The Diocese of Texas provides updates from Houston: Spiritual care teams have deployed to the George R. Brown Convention Center, which is housing 9,000-plus evacuees. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said [Aug. 29] that he had requested 10,000 more cots from FEMA and was opening additional emergency centers in the Greater Houston area. By the weekend, Archdeacon Russ Oeschel, … [Read more...] about Diocese Coordinates Relief
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Bp. Curry on Hurricane Harvey
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry urges help for people suffering in the wake of Hurricane Harvey: Long ago the prophet Malachi taught that we are all children of God by virtue of our creation by the same God. “Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us?” he asked (2:10). Jesus taught the same thing when he told a story about a Good Samaritan. We are indeed all the … [Read more...] about Bp. Curry on Hurricane Harvey
Texas Copes with Hurricane
The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle wrote to the Diocese of Texas on Aug. 27: We are following the guidance of our officials and hunkering down in order to remain safe while they focus on those in the most immediate danger. Please pray for many clergy and laity who have water in their home. Pray also for those who need rescuing and are even now being rescued. We have a number of … [Read more...] about Texas Copes with Hurricane
Diocese Receives $2,500 in Aid
The Rt. Rev. Larry Benfield provides an update on post-tornado relief in the Diocese of Arkansas:Among our congregations, members of several churches gathered last night at St. Luke’s Church in North Little Rock assembling emergency kits. Those kits will be distributed as space is made available at the sites.St. Peter’s Church in Conway is working with a local church that is … [Read more...] about Diocese Receives $2,500 in Aid