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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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...
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...
AmeriCorps volunteers are currently staffing a Volunteer Reception Center at Calvary Baptist Church in Bastrop. If you'd like to volunteer or if you have general questions about volunteering or donations, give them a call. Information below: Location: Calvary Baptist Church, 3001 Loop...
Read this article at the Houston Chronicle here. The economic impact of more than 2,000 wildfires across East Texas in the past 10 months is approaching $3.4 billion, according to economists with the Texas Forest Service. That includes $97 million in raw...
The Rev. Lisa Hines of Calvary, Bastrop, continues to offer great resources and guidance for her parish. Below is the note she sent out today to Calvary. Please pass this information along to any fire survivors you may know. Attached are five flyers that have valuable...
The Rev. Lisa Hines continues to shepherd her flock at Calvary, Bastrop as the fires are now 75 percent contained. She posted the letter below on the Calvary website. Hines noted that the distribution center is "only accepting supplies that will be of help in the clean-up, like shovels...
Last night, Calvary, Bastrop, rector, the Rev. Lisa Hines sent an email to her church, detailing the losses from their parish and school. At this time it is estimated that 30 families from the church and another five families from the school have lost their home. "We are learning...
image from Bastrop, Texas
[Episcopal News Service] The wildfire raging about 30 miles east of Austin, Texas, had already claimed her home, so the Rev. Lisa Hines was taking no chances Sept. 6. She carefully packed Eucharistic vessels from Calvary Church, Bastrop, into her car, in case...
View from Highway 71 Near Smithville | (Kait Berreckman)
As fires are raging across the state, parishes in Diocese of Texas are working to help tame the blazes and care for the homeless. At last report, over 1,000 homes have been destroyed and thousands of families have been evacuated as...