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This Diocese is a constituent member of the Anglican Communion, a Fellowship within the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, consisting of those duly constituted Dioceses, Provinces and regional churches in communion with the See of Canterbury, upholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order as set forth in the Old and New Testaments and expressed in the Book of Common Prayer. The mission of the diocese is To Equip the Saints for the Work of Ministry.

 

Welcome!
It is 7:36:20 PM
on Thursday, July 2, 2009
in Fort Worth.


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Vacation Bible School
around the diocese


Episcopal Church Women

Meeting dates • By-laws • Officers

2009 Mother’s Day Offering
List of Honored Women

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FORT WORTH
Anglican Benefits Program

Resource page
for church finances

New: Parochial Report forms


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Visit the
Camp Crucis

Web site

26th Annual Diocesan Convention

convention themeFriday & Saturday,
Nov. 14 & 15, 2008

St. Vincent's Cathedral Church
Bedford

Information Bulletin
No. 2

Information Bulletin
No. 1

From the Bishop:
10 Reasons Why Now Is the Time to Realign

Bishop Iker: “We are contending for the Faith”

Updated Convention page with balloting results

Video of the Bishop’s Address

Text of The Bishop's Address

Letter of Greeting from Archbishop Venables

“As We Realign” letter distributed
in churches Sunday, Nov. 16

Background reading:
Is The Episcopal Church Hierarchical?
by Mark McCall

Forward in Mission
Easter 2009 issue
The diocesan newsletter is mailed to 8,300 Episcopal households. We offer it online as well.
If you do not receive the Forward in your mailbox, send your name and address here.

For those with questions about our diocese
and The Episcopal Church:

A Page of Questions, Answers,
and further Resources

including
Reflections on Personal Experiences of ECUSA
,
by Bishop Harold Miller

The Path of the Episcopal Church (PDF)
A timeline of events from 1965 to 2007
This is a wiki document produced with the aid of several
American Anglican congregations and organizations

”Why Do We Celebrate the Eucharist on Sunday?”


Safeguarding God’s Children


25 Years Together in Mission

25th Annual
Diocesan Convention

Friday & Saturday, Nov. 16 & 17, 2007


Audio: Bishop Iker’s sermon at the Requiem
for Fr. Dudley Reed, given at
Christ Church, Plano
Aug. 8, 2007

Bishop Iker’s sermon of Sunday, May 6, 2007,
at St. Andrew’s, Fort Worth


The Canon Theologian’s Page


Check out the
Diocesan Resource Room

For a listing of
Episcopal Schools
in the Diocese,

click here

Visit the Web page of the diocesan

Daughters of the King.

Visit the web site of the
World Mission Committee at:

http://www.fwworldmission.org


This site was last updated
on July 1, AD 2009


Web site problems should be reported to
webmaster
[at] fwepiscopal.org

 

Anglican Church in North America
Inaugural Assembly • June 22-25, 2009Bishop Davies
The Rt. Rev. A. Donald Davies, founding bishop of the diocese, receives the applause of the College of Bishops

Wednesday, June 24, Press Conference
with panel including Bishop Iker

Additional online videos from the ACNA Assembly

 
News

June 30: Bishop Iker writes to the clergy
concerning two recent letters

Archbishop Venables writes to the clergy (pdf)

May 8: The Diocese files a Motion to Dismiss
the lawsuit filed by a rival diocese

May 8: The President of the Standing Committee writes a letter concerning the April 14 lawsuit

April 23: Lawsuit papers reach Bishop Iker

April 15:
Bishop Iker responds to news reports of a lawsuit

April 8: Letter from Northern Mexico

Important Meeting Dates in 2009

Feb 16: Membership figures for the new North American Anglican province

Feb. 13: The Episcopal Church:
Tearing the Fabric of Communion to Shreds

A Report of the American Anglican Council

Feb. 10: Response to the Alexandria Communiqué

Feb. 6: 23 Clergy Released from Canonical Residency

Feb. 5: Four parishes released under Canon 32
Supporting Documents

Jan. 30: Chancellors report on the California Supreme Court’s opinion in “Episcopal Church Cases”

Jan. 23: Bishop meets with members of All Saints’, Fort Worth

Jan. 23: Bishop Wantland responds to the Presiding Bishop

The Commonwealth Report:
Status of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
After Convention November 2008

Jan 16: Global Anglicanism
Bishop Iker’s address to the Mere Anglicanism Conference


Jan. 11: Church Issues do not have to end in court
An editorial opinion by Cora Werley

Jan. 7: Bishop’s Order pertaining to controversy
at Christ the King, Fort Worth

From the Anglican Communion Institute:
Descent Into Canonical Chaos
:

The Presiding Bishop’s Response to Bishop Iker

Dec. 6 : What Renunciation?

Nov. 24: Press Release in response to attempted inhibition

Recommended Reading:
Philip Turner on

The Subversion of the Constitution and Canons
of the Episcopal Church: A Response to my Critics

A Stand Firm interview with Bishop Iker

Nov. 6 – The Episcopal Church in Decline (PDF)
statistical chart based on TEC parochial reports
compiled and published by the American Anglican Council

Oct. 23 – Bishop Iker responds to a vestry resolution
from All Saints’, Fort Worth

Oct. 13 Clergy discussions on conflict
produce no solution

Sept. 22 Statement of the Standing Committee
concerning the action against Bishop Duncan

Sept. 19 – Chairman of Forward in Faith International reacts to deposition

Sept. 18 – Bishop Iker’s statement on the House of Bishops
action against Bishop Duncan

Sept. 10 The Third Report from the Bishop
and Standing Committee concerning realignment
with the Province of the Southern Cone

Bishop’s Order pertaining to controversy
at All Saints’, Wichita Falls
(PDF)

GAFCON and Lambeth reports

Aug. 15FAQs on “Fiduciary Duty”
for church leaders

Aug. 12 A Statement from Bishop Iker on dialogues
with the Roman Catholic diocese

July 11 – Bishop Iker comments on provision in the Communion
for Anglo-Catholics

Archbishop visits diocese
Over three days in early May 2008, Archbishop Gregory Venables, the Primate of the Province of the Southern Cone, spoke and responded to questions from the clergy and laity of the diocese. More.
Archbishop Gregory Venables
A DVD of the Archbishop’s two-hour
presentation during a Special Convocation
at St. Vincent’s Cathedral is available
from the diocesan office.

April 30, 2008: Bishop Iker writes to the Presiding Bishop concerning her letter to Archbishop Venables

The Presiding Bishop’s letter was issued within a report
from the Episcopal News Service

The Canon Theologian: Whose Property?

March 3, 2008: Guidelines for Canon 32 released


Regarding the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth:

Chancellors' Report on Property in the Diocese

A Report from the Standing Committee
on recent meetings with clergy and lay leadership

Bishop Iker: The Realignment Moves Forward

Bishop Iker and Bishop Stanton
amend the “Dallas Plan”:

St. Francis, Dallas, comes under Bishop Iker’s episcopal care


Regarding the Province of the Southern Cone:

The Constitution and Canons
of the Province of the Southern Cone
(PDF)

Sept 10, 2008: The Third Report from the Bishop and Standing Committee

Feb. 12, 2008: The Second Report from the Bishop and Standing Committee

Jan. 9, 2008: The Bishop and Standing Committee issue a Preliminary Report on the invitation from the Province of the Southern Cone


Regarding the Presiding Bishop and TEC:

Jan 16, 2008: A Message to the Clergy and Convention Delegates
and
Comments to the Press, with the Jan. 9 letter from the Presiding Bishop

Jan. 12, 2008: Statement by Bishop Iker concerning the inhibition of Bishop Schofield

Presiding Bishop
affirms same-sex unions

An Open Letter from Bishop Gene Robinson

How are TEC lawsuits being funded?
An Open Letter from four bishops to Executive Council

Statement of the Bishop and Standing Committee
concerning actions of TEC Executive Council

(PDF document)


Regarding the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Anglican Communion
:

Bishop Iker responds
to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Advent Letter

Letter of support
from Church of England leaders to Bishop Iker

Bishop Iker replies to the Presiding Bishop

Fort Worth welcomes
Archbishop's view on dioceses

The Global South Steering Committee
calls this a “Critical Time”

A Compendium
of material on the crisis in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion


Also:
2006 Diocesan Convention pages
have been moved to this area


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General Convention
and ECW Triennial

Report to the Diocese from Bishop Iker
on the 75th General Convention
This is a PDF document.

National Altar Guild Exhibit

christ pantocrator Gallery: A photo tour of the Greek
Orthodox Cathedral of the
Annunciation in Columbus, Ohio

The Standing Committee
asks for alternative primatial oversight

The Dioceses of Pittsburgh, South Carolina, San Joaquin, Central Florida, Springfield, and Quincy joined Fort Worth in appealing for alternative primatial oversight.

 
 
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