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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…
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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…
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Bishop Doyle’s Book Recommendations from 2020
Dear Friends, Here are a few books from 2020 that I loved and am happy to suggest for Christmas Holiday and the New Year.
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Christ Church Cathedral to Host Racial Reconciliation Conference in February
February 19‚Äö√Ñ√¨20, 2021, Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal Church in Houston is hosting a conference titled Racial Reconciliation and the Baptismal Covenant: Striving for Justice and Peace Among All People. The conference will include award-winning and inspiring speakers of both local and national note. This virtual conference is hosted by the Cathedral’s Justice & Peace Council,…
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Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute at Galveston Donates a Transport Bus to St. Vincent House
St. Vincent’s House will continuetoexpand their efforts in Galveston County,thanks to a generous donation by the MoodyNeurorehabilitation Institute.
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Trinity, Marshall, Calls New Priest
Marshall, Texas ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ The Rev. Sean Duncan has accepted the call as rector of Trinity, Marshall. Duncan joins Trinity from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he currently serves as assistant priest. His first service will be on Sunday, December 20. In an introductory video to the parish, Duncan stated, “We are overjoyed…
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Fostering Deacons and Aiding Communities in Need: Ministry Focus of Former Archdeacon
After more than twelve years of service as Archdeacon for the Diocese of Texas, the Venerable Russ Oechsel, Jr. is saying goodbye to that position. During his ministry, Oechsel has not only helped amplify the growth in the formation of deacons, but he has also helped the most vulnerable after being devastated by natural disasters…
