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Bp. Mayer visits All Saints’, Fort Worth

On Sunday, June 13, 2021, Bishop Scott Mayer visited All Saints’, Fort Worth, now worshiping in the chapel at All Saints’ Episcopal School, 9700 Saints’ Circle,Fort Worth, TX,76108. Bishop Mayer presided and preached. The Rev. Christopher Jambor is the rector, and the Rev. Lynne M. Waltman and the Rev. Maddie Hill are assisting priests. Mr. Clive Driskill-Smith is the organist/choirmaster. View a Flickr Album with more than 100 photos of the day. You can view the archived live stream of …

Bishop Mayer extends suspension of in-person worship through May.

Bishop Scott Mayer has extended the suspension of in-person worship through May.  Meanwhile, the bishop, clergy, and lay leaders are exploring a phased approach to resuming in-person worship. Because the goal is to keep worshipers as safe as possible during this health crisis, this approach will be based on the best available scientific and medical advice. In the meantime, the medical community urges us to continue to love our neighbors and ourselves by sheltering in place, maintaining physical distancing, frequent…

Maundy Thursday

The Maudy Thursday Mass on the World is adapted from Georgetown University’s symposium: “Teilhard de Chardin: His Importance in the 21st Century” in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the death of Teilhard de Chardin (April 9th, 2015). Watch the service below or on YouTube. From the worship leaflet: “This Maundy Thursday, the day on which we traditionally recognize the work of Jesus the Christ to make his Real Presence known through bread and wine, we find ourselves physically separated…

Christopher Thomas to be ordained priest May 17, 2018

Bishop Sam Hulsey will ordain Christopher Thomas to the priesthood at 7 pm. Thursday, May 17, 2018, on behalf of Bishop Scott Mayer, at St. Elisabeth and Christ the King Episcopal Church. Thomas served as deacon at St. Alban’s, worshiping in Theatre Arlington before moving to St. Elisabeth and Christ the King. He is a cradle Episcopalian, having been raised at Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgan City, in the Diocese of Louisiana. He spent many years on the staff and as a…

Bishop Mayer visits St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller

Bishop Scott Mayer visited St. Martin-in-the -Fields, Keller, on Sunday, April 29. He celebrated, preached, and confirmed three people and received four, while three people reaffirmed their baptismal vows. Mitchell Douglas Dudek, Alyssa Ann Dudek, and Mark Renaud Pulliam were confirmed; Anthony Patrick Urso, Leslie Moss  Schulz, Daniel Whitaker Wagner, and Christine Elizabeth Wagner were received into The Episcopal Church; and Richard Eldon Schulz, Katherine Kraft, and Geoffrey Roger Kraatz reaffirmed their baptismal vows. See more photos at the diocesan…

Bishop Mayer visits St. Christopher, Fort Worth

Bishop Scott Mayer visited St. Christopher, Fort Worth, on Sunday, March 18. He confirmed Linda Loggins and reaffirmed the baptismal vows of Linda Johnson. Listen to a podcast of the bishop’s sermon or read the sermon. Bishop Mayer challenges us to be the evangelists who proclaim God’s mercy and love to a world desperately in need of both. See more photos at the diocesan Flickr gallery

Bishop Mayer visits St. Andrew’s, Fort Worth

Bishop Scott Mayer made his first visitation of 2018 to St. Andrew’s, Fort Worth, worshiping in the Good Shepherd Chapel at University Christian Church. He confirmed Dustin L. Payne and received William A. Hudson. It also was the day of the congregation’s annual meeting. See more photos at the diocesan Flickr gallery. Watch a short video of the service below or on the diocesan YouTube Channel. Watch the bishop’s sermon below or on the diocesan YouTube Channel. Read the bishop’s sermon. St…

Bishop Mayer begins sabbatical July 1

Bishop Scott Mayer will be on sabbatical from July 1 to October 31. “A sabbatical is a time to rest from work,” Bishop Mayer wrote in Common Purpose. “The word used in biblical Hebrew to describe God resting on that first Sabbath means, ‘He ceased from His labors.’ So while I intend to to take that seriously — and cease from work — I will take retreat time, reflect, read, exercise, play, travel, spend time with my family, and yes,…

Bishop Mayer preached at House of Bishops retreat

Bishop Scott Mayer preached at the Sunday Eucharist at the spring meeting of the House of Bishops at Camp Allen in the Diocese of Texas. As is the custom, the spring gathering was a retreat for the bishops.. The meeting began Friday, March 11 and ended Tuesday, March 15. It is the first meeting of the bishops chaired by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry since his election at General Convention last summer. During the course of the meeting, the bishops discussed racial…

Bishop Mayer quoted in Star-Telegram on plight of Syrian refugees

  Bishop Scott Mayer continues to speak on behalf of Syrian refugees. Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, polarizing debates continue on issues that cross both theological and political lines. Dallas-Fort Worth clergy have much to say about this situation, from biblical mandates, Christian values, true compassion, and ethics. The bishop was quoted in both the online and the print editions of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on November 20, 2015.. Read Star-Telegram: Syrian refugees: DFW clergy weigh in on what Jesus…

Annette Mayer ordained deacon

Bishop Scott Mayer ordained Annette Mayer a deacon on Thursday, October 22, at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller. The preacher was the Rev. Dr. Katie Long, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Hamilton. Watch a video of the sermon on the diocesan YouTube Channel. Mayer worked in dentistry as practice manager for 35 years before returning to school in 2005. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Social Work, and has been employed by Walls’ Universal Health Services…