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.
Exploring Racial Reconciliation: A Youth MLK Event
Join the Episcopal Diocese of Texas in partnership with the Christ Church Cathedral on Monday, January 18th for a Racial Healing Day from 10:00 am -2:30 pm.
Call for Singers: Diocesan Council Virtual Choir Seeks Volunteers
A massive Virtual Choir is being formed for the Diocesan Council worship. Contact Linda Patterson (music@standrewsbcs.org) to volunteer. A pdf of printed music and a rehearsal track will be provided. Open to all lay and clergy singers!
St. John the Divine Offers Health Disparities Webinar Series
The pandemic has shone a light on the pre-existing problem of health disparity. In this webinar series, learn about what health disparities are, the consequences of living with stressors including long-term poverty, and what we can do to address it. Faculty from the University of Houston College of Medicine will present an overview of health disparities and consequent adverse outcomes common among lower socio-economic groups in Houston and across the United States. In addition, the Executive Director of the Episcopal Health Foundation will review current interventions and potential strategies intended to address social determinants of health (SDOH) underlying these disparities. Finally, ways in which the Church can engage the Community will be considered.
