Posts from February 2014
Diocese of San Joaquin Welcomes Next Bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin (in California) is, along with the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, one of five dioceses that has been through a process of reorganization in the last few years. Since they are kindred spirits with us here in Texas, we are pleased to share their good news here in our diocese, and to rejoice with them in their ongoing progress. This past Sunday — February 23, 2014 — the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin welcomed its…
Registration for Growing in Faith Workshop
Update: Registration has completed and the form is now offline. Please complete all the fields below and then click the “Register” button ONE TIME ONLY. If your registration is successful, you will see further instructions regarding online payment at the bottom of the screen. If there are any problems with your registration, you will see an error message asking you to fix your entries. Please note that you can only register one person at a time with this form. Registration…
Gay Jennings preaches at St. Luke’s, Fort Worth
St. Luke’s Church Fort Worth, Texas February 9, 2014 In the Name of God, Amen. Good morning! I am so glad to be worshipping with you this morning at St. Luke’s. I have held the diocese and its people in my prayers for many years, and I have long admired your faithfulness, loyalty, and perseverance in the face of loss and adversity. Thank you for your witness and faith. This morning’s Gospel from Matthew is part of the…
Presiding Bishop’s Sermon in Fort Worth
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori delivered the following sermons on Feb. 8 in the Fort Worth, Texas. This diocese has known a kind of hunger that wasn’t chosen by most of you. It was a rule-bound fast, and it kept this community turned inward to ensure that the fast was maintained in a particular way. Since the end of that fast five years ago you’ve practiced another diet, one that has become far more…
Solemn Evensong on Feb. 23 at All Saints’
Solemn Evensong will be sung at All Saints’ Episcopal Church on Sunday, February 23 at 6:00 p.m. with The All Saints’ Choir. The church is located at 5001 Crestline Road in Fort Worth. All are invited.
Clive Driskill-Smith in recital Feb. 21 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church
The public is invited to an Organ Recital to be played by Clive Driskill-Smith, an organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, UK, on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church. All Saints’ Episcopal Church is located at 5001 Crestline Road in Fort Worth. Admission to the recital is free and a reception for everyone will follow the program. For more information, please contact Karla Uecker, communications manager at All Saints’, at 817-732-1424 or karla@asecfw.org.
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…
Episcopal Presiding Bishop to visit St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church February 9
National leader comes to suburban Texas church On Sunday, February 9, 2014, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, will visit St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. She will be with the people of St. Martin-in-the-Fields for Sunday school and for 10:30 a.m. worship, where she will preach and celebrate. There will be a reception following worship. All are welcome! Jefferts Schori serves as presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church, which has dioceses in the…
Still time to register for the fifth anniversary celebration
Sign up by Feb. 3 in order to reserve your box lunch at the Diocese of Fort Worth’s Feb. 8 “Reimagining Our Church” gathering. Episcopalians from throughout the diocese will join together reimagining the church for the future, and will be joined by honored guests the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts-Schori, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, and the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies.
Books offer preview of Steinke workshop
Peter Steinke will offer a two-part workshop for congregation leaders, “Growing in Faith Together – How Your Church Family Works,” April 4-5 and June 20-21. Steinke has suggested two books as foundational reading for teams who want to prepare for attending the workshop.
SSJE devotional shapes Lenten practice
The Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) has created a series of two- to three-minute videos as the catalysts for your daily Lenten reflection. Signing up on the SSJE website (for free!) will bring the video and a daily reflection question to your email in-box.
Diocese publishes ‘Common Purpose’
All members of congregations in the Diocese of Fort Worth have begun receiving “Common Purpose,” the diocesan publication mailed to homes six times each year.
All Saints’ offers Godly Play training
Godly Play training you can afford, in time and in money! Right here in Fort Worth at All Saints Episcopal Church! The core training is offered for commuters in three Saturday sessions, 9am to 5pm each day, on March 22, March 29, and April 5.
Explore abundance in aging
Deacon Janet Nocher, co-chair of the Abundant Living – Adventures in Aging conference, invites seniors, their family members, and caregivers to join her at Camp Allen Conference and Retreat Center, 18800 FM 362, Navasota, TX 77868, March 10-12 for this exploration of growing older abundantly.
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