Posts from March 2012

Posts from March 2012

Executive Council adopts a new vision/mission statement

The Executive Council adopted a vision/mission statement at its March 17 meeting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Wichita Falls: The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is a welcoming, Christ-centered community of congregations committed to a radical hospitality. Participatory by everyone – laity, bishop, priest and deacon Transparent in all we do Accountable to God, one another, and the wider church Serving • Accepting • Worshipping • Reaching Out Additionally, the committee charged with developing ways to align the diocese…

Come help with a Spring Clean-up at St. Elisabeth’s

Everyone is invited to help with a Spring Clean up at St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church, 5910 Black Oak Lane, Fort Worth, Texas, 76114, from 10 am to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. Teams will be working both inside and outside to do as much work as possible on the 4.5 acre grounds and building as St. Elisabeth’s works to make the place more appealing to visitors. St. Elisabeth’s is a small congregation that is seeking to revitalize its ministry…

Author of Holy Ghost Girl to speak in Hamilton

Donna Johnson, author of Holy Ghost Girl, will be in Hamilton at the Fine Arts Center, 112 W. Main, on March 25, 2012 at 2:00 pm for a reading from her book and a discussion of the issues raised by her story. Holy Ghost Girl is Ms. Johnson’s first-person memoir of her childhood with the tent preacher David Terrell during the 1960s and 1970s. Ms. Johnson’s family was part of the inner circle of his ministry from the early days.…

Policy Review Committee seeking new members

The Diocesan Policy Review Committee is seeking people interested in serving on the committee. The Policy Review Committee is a committee of the Executive Council. Each year following the Diocesan Convention the Bishop appoints at least five members to the committee. The term of office is one year. The Policy Review Committee collects, reviews, and distributes new and revised policies and procedures. The chancellor’s office assists in determining when policies may be required by action of General Convention, Diocesan Convention,…