Calvary Church, Participates in Neighbors’ Night Out with Community
The Richmond Police Department invited Calvary, Richmond, to partner with them in hosting Neighbor’s Night Out.
Presiding Bishop Announces Episcopal Church Delegation to United Nations COP26 Conference
Following a churchwide call for applications, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has named 24 delegates‚—selected from among 70 applicants‚—to represent the presiding bishop’s office at the United Nations 26th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as “COP26.”
EHF Announces $5.3 Million Commitment to Support Texas Organizations that are Raising Community Voices to Influence Health
Episcopal Health Foundation is announcing $5.3 million in new investments to help organizations across Texas work with community members to become advocates for health and adopt new ways of solving health-related problems in their neighborhood.
Hundreds Attend Hispanic Heritage Month Festival at San Mateo, Houston
A celebration that never fails to impress is San Mateo’s Hispanic Heritage Month Festival.
It is an annual festival that is highly anticipated by many residents in the community and the church.
St. John the Divine’s Loving Lamar Initiative to Host Free, Monthly Online Counseling Sessions for Parents
The Loving Lamar Initiative is continuing its support of students and parents by offering free, online parent talks each month. Each talk will be led by a licensed professional counselor from the Nick Finnegan Counseling Center and will be presented in both English and Spanish. Slides will be available after each presentation. These talks are open to all parents, whether their children attend Lamar or not. Interested parents can find links to the online program at sjd.org/loving-lamar.
St. George’s School, Austin, Celebrates Arrival of New Building
The Rt. Rev. Kathryn M. Ryan joined staff, faculty, parents, and children on Wednesday, September 29 to dedicate and bless the arrival of new building at St. George’s School, Austin.
Clergy Accepts Call to Plant New Congregation to Serve the AAPI Community
The Bishop of Texas, the Rt. Rev. Andy Doyle, has called the Rev. Isaias Ginson to plant a new congregation to serve the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the Gulf Coast region.
Diocesan Staff Member Chosen to Serve on Presiding Bishop’s Delegation to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference
Ellie Singer, member of the communications department of the Diocese of Texas and lay leader, has been chosen as a delegation member to participate virtually at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (CO26) in November.
My Name Is Pauli Murray’ Gives Black, Gender Non-Conforming, 1940s Activist her Due
“My Name Is Pauli Murray,” an extraordinary documentary about an underrated civil rights giant who was way ahead of her time, is a jaw-dropping biography and history lesson that begs the question: How is this person not a household name?
Deaf Ministry Reaches Local and International Individuals with the Aim of Empowering Communities
A one-of-a-kind missional community is gaining momentum in the Diocese of Texas.
For over a year, St. Gallaudet Episcopal Deaf Prayer Group‚—the first Episcopal missional community for the Deaf, has been ministering to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community of Houston and their hearing families.
Op-ed: Samsung Shouldn’t Ask for Incentives
Central Texas Interfaith has drawn a clear line when it comes to taking money from school children to pay for corporate tax breaks. That is exactly what Samsung is asking to do by applying for $285 million in school district tax subsidies from Manor ISD and from Taylor ISD.
“My Way of Love for Small Groups,” an Easy Resource to Build Community in Parish Small Groups
“My Way of Love for Small Groups” includes outlines for nine gathering sessions, prayers, discussion questions, resource links, and materials to help promote the program. Each participant starts by taking a spiritual life inventory.
