Black History Month 2021 Resources
We are excited to provide this set of resources as we celebrate Black History Month 2021. More resources will be added throughout the month, so bookmark this page!
First Woman Ordained a Priest in El Salvador, The Rev. Hannah Atkins Romero, Celebrates 25 Years of Ordination
The Rev. Hannah E. Atkins Romero was ordained in 1996, the first woman ordained a priest in El Salvador.
St. Michael’s, Austin to Offer Lenten Speaker Series
St. Michael’s in Austin, Texas, presents a virtual Lenten speaker series called God + Grace + Hope Amid the Pandemic. This series will feature five Episcopalian clergy who will each offer a brief video message rooted in hope, truth, grace, perspective and grounded in the Christian Gospel.
Watch Now: Bishops’ Prayer Service for Our Nation
Evening prayer with all four Bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, featuring music from St. James’ Episcopal, Austin.
St. Joan of Arc, Pflugerville, Organizes Clothing Drive for Correctional Center
Susan Meyer, who regularly visits the prison with her therapy dog Lucy, organized the St. Joan of Arc, Pflugerville clothing drive for recently released inmates from the Travis County Correctional Center.
Upcoming: New Vestry Member Orientation
Join members of the Mission Amplification team for a virtual three-session orientation for new vestry members (Please note: other vestry members who would like to participate are welcome.)
Topics to be covered include roles and responsibilities, missional focus, and connecting to the diocese. You may participate in all three of the sessions or pick just one or two. Full participation is encouraged.
A Tale of Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Dear Clergy of the Diocese, Once upon a time, in accordance with the Clergy Manual, members of the clergy of the Diocese of Texas chose …
St. John the Divine, Houston, Offers Class on Human Trafficking
St. John the Divine’s GO Ministry is hosting a two-part online class focused on Human Trafficking that is open to all throughout the Diocese. The class will meet Wednesdays, February 3 & 10 at 6:30 pm via Zoom.
Saint Isidore passes fundraising goal, will keep food pantry
Going into 2021, the Abundant Harvest Kitchen of Saint Isidore Episcopal Church needed to raise $50,000 to keep its food pantry running into the new year. After a Giving Tuesday fundraiser, the kitchen ended up raising $10,000 more than its goal.
All of the money will be invested back int the food pantry, which fed up to 800 families a week last year. With the extra $10,000, Jeremy Hall, the kitchen’s executive director, said they expect to be able to feed about 500 more families.
New study: Preventable poor health conditions for people of color during COVID-19 create growing medical and economic burden for Texas
Report finds there would be 5,000 fewer COVID-19 deaths in Texas if Black and Hispanic residents had same mortality rates as White residents
Researchers estimate health disparities cost Texans $7.7 billion in excess medical spending and lost productivity
Brotherhood of St. Andrew Opens 2021 Scholarship Application
The Brotherhood is giving a $2,000 scholarship to one high school graduating senior in the Diocese of Texas.
Presiding Bishop calls country to ‘face painful truths,’ meet ‘abyss of anarchy’ with healing love
Drawing on the words of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry implored Americans to choose community over chaos in a message to The Episcopal Church as the United States reels from the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol, incited by President Donald Trump and led by his supporters.
