The Rev. Lacy Largent jokingly refers to herself as the “surf and turf priest” of the Diocese of Texas. Many Episcopalians may recognize her from her turf role as spiritual director at Camp Allen, but few have seen her surfing the docks of the Port of Houston as port chaplain at the Howard T...

St. James House, the diocesan retirement community in Baytown, held their annual Silver Tea fundraiser at the home of Mel and Susie Glasscock in Houston's River Oaks area. The Silver Tea harkens back to a time when donations were made by patrons leaving their gifts in a silver bowl set by the...

  The 54th Annual Diocesan Adult Choral Festival took place over the weekend. Singers from 16 different parishes joined together last weekend to sing at Christ Church Cathedral, sponsored by the Diocesan Music Commission's Festival Committee.   Dr. Alan Raines of St. Paul's, Waco...

The Rt. Rev. C Andrew Doyle, Bishop of Texas The board of directors of the Compass Rose Society, an international mission society that supports the work of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Consultative Council, has elected the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of Texas, vice...

Honorees Barbara and Bishop Claude Payne Friends of Camp Allen gathered last Thursday evening at the Junior League of Houston for the 11th annual Starry Nights and Campfire Lights. The event was a complete success with a sellout crowd and a record $250,000 raised for scholarships and programs...

[Episcopal News Service] Now, there’s a way to do Sunday school the rest of the week.   In Poughkeepsie, New York, for example, Christ Church’s online “Soul School” offers parishioners a way to brush up on all things Episcopal without ever leaving their...

(Alexandria, Va.) - Honorary doctorates were conferred upon five distinguished recipients at Virginia Theological Seminary’s annual Academic Convocation yesterday. The doctor in divinity, honoris causa degree was awarded to the Rt. Rev. Gregory Orrin Brewer, the Rt. Rev. Jeff Wright...

Bishop Andy Doyle announced today the appointment of the Rev. Kai Ryan, rector of Ascension, Dallas, as his new Canon to the Ordinary, effective January 1, 2014. Ryan will replace the Rev. Canon Ann Normand who retires in early 2014.