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Events and Announcements for Your Church Bulletins Remember, there are various events around the diocese that your church needs to know about. Please visit our Special Events page for diocesan-sponsored events, and our Church and Other Events page for other announcements and points of interest. The diocesan spiritual formation blog, ReflectionsOnline, will offer some recommendations of resources for your 2012 spiritual formation plan – online Bible studies, spiritual formation websites, blogs, apps for your smart phone, and more. We invite you to check them out, take what you like, and leave the rest. Throughout the year, we’ll be posting reflections regularly with a special Lenten series beginning February 22, Ash Wednesday. The 108th Diocesan Council will be February 16-18, 2012, at the McAllen Convention Center. Please visit our Council website, council-dwtx.org, for a wealth of information. Online registration is available for all attendees: clergy, delegates, clergy spouses, and visitors, etc. Follow the link above to register. Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) is pleased to announce that both the print and electronic versions of its 2012 Lenten Meditations will be available in English and Spanish. Co-authored by a group of Episcopal Church leaders from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, this year’s devotional booklet focuses on how Christians can work to promote health and fight disease while preparing their own lives for healing during the Lenten season. Both versions are available for order, click here. Readers may also join ERD's email list and recieve the meditations via email beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 22, click here. Complementary resources for Lent and ERD Sunday (Sunday, February 26), including a bulletin insert, sermon notes, and special prayers, are available at www.er-d.org/Lent/.
Safeguarding God's Children A Safeguarding Workshop will be held at St. Alban's, Harlingen, on Saturday, February 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This workshop is open to 15 registrants, and there is no fee to attend. To register, please contact Amy Beale at abeale@stalbansharlingen.org or Nancy Newman at nnewman@stalbansharlingen.org.
From the Episcopal News Service January 29: Executive Council adopts draft budget for next triennium Read the full story here. January 29: A message from the Episcopal Church Executive Council Read the full story here. January 29: A summary of Executive Council resolutions Read the full story here.
From the Anglican Communion News Service January 27: Weekly Review for January 21-27 Read here. January 26: Archbishop of Canterbury's Holocaust Memorial Day Video Message Read the full story here. January 25: Church educationalists in national talks on education policy in UK Read the full story here.
Anglican Covenant Anglican Covenant Sent to Provinces Click here for PDF Full Text of Covenant Click here Covenant Working Group Comments Click here

Help Wanted Page Click here to view a listing of job openings throughout the diocese. Jobs will be removed after six weeks unless notified by the particular parish.
Questions and Assistance Do you have questions about the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas? Watch our welcome message from the Rt. Rev. Gary Lillibridge. The diocesan staff is happy to answer your questions at any time. 1-888/210-824-5387.