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Diocese continues tornado relief help in Johnson, Hood Counties
Bishop Rayford High drove to Cleburne recently for one specific purpose – to hand over $6,000 to the Cleburne Area Relief Fund to assist in the ongoing rebuilding efforts in that community. It is part of the diocese’s commitment to help both Cleburne and Granbury recover from the May 15 tornadoes that ripped through Hood, Johnson, and Ellis Counties, leaving wide swaths of destruction in their wake. Most of the funds donated for tornado relief are going to Westlake Village…
Tornado Relief Donations, Specific Needs in Cleburne
The Rev. Tracie Middleton has provided an update on tornado relief in our diocese: Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is working through the diocese to identify and respond to needs in the impacted Texas communities, including making plans for long-term recovery. You can contribute to these efforts by donating through our diocese or through Episcopal Relief and Development. ERD has published information about their 2013 tornado responses in Texas and Oklahoma; you can read it here. Pam Yarborough, a member at St.…
Presiding Bishop offers Prayer for Oklahoma after Tornadoes
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, on the devastation in Oklahoma: The prayers of Episcopalians are with the people of Oklahoma in the midst of this tragic event. May the spirit of God hover over the broken, lost, and grieving, and may they meet the love of God in their neighbors’ responses.
Sources of Local Information About Hood and Johnson County Tornado Relief
The Rev.Tracie Middleton encourages anyone wanting current local information about the areas affected by Hood and Johnson county tornadoes to consider these sources…
Tornado Relief Information and Updates
Tornado relief is underway in the aftermath of the May 15, 2013 tornados that ripped through Granbury in Hood County, and Cleburne in Johnson County, Texas. If you wish to donate to the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth relief efforts, please make your checks payable to the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, with “tornado relief” in the memo line, and mail them to the diocesan offices, 4301 Meadowbrook Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76103.