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You Never Walk Alone
by Father Casey
I realized yesterday that I’ve done a poor job as a father. I was driving my younger daughter home from school, and she mentioned that her classmates have been talking trash all week about the coming Red River Rivalry. After a few moments I was struck by a realization: she was on the Sooners’ side. It was all I could do to keep the car in the lane. Rather than try to respond, I simply held up my horns and sang “The Eyes of Texas,” while she loudly rolled her eyes.
“What does that even mean,” she asked when I’d finished, in that tone of disdain that adolescents have when they speak to their unbelievably dumb parents. I tried in vain to offer an explanation: about accountability, and expectations, and each generation passing the torch to the next. I thought I’d done a rather good job, only to look over and see that she was less than impressed. Yet another “epic dad fail.”
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- Stewardship 2025
- Relief after Hurricane Helene
- Sunday School – Not Too Late to Jump In
- Second Half Lunch Bunch
- Remembering the Departed
- Get Ready for Fig Fest
- Outreach Opportunity for Homecoming
- Vestry/Delegate Elections
- Sunday Flower Dedications
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- EMF Oktoberfest
- Bake & Pray
- I Am A Good Person, Isn't That Enough
- Vestry Meet & Greet
- SWANs Gather for the Fall
- Figs With Kids Game Night
- Transfigured Nights
- Formation Underway for Children and Youth
- Sunday Funday Pumpkins
- St. Hilda's at the Fig
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Stewardship 2025
Last weekend marked the start of our annual stewardship campaign.
If you weren't able to pick up your stewardship packet,
it will arrive in the mail shortly.
If you have questions about payment methods or making financial gifts,
please contact our Parish Administrator, Cathleen Dolt | (972)233-1898 ext. 230
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Hurricane Relief for Sister Churches
Last Sunday, Father Casey encouraged us to send financial gifts to two of our namesake, sister churches in areas of North Carolina that Hurricane Helene directly impacted. Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Saluda, NC, and Church of the Transfiguration in Bat Cave, NC have both suffered considerable loss in the wake of this devastating storm.
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Support Episcopal Relief & Development
The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and Milton is catastrophic. Hundreds are dead, tens of thousands are homeless, and some towns were virtually washed away. Episcopal Relief & Development has resources on the ground and is actively providing funds and support to help those in need.
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Sunday School - Not Too Late to Jump In
Formation classes for the fall are underway exploring practices of discipleship. Not sure what discipleship involves? Come and join us to learn more about how we can be salt and light for Christ. There are offerings for all ages.
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Second Half Lunch Bunch
Those who are in the Second Half of life are invited to gather for our October Lunch Bunch at Cafe de France this Sunday, October 13 at 1230pm.
Register below so we will know you are coming.
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Remembering the Departed
In anticipation of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, when the Church remembers the great cloud of witnesses who have gone ahead of us in death, you are invited to share the names of those you know who’ve died in the past year for inclusion in the Book of Remembrance.
The Book of Remembrance will be available near the holy font starting this weekend and will be placed before the Altar on All Souls’ Day.
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Get Ready for
Fig Fest!
Mark your calendar for the biggest celebration of the year!Fig Fest, our annual parish celebration will occur on Saturday, October 26, starting at 5pm. There will be fun activities for all ages. We will still celebrate The Table, that day at 5:30pm.On Sunday, October 27, we’ll hold a combined “Homecoming” Eucharist at 10am in Parish Episcopal School’s gym, followed byan outreach event for all ages.
Fig Fest | Saturday, October 26
Ingathering | Oct. 26 & 27
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Outreach for Homecoming
In the spirit of being Salt & Light, we invite you to join us as we gather for In-Gathering Sunday and an opportunity to practice these fundamentals of discipleship. We will assemble 2,000 “Bye-Bye Bags", to be given to a Vogel family ensuring that food-insecure kids have plenty to eat when they are away from school. We need your help! Throughout the month leading up to Homecoming, we will be collecting individual-sized packs of goldfish, applesauce, and fruit cups. You will find us in the Gathering Space to collect your offerings!
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Vestry/Delegate Elections November 9-17
Vestry members and Diocesan Convention Delegates will be elected November 9-17, 2024. All baptized members of the parish, in good standing, who are 18 years old or older are invited to vote in the annual parish election. Voting will take place both in-person and online. Details will be provided in coming weeks.
The Vestry Nominating Committee is pleased to recommend the following slate of candidates to serve on Vestry beginning in 2025:
Courtney Barrow
Sara Ivey
Christy Jump
Nancy Korman
Additionally, we will select six Delegates to represent Church of the Transfiguration at the 2025 Diocesan Convention and the Diocese of Dallas Bishop special election in May 2025. The top six vote-receiving candidates will be delegates and the remaining candidates will be ranked by votes to serve as alternates. The delegate nominees are:
Travis Adamek
Benjamin Bledsoe
Rosanne Brooks
Jeff Button
Robin Caldwell
Barbara Geiter
Brooke Grona-Robb
Margot Habiby
Leslie Hudson
Pat Kriska
Alyson Thompson
Julia Trizzino
Click the link below for Candidate biographies and election information.
Click Here to Learn About Our Vestry and Delegates
Read more about why we elect a Vestry slate and a follow-up clarification.
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Sunday Flower Dedications
There's a new way to make regular Sunday Flower Dedications. Flower dedications can now be made online by clicking the button below or by selecting Flowers Dedications from the Give menu on Transfiguration.net.
In order for us to accommodate your flower dedication, please make your dedication 3 weeks in advance of the dedication date.
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EMF Oktoberfest
Celebrate Oktoberfest with the Episcopal Men's Fellowship, and lots of German food & fare! Our guest speaker will be the Rev. Rob Jerger, Vicar of St Clare’s Episcopal Church in Tyler, Texas. Join us Thursday, October 17 beginning at 6:30pm.
Rob is a missional community leader who launched his first community in 2017, an LGBTQIA+ faith community called Just As I Am. Since then, he has launched five more Just As I Am communities in cities across the Diocese of Texas. He has also launched other communities in Tyler, including a young unchurched community, a senior citizen community, a caregivers’ support community and a community made up of people affected by religious trauma.
This meeting is open to everyone. The $25 entry fee includes food and beverages.
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Bake & Pray
Join us Thursday, October 17 from 7:00p to 8:00pm for an evening with author, baker, and theologian, Kendall Vanderslice as she returns to Transfiguration with the release of her newest book, Bake & Pray. She will read portions of the book and share insights on how something as simple as baking a loaf of bread can be incorporated into your spiritual practices. Refreshments will be provided, and you can purchase a signed copy of Bake and Pray.
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RJM Hosts Debby Irving for Workshop
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed racial justice educator, Debby Irving, is leading a special community workshop entitled, I’m a Good Person. Isn’t that Enough? at the Fig on Saturday, October 19th, 1:00-3:00pm in the Performance Hall.
This workshop is designed to support white people in making a paradigm shift from “helping” marginalized communities to better understanding how we participate in racism unawares.
Registration required. Cost is $10 per person (non-refundable). Childcare will not be provided.
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Meet the Vestry Oct 19 & 20
Quarterly, members of the Vestry host the opportunity for you to meet with them to learn what's new and share your questions, insights, and ideas. The next opportunity will be Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20. Please look for your vestry members in the Gathering Space and take a moment to hear what's new.
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SWANs Gather This Fall
We invite you to join SWAN - single women alone network. We are a group of single women who meet at 4:00pm on the third Saturday of every month in the parlor to share our lives, support one another, learn skills, pray together and have fun. Join us on October 19.
For more information, contact
Judy Gatling
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Figs With Kids Game Night
Join Figs with Kids, our ministry for parents with children living at home, on Saturday, October 19 at 5:00pm for a fun-filled night of games. Meet us in the Youth Center and bring a game to share. For updates on upcoming events, follow us on Facebook.
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Transfigured Nights
Kristin Van Cleve and members of Texas Camerata will treat us to a concert of baroque music in the Performance Hall on Sunday, October 20 at 7pm. The central work will be Johann Sebastian Bach’s solo cantata Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen bwv 56 for bass, two oboes, strings, and continuo. The incomparable David Grogan will be the soloist in this moving work about carrying the cross of Christ.
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Children's Formation Underway
This is a reminder that Children's Formation for the Fall is underway. For more details and to register see our Children's Formation Pages.
Contact
Allison Blalock
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Diving Deeper with Youth
Our Youth Faith Formation (and Crossover) theme for this year is “Diving Deeper…” We will be exploring themes of community, love, friendship, forgiveness, wisdom, humility, joy, peace, courage, generosity, and patience at Crossover and during Faith Formation each Sunday in the Youth Center. For more information and details see our Youth Formation Pages.
Contact
Delynda Moravec
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Starting in October, the Clothes Horse will be open “THE SECOND SUNDAY” of the month. Follow the Blue & Yellow signs! | |
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The Kay Andrews Bookstore
Our Bookstore and Gift Shop, located in the hallway near the Memorial Garden and the Children's wing offer a variety of gifts and books for purchase. We are open:
Thursdays: 10am - 2pm
Sundays: 9am - 1pm
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The Clothes
Horse
Working at the Clothes Horse gives the opportunity to meet new friends, work to sustain grants to support ministries outside the church and inside the church. All donated clothes are either sold or given to the Transfiguration Food Bank, Austin Street Shelter, New Friends New Life, and many other groups in need of clothing.
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