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Steven Charleston offers daily inspiration
Want to start your day in a wonderful way? Go to the Facebook page of Steven Charleston, who identifies himself as “a citizen of the Choctaw nation of Oklahoma.” Only in the next paragraph does he get around to mentioning his work in two seminaries and as the bishop of the Diocese of Alaska. Posted daily on Facebook are his morning meditations. Food for the spirit – balm for the soul – fire for the imagination.
CMT wants members to be “well to serve”
Church Medical Trust (CMT) offers Stay Healthy Videos on the Church Pension Group website. Check out this month’s featured post on managing stress.
July Spotlight on Congregations
What has the diocese and the larger church done for your congregation lately? In June, all the clergy of the diocese were invited to meet with Bishop High, getting to know one another better and learning more about pension and health care benefits. Toni Marie Sutliff, regional rep from Church Pension Group, flew in to spend the day presenting information and fielding questions. She even did some problem-solving, as well. All Saints School provided their usual “above-and-beyond” hospitality.
The Rev. Melanie Wright reflects on “After the Storm”
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 Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF), In “After the Storm” Wright reflects on how a local Methodist congregation’s response after a tornado destroyed their building in many ways mirrored the response of St. Alban’s Episcopalians after they had to leave their building in the…
The Unbroken Circle, a fine arts gallery schedules art pickup on Saturday, June 15, 2013
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 Worth, Texas, 76114. Artists can grab a cup of coffee, grab their art work, and grab information about this continuing project. Please contact <email address removed> to make other arrangements to pickup art.
Schedule for the 2013 Diocesan Convention
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 am — Registration & exhibits open Noon — Lunch on your own 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm — Opening session Nominating ballots Possible first ballots 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm — Eucharist Clergy vesting: white stoles Preacher: The Rt. Rev. Robert O’Neill, Bishop of…
Hotel Information for 2013 Diocesan Convention
Several Wichita Falls hotels are offering special rates for attendees to the 2013 Diocesan Convention, held November 8-9, 2013 in Wichita Falls, TX, a two-hour drive northwest of Fort Worth. The convention venue is: Multi-Purpose Events Center (MPEC) 1000 5th Street, Wichita Falls, TX, 76301 Convention attendees must make their own hotel reservations. Please phone hotels directly and reference “Episcopal Diocese Conference” when booking to receive that hotel’s special rate. Hotels with special rates are: Homewood Suites by Hilton 940-691-4663 King Studio…
Announcing registration dates and fees for the 2013 Diocesan Convention – UPDATED 9/9
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 meeting, the executive council adopted a resolution that set October 4, 2013 as the deadline for registration of lay and clerical delegates, alternates, and visitors. After that date, late charges will be incurred. The resolution also stated that “timely registration…
2013 Diocesan Convention planning well underway
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 northwest of Fort Worth. The Northern Deanery is hosting the 2013 convention. Members of the 2013 Diocesan Convention Planning Committee are Owanah Anderson, Laurie Cruse, Margaret Dvorken, Catherine (Kitty) Gaharan, Jackie Hall, JD Todd, and Marsha van Etten DeChant from…
Preacher for Diocesan Convention Eucharist on Friday, November 8, 2013
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 was educated at Texas Christian University and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and ordained to the priesthood in 1982. He was elected bishop of Colorado in 2003, and consecrated in January, 2004. Bishop O’Neill and Bishop Rayford High both were elected in 2003…
Advancing to General Convention 2015: “Greening and Screening”
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.
Anne and Jim Horton named chaplains to retired clergy
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.
Bishop Names Janet Waggoner as Canon to the Ordinary
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 together in our life. This is being made possible by the generosity of one of our diocesan families. I am most grateful and very excited about filling this office, which is so vital for our future. It is my plan…
Applications accepted for 2013 Episcopal Church Indigenous Theological Training
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.
Episcopal Church Black Clergy Indaba in October 2013 – Visioning: Seed Time & Harvest
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.”
Diocesan reps carry greetings to Niobrara
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.”