One hundred roasted turkeys donated by church members and 25 smoked turkeys donated by Doziers Market helped to complete turkey and all the fixin’s delivered to over 1000 local residents on Thanksgiving Day by Calvary Episcopal Church
This year’s Come to the Table fundraiser is rescheduled (thanks, Imelda) for December 3.
At Southwest, our core values are at the heart of all we do. Hospitality, conversation, mutuality, respect, rootedness and celebration are values that help guide us in our work and bring us a sense of community as we all move quickly in many different directions.
These three simple statements are the guiding principles behind EHF’s $ 1 million effort to promote the 2020 Census across Texas. Our effort is focused on providing needed funding that targets hard-to-count communities in all areas of the state. EHF’s holds leadership roles within Complete Count Committees, statewide campaigns and regional funding efforts. We’re also helping Episcopal congregations learn practical ways to support “get out the count” efforts in their communities.
The Church and School kicked off a $10 million capital campaign to restore and enhance facilities severely damaged by flooding during Hurricane Harvey
This past November 7-9, the 52nd annual Blandy Lectures and Alumni Convocation gathered on the campus of Seminary of the Southwest. Alongside its trademark programming and lectures, Blandy presented alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the seminary the opportunity to reconnect through worship, fun, and fellowship.
The EDOT Spiritual Care Team began our work driving to Beaumont on Monday, November 11, 2019. We spent the afternoon in conversation with the Rev. Steven Balke at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont. Later in the day we drove to Ubi Caritas and conferred with their program director. We spent the night in Winnie.
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Carthage has recently opened up a ‘Little Free Library’ at their location.
St. Mark’s, Austin celebrated their 60th Anniversary with a bang.
Maria Bautista accepted the call to be a Church Planter between Hwy 610 and 8 in East Harris.
Teaching students to be virtuous global citizens is part of the mission of St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal School. Through project based learning, St. Thomas’ fourth graders have been studying coral reefs, specifically investigating coral bleaching as a result of ocean acidification due to increased atmospheric CO2 levels.
Seminary of the Southwest recently announced that this year’s Hal Brook Perry award recipient will the Rev. Canon Lisa Hines. The Hal Brook Perry Award is conferred upon a graduate of Seminary of the Southwest who exemplifies exceptional ministry to parishes, dioceses, and/or specific communities or ministries ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ locally, regional, or worldwide.
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 72,000 parishioners.
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