Parishioners celebrate 150 years for Episcopal Church in Lampasas

  • Bishop C. Andrew Doyle leads the procession for the beginning of Morning Prayer services that also commemorated All Saints Day. Doyle was in Lampasas on Nov. 1 to recognize the 150th anniversary of the founding of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. abby rainwater | courtesy photo
    Bishop C. Andrew Doyle leads the procession for the beginning of Morning Prayer services that also commemorated All Saints Day. Doyle was in Lampasas on Nov. 1 to recognize the 150th anniversary of the founding of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. abby rainwater | courtesy photo

    The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, bishop of the Episcopal Dioceses of Texas, was in Lampasas Nov. 1 to lend his blessings and congratulations to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church during its 150th anniversary celebration.

    In his sermon, the bishop compared the local church to the prophet Samuel’s Ebenezer, a large stone monument. While Samuel’s stone served as a reminder that God had helped the Israelites in …