The Big Bend Episcopal Mission

 
 
The Rev. Judith Burgess, Vicar
888-244-2363

St. James' Church, Alpine, Texas 79830
St. Paul's Church, Marfa, Texas 79843
Sts. Mary & Joseph's Church, Lajitas, Texas

Diocese of the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 
 
 

St. James' Church
510 N. 6th
Alpine, Texas 79830
 
Vicar, Big Bend Episcopal Mission
The Rev. Judith F. Burgess 
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St. Paul's Church
101 E Washington
Marfa, Texas 79843
 
 

Sts. Mary & Joseph's Chapel
Lajitas, Texas
 
Big Bend Episcopal Mission
Episcopal Links
Worship  
Episcopal Church of the USA (ECUSA)
The Washington Cathedral
St. James' in Alpine
The Church of England
Sts. Mary & Joseph in Lajitas
The Archbishop of Canterbury
St. Paul's in Marfa
Anglican Communion News Service
Episcopal News Service
About the Mission
Anglicans Online
Dictionary of Episcopal Things
 
 
Worship Services
 
All are Welcome!
 
St. James' Church in Alpine
Holy Eucharist at 11 a.m. each Sunday.
Healing Service and Holy Eucharist every third Tuesday of the month at noon.
Healing Prayer Fellowship meets every Tuesday
Call 837-2088.

Sts. Mary & Joseph's Chapel in Lajitas:
Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. each Sunday.

St. Paul's Church in Marfa:
Holy Eucharist a 9 a.m. each Sunday.
The Study Group meets Thursday afternoons at 1 pm.
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Special Activities and Seasonal Events:
 All three churches in the Big Bend Episcopal Mission have
special services and/or study groups during Lent, Easter,
Advent and Christmas. Check this paragraph for times of Worship.
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ANNUAL MISSION RETREAT - FEBRUARY 23 - 25
The annual Big Bend Mission Retreat will be held at the
Longhorn Motel north of Study Butte. The theme will be
"Living in to our Baptismal Vows."
Look for details in the February newletter.
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OTRA VEZ THRIFT SHOP
BIG BEND EPISCOPAL MISSION

Clothing and Other Useful Items
REGULAR HOURS
Saturday, 10 am-2 pm
Proceeds of sales benefit:
Emergency needs in community,
Big Bend Mission Expenses.
Due to its great success, the Shop is constantly in need of fresh items to sell! Please call 888-244-2363 if you have items you wish to donate.
About the Big Bend Episcopal Mission:
The Mission includes St. James' Church in Alpine (Brewster County), St. Paul's Church in Marfa (Presidio County) and Sts. Mary & Joseph's Chapel in Lajitas. Lajitas is in south Brewster County, adjacent to the Rio Grande. About 75 miles separate the south county towns from Alpine and Marfa.
 
The Mission is supported in part by the Diocese of the Rio Grande and the Southeast Deanery of the Diocese of the Rio Grande.
 
The Mission phone number is 888-244-2363.
 
The Clergy:
THE REV. JUDITH BURGESS
The Rev. Judith Burgess, the vicar, is a native Texan, and graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1984. She was ordained deacon in 1984 and priest in 1985.
 
She holds the Mission together by traveling about 30,000 miles per year among the three churches and the Mission territory, which includes Brewster County and Presidio County, the two largest counties in Texas.
 
The Rev. Burgess was instrumental in raising money to build the high school and library in south Brewster County, enabling children to attend school near their homes instead of spending several hours per day on the bus.
 
THE REV. ELAINE PONTON
 

Elaine was ordained Deacon on February 22, 2003 and Priest on November 2, 2003 at St James' Church