W.E.B. Dubois observed in his history of the Reconstruction era that news of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation resulted in exuberant expressions of religious feelings among African Americans in the South. Beginning on January 1, 1863, with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Union Army camps became both bases of military operations and havens for thousands of jubilant runaways.
In an unprecedented move, the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, presented a Missionary Vision for a Racial Justice initiative that aims to repair and commence racial healing for individuals and communities who were directly injured by slavery in the diocese. The announcement was made at the 171st Diocesan Council held in Waco, Texas, February 7-8, 2020.
In hopes of removing some financial burden to some families, St. Mark’s, Austin, forgave over $500k of medical debt with a gift of just over $5,000.
We believe that the legal protection of religious freedom prohibits the federal government from prosecuting someone helping undocumented immigrants in a way that would otherwise violate federal law. The same is true of an individual offering sanctuary to immigrants seeking asylum: If the person is acting from a firmly held religious belief, then no federal prosecution.
Beginning Saturday, April 4, St. Thomas the Apostle, will offer a monthly fresh food distribution to neighbors in need throughout Nassau Bay, Webster, and Pasadena
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School is pleased to recognize the seven members of the Class of 2020 who have advanced from Semifinalist to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Corp. competition. St. Stephen’s Finalists include Jorn Dammann, Vivian Fu, Roland Gadbois, Anya Ganne, Taya Lorenz, Dennis Lu and Sarah Murphy.
St. Stephen’s honored the six members of the Class of 2020 who signed letters of intent to play Division I and III sports in …
Starting Feb. 29, Christ Church Cathedral will participate in Houston’s biennial photography festival, Fotofest, with an extensive outdoor portrait exhibition mounted along the Cathedral fences at 1117 Texas Ave. The show, entitled “Faces of the Other: Encounters in the Midst of the City,” features the photography of Joe Aker.
Slavery has divided this country from its beginning. It has been deemed by some to be the central event in shaping this nation’s historical consciousness. There are remnants of the dilemma posed by this institution that counted some human beings in part rather than as a whole in order to perpetuate itself that still haunt us until this very day‚Äö√Ѭ∂that still impose themselves upon us affecting how we regard one another, interact with and react to one another.
EDOT has been featured in several publications over the past several days as a result of Bishop Doyle’s announcement of the $13 Million Racial Justice initiatives during Council 2020.
A gift of $1.45 million from the Sealy & Smith Foundation to the University of Texas Medical Branch will improve quality of medical care for patients at St. Vincent’s House clinics run by students and staff of the medical branch, officials said.
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 175 congregations, over 100 missional communities, 20 campus missions, chaplaincies, foundations, institutions, and over 72,000 parishioners.
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