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The Rev. Melanie Barnett Wright, priest in charge at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church worshiping in Theater Arlington, has written an article that is published In the June 2013, issue of Vestry Papers, part of ECF Vital Practices, an online publication of the … Continue reading
The Unbroken Circle, a fine arts gallery, invites all artists who participated in the gallery to its ”Take Down Party.” This come and go event will be from 9am-2pm Saturday, June 15, 2013 at St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church, 5910 Black Oak Lane, Fort … Continue reading
The 2013 Diocesan Convention will be held in Wichita Falls, Texas, on November 8-9, 2013. This will be the 31st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. The convention will be held at the Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall of … Continue reading
The 2013 Diocesan Convention will be held at the Multi-Purpose Events Center (MPEC), 1000 5th Street, Wichita Falls, TX, 76301. The schedule for the convention is: Friday, November 8, 2013 8:00 am — Center opens for exhibitors to set up 10:30 … Continue reading
Several Wichita Falls hotels are offering special rates for attendees to the 2013 Diocesan Convention, held November 8-9, 2013 in Wichita Falls, TX. Convention attendees must make their own hotel reservations. Please reference “Episcopal Diocese Conference” when booking to receive that … Continue reading
The 2013 Diocesan Convention will be held November 8-9, 2013 in Wichita Falls at the Multi-Purpose Events Center (MPEC), 1000 5th Street, Wichita Falls, TX, 76301. Wichita Falls is a two-hour drive northwest of Fort Worth. At its May 18, 2013 … Continue reading
Plans for the 31st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth are well underway. The convention is November 8-9, 2013, in the Multi-Purpose Events Center (MPEC), 1000 5th Street, Wichita Falls, TX, 76301. Wichita Falls is a two-hour drive … Continue reading
The Rt. Rev. Robert O’Neill, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado, will be the preacher at the Friday afternoon Eucharist of the 2013 Diocesan Convention on November 8, 2013. The convention will be held in Wichita Falls. Bishop O’Neil … Continue reading
Plans are well underway for the Episcopal Church’s General Convention in 2015, with noticeable adaptive changes to reducing the convention’s carbon footprint and to use software and technology to streamline legislative work. Noticeably, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and video monitors will be the primary media of legislative materials. This “convention of screens” will be made possible by a robust Wi-Fi system, which will be available for the first time on the floors of the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops. Continue reading
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High Jr. recently asked Jim and Anne Horton to take on the positions of chaplain to the retired clergy and their spouses. Continue reading
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr. has announced that the Rev. Janet Waggoner has been named Canon to the Ordinary/Transitional Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. She “will assist me and the diocese as we move forward … Continue reading
Applications are being accepted for the 2013 Episcopal Church awards for Indigenous Theological Training. The awards are available to lay and ordained members of the Episcopal Church. Among the educational possibilities are spiritual formation, leadership development, or ordination. Continue reading
The Episcopal Church Black Clergy Indaba in October 2013 invites participants to Atlanta for discussions and conversations. The event theme is Visioning: Seed Time & Harvest, linking to Luke 10:2, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Continue reading
Sandy Shockley and Deborah Nichols, both from St. Mary Hamilton, will attend the 141st Niobrara Convocation June 17-23, on the Lower Brule Reservation in the Diocese of South Dakota. The Niobrara Convocation – an annual gathering of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota peoples – has been termed “one of the most important events of the missionary work of the Episcopal Church in the United States.” Continue reading
The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) – source of outstanding stewardship materials and teaching – holds its annual conference July 12-13 in Salt Lake City. Are you looking to plant the seeds of faithful giving in your congregation and diocese? Do you want to network with others passionate about generosity and discipleship? Can’t make it to Salt Lake City? No problem. Continue reading
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