Bert Baetz wil be ordained a deacon at 10:00 AM on June 28, at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas.

Fr. Trey will be installed as Rector of St. Andrew's, Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday, July 10, at 7:00 PM.  Everyone is welcome.  For hotel information in Greenville, contact Fr. Trey at garlajg9@bellsouth.net.

   An eight-week preparation class for membership in the DOK will be held at 9:30am on Sunday mornings between services beginning  Sunday, June 8.  If you are interested or have questions, please call Mary Ashcroft (830.693.9378).

An historic election of a Bishop Coadjutor will be held at the Special Session of the 159th Diocesan Council on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas.  Should an election not be accomplished by the end of the day on Saturday, May 24, the Council will recess until Sunday, May 25 at 2:00 PM.

Pictures, autobiographies, statement of nomination, resume, and Q & A may be found at http://www.epicenter.org.   

Nominees are:

The Rev. David Alwine, Rector, Christ Church, Temple, TX

The Rev. Canon C. Andrew Doyle, Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Texas

The Rt. Rev. Dena A. Harrison, Bishop Suffragan, Diocese of Texas

The Rev. Gary Hill, Rector, Christ Church, Nacogdoches, TX

The Rev. Neal Michell, Canon Missioner for Strategic Development, Diocese of Dallas

The Rev. James Stockton, Rector, Resurrection, Austin, TX