Posts from November 2012
Bishop, Standing Committee of Diocese of Fort Worth in solidarity with South Carolina Episcopalians
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., the Standing Committee, and the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth stand in prayer and solidarity with the Episcopalians of the Diocese of South Carolina as they move through a time of challenge and confusion. They applaud the Most Rev. Katharne Jefferts Schori for her pastoral letter reaching out to South Carolina Episcopalians. Media Release The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., the Standing Committee, and the people of the Episcopal…
Presiding Bishop issues pastoral letter to the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina
The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs Thursday, November 15, 2012 Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a Pastoral Letter to the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. The following is the November 15 Pastoral Letter from the Presiding Bishop. Katharine, a servant of Christ, to the saints in South Carolina. May the grace, mercy, and peace of Christ Jesus our Savior be with you all. You and the challenges you are facing in South Carolina remain…
ERD makes Sunday bulletin available to raise funds in support of hurricane Sandy relief efforts
Episcopal Relief and Development has developed a bulletin insert for churches, to give an update on the current situation and what their partners are doing, and to help raise funds to support response efforts. Here is a link to ERD’s bulletins.
Justin Welby appointed as new Archbishop of Canterbury
In North Texas, we awoke to official announcements that a new Archbishop of Canterbury had been appointed. The Rt. Rev. Justin Welby, aged 56, currently Bishop of Durham, will succeed Dr. Rowan Williams. Bishop Welby will be installed as Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral on 21st March 2013. There are many press announcements, but a few to read are: The Church of England official announcement of the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s announcement,…
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Wort welcomes Bishop Rayford High…to Facebook
As part of our welcome for our new provisional bishop, the Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., we’ve created a Facebook page for him. Using Facebook, the people in our diocese can learn more about him, and people in the Diocese of Texas (who he served as bishop suffragan), and around the world can continue to experience the richness of his ministry. Bishop High’s Facebook page will be administered by the communications office of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, not by…
Double your impact with Episcopal Relief & Development’s Matching Gift Challenge 2012
Donors making end-of-year gifts to Episcopal Relief & Development will be able to double the impact of their contributions, thanks to a group of very generous supporters who have pledged $300,000 in matching funds toward the 2012 Matching Gift Challenge. Between November 1 and December 31, gifts of any size – online, via mail or by phone – will be matched dollar-for-dollar as long as matching funds are available. Gifts to any fund, including through Episcopal Relief & Development’s Gifts for Life program,…
Rabbi Ralph Mecklenberger to discuss his new book
Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenberger will discuss his new book Our Religious Brains – What Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with God, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27. Childcare will be available. Call Trinity (817-926-4631) for more information and to reserve a spot in the nursery.
Bishop Ohl’s sermon at the ordination of Henry Penner
Sermon preached on occasion of Henry Penner Ordination to the Vocational Diaconate at the 30th convention of the Episcopal Diocese of For Worth on November 2, 2012 by the Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl Today is traditionally called “All Souls Day”, a day when we celebrate the lives of all those unknown Christians whose lives were lived in faith but whose deeds did not bring them to the forefront of Christian history to be celebrated either with their own feast…
Henry Penner ordained to the vocational diaconate
Henry Penner was ordained to the vocational diaconate during the opening Eucharist at the 30th Diocesan Convention Friday, November 2, in the Thompson Student Center at Tarleton State University in Stephenville. Henry is a member of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller, where he has served as a chalice bearer, on the vestry, and as senior warden. He is licensed as a worship leader and as a lay Eucharistic visitor. He is a Stephen Minister. He graduated from TCU, and has studied at…
Mexican lunch & dinner at St Luke’s, Stephenville raises money for outreach
“You’re never alone here at St. Luke’s.” Voting in Erath County apparently makes everyone really hungry. There were long lines at the traditional Election Day Mexican Supper at St. Luke’s, Stephenville. People came for the food, for the cause, and for the sense of community. One local man for decades came to Mexican Supper only for a “take out” order to share with his mother. But the man’s mother died recently, so he decided to “dine in” for the first…
Wrapping up the 30th Diocesan Convention
The 30th Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth on November 2-3 was full of milestones. The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., recently retired bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, was elected and installed as the third provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth on Saturday, November 3, at the convention in Stephenville at Tarleton State University. Watch the video of the installation of Bishop High. Departing Bishop C. Wallis Ohl issued a…
Episcopal Relief & Development supports Sandy relief efforts
[Episcopal Relief & Development] Thanks to the generosity of Episcopalians from around the country, Episcopal Relief & Development is in the process of making emergency grants to impacted dioceses in support of parish-based relief activities following superstorm Sandy. In the United States, these funds will help congregations expand feeding ministries and facilitate the provision of shelter and transportation assistance for those in need. In the Caribbean, … Continue reading about ERD’s hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
Bishop Rayford High makes first parish visit to St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church, Fort Worth
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., newly elected third provisional bishop of the diocese, made his first parish visitation to St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church, 5910 Black Oak Lane, Fort Worth, 76110 (River Oaks). St. Elisabeth’s parishioners provided a generous reception for the bishop and Mrs. High, even though their parish hall is crammed full of crafts (most handmade by parishioners), books, and other items for the Book Sale and Bazaar 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, November 9, and…
Standing Committee elects officers for 2012-2013
The Standing Committee met immediately following the diocesan convention & elected their officers for 2012-2013. Mrs. Marti Fagley was elected president & Ms. Elinor Normand was elected Secretary. Mrs. Karen Shepherd agreed to continue to serve as Clerk of the Standing Committee. New members, the Rev. Curt Norman & Mr. Norm Snyder, were welcomed to the Standing Committee.
Churches respond in many ways to help storm-battered communities
[Episcopal News Service] “Ship ahoy!,” shouted a costumed boy racing up the stairs while trick-or-treating in the parish hall at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, New Jersey. Halloween arrived on All Souls Day, Nov. 2, this year for Morristown youngsters when the church hosted children for trick-or-treating on its campus after the holiday was postponed in New Jersey due to dangerous conditions caused by Hurricane Sandy, which roared through the region and caused widespread power outages with downed trees…
Presiding Bishop preaches at Cathedral in New Zealand
“The saints we celebrate today are lamps along the way” [The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs, November 4, 2012] “The saints we celebrate today are lamps along the way – the lights of every generation who let us see that living presence in our midst,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached at Waikato Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Hamilton, New Zealand on Sunday, November 4. “You’ve seen them, you know them, whether they are searchlights like Mother Teresa and…
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