Lubbock-area faith calendar
NOTE: Not all Lubbock area churches have fully reopened for services. Please call ahead to check if the church of your choosing is open or still worshiping virtually and, if it is open, what COVID-19 safety guidelines may be in place. Please send updates to: newmedia@lubbockonline.com
SATURDAY
• Christ the King Cathedral Divine Mercy Chaplet: 3 p.m. First Saturday, 4011 54th St. Note: CTK events are only meeting face-to-face for Mass. Mass can also be watched online at https://ctk-cathedral.org/
• St. John the Baptist Adoration and Reconciliation: 4-4:45 p.m., 98th Street and Indiana Avenue.
• St. Catherine Orthodox Church Vigil: 6 p.m., 1510 Ave. X. Information: (901) 605-6651.
Fort Worth food pantry forced out of its church building moves to new location
Fort Worth food pantry forced out of its church building moves to new location
A food pantry that s been serving families in east Fort Worth moved this weekend to a new location. That s because the church running the pantry was forced to leave its building.
FORT WORTH, Texas - A food pantry that s been serving families in east Fort Worth moved this weekend to a new location.
That s because the church running the pantry was forced to leave its building.
After 4 years at St. Luke’s in the Meadows Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, the 4 Saints Food Pantry had to say goodbye and find a new home.
Miranda Suarez / KERA News
Edwardean Harris is a leader at St. Christopher Episcopal Church in Fort Worth. After losing a legal battle, the church has to move to a new worship space.
This past Easter Sunday at St. Christopher Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, a few dozen people sat in the pews, wearing their springtime pastels and masks. It was their first in-person service in more than a year.
At the time, they weren’t sure if they would ever get to worship in their church again.
That’s because St. Christopher no longer belongs to these parishioners. Earlier this year, a 12-year-long property battle came to an end, handing ownership of five churches to a conservative group that broke away from the national Episcopal Church in 2008.
North Texas Episcopal churches hold final service before eviction following 12-year lawsuit wfaa.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wfaa.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The disagreements centered around women clergy and LGBT recognition in the church. Author: William Joy (WFAA) Updated: 10:31 PM CDT April 15, 2021
Jackie Meeks sat in the back pew she’s called home for years, as a handful of fellow church members took down a golden six-foot tall Christus Rex hung above the altar.
“It’s so crazy to see it coming down,” she said. “You just think it would always be there.”
She’s a member at St. Christopher’s, which is one of six Fort Worth Episcopal churches moving out of their buildings over a lawsuit that has divided thousands of the faith’s members in North Texas.