Thank you to St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Austin from Suffragan Bishop Kai Ryan click here Thank you to Trinity Episcopal School, Austin from Bishop Suffragan Kai Ryan click here …
Given the pandemic, this year’s Choral Festival at St. Thomas’, Houston, was considered a success. Held on Sunday, November 14, several churches from the Diocese …
What a great number of deacons who were able to attend this year’s Clergy Conference. As they have gone about their work in the parishes …
This past Friday marked the final day of COP26, the UN Conference on Climate Change. As I reflect upon the past two weeks, I am simultaneously intimidated by the peril God’s creation faces and inspired by millions of human beings taking action around the globe. Climate is the most pressing issue of our century; I am 25 years old, and I often wonder if our planet will support human life by the time (God willing) I turn 75. Creation cries out for intervention, and I am overjoyed to proclaim that our church is answering that call.
According to data from the church center in New York, out of the almost 6,000 Episcopal congregations, some 1,730 have 29 or fewer people on a given Sunday. Many don’t have clergy except every so often, sometimes even every few months. “
On a snowy morning in 2019, I drove to the southern campus of Erie Community College to teach the environment segment for my section of Introduction to Sociology. We discussed the activism of young environmentalists Greta Thunberg, Autumn Peltier, and Leah Thomas.
After more than 70% of facilities were damaged by storm waters from Hurricane Harvey, work on Saint Thomas’ Episcopal Church and School reached a significant milestone in October along the road to recovery.
The Rev. James Harrington became an Episcopal priest in January 2020.
Harrington is the director of Proyecto Santiago, a Christian outreach mission for Austin’s Hispanic community, at Saint James Episcopal Church. Before that, he founded the Texas Civil Rights Project. Before that, he spent over a decade as a lawyer the Rio Grande Valley, representing farm workers on cases related to living and working conditions.
Watch a fun video featuring Bishop Doyle’s activities from his 2021 sabbatical! Click here to read the Sabbatical Tabloid. .
Liz Gutierrez, a diocesan employee, found herself singing solos in front of her largest audience ever at this year’s Clergy Conference. Liz is also a talented musician, having learned to play the piano from her dad when she was around 12 years old.
The Bishop of Texas, the Rt. Rev. Andy Doyle, has named the Rev. Kellaura Johnson as Canon for Transition Ministry.
Celebrating 175 years of mission in Christ, we are a diverse community of believers following the Episcopal tradition across our 81-county diocese spanning nearly 70,000 square miles in the central, eastern, and northern regions of Texas. Founded in 1838, we are more than 450 active clergy-strong with 175 congregations, over 100 missional communities, 20 campus missions, chaplaincies, foundations, institutions, and over 72,000 parishioners.
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