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...

The Rev. Lisa Hines, rector of Calvary, Bastrop, has lost her home to the fires along with more than 15 other parishioners.    "We are hearing now of a fire nearing downtown, so the mood here isn’t good" Hines said. "I’m going to grab the Eucharistic Vessels and put them...