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 St. James' Church 510 N. 6th Alpine, Texas 79830 |
The Rev. Judith Burgess Vicar, Big Bend Episcopal Mission
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All are Welcome!
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: Services are suspended until further notice. Holy Eucharist a 9 a.m. each Sunday. The Study Group meets Thursday afternoons at 1 pm. =================================== Special Activities and Seasonal Events:
All three churches in the Big Bend Episcopal Mission have ------------------------------------------------------------ The Threshold The Threshold offers its guests a quiet retreat at our retreat house, Casa de la Rosa. The retreat house includes guest rooms with private baths, a chapel, beautiful views of the Davis Mountains, quiet paths and gardens to pray, meditate or just relax. All meals are provided. Guest are invited to join The Threshold associates in praying the hours. The Threshold will sponsor a weekend retreat October 3 - 4th at Casa de la Rosa. The retreat leader will be Br. Abraham Newsome from St. Gregory’s Abbey in Michigan.
For more information visit the web site at www.thethreshold.org. ------------------------------------------------------------ Otra Vez Thrift Shop
Clothing and Other Useful Items
Regular Hours
Saturday, 10 am-2 pm Proceeds of sales benefit: Due to its great success, the Otra Vez Thrift 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 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
 Memorial Elaine died at her home near Terlingua on August 19, 2008. Elaine was born in Port Angeles, Washington in June of 1945. She was a 1967 graduate of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma Washington with a degree in education. After graduating she worked in Olympic National Park. She moved to the Big Bend in 1969 and was employed at Big Bend National Park. She moved to Alpine and married Dr. Arvil Ponton in 1972. She worked as Dr Ponton's receptionist from 1972 to 1989. Dr Ponton died in 2000. Elaine entered the School for Ministry of the Diocese of the Rio Grande in 2000. She was ordained as an Episcopal Priest in 2003. She served as an Associate Priest in the Big Bend Episcopal Mission until her death. | |
