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...
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...
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...
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...
- 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...
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...
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas has collected $25,485.25 for the victims of fires across the state as of 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. This has been an incredible team effort from all of the churches and individuals within the Diocese of Texas. Combined with monetary donations directly to...
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...
Mark Gwin in his firegear Mark Gwin is the publisher of the Bastrop Advertiser; member of Calvary Episcopal Church, Bastrop, and volunteer firefighter This has been a long lesson in humility and hope. That it is not a story of futility and despair, I give thanks to my family, friends...