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For Diocese of West Texas churches to embody the multiethnic, multilingual, and multicultural reality of the region we call home and that Latino and immigrant communities across our diocese live and experience the love of Jesus Christ and find belonging within The Episcopal Church.
The Latino Ministries of the Diocese of West Texas work to increase the cultural and language competency of lay and ordained leaders and better support our churches and their growth into the future. We focus on building and centralizing resources to help those in leadership in the areas of evangelization, discipleship, social outreach, and essential liturgies (bi-lingual and Spanish).
Additionally, we hope to build stronger relationships with dioceses located in Latino countries across The Episcopal Church and to help facilitate the ministry of work within them focusing on the healing power of Christ
The Immigration Ministries of the Diocese of West Texas are committed to helping churches create opportunities for education, advocacy and outreach. This will happen through engaging in in-person accompaniment, border and detention visits, speaking engagements at congregations, and supporting programs for growth in the love of Christ.
The Diocese of West Texas (DWTX) Immigrant Crisis Relief Fund provides financial assistance to diocesan church members experiencing immigration-related hardship. Funds provide support for immigrant church members facing arrest, detention, deportation, sudden loss of income, food and housing insecurity, and other immigration-related concerns.
We are committed to accompanying our immigrant neighbors and improving access to safety and security in these difficult times.
Funds from the Immigrant Crisis Relief Fund can be used to support
Click here to learn more and apply for relief (Links to full document/application)
Resurrection, Windcrest
Santa Fe, San Antonio
Advent, Brownsville
Resurrection, Windcrest
Diocese of West Texas
Chair, St. Helena’s, Boerne
Emmanuel, Lockhart
St. James, Del Rio
Diocese of West Texas
Retired, Assisting Priest, St. Paul’s, San Antonio
St. John’s, McAllen
Spanish Bible
Dios Habla Hoy (DHH)
Dios Habla Hoy is the most accessible and commonly used
Spanish Book of Common Prayer
Libro de Oración Común (1989)
The 1989 edition of the Libro de Oración Común (LOC) is the mostaccessible andcommonly used version across The Episcopal Church
Libro de Oración Común (2022)
The 2022 edition of the Libro de Oración Común (LOC) features an updatedtranslation of the LOC and more inclusive language but is less commonly usedacross The Episcopal Church
Spanish Book of Occasional Services
Libro de ritos ocasionales (pdf, 2018)
Libro de ritos ocasionales (docx, 2018)
Spanish Book of Lesser Feasts and Fasts
Fiestas Menores y Días de Ayuno (2018)
Spanish Lectionary Calendar
Spanish Lectionary Calendar of The Episcopal Church (Calendario Litúrgico)
Supplementary Materials to Address Systemic Racial Injustice
In response to 2015-A182 and its call for the SCLM to "produce and post online a set of prayers for racial reconciliation and justice, suitable for inclusion in the Prayers of the People," supplementary materials were made available(read more in thefull report). These include:Prayers of the People with Confession, Prayers of the People for Advent, Prayers of the People for Christmas, Prayers of the People for Epiphany, Litany of Repentance, and theCommissioning for the Ministry of Justice and Reconciliation. They can be found in the document below:
Spanish
Daily Prayer for All Seasons
Spanish (Note: this pdf is incomplete)
Feast Days
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupeo
Feast of St.Oscar Romero
Feast of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruzo
Quinceañera
Sermons that Work in Spanish
Sermones que Iluminan
Flor, a Rio Grande Valley native, grew up as an active member of a Spanish-Speaking Catholic congregation before joining St. John’s, McAllen, as a college student. She graduated with honors from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, earning a B.M. in Music Performance–Voice/Opera and a B.A. in Mass Communications-Public Relations and Advertising. Upon graduation, Flor worked as a copywriter and later became a community organizer, mobilizing Latino communities for a statewide, nonpartisan organization. Since joining the diocesan staff, she has served on The Episcopal Church Latino Ministries Council of Advice and the Seminary of the Southwest Latinx Studies Council of Advice. Additionally, she has served as a facilitator for the Episcopal Migration Ministries Asylum and Detention Ministry Network (now EMRN) and co-founder and Director of the Plaza de Paz Respite Center. Beginning August 2026, she will serve on the leadership team for the Episcopal Latino Ministries Competency course (ELMC) held at Sewanee: The University of the South. Flor aims to continue serving West Texas and The Episcopal Church helping to sustainably build and expand Latino and immigration ministries and supporting the spiritual lives of people across our communities.
Click here to subscribe to the Latino + Immigration Ministries newsletter featuring events, volunteer and learning opportunities, news, and prayer requests.
Contact us at latino@dwtx.org
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