Monica is counting her blessings. After being displaced from her home for more than nine months, her daughter, mother and husband are finally back home. The family received more than four feet of water during Harvey, making their Santa Fe home, south of Houston, completely uninhabitable.
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What started in 1983 in an empty building on the west side of Wharton took on great significance immediately following Harvey’s devastating floods of August 2017. The town of 10,000 west of Houston was spared flooding during the actual storm. Read full story
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Rebecca Sparks is used to being in the driver’s seat on many of Southwest Airlines 737s, but now she’s playing co-pilot to a higher power as deacon at Christ Church, Temple. Read more of Becky’s story
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ReVision recently sent half a dozen young men to college on soccer scholarships. ReVision works to break the cycle of isolation among the most profoundly disconnected youth in Houston, most
of whom are caught up in the juvenile justice system by connecting one kid at a time to caring adults. Learn more
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Retired Bishop of Texas, Claude E. Payne, has released his latest book, Reclaiming Christianity. The book offers church leaders a practical model to nurture an open, deepening and visibly strengthened spiritual life as an anchor for evangelism and growth. More info
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Cara, Andrew and returning member Darin, are ready to serve their community.
Cara serves in the Preferred Communites Program of YMCA International Services, Andrew will serve in the Trafficked Persons Assisted Program of YMCA International Services and Darin is hoping to start a missional community in the Diocese of Texas.
Find out more
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August is National Make-a-Will Month
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Events and Deadlines
Please post the following in your E-Newsletter
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St. Christopher, League City will hold a service of healing with Holy Eucharist to mark the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. This will be a time of reflection, anointing, healing and worship. All communities throughout the Diocese are invited to attend. For more information, go to
stchrischurch.org
or call the church office at 281.332.5553.
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This
hurricane litany,
composed by the Rev. Lacy Largent, is offered as a resource to parishes for use on August 26 in recognition of the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. Please use as you find helpful to your congregation. Clic
k
here
for the Spanish version.
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The fourth annual Holy Grill barbecue competition promises to be finger lickin' good as well as help support Episcopal youth develop their leadership skills and do mission work. It will take place Labor Day weekend at St. Luke the Evangelist, Houston and all grill masters are invited to participate, individually or as a church team. Funds raised from the event, sponsored by the Rev. John Dublin Epps Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians (Epps UBE) support youth of color in the Diocese of Texas. For more information or to purchase tickets, click
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September is National Recovery Month and Bishop Andy Doyle, along with the diocesan Recovery Commission, invite all of our congregations to observe a Recovery Sunday Celebration Service on Sunday, September 23, or on a nearby Sunday. More information can be found
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One of the world’s premier finger-style guitar players will perform at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Nassau Bay on Saturday, October 20. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and features a champagne and dessert intermission. This is a ticketed event open to the public, so be sure to purchase your tickets on the website at
www.sttaec.org/guitar
tickets are $20
. Dykes played at St. Thomas last year to a very enthusiastic crowd who requested a return engagement.
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Join St. Thomas the Apostle, Nassau Bay, on a pilgrimage to Jordan, March 8-17, 2019. Celebrate the Eucharist on Mt. Nebo, renew your baptism in the Jordan River, stroll down archetypal Roman cities, and wonder as we wander through the desert of Wadi Rum. For more information, contact the Rev. Mike Stone or visit
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The Episcopal Diocese of Texas is committed to ensuring that its churches, schools and institutions live out our baptismal covenant, providing an environment free from abuse, exploitation and harassment.
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Part-Time Children's Caregiver
St. Martin's, Houston
Director of Communications and Marketing
St. Stephen's Church and School. Houston
Director of Engagement
The Episcopal Health Foundation
Temporary Administrative Assistant
EDOT
Find full details on these and more employment opportunities
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