Scott Bader-Saye, acting dean of the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, will bring an important conversation to Abilene in September. Bader-Saye will lead a conference Sept. 14-15, “Fostering Civil Conversation,” at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St. The conference, which includes dinner on Friday night and breakfast on Saturday morning, is open to the public.
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“Reclaiming Christianity” is a new book written by the Rt. Rev. Claude Payne of Abilene, a retired bishop and rector in the Episcopal Church. Payne 86, started on the book three years ago and finished in time for the book to be released during the trienniel General Convention of the Episcopal Church held in July in Austin. “Reclaiming Christianity” is
Read moreThe 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, which concluded Friday, July 13, was a special one for the Rt. Rev. Claude E. Payne, retired bishop of the Diocese of Texas. Payne and his wife, Barbara, both grew up in Abilene and live here in retirement. Not only was the
Read moreBy THE REV. MARY GLOVER Let us pray to our Creator: Every day, but on this day especially, we ask your blessing on all fathers: For those whose hair is curly, buzzed, blonde, red, black or brown For those whose hair has greyed, thinned out, or even disappeared For those standing tall as a tree and those barely taller than
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON Prayers said and sung, poems, including one that traveled to the moon, the beating of a Native American drum, and a ceremony of “breaking bread together in peace” added to the mosaic of the National Day of Prayer Service sponsored by the Abilene Interfaith Council. The service was held at noon Thursday at the Center for
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