Billy Joe Shaver will perform at St. Mark's St. Mark's, Houston, will be offering a series of free concerts by Texas singer-songwriters during Lent. The concerts will be held in the sanctuary of the church every Wednesday, starting February 20. Each night will begin with a potluck dinner at 6...

St. David’s Episcopal Church will add an additional location to its Ashes To Go offering after receiving tremendous participation last year. On Ash Wednesday, February 13, priests from St. David’s will offer ashes to busy commuters and others who may not have time, or the initial...

Jimmy Abbott at Holy Comforter, SpringPhoto: David Hopper The Houston Chronicle featured Holy Comforter, Spring, in a story leading up to their drive-thru Ash Wednesday offering. Like many churches in the Diocese of Texas, Holy Comforter will offer ashes on the go for people on their way into...

It takes a panel of experts to judge “Smokin’ for Mission." Here (l to r) Melba Garcia, head chef from Sao Paulo restaurant; Frank Kittredge, husband of seminary Academic Dean Cynthia Kittredge; JV Bryan, owner of The Posse East pub; Steve Bishop, seminary old testament professor...

After the devastating fires which burned 1691 homes in Bastrop County, Texas in September 2011, Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team (BCLTRT) was formed to help the uninsured and under-insured rebuild their lives.

Bayou City Service Corps, an initiative of the Diocese of Texas, is an opportunity for young adults to take the time and space needed to be challenged: to search for truth, work for justice, and live deliberately.  Fellows, ages 18-32, will spend a year together, living in a house in the...

St. Alban's, Waco, parishioner, Carol Perry is a faculty member at Baylor University, but her work as an iconographer caught the eye of the Baylor Lariat, the school's newspaper.   Last winter, the Diocese of Texas featured icons from other artists in EDOT Gallery, the diocesan art...

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Port Neches, is selling chili dinners on the Saturday before the Super Bowl, February 2, from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. to support Camp Good News. Camp Good News is a week-long summer camp, held at Camp Allen for children who have one or more parents in prison. The dinner...