while claiming Episcopal Church property, the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth has stabilized, grown and gained momentum in mission and ministry. We are, in this new…
Capital Campaign Survey Link open through Feb. 15
At diocesan Convention in November, the Convention voted to explore a diocesan-wide capital campaign. A Capital Campaign Committee has been formed, chaired by Floyd McKneely, and a study process is underway to determine the purposes and goals of this campaign. Goals identified at the outset of the study include these: funding for clergy salaries for church plants and church “re-plants” funding for a full-time bishop funding for campus ministry funding for other mission and ministry endeavors – things that we can…
Episcopal parties file reply to response on motion for summary judgment
On January 23, 2015, the Episcopal Parties filed their final objections to the arguments and evidence cited by the ACNA parties and a reply to the arguments the ACNA parties raised in opposition to the motion for summary judgment. Objections to and Motion to Strike Defendants’ Supplemental Summary Judgment Affidavits 012415 Reply in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment 012315 The schedule for the summary judgment motions in the 141st District Court of Tarrant County is as follows: December…
Wise County Episcopalians to explore establishing an Episcopal presence
In early November, two Episcopalians in Wise County reached out to the diocesan office through the “contact” feature on the diocesan website, seeking some connection with The Episcopal Church. Bishop High followed up immediately by email and later in a face-to-face conversation to discuss possibilities for establishing an Episcopal presence in Wise County. The next step of this process will take place Friday, February 6 with an exploratory meeting in Boyd, Texas among three residents of Wise County who have indicated…
Experience Solemn Evensong at All Saints’, Fort Worth
Experience Solemn Evensong at 6 pm Sunday, March 1, at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Road, Fort Worth, 76107. Music will include Plainsong Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, as well as Psalm 8 sung by the All Saints’ Choir directed by Organist and Choirmaster Frederick Grime, and the congregation.The choir will sing “How lovely is thy dwelling-place” from the Requiem of Johannes Brahms, and Ave verum corpus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Admission is free.
Executive Council to meet January 31
The Executive Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth will meet from 10 am-2 pm Saturday, January 31, 2015, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 463 West Harwood Road, Hurst, Texas, 76054. Agenda Executive Council 20150131 This is the first meeting in 2015 of the Executive Council. The Executive Council is established by canon and is to “carry out the program and policies adopted by the Diocesan Convention. Except as may be provided for by the Diocesan Convention, by the…
Episcopal Parties file Response to Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
On Monday, December 22, 2014, Plaintiffs The Episcopal Church and the Local Episcopal Parties and Congregations filed their Response to the breakaway Defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment in the 141st Civil District Court of Tarrant County, the Honorable Judge John P. Chupp presiding. Read the Response to Defendants’ Second Motion for Partial Summary Judgment – PDF The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., bishop of the diocese and one of the named plaintiffs in the case, expressed his confidence that…
Diocesan Office hours during Christmas and New Year’s
The Diocesan Office will be closed for Christmas on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (Dec. 24-26). The office will be open next week on Monday, Tuesday and Friday (Dec. 29, 30, and Jan. 2) but closed Wednesday and Thursday for New Year’s.
Cursillo #3 rescheduled for January 8-11, 2015
UPDATE: this post has been updated to indicate that the cost to attend weekend has been waived. It’s free, a gift from the Cursillo community. Cursillo #3 has been rescheduled for January 8-11, 2015 at Glen Lake Camp and Retreat Center in Glen Rose. Marti Fagley will be the lay rector. Cursillo is… an opportunity to grow in faith and in spirituality a deeper understanding of the teachings of Jesus and how we can serve Him. an experience of living and sharing with others in a…
Cursillo offers opportunity for spiritual growth, renewal – UPDATED
UPDATE: this post has been updated to indicate that the cost to attend weekend has been waived. It’s free, a gift from the Cursillo community. Would you like to meet more of your Episcopal church family around the diocese? How about a “Christianity 101” class to get a good overview (or refresher) of the principles our faith is based on? Maybe you’ve tired yourself out running in circles and need a little bit of focused time to re-calibrate and find direction. You might find it helpful to…
Join us for Christmas worship!
Everyone is invited to join the Episcopalians of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth as we celebrate the arrival of the Christ Child. Have a blessed and merry Christmas! Arlington St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Holding services at Theatre Arlington 305 W. Main, Arlington Christmas Eve 6:00 pm Service & Festive Reception Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal Church 5001 Crestline Road Fort Worth, 76107 Christmas Eve 3:30 pm Choral Eucharist Rite II A service for families with children (No nursery available) 6:00 pm…
Bishop High visits St. Mary’s, Hillsboro
Bishop Rayford B. High, Jr., visited St. Mary’s, Hillsboro, on Sunday, December 21, 2014, where he celebrated and preached. There was a luncheon afterward at the home of David and Roberta Skelton. See more photos at the diocesan Flickr gallery. Watch of video of the bishop’s sermon, “Nothing is impossible with God.”
The Longest Night – a service of remembrance on December 20
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Keller/Soutlake invites you to a service of remembrance, The Longest Night, at 5 pm on December 20, 2014. The holidays are often the loneliest time of the year for those who have experienced recent loss in their lives. These losses can be the death of a loved one, loss of a job, divorce, death of a dear pet, loss of health, or any of the other losses people deal with. The Longest Night service allows us to grieve…
Episcopalian joins other scholars to review Texas textbooks
In early 2014 David Brockman, Ph.D, parishioner at St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, was asked by the nonprofit watchdog group Texas Freedom Network (TFN) to join ten other scholars in an independent review of the social studies textbooks up for adoption by the State of Texas. The Network was “troubled by the exclusion of credentialed scholars from the official textbook review panels and my job was to evaluate the coverage of religions in world geography and world history textbooks,” Brockman…
St. Christopher, Fort Worth, gets a Cheer
The Op-Ed Page of the Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Fort Worth Star-Telegram featured a Cheer for St. Christopher, Fort Worth. The text says: Cheers: To St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church. I was invited by a close friend to share in their Thanksgiving celebration. Giving, caring, friendly and an open door to all is the true spirit of St. Christopher’s. The congregation exemplifies the true meaning of a church family with its diversity in ages, cultures and race.” The Cheer was from Elsie…
Episcopalians support Hood County Christmas for Children
Hood County Christmas for Children volunteers will distribute toys to thousands of children on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Christmas for Children is one of the charities supported by the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Granbury. It serves the children of Hood County who might not get Christmas gifts otherwise. Children on the list come primarily from those on lunch assistance in the school system, supplemented by applications from Mission Granbury and other local agencies. It is an extension of the Granbury Angel…