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Church News


 The Church News is the official newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. It has been printed, almost continuously, since 1874. Church News issues are archived at the diocesan office at The Bishop Jones Center. It is currently published six times a year. Editorial offices are located at The Bishop Jones Center, 111 Torcido (mail: P.O. Box 688, San Antonio, Texas 78209.) Editor is Marjorie George and you may contact her at Marjorie George.

To have a printed copy of an issue mailed to you, or to be added to The Church News mailing list (at no charge) email Barbara Duffield

Issues listed below are in PDF format and are approximately 20 MB each in size.

July / August 2008

The Other Cost of Hurricane Katrina
Just People Like Us
The Language of Rag Dolls
Examining the Exams
The Experience of Racism
Braving Camp
Putting Faith in Scouting
Around the Circuit
A Smart Idea for College Ministry
Retreating:
   An Insider's Take on Retreats
   A Lifetime of Retreats
   A Necessary Time Out

May / June 2008

To see individual articles in PDF format, click here. 
  
Anglicanism, The Lambeth Conference, and Us
A Candid Conversation with Bishop Lillibridge
How did we get here? A short history of Anglican Communion
And also with you - Liturgy and the Anglican Communion
What makes us Anglican?
The new Lambeth Conference
Anglican Theology
Saved by Jesus: Formated by the BCP
Viewpoints: Why am I Anglican

March / April 2008

104 Council Highlights
     Bishop's Address 
     Caroline Cox: A Voice for the Voiceless
     Clergy Spouses Turn Brady Bunch
     The 3 New R's: Recycle, Refurbish, Renew
     Stories from Prision
     Peter Alier in His Own Words
Schools of Excellence
50 Days of Easter

January / February 2008

Three churches change canonical status
The Diocese & the MDG’s
Finding our Core
The Hand of Intervention
Around the Circuit
The Seven Deadly Sins 
Special Insert: The 104th Annual Diocesan Council

November / December 2007

How Bishop Jones brought religion and medicine together
A revisit to Camp Capers, and how it all go started
Two new places to walk the labyrinth
New ministries in the Hill Country and Uvalde
Opening dental clinics in Liberia and other around-the-world mission

September / October 2007

The bishop on core values
Why you need a Community of Hope
More than one way to do seminary
What the Revised Common Lectionary will mean for your Sunday worship
Plus Around the Circuit: news from our churches
And That long green season called Ordinary Time is not so very ordinary.

July / August 2007

Valley migrant students spend summer at college Christ Church marks centennial First Century church experienced through meal Special Olympics champion heads to China Vacation Bible schools reach into neighborhoods far and near Camp Capers ‘07 Camping by the Sea Be our Guest Reclaiming Sabbath A Day of Remembrance A Day of Disconnecting A Lenten Experiment and Experience

May / June 2007

Executive Board commits to outreach tithe 
Council efforts bring relief for Piedras Negras
Our own Pieta
A day for Texans
St. Philip’s celebrates with namesake college
The Heavenly Power and Lighting Company
A dozen years of Habitat for Humanity
Just playin’ the game
Prayer and personality
How shall we pray?
Prayer practices for communities

March / April 2007

From the 103rd Diocesan Council Around the Circuit Johnston descendants discover his legacy Scholarships assist grad students How do you use Holy Week to prepare for Easter?

January / February 2007

Episcopalians Mark 400 Years of the Church in America The neighborhood Connection Around the Circuit Morningside Ministries - a “Best Kept Secret” Around the Circuit A Dozen Ways to Enter into Lent

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