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Pray. Go. - Eat. Pray. Go. Tuesdays from 9-11:00am On the Rosewood side of St. Luke the Evangelist Episcopal Church 3530 Wheeler Avenue, Houston, TX 77004 Join us every Tuesday during the school year for breakfast, check-in, and prayer. We are aware that “studenting” is hard. Stop by on your way to campus on Tuesdays for some tasty breakfast favorites to energize you for the day ahead. Feel free to ask for prayers for whatever is on your min https://houcan.org/thedailycougar daily 0.75 2023-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/1596740858761-D3B0H7OJE8R7Z3LONGOT/C+Graves.jpg The Daily Cougar - Charles Graves IV aims to create a safe space for queer UH students This article was originally published here by the Daily Cougar, the University of Houston’s student-run newspaper, on March 8th, 2022. Charles Graves IV has spent his recent years around the Houston area, spreading queer-affirming religious and spiritual messages to all who are interested, including UH students. Students are welcome to stop by his office in the A.D. Bruce Religion Center and socialize, work on homework or receive advice. As a campus minister, Graves is on campus Wednesdays and travels to other universities, including University of Houston-Downtown, Houston Community College and Texas Southern University. “Some of the best conversations I get to have with students are with queer students who are wrestling with their faith and with their queerness, or sometimes with straight students who are wrestling with their sexuality,” Graves said. For students who have had scriptures used against them in the past, Graves sits down with them and helps work through them, sometimes with one of Graves’ favorite books, “The Handbook.” Written by Will Horn, this book focuses on religion and sexuality and to empower young people. “A lot of people who are struggling with their faith and sexuality and so on, find themselves in a process of deconstruction, which means you’re taking apart those things that were taught to you when you were younger,” Graves said. Students also seek help with managing their workload and mental health and Graves will help students determine the right direction for them, putting their best interests first. While originally planning on going into politics, Graves realized that he didn’t feel connected to God and his faith when writing negative ads for opposing candidates and being surrounded in that toxic environment. Reconsidering where his calling was, Graves decided to return to the church. “I knew I wanted to study religion but I also knew I still had a passion for law, policy, advocacy, and maybe if I didn’t run for office, I still might become a lawyer, activist, advocate (or) something like that,” Graves said. “So I applied to programs where I could do a dual divinity and law degree (and) I ended up getting accepted into the program at Yale.” After Graves’ first year in the program, he realized his full passion was becoming a priest and being a lawyer wasn’t the career for him. After receiving his divinity degree in 2015, Graves was ordained as a deacon in 2017 and as a priest in 2018. The seminary Graves attended was liberal and progressive, where many other people there were openly LGBTQ, with the professors being LGBTQ-affirming. Graves recalls a focus of his ministry at Houston Canterbury is that they are contextual instead of literal when looking at scripture. “What those of us who are contextualists and those of us who are more progressive say is the bible is more than just one line to be picked out at a time,” Graves said. “It wouldn’t make sense with any book to read just one line without knowing anything else that’s going on in the book and to just take one line and hang everything on that.” Graves urges students to not be afraid to reach out for help, assuring them that they will be in good hands and find solutions. He and the other campus minister Morgan Gates aim to help students in any way possible. “Once you center everything on loving your God, loving your neighbor, and loving yourself, then everything else falls into place,” Graves said. news@thedailycougar.com https://houcan.org/tsucoffee daily 0.75 2020-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/1596739521119-MASUZTX6LW9K6VQ5F97Z/photo-1495474472287-4d71bcdd2085.jpeg TSU Coffee on Canterbury - TSU Coffee on Canterbury Mondays 9:30 – 11:30am Einsteins Bagels @ TSU Student Center Whether you’re having a rough day & want some support, or if you’re celebrating and want to rejoice with someone, or if you’re wrestling with something and have some questions to ask, you’re welcome to Coffee on Canterbury. Grab a coffee, tea, a smoothie, or some other delicious beverage with the campus missioner on Mondays at Einstein’s. Bring a friend or two for a group chat or take some one-on-one time to check-in and recenter yourself. Call or text (832) 819 3228 https://houcan.org/tsuskeptics daily 0.75 2020-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/1596740654554-2692Q4KZDMKZRAUX3GOE/TSU.001.jpeg TSU Skeptics - TSU Skeptics Mondays 12:00 – 1:00pm TSU Student Center 2nd floor lobby Skeptics is a small group that comes together each week to discuss those questions that you might be afraid are too irreverent, too basic, or too out-of-bounds. Sometimes we will have a particular topic to discuss, perhaps something that many of us wrestle with (like Heaven/Hell, Evil, mercy, forgiveness, the Resurrection, etc), and you are always welcome to bring your questions about anything at all. This is not a place where someone will tell you what to think. 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Credit: Neil Ellis Orts As the Campus Missioner for Houston Canterbury, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Reverend Charles Graves IV works to engage college students across several campuses in Houston. Appointed by Bishop Doyle in 2019, Graves spends time at the University of Houston, Texas Southern University, Houston Community College, and the University of Houston-Downtown. Being a priest was not his first plan, Graves notes. He’s always had a keen interest in politics, and at the age of 16 he began working on political campaigns in Baltimore, where he grew up and eventually majored in political science at Hampton University. In his first job out of college, he managed the campaign of City Council candidate (and Baltimore’s current mayor) Brandon Scott. He then worked for Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown in his Washington office. “I realized pretty quickly that as much as I enjoyed working in politics, it did not so much draw me closer to my relationship with God,” Graves laughs. Between writing negative ads and dealing with the dysfunctional Congress, Graves began to wonder if he could make a more positive impact elsewhere. “I’m still kind of an armchair political pundit, and will talk politics with anybody who will listen. But I started to discern a different path for my life.” Graves’ family moved to Baltimore when he was 3 years old. As active Episcopalians for several generations, they attended St. James Church, a congregation led by a young priest named Michael Curry—who is now the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. Curry was Graves’ parish priest until he was about 11 years old, and their families have maintained a friendship for nearly 30 years. For a predominantly white denomination, it was unusual for a young Black man to grow up Episcopalian with a Black priest to look up to. Even more unusual was growing up in a congregation where the clergy embraced their LGBTQ members. When Graves came out at the age of 17, he was welcomed by his family and congregation. “I meet young people every day for whom the church where they grew up was not a safe place,” he says, underlining the uniqueness of his experience. But there were times when Graves had to be discreet about his identity, for his own safety. “Although I had come out in high school, I had to go back into the closet for three years while I was in college,” he explains. “The reason I finished in three years was because Hampton University was not a good place to be a queer student.” He took extra courses each semester and enrolled in summer sessions to graduate as quickly as possible. Still, he maintained his faith during those years and managed to find a community that cared for him. “But I didn’t have a campus minister who was LGBTQ-affirming.” When Graves became disenchanted with politics, he turned once again to his faith. “I started to look back at all the people who had been telling me for years, ‘You’re going to be a priest one day. When are you going to seminary?’ I never listened or believed it, but I began to pray over it.” Eventually, he began to discern that he did have a calling to the priesthood and enrolled at the Yale Divinity School. When asked if he sees a main theme to his ministry, Graves doesn’t hesitate to answer. “A big part of my ministry is to the LGBTQ community So many of our students are LGBTQ, or just want to be part of a faith community that is LGBTQ affirming.” As an example of this need, he notes that at UH alone, there are about 30 different Christian student organizations, but only two other groups are LGBTQ affirming—the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s HouMin ministry, and the United Campus Ministry, which is a collaborative ministry of the Presbyterian Church USA, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and the United Church of Christ. The leaders of all three groups coordinate their efforts, most notably by rotating days when they are on the various campuses. Graves routinely interacts with students who are disillusioned by the church, are critical of LGBTQ inclusion, or who didn’t grow up in a faith tradition and are curious about religion. Graves welcomes engagement from all these groups. “I think people who are outside the church know a lot better than people who are inside the church about what the gospel tells us,” he says. “There’s this whole perception in the church that people are leaving the church because they don’t understand God. I think [those people] understand God better than we do, [and they also] understand that we, as a whole, as Christians, have not lived into who we are called to be.” Reflecting back on his college days, Graves tries to offer students something he missed in his own student experience. “It’s just the most amazing privilege to provide what I wish I could have had,” he concludes. “Especially to queer students—to provide for them a spiritual home, where they can be loved and prayed for and where they can bring their whole selves to the table, whatever that looks like.” For more information on Houston Canterbury, visit houcan.org. https://houcan.org/worship daily 0.75 2023-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/b00e484e-6f70-4955-b93a-ac3cbd7dc48f/IMG_8809.jpeg https://houcan.org/leadership daily 0.75 2024-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/b7642486-b34e-4b84-aea4-e0e3f7e58443/MontesVelaAlex+-+pic.jpeg Leadership - Rev. Alex Montes-Vela Part-time Interim Campus Missioner The Reverend Alex Montes-Vela is one of the Missioners for Congregational Vitality and a member of the Mission Amplification team of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. This team supports leaders and congregations in starting new communities and nurturing existing congregations and their leaders through coaching and consulting, helping them strategize and engage in effective action in response to opportunities and challenges. Rev. Alex oversees and supports the diocese's campus mission/ministry and missional communities. Before that appointment, Alex was the founding priest of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Manor, Texas, which began in his home in early 2010 and became a multi-ethnic community that worships and lives life bilingually (English and Spanish). Alex (born in Peru) is married to Thi (born in Vietnam), and they have three adult children, and two granddaughters. https://houcan.org/whats-canterbury daily 0.75 2023-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/1598307412517-L1OWH55E2CLP8O5S9IYW/Welby.png What's a "Canterbury"? - Central Hub of the Anglican and Episcopal Tradition. Canterbury: A Symbol of Anglican Tradition Named after the renowned city in southern England, Canterbury holds significant historical and symbolic importance within the Anglican/Episcopal tradition, to which our college ministry proudly belongs. Canterbury serves as the epicenter of the Anglican tradition, which spans over 165 countries worldwide. The influential figure leading this tradition is the Archbishop of Canterbury, who also assumes the role of the leader of the Church of England and holds the esteemed position of being "first among equals" among all bishops and archbishops within the global Anglican Communion. Currently, the Most Reverend Justin Welby serves as the Archbishop of Canterbury, as depicted in the accompanying image. The iconic Canterbury Cathedral, showcased above, stands as the principal site of the Archbishop's residence and authority. For further insights into the rich history of Canterbury, please refer to the provided link. Please note that unlike the Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury primarily holds ceremonial authority beyond the confines of the Church of England. Image Description: Above: The Bishops of the Diocese of Texas, namely Rt. Rev's Kai Ryan, Jeff Fisher, Andy Doyle, and Scott Mayer, stand proudly in front of Canterbury Cathedral. (Rt. Rev. Hector Monterroso is not pictured.) Right: An image of the Most Reverend Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/1598308851117-JETLNDGD4OF4W7N8AHLC/FullSizeRender.jpg What's a "Canterbury"? - How does this relate to college ministry? An Expanding Network: College Ministries and the Legacy of Canterbury Over the past century, a multitude of college campus ministries emerged across the United States, often receiving support from the former "National Canterbury Association." This expansion was inspired, in part, by the image of Canterbury as a central hub from which connections and outreach radiate. Symbolizing this ethos is the compass rose, the primary symbol of the Anglican Communion, featuring arrows pointing outward in all directions. Episcopal student groups were referred to as "Canterbury Clubs." In the early 1950s, the Canterbury Club was established at the University of Houston (additional information available here), subsequently evolving into what is now recognized as Houston Canterbury. Presently, there exists a diverse array of Episcopal college ministries throughout the United States, with many adopting the name "Canterbury." Image Description: Left: The original charter certificate, dating back to 1951, for the Canterbury Club at the University of Houston, now known as Houston Canterbury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/1598309755917-72BLRA915SHSDVZV6C9J/68877450_1081223345404896_6251895923819937792_o.jpg What's a "Canterbury"? Canterbury bridges our past and future, forging meaningful connections. Retaining the Name "Canterbury": A Testament to Tradition and Mission The enduring use of the name "Canterbury" serves multiple significant purposes within our ministry. Firstly, it establishes a vital link to our historical roots and Anglican traditions, reinforcing our close partnership with numerous local Episcopal churches engaged in ongoing collaborative ministry. Additionally, the evocative imagery of Canterbury as a hub serves as a constant reminder of our unwavering mission to extend our reach across college campuses and communities, spreading the transformative love of God. Ultimately, "Canterbury" serves as a guiding force, keeping us steadfastly focused on Jesus' call, famously known as the Great Commission: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20. https://houcan.org/episcopal101 daily 0.75 2023-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/5653efff-f173-411d-b605-306e545e590c/826A17DA-E652-4C6B-9760-4CCB76BE5B4E.png Episcopal 101 - Sundays, Jan. 29th to March 5th, 12:30pm to 2pm at St. Luke the Evangelist Episcopal Church 3530 Wheeler St, Houston TX 77004 This lesson & discussion series is a perfect introduction or reintroduction to the unique history, tradition & worship in the Episcopal Church. Participants may also be baptized, confirmed, received or reaffirm their baptisms after completing this series. 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Our Covenants are ways in which we bind ourselves to one another and to God. Our Baptismal Covenants are the principal rules we live by as members of the Houston Canterbury community and together as Christians. The baptismal covenant, found on p. 304-5 of The Book of Common Prayer, is a small catechism (instruction guide) for use during the rite of initiation into the Church. The baptismal covenant “is widely regarded as the normative statement of what it means to follow Christ” (Armentrout and Slocum, An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church p. 37); in these questions and answers, the congregation expresses the ways each of the faithful will live their faith both inside and outside the church walls. The first four questions are patterned on the Apostles’ Creed, with the liturgy’s celebrant asking the people about their beliefs in each of the members of the Trinity, along with a concise understanding of their natures. Following these questions, the covenant includes five questions regarding how we, as Christians, are called to live out our faith: with firm commitment and a reliance on God’s help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c25e4ad8de639c49f058c/92574e96-e840-444c-9d81-9272aeab5960/IMG_7632.jpg Baptism & Covenants - Episcopal Baptismal Covenant Celebrant: Do you believe in God the Father? People: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Celebrant: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? People: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. Celebrant: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? People: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Celebrant: Will you continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers? People:I will, with God’s help. Celebrant: Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord? People:I will, with God’s help. Celebrant: Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? People: I will, with God’s help. Celebrant: Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? People: I will, with God's help. Celebrant: Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? 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Charles Graves IV Previous Campus Missioner Reverend Charles Graves IV (he/him) is a proud church leader on both the local and international levels. He has served since 2019 on the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, the denomination’s highest governing board. He also serves on the Executive Council Executive Committee and on the Joint Standing Committee on Mission Beyond The Episcopal Church, which oversees the denomination’s international, interfaith, and government relations ministries. He also serves on the Council of Advice for the denomination’s second-highest official, the President of the House of Deputies. He also served as co-founder and co-chair of the Episcopal Church LGBTQ+ Caucus, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ people in the church. Rev. Charles serves as the Missioner for Houston Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry, serving several public universities in Houston, Texas. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Charles hails from a long line of Episcopalian heritage spanning seven generations. He is proud to have been raised at St. James Episcopal Church in Baltimore under the rectorship of then-Rev. Michael B. Curry, later the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Rev. Charles obtained his undergraduate degree from Hampton University and embarked on a dynamic career journey, engaging in roles as a community organizer and campaign manager and even serving in a U.S. Senator's office on Capitol Hill. Later, he pursued theological education at Yale Divinity School, where he completed his seminary studies. After seminary, he served for a year as an Episcopal missionary offering aid to refugees in Italy. Rev. Charles was ordained to the priesthood in 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rev. Charles has conversational knowledge in Spanish and Italian and is working toward fluency, which enables him to participate actively in numerous international missions. Rev. Charles finds joy in the company of his remarkable husband, Chris. Together, they explore the city, enjoy beach vacations, embark on travel adventures, delve into language learning, and are enamored of their precocious terrier, Cece. Rev. Charles is now the newly appointed rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Shaker Heights, Ohio.