From Episcopal Life Online-
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth announced May 11 that Episcopalians from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church are worshipping each Sunday evening at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Provisional Bishop of Fort Worth C. Wallis Ohl is leading Evening Prayer from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer for the St. Andrew's congregation each Sunday; a service of Holy Communion will be held once a month.
"We are happy that these Episcopalians from St. Andrew's are able to worship together once again," Ohl said, adding that he authorized the use of the 1928 prayer book because "this is a community that needs to build from where they are. They are our sisters and brothers and we rejoice with them at their reunion in worship."
Until this arrangement was made with Trinity, Episcopalians from St. Andrew's had been dispersed among various Episcopal parishes for several months because St. Andrew's historic building at 917 Lamar in downtown Fort Worth is currently occupied by people who have left the Episcopal Church. St. Andrew's was the first Episcopal parish in the city of Fort Worth.
The services will continue each Sunday at 5 p.m. at Trinity with one exception. On May 16, the St. Andrew's congregation will join the rest of the diocese at a diocesan Eucharist and potluck picnic at All Saints Episcopal School.
St. Andrew's became a parish in 1878 and included many Fort Worth founding families in its membership. The building on Lamar was consecrated Dec. 31, 1939. St. Andrew's is the "mother church" of many of the present parishes in the diocese. In November 2008, the former bishop, other leaders of the diocese and some individuals left the Episcopal Church. Since then, they have continued to occupy Episcopal Church property, including St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
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