Missional Community News

June 5, 2025

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Angleton Community Choir Concert June 13–14 at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church The Angleton Community Choir, a missional community and recent recipient of a Strategic Mission Grant, will present its most ambitious concert to date: Requiem by Michael Trotta, performed live with orchestra on Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14, at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, 1227 S. Chenango St. in Angleton. The event will feature soloists from distinguished institutions. Founded just last year by Eric Brown, the choir includes members ranging from teenagers to singers in their mid-50s. They welcome all who love to sing, regardless of experience. This season…

SSW 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients

May 29, 2025

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Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) The renowned Bryan Stevenson was speaker for the 2025 Commencement Exercises at Seminary of the Southwest. Stevenson, a lawyer, author, and founder/Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) delivered a sermon during the ceremony and was awarded an honorary doctorate. Commencement was held as a service of morning prayer at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Upon announcement of this year’s speaker, SSW dean and president Dr. Scott Bader-Saye said, “Bryan Stevenson’s work with the Equal Justice Initiative has been transformative for challenging racial and economic…

Just Released!

May 28, 2025

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UNABASHED FAITH is available at the following booksellers: Church Publishing (Use promo code UNABASHED20)AmazonBookshop.orgBrazos BookstoreBlue Willow Bookshop

Pope Leo XIV to lead Roman Catholic Church, first American elected to papacy

May 8, 2025

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[Religion News Service] In a shocking vote that caught the Catholic world by surprise, the College of Cardinals elected Robert Francis Prevost, 69, the 267th pope on May 8. He is the first United States citizen to become the bishop of Rome.

Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88

April 22, 2025

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To the People of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, and our Catholic siblings across Texas Dear Friends in Christ, On this, the second day of the First Week of Easter, as the Church proclaims with joy that life has triumphed over death, we have received the sorrowful news that Pope Francis has died. With the Church throughout the world, we give thanks for the life and witness of this remarkable servant of God. Pope Francis stood as a tireless advocate for the poor, the vulnerable, and the marginalized. He invited all Christians to examine where our lives, our institutions, and…

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