On Holy Saturday, the first house completely built and funded by the Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team (BCLTRT) was dedicated. It will belong to Hilary Shepherd and her daughter Jessica. All those who had been involved with rebuilding took part at a service of dedication.
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The long-term recovery from the devastating Labor Day wildfires in Bastrop County took a giant leap forward last Sunday when Faith Village Volunteer Center was dedicated in Smithville. The center will provide temporary housing and support for faith-based volunteer groups who are...
Below is a photo of the recent dedication of Faith Village, an interfaith volunteer housing facility in Bastrop County. To learn more, visit our Wildfire Relief page. The Ven. Russ Oechsel and the Rev. Lisa Hines are pictured below.
Thank you, Bishop Doyle, for asking me to share with Council a little about our experiences in Bastrop since September. I am Lisa Hines of Calvary Episcopal Church, a transitional size church with a day school in Bastrop. I had been Rector of Calvary for less than a year when our...
Many homes likes this one remain in piles of rubble
Thousand of acres of forest have been blackened
Diocesan officials announced today that a coordinated effort to help Bastrop County families recover from last September’s wildfires has begun. Volunteers and...
We are looking for folks who are willing to work about 8-12 hours per week over the next couple of years to help our Bastrop County neighbors get back on their feet. “Case Management” in the context of disaster recovery is not an attempt to manage or direct the lives of...
A Long Term Recovery committee is now in place and the Episcopal Diocese of Texas is taking an active role in that. This committee is important as it determines and meets the needs that will be required over the coming years. FEMA has received applications for assistance from 3057...
It’s hard to read the story in Exodus of the golden calf without picturing the lurid scene of debauchery in the fifties movie, The Ten Commandments. In the Bible, we are told that after the people make a golden calf to represent the gods who brought them out of Egypt, they...
Episcopal Relief and Development has been in contact with EDOT's Emergency Response Coordinators the Rev. Gill Keyworth and the Ven. Russ Oechsel. See the story below, or visit er-d.org. On a hot, dry September night in a small Texas town, more than 60 people gathered at Calvary...
The Diocese of Texas is offering a spiritual care workshop at Calvary, Bastrop which will feature a family counselor, Barry McCarty, The Rev. Lillian Hyde, The Rev. Gill Keyworth, and The Rev. Russ Oeschel. This is a wonderful opportunity. Please feel free to share this...