The Rev. Amy Peden Haynie was ordained to the priesthood on December 10, 2011.

The Rev. Anthony Guillen spoke on ministry to and with Hispanics/Latinos at the 29th Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, November 18, 19, 2011.

At the 2011 Diocesan Convention, special tribute was paid to those retired clergy who stepped up to serve in the newly reorganized diocese.

The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth remembers clergy who died this year.

We are waking up to a new reality, a new face of America. The New American Reality video speaks to the unique experience of being Latino in America today.

Bp. Wallis Ohl was interviewed on YouTube in June and revealed plans for the launch of a new diocesan newsletter. During the interview he encouraged everyone to sign up to be on the diocesan email distribution list.

Theologian and scholar Louis Weil conducted a workshop on April 9 that focused on developing a liturgy of reconciliation, as part of the 2011 Lenten Series. Here is a video of his presentation.

Bishop Barbara Harris, the retired bishop suffragan of Massachusetts, and the first woman bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion, was a speaker in the 2011 Lenten Series of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth on April 2. Here is a video of her presentation.

On Sunday, April 3, she celebrated and preached at St. Christophers Episcopal Church. Here is a video of her sermon.

For the Lenten Series offering on March 26, The Very Rev. Nicholas Knisely, dean of Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix, AZ spoke to us. His topic was "How communications technology can be used in the work of reconciliation." Here is a video of his presentation.

This video, created by Katie Sherrod, Diocesan Director of Communications, was first shown at The Episcopal Church Executive Council meeting that took place here in our diocese in February.

Bishop Wallis Ohl visited All Saints Fort Worth on Sunday, January 9, 2011. He baptized two infants, Charlotte Vossen Stinneford and Sanders Tatro Kent. He confirmed 20 members of the "Journey to Adulthood" class (grades 9-10), and four adults (names in bold). They are Elizabeth Bender, Holloway Bird, Doug Clark, Sarah Evans, Helen Griffin, Katie Hale, Claire Hill, Jean Holbert, Brindley House, Gaddis House, Thomas House, Chris Jambor (grandson of the Rector), Andrew Johnsen, Ian Johnsen, Wende Dwyer-Johnsen, Emma Manlove, Alex Page, Gabby Rajan, Andrew Roberts, Diana Roberts, Rachel Rutledge, Byron Slugg, Browning Stimson, Devin Ward, Robert Wood. Also, Marci Stocker was received from the Roman Catholic Church, and David Griffin re-affirmed his faith. A reception was held in the parish hall between the 9 a.m. and 11:15 services.

Bishop Wallis Ohl visited All Saints - Wichita Falls on Rose Sunday, December 12.

Bishop Wallis Ohl visited St. Mary's, Hillsboro, on November 21 -- Christ the King Sunday. In addition to celebrating and preaching, he inducted Elsa Scott into the Order of the Daughters of the King. Per capita, St. Mary's may have the highest membership in DOK in The Episcopal Church. Following the service, the bishop joined the congregation for lunch at the nearby home of Dr. David Skelton, senior warden of St. Mary's.

 

Bishop Ohl's November 20 sermon/address to the diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, proudly part of The Episcopal Church, speaks of the prodigious welcome offered to people in The Episcopal Church and of the great things that happen when we work out of a theology of abundance instead of scarcity.

On October 17 Christ the King held a benefit to aid the ministry of parishioner Dr. Andy Babbili to the lepers of Hyderabad, India. The benefit was held at St. Luke's in the Meadow in their parish hall.

The weekend of September 24/25, 2010, 125 people from the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, including the Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl, provisional bishop of the diocese, attended a "Strength for the Journey" conference presented by the CREDO Institute. Inc. at the Sheraton Hotel in Arlington. (more...)

On Sunday, September 12, St. Simon of Cyrene and St. Christopher held a joy-filled ceremony to join their two ministries. A Eucharist and the Chapel dedication were followed by a festive reception in the new Family Life Center, which was dedicated by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori in February 2009 when she was in Fort Worth to preside at a Special Convention to reorganize the diocese. Read the full story of the event here.

Bishop Ohl visited All Saints' in Wichita Falls on Sunday, October 3.