Thank you, Bishop Doyle, for asking me to share with Council a little about our experiences in Bastrop since September. I am Lisa Hines of Calvary Episcopal Church, a transitional size church with a day school in Bastrop. I had been Rector of Calvary for less than a year when our ...
Many homes likes this one remain in piles of rubble
Thousand of acres of forest have been blackened
Diocesan officials announced today that a coordinated effort to help Bastrop County families recover from last September’s wildfires has begun. Volunteers and ...
We are looking for folks who are willing to work about 8-12 hours per week over the next couple of years to help our Bastrop County neighbors get back on their feet. “Case Management” in the context of disaster recovery is not an attempt to manage or direct the lives of ...
In September of 2011 wildfires destroyed over 1500 homes in Bastrop County. The Bastrop Volunteer Reception Center recently put out this notice: We still need your help cleaning up Bastrop County! Please contact us at 501.827.8086 or visit us at 107 Longhorn Street in Bastrop to see what ...
A Long Term Recovery committee is now in place and the Episcopal Diocese of Texas is taking an active role in that. This committee is important as it determines and meets the needs that will be required over the coming years. FEMA has received applications for assistance from 3057 people ...
The Episcopal Wildfire Relief Fundraiser at Karbach Brewery raised $3,011 last Thursday. Organized by the Rev. James Derkits of St. Mark's Between the Bayous, the event featured three musical performances, food donated by Chapell Hill Sausage, and beer donated by ...
It’s hard to read the story in Exodus of the golden calf without picturing the lurid scene of debauchery in the fifties movie, The Ten Commandments. In the Bible, we are told that after the people make a golden calf to represent the gods who brought them out of Egypt, they offer ...
Episcopal Relief and Development has been in contact with EDOT's Emergency Response Coordinators the Rev. Gill Keyworth and the Ven. Russ Oechsel. See the story below, or visit er-d.org. On a hot, dry September night in a small Texas town, more than 60 people gathered at Calvary ...
The Diocese of Texas is offering a spiritual care workshop at Calvary, Bastrop which will feature a family counselor, Barry McCarty, The Rev. Lillian Hyde, The Rev. Gill Keyworth, and The Rev. Russ Oeschel. This is a wonderful opportunity. Please feel free to share this ...
Surviving Disaster, How Texas Prepares: A Video Presentation and Conversation on Preparing your Family for Natural Disaster Wednesday, November 9 at 6:30 PM Sponsored by St. Julian of Norwich Episcopal Church and Mr. Luis Morales, Communications Director, of the Texas State ...
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