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Bishop Coadjutor
The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas is going through the process of discernment leading to the election of a Bishop Coadjutor. The Bishop Coadjutor will serve alongside our Diocesan Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Dr. George R. Sumner, and after a time will succeed him as the Eight Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. In the meantime, continue to pray this Epiphany season for God’s blessings on the nominees. Pray for Holy Spirit’s direction for the search committee. And pray always for the mission and ministry of God in our diocese.
The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas invites you to get to know the candidates for Bishop Coadjutor as they prepare for the Electing Convention on Saturday, May 3. Each walkabout event will include a meet-and-greet, meal, and moderated conversations with the candidates. Registration will be open to everyone in the diocese through Tuesday, March 25. For those who cannot attend an event in person, one or more of the locations will be recorded and uploaded to the EDOD Bishop Coadjutor Election Hub webpage for online viewing. Registration is free.
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Walk-About 1 - Tuesday lunch, April 1, 10:30 to 2 - Incarnation (clergy only)
Walk-About 2 - Tuesday evening, April 1, 5:30 to 9 - St. Peter’s, McKinney
Walk-About 3 - Wednesday evening, April 2, 5:30 to 9 - St. Philip's, Sulphur Springs
Walk-About 4 - Thursday evening, April 3, 5:30 to 9 - St. Paul, Waxahachie
Walk-About 5 - Friday evening, April 4, 5:30 to 9 - Transfiguration, Dallas
Bishop Coadjutor Candidates:
Click: The Rev. Dr. William Carroll
The Rev. Dr. Bill Carroll serves as Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Longview, Texas. Baptized in the Episcopal Church as an adult, Fr. Bill has sought to grow disciples and strengthen congregations to share the Good News of Jesus and fulfill our Baptismal Covenant. He is Dean of the Northeast Region of the Diocese of Texas, a trustee of the Episcopal Health Foundation, and a member of the Texas Standing Committee. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina. He has previously served as a Rector in the Dioceses of Oklahoma and Southern Ohio, as a Canon to the Ordinary, and on the seminary faculty at Sewanee. He has been married to the Rev. Tracey Carroll for 31 years. Their adult son, Danny, has significant developmental disabilities and lives with them. Their daughter, Rachel McLoughlin, lives with her husband, Alex, in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Click: The Rt. Rev. Fraser Lawton
The Rt. Rev. Fraser Lawton is the rector of the Church of St. Dunstan in Mineola, TX., and Bishop Assistant in the Diocese of Dallas. In this latter role, his main ministry is with the congregations of the Affiliated Parishes of North East Texas (APNET), which is a cooperative venture of congregations walking and working with one another. Before coming to East Texas, Bishop Lawton served in the Diocese of Athabasca in the Anglican Church of Canada. After being ordained there as both deacon and priest, he was selected as its Bishop Diocesan in the fall of 2009. In 2018, he and his wife, Veronica, spent several months on a sabbatical in the Diocese of Dallas. While here, he was asked to consider taking on his current position here, and after a time of discernment, perceived God was indeed calling them to Dallas. Bishop Lawton has been married to Veronica for 36 years, and they have four grown children and three grandchildren.
Click: The Very Rev. Rob Price
The Very Rev. Rob Price was born and raised in San Diego as a Methodist "preacher's kid." After receiving a B.A. and M.A. in American History from Stanford University, he became a teacher in a private school in St. Louis, where he met his wife, Kate. Though an atheist, he was welcomed into the Episcopal Church at Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis. He then entered a Ph.D. program in History at Yale University before he met the Risen Jesus and heard a call to ministry. After completing his M.Div. at Yale, he served on the staff of churches in St. Louis and Dallas and as the Rector of St. Dunstan’s, Houston, for 13 years. In January 2019 he accepted the invitation from the Bishop and Vestry to begin a new chapter as Dean at St. Matthew’s Cathedral and served as Canon for Congregations, as well, from 2020-2022. Along the way, he and Kate have had three boys who are now young adults: Matt, Thomas, and Chris.
Timeline for Search Process
5/3 - Diocese Election Convention @ Saint Michael and All Angels Dallas
Late Fall 2025 Consecration Held After Obtaining Consents
World News
Prayer for Peace
Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen. - BCP, p. 815
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Diocese of Dallas
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1/20 US Presidential Inauguration
Episcopal leaders and Episcopalians are affirming the church’s long-standing public policy positions and emphasizing Jesus’ Gospel message of love for neighbor, while praying for peace and unity as the Unites States prepares for President-elect Donald Trump to take office for the second time on January 20 at 11:00am CST.
1/20 MLK Day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination.
Collect
Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that your church, following the example of your prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the name of your love, and may strive to secure for all your children the blessed liberty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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1/17 LEAD Outreach
Our church submitted an order for Chick-Fil-A sandwiches that was delivered to the Farmers Branch Police Department at 12:00pm on Friday, January 17 in honor of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (technically was January 9). Thank you to all those who donated towards the cost of this outreach event. We appreciate Chick-Fil-A for donating (at no additional cost to the church) a bag of chips and a cookie for each sandwich ordered.
Free Covid Tests!
As you worship at St. Andrew’s, please feel free to practice social distancing and to wear a mask but these are not required.
Residential households in the U.S. are eligible for another order of 4 free at-home tests. Enter your name, address and email at www.covidtests.gov to request a shipment. It is live now. Order yours today.
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