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In the News: St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church hosts a packed house for grand reopening
Source: HoumaToday.com It was a packed house today as St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in downtown Houma was formally reopened after five years of rebuilding [...] Continue Reading here: St. Matthew's Episcopal Church hosts a packed house for grand reopening |...
In the News: Five years after fire, historic church set to reopen
Source: WWLTV HOUMA, La. - A newly built historic church in downtown Houma will celebrate its formal reopening to the public in mid-December. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 243 Barrow St., was built in the mid-1850s as a place of worship for local Christians and as a...
St. Matthew’s is Home
Five years after a fire destroyed the church and school, the people of St. Matthew's have reached the end of the rebuilding and have begun worshiping in the completed sanctuary. The first service was held on Thursday, October 29. Bishop Thompson celebrated Holy...
The Rev. Bill Terry to be Appointed Dean of the Downtown Deanery
Bishop Thompson as appointed the Rev. William "Bill" Terry to serve as dean of the Downtown Deanery upon the retirement of the Very Rev. Dr. Jean Meade. Fr. Bill is the rector of St. Anna's Episcopal Church, New Orleans.
The Very Rev. Dr. Jean M. Meade to Retire from Mount Olivet, New Orleans
The Very Rev. Dr. Jean M. Meade will retire as rector of Mount Olivet Episcopal Church in New Orleans. She has been the rector of Mount Olivet since 2002. She was also serving as dean of the Downtown Deanery. A celebration of her ministry will take place on Sunday,...