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Welcome to the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Northwest Texas --a place where the vast open plains are as wondrous as the big sky above! |
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2010 ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION NOMINATIONS
The Nominating Committee of 2010 Annual Diocesan Covention of the Diocese of Northwest Texas has submitted the follwing report for elections for offices at the Annual Diocesan Convention, October 8-9, in Lubbock.
Treasurer to 2013 - Carrol Holley, St. Stephpen's, Lubbock
Secretary of Convention to 2013 - Michael Pullen, St. Stephen's, Lubbock
Registrar to 2013 - Carolyn Hearn, Executive Secretary Standing Committee one lay to 2012 - Franklin Deaderick, St. John's, Odessa
Standing Committee one clergy to 2012 - The Rev. Philip Ray, St. James', Dalhart; the Rev. Josie Rose, Santa Maria, Midland; the Rev. David Veal, St. Luke's, Levelland Trustee one lay to 2014 - Leaon Swift, St. Andrew's, Amarillo
Ecclesiastical Trial Court one clergy to 2012 - The Rev. Linda Kelly, St. Matthew's, Pampa
Ecclesiastical Trial Court one clergy to 2013 - The Rev. Bob Taliaferro, St. Peter's, Amarillo
General Convention and Synod Deputies four clergy and four lay deputies and four clergy and four lay alternates to 2013
Clergy: Deacon Todd Baxley, St. Andrew's, Amarillo; the Rev. Allan Conkling, Emmanuel, San Angelo; the Rev. James Haney V, St. Paul's, Lubbock; the Rev. Linda Kelly, St. Matthew's, Pampa; the Rev. James Liggett, St. Nicholas', Midland; the Rev. Pat Russell, Canterbury, Lubbock; the Rev. Bob Taliaferro, St. Peter's, Amarillo.
Lay: Jackie Batjer, Heavenly Rest, Abilene; Karon Bonnell, St. Matthew's, Pampa; Cliff Craig, St. Andrew's, Amarillo; Dick Davis, St. Andrew's, Amarillo; Nancy Igo, St. Paul's, Lubbock; Nancy McReynolds, St. Christopher's, Lubbock.
Nominations will be accepted from the floor of Convention at the time of the Report of the Nominating Committee. |
Strengthening Your Core:
Benedictine Values and Practices for Today's World
St. Nicholas', Midland
September 24-26
S. Nicholas' Church, Midland, presents the Rev. Dr. Jane Tomaine, an Episcopal priest and well known lecturer, who will lead a two-day retreat at St. Nicholas' Church on September 24-25, and who will be the preacher at the 9:30 AM Eucharist on Sunday the 26th. The retreat is open to anyone who would like to attend and is a part of the Episcopal Churchwomen's Retreat. Dr. Tomaine is the author of St. Benedict's Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living. She has served as the rector of a parish in New Jersey for 12 1/2 years. She will be sharing her love of this spirituality and how wisdom from ancient practices speaks today with a living voice. The companion web-site for her book is stbenedictstoolbox.org/index.html. There will be one session at St. Nicholas' Church on Friday, September 24 at 6:30 PM, and two sessions on Saturday, September 25, 9 AM and 3 PM as well as the 9:30 AM Eucharist on Sunday. Her discussions will draw from her book. There is no charge for the retreat although a contribution to the Saturday lunch will be appreciated
For additional information or to register to attend, please contact Darryl Knapp at darryl@stnichsmt.org or call 432.694.8856. St. Nicholas' Church is located at 4000 West Loop 250 N, Midland 79707. |
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Prayer and Spirituality - Brother Abraham Newsom
St. Paul's, Lubbock
September 24-26
Brother Abraham Newsom has been a monk at St. Gegory's Abbey (an Episcopal Benedictine Monastery near Three Rivers, Michigan) for seventeen years. He is a native of San Angelo and grew up in Dallas where he graduated for W. T. White High School. He has a bachelor's degree from Angelo State University and a master's degree from Texas Tech University. Before coming to the monastery, Brother Abraham was a school teacher in Marfa and Knox City. He has led retreats and quiet days in various parts of the country. He was a monastery cook and gardener for fourteen years, and now works in the publications and business office producing the abbey calendar and the Abbey Letter, the monastery's quarterly newsletter. In his free time at the abbey, Brother Abraham enjoys long distance bicycling, listening to and writing music, reading science fiction, and watching Indy Car races.
Friday, 9/24: 5:45 Fajita Fiesta Dinner, 7-8:30 PM Christian Disciplines & Individual Prayer
Saturday, 9/25: 10 AM - 2:30 PM The Ways of Love, Delight, & Peace
Sunday, 9/26: 8 and 10:30 AM Services Brother Abraham Preaching
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God Talk: Power of Prayer
Middle and High School Fall Gathering
October 1-3, Quarterman Ranch
The 2010 Fall Middle and High School Gathering will begin at 7:30 PM on Friday, October 1st and end at 11 PM on Sunday, October 3rd. The theme of the retreat will be God Talk: Power of Prayer. Please contact Renee Haney, Diocesan Youth Cordinator at 806.445.3667 C, 806.368.0705 R, nwtxyouth@suddenlink.net |
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Diocesan Transitions
The Rev. Michael Floyd has moved from his position in the Dominican Republic to serve as pastor of Advent/St. Nicholas Church in Quito, Ecuador. The church is an English-speaking congregation formed about 50years ago by the merger of Lutheran and Episcopal groups. It shares facilities with German - and Spanish-speaking congregations. Fr. Floyd will also be teaching in the diocesan theological education program. His and April's contact information is michaelfloyd@yahoo.com, Apartado 17-07-9083, Quito, Ecuador.
The Rev. Mary Glover has resigned her position as Associate Rector at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene where she has served for four years. Her contact information is mglover@juno.com, 325.672.6031 R, 325.201.1060 C, 891 David Drive, Abilene 79605. Mary has served as Chair of the Convention Resolutions Committee and Chair of the Commission on Ministry.
The Rev. Layne Smith has resigned, due to health reasons, his position as Rector of St. John's Church in Odessa where he has served since June of 2009 . Fr. Layne's and Casey's contact information is layne48@hotmail.com, 2600 Santa Cruz Lane, Apt 87, Odessa 79763.
Bishop Mayer ordained Pat Knight and Sheila Scott to the Diaconate on August 28 at St. Andrew's, Amarillo. Amanda Watson will be ordained to the Diaconate on September 25 at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene.
The Rev. John Watson, Amarillo, is seving as Interim at Beautiful Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church is Amarillo.
The Rev. John Wedgwood Greenhow was installed by Bishop Mayer as Rector of Holy Trinity, Midland, on August 26 and the Rev. David Perdue was installed by Bishop Mayer as Rector of St. Stepehn's, Lubbock, on September 11.
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A Pilgrim Leaves a Trail: An Autobiography
The Rev. Bob Wells, an Episcopal priest, formerly of Lubbock, has written an autobiograpy which reveals how God's guidance helped him handle divorce, suicide and inner conflict, and how a Baptist minister became an Episcopal priest. A Pilgrim Leaves a Trail is a deeply personal, spiritual and psychological journey of how the author found and followed a pathway for him. Wells believes his life has been about seeking union with God and finding understanding through his faith. In the book he reveals the story of his life in hopes that it might help others.
A Baptist minister for 18 years, Wells chronicles the forces that made him change his faith and become and Episcopal priest. He shows how he struggled through divorce and through the pain of his young son committing suicide. Still, he embraces the challenges of life, including ADHD, remarriage, and even begins a telephone support hotline. Integrating spirituality and psychology into his practice, he tells how he feels God's guiding and supportive presence everywhere. "There is meaning in every journey that is unknown to the traveler," Wells writes. He seeks to show that that meaning will be eventually revealed, along with the wisdom of a caring God.
Robert Louis Wells is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Texas. He received his BA from Louisiana State University and his MDiv from Golden Gate Baptist Seminary. He has served Second Baptist Church of Lubbock and was Assistant Rector at St. Paul's, Waco. He has also served as Executive Director of the William Temple Episcopal Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch and the Director of the Community of Hope at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston. He is currently the Assisting Priest for Pastoral Care at St. Dunstan's, Houston. The book is available at Amazon.com. Contact information: 713.402.8034, bobwells4383@att.net. |
| Upcoming Diocesan Events
15 -22 +House of Bishops, Phoenix AZ
17-18 Centering Prayer Retreat, Slaton, Mercy Retreat Center 18 Eagle Cove Deanery Convocation, Good Shepherd,
San Angelo, 10:30 AM
18 Panhandle Deanery Convocation, St. Andrew's,
Amarillo, 10:30 AM
23 Bishop Scott Mayer's birthday
25 +Ordination to the Diaconate of Amanda Watson
Heavenly Rest, Abilene, 11 AM
24-26 Episcopal Churchwomen's Conference, Midland
The Rev. Dr. Jane Tomaine Retreat, Midland
24-26 Brother Abraham Newsom, St. Paul's, Lubbock
26 +Emmanuel, San Angelo, Visitation
30-9/1 DEROS, Lubbock
October
1-2 Deacon Formation, Lubbock
1-3 Middle and High School Fall Gathering
Quarterman Ranch, Amarillo
3 +St. Barnabas', Odessa, Visitation
7 Fresh Start, HEC, Lubbock
8-9 Annual Diocesan Convention, Lubbock
11-12 +Dominican Development Group, Lubbock
17 +St. Stephen's, Lubbock, Visitation
19-21 +SCEIR, Denver
22 +Consecration of new Bishop of Rio Grande, Albuquerque
27 +St. Nicholas', Midland, Stewardship Dinner
31 +St. Peter's, Amarillo, Visitation |
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Medicine and Ministry of the Whole Person
39th Annual Conference for Doctors, Clergy and Spouses
The Very Rev. Alan Jones, retired Dean of Grace Episcopal Cathedral will be the keynote speaker on The Human Prospect: Wild Improbability and Deep Significance, the Recovery of the Sacred in Trying Times. The conference will be held November 4-7, 2010, at Kanuga Conference Center in North Carolina. Registration deadline is October 15. Scholarships are available by contacting Alex Beard at beardlaw@comcast.net. For additional information on the conference go to www.kanuga.org.
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