Houston-Area Churches Received Millions in Federal Forgivable Loans
Hundreds of Houston-area churches received tens of millions of dollars in forgivable government loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of federal records.
Reserve your Clergy Getaway to Camp Allen Compliments of Bishop Doyle
Recognizing that taking a vacation is difficult during the pandemic, Bishop Doyle is offering a complimentary getaway to Camp Allen for EDOT CLERGY and staff. (Please …
Moving Forward in Truth: Bitter Fruit
Nestled away on 1,100 forested acres in Navasota, Texas Camp Allen began on 10 acres of land gifted by Rosa Lum Allen in 1921. Development began at Trinity Bay, near Galveston, to make the site ideal for hosting not just campers, but anyone for retreats, conferences, and meetings.
Seminary of the Southwest and the Texas Pauli Murray Scholarship Committee Announce First Recipients of the Texas Pauli Murray Scholarship
Austin, TX ‚— July 1, 2020 ‚— Seminary of the Southwest (Southwest) and the Texas Pauli Murray Scholarship Committee have announced that the inaugural recipients of the Texas Pauli Murray Scholarship are Ryan Hawthorne and Maria Victoria Umana. Both are students entering Seminary of the Southwest in the Fall of 2020, with Hawthorne pursuing a Diploma in Anglican Studies and Umana entering the Master of Divinity program.
Bishop Doyle Selected to Serve Mayor Turner’s Task Force on Policing Reform
Triggered by the murder of Mr. Floyd, police departments around the country are under fire and close watch, especially after a surge of audio and video evidence of abuse of power by officers sworn to protect their communities. In Houston, Chief Acevedo has acknowledged the need to work with communities for safer and better policing, and in the face of criticism has doubled-down on the need to work together to move forward through relational policing.
Governor Abbott Issues Mask Mandate
Gov. Greg Abbottissued a statewide mask mandate Thursday. The order requires Texans living in counties to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth while inside a business or other building open to the public, as well as outdoor public spaces, whenever social distancing is not possible. But it provides several exceptions, including children who are younger than 10 years old, people who have a medical condition that prevents them from wearing a mask, people who are eating or drinking and people who are exercising outdoors.
St. Thomas the Apostle, Nassau Bay, and the Galveston Food Bank’s Monthly Fresh-food Distribution
On Saturday, July 4, St Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church will offer the fourth of its monthly fresh food distribution to neighbors in need throughout Nassau Bay, Webster, and Pasadena. This distribution is in coordination with the Galveston Food Bank. A
The Not So Welcome Table
The spiritual, “Sit at the Welcome Table,” was a double entendre. When slaves, who were unwelcome at their masters’ tables, sang about the “welcome table,” they were singing about someday sitting down together at the table with and being welcomed by those who had once been their oppressors, as well as singing about a time when they would sit at the table at the marriage feast of the Lamb spoken of in the New Testament book of Revelation.
EHF Announces New Grants for COVID-19 Response in Texas
In an additional round of funding related to COVID-19, Episcopal Health Foundation has awarded $1.3 million in grants to 32 nonprofit clinics and other organizations that are serving at-risk communities in Texas on the front lines of the pandemic. Along with initial funding announced in May, EHF’s grant investment for COVID-19 now totals $5 million. Grant funding is just one part of the foundation’s $10 million comprehensive plan to address the crisis across the state.
Episcopal Diocese of Texas Supports Masks for All and Discusses Their Response to COVID-19
Bishop Andy Doyle with the Episcopal Diocese of Texas discusses how each of their congregations is responding to COVID-19 and the commitment they have made to their communities with the Masks for All campaign.
Moving Forward in Truth: No Ways Tired
Tired and weary though we may sometimes get, let us not forget those who have come before us and made a way for us, that we too may walk in the way that has been prepared and even beyond it, until we have reached a better day and made a better way. For indeed, God has not brought us this far to leave us.
I Am Palmer – Covid-19: Anticipating a Pandemic
I am an Associate Professor at UTHealth School of Public Health and an American Public Health Association Executive Board Member. Many decades ago, when I was in graduate school studying viruses and epidemiology, we speculated about the next pandemic. Even then we felt it could happen at any time. We thought maybe H1N1 flu was the big one, and, although widespread, it was not that lethal.
