The Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas

06/07/2026

For Pride Month and every day, Everloving Pride offers congregations resources, strategy, and tools for creating genuine welcome to LGBTQIA+ people.

With articles, calendars, and an incredibly easy-to-use Welcome Widget for creating social media posts, you'll find an amazing spectrum of materials to boost your message.

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Resources, strategy, and tools for congregations that want to communicate genuine welcome to LGBTQIA+ people — not just in Pride month, but as a way of life.

06/07/2026

The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations invites members from across The Episcopal Church to apply for the key churchwide leadership positions listed below. The priority deadline to apply online is June 15. Elections will take place at the 82nd General Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, July 3-8, 2027.

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The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations invites members from across The Episcopal Church to apply for the key churchwide leadership positions listed below. The priority deadline to apply online is June 15. Elections will take place at the 82nd General Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, July 3-8, 20...

06/07/2026

‘Migration Routes and the Church in Africa’
1-2 p.m. ET June 9

This weekly call hosted by Migration Ministries will include a special 50-minute segment in observance of World Refugee Day on June 20 The Rev. Daniel Karanja, lead for Anglican Communion partnerships, will moderate a panel featuring Martha Jarvis, Anglican Communion permanent representative to the United Nations; Archbishop Maimbo William Mndolwa of Tanzania, who also serves as the Anglican representative to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Multi-Religious Council of Leaders; and Bishop Francis Omondi of the Anglican Diocese of Garissa in Kenya, home to Dadaab Refugee Camp, one of the largest refugee camps in the world. Spanish interpretation is available.

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1GI_SzuzT8upEk8QDwnmCg?mc_cid=1e42d5bf20&mc_eid=763068bb63 #/registration

06/07/2026

https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/06/05/draft-of-kings-letter-from-birmingham-jail-found-at-virginia-seminary-archives/

[Religion News Service] Within a red binder, each of its typewritten pages encased in plastic sleeves, sits an early draft of the famous letter written by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he was …

06/02/2026

Save the date: Celebrating 50 years of
full and equal claim for LGBTQ+ people

Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 3-5
Minneapolis, Minnesota

For more information, click here: https://mailchi.mp/episcopalchurch.org/save-the-date-celebrating-50-years-of-full-and-equal-claim-for-lgbtq-people?e=763068bb63

06/02/2026

https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/06/01/episcopal-church-plans-celebration-of-1976-lgbtq-resolution-on-full-and-equal-welcome/

[Episcopal News Service] It was a single sentence, adopted 50 years ago by General Convention meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Today, LGBTQ+ Episcopalians credit that sentence with opening the do…

06/02/2026

Looking for pride resources to celebrate Pride this June! Check out the Invite, Welcome, and Connect website:

Happy Pride!!! 🏳️‍🌈

Free LGBTQ+ inclusion resources for Episcopal congregations — liturgy, graphics, faith & theology, advocacy orgs, and youth materials to help your church truly welcome all.

06/02/2026

Join ‘Companions in Mission’ monthly calls to hear from Episcopal Church Center staff, Anglican Communion speakers, foreign policy experts, global mission practitioners, and others about work going on around the communion and in Episcopal dioceses.

These calls happen on the first Wednesday of each month from 1-2pm ET.

More more information, click here: https://episcopalchurch.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a7ef179469128dbcd83a2931&id=3f58686d72&e=763068bb63

05/30/2026

Join lay and clergy leaders and activists engaged in creation care to explore spirituality, justice, ecology, discipleship, and evangelism through workshops, plenaries, outdoor experiences, and intentional conversation. The keynote presenter will be the Rt. Rev. Cathleen Chittenden Bascom, founder of the Episcopal Grasslands Network. Participants may choose from a variety of lodging options, from tent camping to hotel-style rooms at the Procter Center.

For more information, click here: https://diosohio.wufoo.com/forms/z1insi2d1t24705/?mc_cid=062cc7ac75&mc_eid=763068bb63

05/30/2026

Join these calls on the first Wednesday of each month to hear from Episcopal Church Center staff, Anglican Communion speakers, foreign policy experts, global mission practitioners, and others about work going on around the communion and in Episcopal dioceses. This month’s call features a conversation about Encuentro de Jóvenes Episcopales with Myra Garnes, the church's officer for youth, young adults, and campus ministry, and the Rev. David Ulloa Chavez, lead for global Episcopal partnerships. Spanish interpretation is available. Register here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/e2rKUyaISEmMqDwr94iKKw?mc_cid=30dfd32d4e&mc_eid=cbd861056f&mc_cid=79598546e0&mc_eid=f114b87710 #/registration