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The Church Blinded by Color – Still Coming into View
In 1883, during the Sewanee Conference, southern bishops had met to devise a proposal to be voted upon by General Convention that would formally segregate Black and White Episcopalians. While the proposal failed to pass, southern dioceses, in retaliation, set up “colored convocations” as parallel and subordinate to diocesan conventions.
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Touchless Environment Prompts Bible Studies to Go Virtual
As churches across the country scramble to provide online worship services, some faith leaders are looking for ways to go deeper and create an atmosphere that replicates the life of the church family, amidst a touchless environment.
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Join us in Celebrating the Pauli Murray Feast
Press ReleaseFor immediate release [April 13, 2020] Houston, Texas – The Episcopal Diocese of Texas and the Bishop of Texas, C. Andrew Doyle, invite you to celebrate the Pauli Murray Feast on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Usually, the Episcopal Church celebrates the feast of Pauli Murray on July 1 or the following Sunday. However, this year,…
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The Way of the Cross: Virtual Stations of the Cross
In this time of a pandemic, a truly public liturgy is not an option, and I suspect that most of us don’t have stations ready to go in our home. I created this offering with the Austin Canterbury and the young adults of St. David’s, Austin in mind. It is meant to be self-paced and…
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East Texas Church Makes and Donates Hundreds of Masks to First Responders in Need
It only took a plea from one parishioner for the St. Clare’s Guild at St. Cyprian’s, Lufkin, to spring into action and sow hundreds of masks to distribute to health care workers and to their local Sheriff’s Department.
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Ministry in Pasadena Mobilizes to Feed Ever Growing Poor People in Need
The heavy construction tools and paintbrushes in the back of the white utility van that pulled up for free food at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Pasadena on Wednesday was a telling sign to church leaders.
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WATCH NOW: UBE Austin Moving Forward with the One Human Race Project
Scott Madison of One Human Race, Austin, shares his racial justice work, his personal story, and his hopes for building racial solidarity across the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
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Houston-Area Latino Mission Feeds Thousands Feeling Coronavirus Impact
Iglesia Episcopal San Pedro fed over 2,300 persons through its feeding and assistance ministry this past Wednesday. San Pedro’s non-profit, North Pasadena Community Outreach, partners with the Houston Food Bank to host a weekly food pantry. Normally NPCO distributes food to around two-hundred families as well as offering benefits assistance. However, the novel coronavirus pandemic…
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Austin’s the Livestream Music Capital in the Time of Coronavirus
If livestream shows aren’t quite the same as being there, they’ve proven to be a viable and sometimes transcendent means of musical connection between artists and fans. To help keep readers informed of local acts’ virtual concerts, we launched the Austin360 Livestream List in mid-March and quickly got dozens of submissions from artists.
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Saint Isidore, Spring, Opens New Food Pantry, Community Kitchen Amid Coronavirus
Saint Isidore Episcopal Church is ready to serve the community just as it’s needed most. Four months before Hurricane Harvey, the church launched a food truck to feed those in need, Abundant Harvest. Now, it has opened it’s food pantry and community kitchen right as COVID-19 precautions are putting people out of work.
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“One Church: Separate But Not Equal”
After the Civil War, white Episcopalians found themselves in a spiritual and ethical quandary as to what to do about freed slaves. Several issues faced them: 1) Reclaiming the masses of newly emancipated slaves who fled the church once they were declared “free;” 2) Training of black preachers whose fitness to be ministers they questioned;…
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Three Spartans Named Scholastic Art and Writing National Medalists
St. Stephen’s is pleased to announce that three students have been named Scholastic Art and Writing National Medalists. Christopher Aung, 8th grade, was awarded a Silver Medal for his writing submission titled Half-Breed (teachers Vicki Woodruff and Miriam Murtuza)
