In December 2017, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas devoted an entire issue of the Diolog magazine to mental health. The magazine articles not only created awareness of mental health issues across the diocese, it was the spark that led to an open and frank conversation with a group of parishioners at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Livingston.
“We serve because everyone belongs” has always been the mission of St. Paul’s/ San Pablo, Houston. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, those who were already walking alongside the poor, homeless, abused, elderly and disabled are the champions of their disaster recovery.
All Saints Episcopal School is back in session later this week and families got a sneak peak of the finished Lower School renovations during an open house on Tuesday.
Despite all he has gone through in life, Mal, 66, has never lost hope. His willingness to ask for help and gathering the confidence to speak out, are things that have always been a gift for him.
The choir enters during a recent service at Christ Church Cathedral, where the congregation is challenged with providing 100,000 meals for those in need.
Thanks to Megan Thee Stallion, hot girls everywhere are having a summer. And now, thanks to TikTok‚—and maybe also Andrew Scott’s character in Fleabag, season two‚—priests might also have their swing at “Hot Priest Summer.
Serving others is the way Anna coped with her despair of losing her home after Hurricane Harvey flooded her house and her entire neighborhood in Montgomery County. Anna looked down the road to the needs of her parents whose home was also damaged, and then she saw the needs of her other neighbors. With her bilingual skills and a joyous personality, Anna reached out to and for her neighbors.
Maria was dancing as she stepped out of the car. She had a curly-haired boy in hand and a blinky-eyed baby on her hip. Other children burst forth from open car doors. At first, Maria looked like a thousand other mothers who walk with dignity bearing the daily weight of family responsibilities. A single mother with seven children under her wings, Maria was caring for her five children and providing a home for two teenage girls who had recently lost both parents to death and to deportation. But there in the middle of the street, Maria started to dance.
The Rev. John Dublin Epps Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE) is excited to host the 5th Annual Holy Grill and Family Fun Fest on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2019. This year’s event, featuring some of the best barbecue in Houston, will be held at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church located at 1805 West Alabama Street in Houston. Hours for the Holy Grill are 10 am to 3 pm. Come and join the fun!!
When a youth group from the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado came to Texas, for a week this summer, to help families rebuild after Harvey, they couldn’t possibly know what to expect. They quickly learned.
A decade-long tradition will continue thanks to the efforts of the Rev. Bob Wismer at St. Francis Episcopal Church. Wismer began the tradition of Blessing of the Backpacks at St. Francis, 345 Piney Point Road, about 10 years ago. Now families include this spiritual event in their back-to-school routine.
Eleven churches from across the diocese came together from July 14-19, 2019 for Eleven churches from across the diocese came together from July 14-19, 2019 for Missionpalooza 2019. An annual Episcopal Diocese of Texas youth mission trip, Missionpalooza continued focusing on disaster relief in 2019, serving a second year on Hurricane Harvey recovery work. This year, nearly 100 youth and adults volunteered to support this effort. Churches represented were Christ Church Cathedral, Houston; Good Shepherd, Tomball; Holy Comforter, Angleton; Palmer Memorial, Houston; St. Catherine of Sienna, Missouri City; St. Mark’s, Bay City; St. Michael’s, Austin; St. Matthew’s, Austin; St. Stephen’s, Liberty; Trinity, Baytown; and Trinity, Houston.
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 174 congregations, approximately 70 missional communities, 27 campus missions, chaplaincies, foundations, institutions, and over 77,000 parishioners.
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