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Episcopalians and Brewery Team Up to Raise $3,000 for Fire Victims

Posted by Luke Blount on Oct 31, 2011

  The Episcopal Wildfire Relief Fundraiser at Karbach Brewery raised $3,011 last Thursday. Organized by the Rev. James Derkits of St. Mark's Between the Bayous, the event featured three musical performances, food donated by Chapell Hill Sausage, and beer donated by...

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Lisa Hines Oct. 9 Sermon: No Other Gods but Me

Posted by The Rev. Lisa Hines on Oct 27, 2011

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...

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Tags: lisa hines, sermon, idolatry, idols, fire

Episcopal Relief and Development Reports on Texas Wildfires

Posted by Luke Blount on Oct 20, 2011

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...

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Tags: luke blount, gill keyworth, russ oechsel, wildfires, lisa hines, bastrop, calvary, fire

Calvary, Bastrop, Hosts "How to Have a Conversation After Disaster"

Posted by Luke Blount on Oct 13, 2011

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...

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Tags: bastrop, fire, calvary, russ oechsel, lillian hyde

St. Julian's, Austin, Hosts Disaster Preparedness Video Presentation

Posted by Luke Blount on Oct 12, 2011

Surviving Disaster, How Texas Prepares: A Video Presentation and Conversation on Preparing your Family for Natural Disaster   Wednesday, November 9 at 6:30 PM   Sponsored by St. Julian of Norwich Episcopal Church and Mr. Luis Morales, Communications Director, of the Texas State...

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Tags: st. julian, austin, preparedness, disaster, video, luis morales, miles brandon

Wildfire Relief Fundraiser at Karbach Brewery in Houston

Posted by Luke Blount on Oct 10, 2011

Join us for a fundraiser and benefit concert at Karbach Brewery in Houston on October 27 from 6-9 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the victims of the Texas wildfires.   Musical perfomances by:   Tuesday's Casserole - Featuring Billy Tweedie, Kevin Schubert & James...

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Bastrop Update and Volunteer Opportunities

Posted by Gill Keyworth on Oct 07, 2011

- The Rev. Gill Keyworth is one of two emergency response coordinators in the Diocese of Texas. She is spending three days a week in Bastrop as the community continues to recover from the devastating fires. -   The Rector of Calvary, Lisa Hines, writes in their newsletter “We have...

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Resurrection, Austin, Collects and Delivers Tons of Donations

Posted by Noreen McMahan on Oct 05, 2011

When Woody Ledenham, pulled into the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection (ECR), Austin, parish hall parking lot on the morning after Labor Day, he was astonished by the line of cars, trucks, and vans, that were already parked and waiting. As the director of ECR outreach ministries, Ledenham...

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Tags: woody ledenham, jim stockton, julia, joe page, bastrop, fire, donation

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The first weekend in September saw a massive breakout in wildfires across Texas. This blog contains updates to the ongoing fire situation as well as links to resources and ways to help.

 

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