The Episcopal Diocese of Texas and individual churches have been collecting donations of goods and money for fire victims since September 5th. The communications office has been flooded with emails and newsletters calling for donations from churches across the diocese.
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Diocesan Emergency Response Coordinator Deacon Gill Keyworth has announced that donations of clothing will no longer be accepted at the Emmanuel, Houston, donation center. Montgomery County and Bastrop are overwhelmed with the amount of clothing donations and are no longer accepting those...
The Church of the Epiphany, along with its outreach ministry, ECHOS, will be collecting non-perishable supplies, as detailed below, for those devastated by the wildfires in Bastrop and the surrounding areas. You can drop off items at ECHOS (Building “E” on the south side of...
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...