Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s tribute to First Lady Barbara Bush, released April 20: Today and tomorrow, as the Bush family and the nation they have served so faithfully give thanks for the life and witness of Mrs. Barbara Bush, we of the Episcopal Church likewise give God thanks for her life and her witness to us. While her husband President Bush, her family, friends and … [Read more...] about ‘We Have Beheld a Great Soul’
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St. Martin’s Honors Barbara Bush
Jose Grinan reports for FOX 26, Houston: Barbara Bush, George H.W., and their children have been members of St Martin’s Episcopal Church since the early 1950s, when there were only 250 people in the congregation. “President Bush was a very active lay leader in his early years here. But it was not uncommon to see him serving coffee on Sunday morning. Both of them taught in our … [Read more...] about St. Martin’s Honors Barbara Bush
Mission-shaped Architecture
By Ken ChitwoodThe neo-gothic architecture of St. Martin’s Church stands in contrast to the office towers and multimillion-dollar homes in the Great Uptown neighborhood of Houston. This largest congregation of the Episcopal Church, at 8,600 members, dedicated two new facilities December 2, welcoming the Most Rev. George L. Carey, the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, and actor … [Read more...] about Mission-shaped Architecture