News from the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas

Epiphany:
Season of Revelation

For too long, modern western Christians have treated the Feast of the Epiphany like a poor relative. In western Christianity, we celebrate Christ's birth on December 25, ending the 12 days of Christmas on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany.

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Following the signs - living Epiphany

by Barry Brake

by Demi Prentiss

Lenten Calendar
from World Mission Department

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"Count Your Blessings" Box

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We asked a dozen Episcopalians how they observe Lent; what practices of piety do they indulge in. We offer their responses to you, in no particular order. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 21.

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The 103rd Annual Diocesan Council
February 22-24, 2007
at the AmericanBank Center, Corpus Christi
Hosted by Church of the Good Shepherd, Corpus Christi

Doing Liturgy

What we "do" every Sunday, and sometimes three times in a row, is make Eucharist. From the moment the choir sings the Gathering Music to the Dismissal, we call it Liturgy. The whole thing, from beginning to end - liturgy.

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Episcopalians Mark 400 Years of the Church in America

On December 19, 1606, the Virginia Company of London, formed by charter of King James I, dispatched to the New World three ships - the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery...

The 400th anniversary of the First Landing will be marked in 2007 by various local commemorations, including an April 26 civic gathering which the Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori, is scheduled to attend.

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Good Samaritan services expand to 11 counties

Good Samaritan Community Services (GSCS), an agency of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, has won a $504,000 government contract expanding its role as the Youth Workforce provider in Bexar County to include Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina and Wilson Counties.

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from the editor

Morningside Ministries:
A "Best Kept" Secret

Forty-five years ago on September 11, Morningside Ministries, Inc. in San Antonio opened its doors with ten residents.

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Better than an insurance policy

I am, very clearly, in God hands.

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