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Alan Bentrup installed as rector at St. Martin’s, Keller
The Rev. Alan Bentrup was installed as rector of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Keller, on Thursday, May 5, 2022, by Bishop Scott Mayer. Bentrup was elected rector in June 2021. His first Sunday was August 1, 2021. As it has done at other congregations, the Covid19 pandemic delayed the Celebration of a New Ministry service at St. Martin’s for some months. The preacher was Bentrup’s close friend, the Rev. Canon Jim Hartley, canon pastor at Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina, in the Diocese…
Robert Pace installed as rector at Trinity
In a service delayed nearly two years by the pandemic, the Rev. Robert Pace was installed as the 19th rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, in a Celebration of New Ministry on Wednesday, October 6. The music under the direction of Music Director and Organist Debora Clark was outstanding, with choir, brass and timpani and a string quartet. Previous rectors John Stanley and Fred Barber were in attendance. The Rt. Rev. Scott Mayer presided. The Rev. Mitch Tollett, a…
Tony Hiatt installed as priest in charge in Wise County
The Rev. Tony Hiatt was installed a priest in charge at the Episcopal Church in Wise County on Monday, May 16, 2016, in the small white church 905 S. Church Street, Decatur, TX. that began its existence in 1889 as the Episcopal Mission Chapel of the Ascension. Read the history of the building. The Celebration of a New Ministry happened almost exactly one year after the Wise County Episcopalians moved into the historic building, on May 17, 2015. The Rt. Rev.…
The Rev. Tony Hiatt to be installed at the Episcopal Church of Wise County
The Rev. Tony Hiatt will be installed as priest-in-charge at the Episcopal Church of Wise County at 7 pm Monday, May 16. The church is located at 905 S. Church Street, Decatur, TX. The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer will celebrate and the Rt. Rev. Rayford High, Jr., will preach at this celebration of a new ministry. Hiatt is a graduate of Brite Divinity School and the Iona School for Ministry; while in seminary, he assisted in the revival of Cursillo in the…
The Rev. Bob Gross to be installed at St. Stephen’s, Hurst
The Rev. Bob Gross will be installed as priest-in-charge at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Hurst, at 7 pm Monday, April 18. St. Stephen’s is at 463 West Harwood Road, Hurst, TX 76054. The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer will celebrate and the Rev. Karen Calafat will preach at this celebration of a new ministry.. Gross was ordained a priest on December 6, 2008, in the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande. In the fall of 2014, he moved to the Episcopal…
Scot McComas installed as rector
The Rev. Scot McComas was installed as the third rector of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Keller on Saturday, May 30, 2015, by the Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr. Among the symbols of ministry presented to him was a stole that the children and youth of the parish had made. McComas was surprised and moved by the gift. He donned the stole immediately after Bishop High blessed it. McComas’ mother, Mary, and his brother, Andy, helped celebrate the occasion.…
Karen Calafat installed at St. Luke’s, Fort Worth
The Rev. Katen Calafat was installed as the part time rector of St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, by the Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., at a Celebration of a New Ministry on Monday, February 2, 2015. There was a reception following the service. Calafat’s first Sunday as the new rector was October 5, 2014. Calafat has more than 20 years in ministry, primarily as a chaplain in a variety of settings, most recently as a hospice chaplain…