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Reimagining Our Church conversations on Twitter
We are sharing tweets about Reimagining Our Church on February 8, 2014 so that you can see how this event engaged others interested in our diocese or interested in the work of the Task Force for Reimagining The Episcopal Church(TREC). We chose to tweet about Reimagining Our Church with the hashtags #DioFW and #reimagineTEC because they pin conversations to our diocese and to other broad discussions about reimagining The Episcopal Church. Twitter helped us to expand the event’s reach beyond the walls of…
Letter from Bishop Rayford High in thanksgiving for Reimagining Our Church event
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ in the Diocese of Fort Worth, I cannot tell you all how very pleased I am about our weekend when we remembered the fifth anniversary reconstitution of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth with the Reimagining Our Church event. We were blessed to have both the presiding bishop and the president of the House of Deputies with us all day Saturday to listen to our stories, to hear how we are moving forward in…
“Reimagining Our Church” event to commemorate anniversary
Five years after reorganizing, the people and clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth have a chance to share what they’ve learned with the wider church. On Saturday, February 8, 2014, at University Christian Church, 2720 S. University Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76109, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, and the Rev. Gay Jennings, president of the House of Deputies of the General Convention of The Episcopal Church, will join in the commemoration…
Registration for Reimagining Our Church Event
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth will gather on February 8 at University Christian Church in Fort Worth to reimagine what “being church” means. Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori and House of Deputies President Gay Jennings will be present. More information can be found here. Use the form below to register for this event. Registration has closed.
Choir members sought for Eucharist at Reimagining Our Church event
Debora Clark, Organist/Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, is seeking choir members from around the diocese to offer their talents to lead the music for the worship service that closes the Reimagining Our Church event. Clark says, “Our hope is to fill the choir pews at University Christian Church with talented choristers who regularly sing in churches around the diocese.” Two rehearsals are scheduled: 3-4 pm Sunday, January 26 and 3-4 pm Sunday, February 2. Rehearsals…
Childcare for Reimagining Our Church event – UPDATED 2/6/2014
Childcare for children up to 10 years of age will be available for attendees of Reimagining Our Church on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Reservations for childcare must be made by Monday, February 3 so that adequate staff is ensured. University Christian Church has graciously agreed to provide their childcare workers and facilities to our gathering. Their qualifications for childcare workers include a background check and the equivalent of our Safeguarding God’s Children training. UPDATED 2/6/2014: Childcare will be provided to…
TREC task force members join diocesan Reimagining Our Church event
Julia Ayala Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida and Margaret B. Shannon of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, both members of the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC) will join the Reimagining Our Church event hosted by the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth on February 8, 2014. Katie Sherrod, communications director for the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, a diocesan deputy to the General Convention of The Episcopal Church, and a member of the Executive Council of…
Youth & Reimagining Our Church
The youth of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth will have significant roles in when Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and House of Deputies President Gay Jennings visit the diocese on February 8, 2014. Lunch and conversation All youth in the diocese are invited to have lunch and conversation with Jefferts Schori from 12-1:30 pm. Each youth must register for lunch by Monday, February 3, 2014. This is a unique opportunity to meet the presiding bishop; we would like…
Congregations undertake “Reimagining”
Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the diocese’s re-organization, and in conjunction with a process taking place across The Episcopal Church (TEC), congregations throughout the Diocese of Fort Worth will re-imagine what “being church” means. That work will be shared February 8 with people from throughout the diocese, as well as with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and House of Deputies President Gay Jennings.
Questions for Reimagining Our Church
On Saturday morning, February 8, 2014, participants at Reimagining Our Church will share their reflections on four interview questions prepared by the Task Force to Reimagine The Episcopal Church (TREC). Teens and young adults are especially invited to participate. In preparation for this, Bishop Rayford High has asked that people go to the link, download the Engagement Kit, and reflect as a group on the four questions in the Interview section. This can be at an adult forum at a parish,…