The 108th annual Diocesan Council McAllen, Texas February 16-18, 2012 Visit the Council Live page (tab at top of this page) to read news of the events and hear and view various departmental reports. There is video of Bishop Lillibridge’s address, as well as the Eucharist sermon by Bishop Doyle (Diocese of Texas).
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“How can we begin to see, name and heal the ongoing wounds of racism in our congregations and communities?” “Why do most of our congregations, situated in communities with large if not majority populations of people of color, remain disproportionately white?” The Diocese of West Texas Reconciliation Commission will be offering a series of screenings [...]
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FROM the Church News Council 2012 Insert at Church News For the 108th time, clergy and laity representing the congregations and institutions of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas – as well as many guests and presenters – will gather for our annual Diocesan Council as we carry on the work and ministry of Christ [...]
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The official Report of the Diocesan Nominating Committee to the 108th Annual Diocesan Council has been posted online. To see the potential nominees who have allowed their names to be place on the ballot visit each of the related webpages below or on the left-hand navigation. Each page contains: The number of people to be [...]
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For a church to be seated at Council, a congregation’s 2011 Parochial Report must be received in the office of the Diocese of West Texas by February 1, 2012. A packet of all required filings was mailed to each congregation on December 28, 2011. Now on the council-dwtx.org Parochial Report page you will find full [...]
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During Council this year we will have a chance to come together in formal worship three times. First, we will celebrate our Council Eucharist on Thursday, February 16 at 6:00 pm in Exhibit Hall B of the McAllen Convention Center. On Friday, the day begins with Morning Prayer at 8:00 am in Exhibit Hall B [...]
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Be the first to register your attendance at Council 2012 in McAllen February 16 – 18, 2012. Our registration process will be very similar to last year, but with a more user-friendly interface. A registration letter and instructions from the host committee has been mailed to all clergy and churches with all the details. Or [...]
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Council 2012 will be February 16 – 18, 2012 at the McAllen Convention Center. Council-dwtx.org updates have started, although “tentative” is often the catch phrase, you will find new information in many of the areas including: The tentative Agenda Tentative Pre-council dates (locations have not been confirmed) Tentative Council fees on the Registration page Thursday [...]
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Council 2012 will be at the McAllen Convention Center beginning at 1:00 pm Thursday, February 16, 2012 through Saturday February 18 at noon. With St. John’s Episcopal Church McAllen again serving as the host committee, you can expect another wonderful event bigger and better than 2009. Details will begin to develop in September with information [...]
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On Thursday afternoon of Council we saw a short video that Bishop Lillibridge called “A Message from Our Sponsor”. This video has been added to the bottom of the “Council Live” page of the Council website at http://council-dwtx.org/council-live/. Enjoy.
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