Registration for the 39th Annual Convention of The Episcopal Church in North Texas, which will be Saturday, November 13, 2021, via Zoom, opened September 14, 2021. There is no registration fee. Registration will close November 1, 2021. We will use the same voting system we did last year, which means delegates and clergy must register with the email they will use in voting. Register here. The post Registration open appeared first on The Episcopal Church in North Texas ..read more

The 2021 Diocesan Convention will be Saturday, November 13, 2021. Delegates will attend via Zoom, visitors via YouTube. THEME The theme of the convention is There is a New Creation, from 2 Corinthians 5:17: So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!  2 Corinthians 5:17 opening worship The opening worship will be at 10 am Saturday, November 13, and will be live streamed at the Diocesan YouTube Channel and at facebook.com/EpiscopalNTX Bishop Scott Mayer will preside. His sermon also will be his conventio ..read more

Do you have a resolution to propose to this year’s Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 13, 2021, via Zoom. Detailed information about the 2021 Diocesan Convention VIEW GUIDELINES FOR RESOLUTIONS The canonical deadine to submit a resolution is Monday, September 9, 2019. Once the Resolutions Committee and the Constitution and Canons Committee review proposed resolutions and have a chance to communicate with the proposer about any questions or changes, the proposed resolutions will be linked below. The following topics customarily involve a resolution at Convention. These resoluti ..read more

The 2021 Diocesan Convention will be Saturday, November 13, 2021. Delegates will attend via Zoom, visitors via YouTube. THEME The theme of the convention is There is a New Creation, from 2 Corinthians 5:17: So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!  2 Corinthians 5:17 opening worship The opening worship will be at 10 am Saturday, November 13, and will be live streamed at the Diocesan YouTube Channel and at facebook.com/EpiscopalNTX Bishop Scott Mayer will preside. His sermon also will be his conventio ..read more

Nominations are now open for eight positions that will be filled at the 2021 Convention of The Episcopal Church in North Texas, which will be held via Zoom on Saturday, November 13, 2021. The deadline for submitting nominations is September 17, 2021. The positions to be filled are: Standing Committee — 1 lay, 1 clergy Disciplinary Board – 1 lay, 2 clergy Trustee, University of the South – 1 lay Executive Council – 2 lay, 1 clergy When you submit the nomination form, you will get an email telling you the form has been received and instructing you on how to submit your head shot photo and bio ..read more

On February 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear our cases, which meant the decision of the Texas Supreme Court awarding more than $100 million worth of property and our name to people who left The Episcopal Church in 2008 stands. Despite the fact some fees and expenses may have been paid by an insurance company and that there is no statute obligating the ACNA Diocese to seek recovery of their fees, the ACNA Diocese chose to seek recovery of their attorney fees and expenses from The Episcopal Church, The Episcopal Church in North Texas, and the individuals who volu ..read more

Use this form to initiate a background check per the Policy on Background Checks. Please complete both of these steps to request a background check: Step 1 Please fill out the form below and then click the green confirmation box below the Submit button. Step 2 Click this link and fill out the form and then email it to: michele.king@ecntx.org You will receive a confirmation email from a member of the diocesan staff after they receive and begin to process your request. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please call the diocesan office at 817-534-1900. Background Check Request Subject I ..read more

All Episcopal Women of Province VII are invited to attend the Province VII ECW Conference on September 11, 2021. The Very Rev. Katie Churchwell, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Oklahoma City, will be the keynote speaker. Dean Churchwell will be speaking on the topic, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Helen Keller Since original plans for an in-person gathering were announced, “the Covid situation has gone from bad to worse. Out of concern for our community, the Province VII ECW Conference Committee has elected to hold our September gathering virtually rather ..read more

By the Rev. Dana Wilson St. Luke’s, Stephenville, hosted Father Nektarios of the Orthodox Community in North Texas on Monday, August 9th, for dinner and a presentation entitled, “Mary Magdalene and Women Saints in the Orthodox Church.” Father Nektarios is Dr. Eric Morrow, Dean of the Liberal and Fine Arts Department at Tarleton State University. Four members of the Orthodox Community in Granbury were also guests for the evening. There were about 15 people from St. Luke’s who attended, and we all appreciated the fellowship with one another and our guests. This presentation was planned by Jane H ..read more

A burial office with communion for Vernon and Deanna Gotcher will be at 9:30 am at St Martin-in-the-Fields, 223 S. Pearson Lane, Keller, Texas, 76248, on Friday, August 20, 2021. Everyone is asked to wear masks. The Rev. Vernon Alfred Gotcher, Ph.D, died December 6, 2020.  Deanna Gotcher died January 14, 2021. L-R, Rayford High, Deanna Gotcher, Pat High, and Vernon Gotcher Vernon Gotcher was the founding rector of St. Stephen’s in 1966 when they met in a former bait and tackle shop on Grapevine Highway. Even before the diocese began officially reorganizing in early 2009, Gotcher had come ..read more