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St. Vincent’s House Set to Celebrate MLK Day Jan. 21
St. Vincent’s House will host its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Unity Prayer Circle from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 21, in the SVH courtyard at 2817 Alfreda Houston Place (Postoffice Street) in Galveston. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held indoors, downstairs at SVH.
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Southwest Airlines Captain Follows Deacon’s Call
Captain Rebecca Sparks radiates the spirit of her great-grandparents, who were some of the original 19th-century settlers of the Texas Panhandle. One of Southwest Airlines’ first female pilots, Sparks began her journey in high school to the captain’s seat of a 737 and, by a more circuitous route, she was ordained a deacon in June…
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Sweeping Advances Mark a Dozen Years of Bishop Harrison’s Episcopal Ministry
She served at All Saints, Austin; St. James’, LaGrange ; and St. James’, Conroe before her election in 2006. Bishop Harrison helped develop Safeguarding training for the Diocese after it was mandated by the Church’s General Convention in 2003 and helped set the standard for the rest of the Episcopal Church. She also chaired the…
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“I thought God was for other people”
A lesbian couple in Tyler received a certified letter from their pastor telling them not to come back to church when he learned they were married. It was this kind of response to the LGBTQ community that led Rob Jerger, a member of St. Francis’, Tyler to establish Just As I Am. It is one…
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Gospel Presentation Speaks to the Heart
Anthony Chapple has served on St. David’s vestry for many years and had a major role in the Church’s 2018 General Convention planning committee, held last summer just a few blocks from St. David’s at the Austin Convention Center. Chapple also serves on the committee planning events around the new bishop suffragan election to be…
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Recovery Takes a Village and a Long Time
At the end of 2018, thousands continue to live in mold-filled, unsafe homes, many with no basic utilities. “There are families still living in flooded homes that have not been mucked out,” said Debbie Allensworth, associate at St. Andrew’s, Pearland. Without the Church’s bold leadership and service, most will never get the chance for restoration.
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Foundations Align Grants With Vision For Growth
Ministry in the Diocese of Texas has benefited from the generosity and foresight of many people. In 1950, when Bishop Clinton Quin first sought funding for St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, he went to Houston oilman Roy Cullen and asked for a million dollars. Cullen faithfully wrote out the check that…
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Living Gospel, Community Impact Drive Vision
There is much to give thanks for as we look back at 2018 and much to be excited about as we look ahead to 2019. We are a part of a story that stretches into the many contacts of the 57 counties and the lives around us. This is all in turn part of a…
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Good Shepherd Rector Accepts Call in Boston
When I accepted the call to Good Shepherd in 2009, I covenanted to model a healthy leadership transition ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ that, one day, our season together would complete while ministry is vibrant and with the parish in better condition than when I arrived. With intentions to keep that promise, I write to share that last Thursday…
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Houston Canterbury Missioner Accepts Call as Rector of St. James’, Austin
It is with mixed emotions of excitement and a bit of sadness that I write to you today to let you know that I have taken a call to be Rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Austin, TX. I am excited because I have been called to a liturgically vibrant, proudly multicultural community with…
