Neil Alan Willard
@neilwillard.bsky.social
Presbyter, Episcopal Diocese of Texas,
Rector, Palmer Memorial Church, Houston,
Grandson of Old North State Tobacco Farmers,
Lover of Rescue Dogs, and Wearer of Seersucker.
Rector, Palmer Memorial Church, Houston,
Grandson of Old North State Tobacco Farmers,
Lover of Rescue Dogs, and Wearer of Seersucker.
Pinned
Work in progress continues on this Shrine for a Barn Owl
It is my bounden duty to post this as the Rector of an Episcopal parish across the street from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Go Owls! 🦉💙🩶
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Meowdy, from Buc-ee and me!
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Meowdy, from Buc-ee and me!
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Me watching this now for the ten thousandth time: I genuinely don’t know if Han will get the shield down
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Me watching this now for the ten thousandth time: I genuinely don’t know if Han will get the shield down
Meowdy, from Buc-ee and me!
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Meowdy, from Buc-ee and me!
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
Vehicles started lining up at the Texans’ NRG Stadium before dawn as the Houston Food Bank launched a large-scale “supersite” to distribute food to families worried about the future of federal SNAP assistance. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler reports.
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
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"this meeting could have been a clay tablet"
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"this meeting could have been a clay tablet"
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🎶 “For all the saints,
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🎶 “For all the saints,
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
“Houston Airports says TSA wait times may be one hour or longer at Hobby because fewer screening lanes are open. At Bush, the wait could be more than three hours because TSA checkpoints are only open at terminals A and E.”
Houston travelers face hours-long TSA lines at Bush, Hobby airports amid government shutdown
Houston Airports says TSA wait times may be one hour or longer at Hobby because fewer screening lanes are open, and at Bush, the wait could be more than three hours.
abc13.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
“Houston Airports says TSA wait times may be one hour or longer at Hobby because fewer screening lanes are open. At Bush, the wait could be more than three hours because TSA checkpoints are only open at terminals A and E.”
🎶 “For all the saints,
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🎶 “For all the saints,
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
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Yale/Duke School theology busting back in like
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yale/Duke School theology busting back in like
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The Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
NEW from me: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted', said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
religionnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
NEW from me: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted', said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
religionnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
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One of my clergy colleagues here in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, who is employed by the State of Texas, has been detained by ICE. ⚓️
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Calls for Justice After Detention of Clergy Member Employed by the State of Texas - EDOT
Houston, Texas -The Episcopal Diocese of Texas expresses deep concern and calls for action following the detention of one of its priests, a legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texa...
www.epicenter.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
One of my clergy colleagues here in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, who is employed by the State of Texas, has been detained by ICE. ⚓️
One of my clergy colleagues here in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, who is employed by the State of Texas, has been detained by ICE. ⚓️
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Calls for Justice After Detention of Clergy Member Employed by the State of Texas - EDOT
Houston, Texas -The Episcopal Diocese of Texas expresses deep concern and calls for action following the detention of one of its priests, a legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texa...
www.epicenter.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
One of my clergy colleagues here in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, who is employed by the State of Texas, has been detained by ICE. ⚓️
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A spooky thread for All Hallows’ Eve 🎃 ⚓️:
The most famous Moravian ghost story from Salem (now Winston-Salem), NC, is “The Little Red Man.” 🕯️ In 1786 Andreas Kremser, a 33-year-old shoemaker, died in a midnight dirt collapse while wearing a red jacket as he and others were digging out a new sub-basement for the Single Brothers House. (1/3)
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A spooky thread for All Hallows’ Eve 🎃 ⚓️:
Greetings from Houston.
Houston has dragonflies the size of birds
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Greetings from Houston.
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While our particular street in Houston/West U has definitely seen trick or treaters tonight, there have been no where near the huge numbers we would usually have seen in the past. 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
While our particular street in Houston/West U has definitely seen trick or treaters tonight, there have been no where near the huge numbers we would usually have seen in the past. 🎃
A spooky thread for All Hallows’ Eve 🎃 ⚓️:
The most famous Moravian ghost story from Salem (now Winston-Salem), NC, is “The Little Red Man.” 🕯️ In 1786 Andreas Kremser, a 33-year-old shoemaker, died in a midnight dirt collapse while wearing a red jacket as he and others were digging out a new sub-basement for the Single Brothers House. (1/3)
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A spooky thread for All Hallows’ Eve 🎃 ⚓️:
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In the same way it is strange to say I first met my now-in-laws years ago in Fairbanks, Alaska (when none of us lived there), it is strange it say I first met former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams this week in Waco, Texas. I wish more Christians, including me, were like him. Grateful. ⚓️
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
In the same way it is strange to say I first met my now-in-laws years ago in Fairbanks, Alaska (when none of us lived there), it is strange it say I first met former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams this week in Waco, Texas. I wish more Christians, including me, were like him. Grateful. ⚓️
In the same way it is strange to say I first met my now-in-laws years ago in Fairbanks, Alaska (when none of us lived there), it is strange it say I first met former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams this week in Waco, Texas. I wish more Christians, including me, were like him. Grateful. ⚓️
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
In the same way it is strange to say I first met my now-in-laws years ago in Fairbanks, Alaska (when none of us lived there), it is strange it say I first met former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams this week in Waco, Texas. I wish more Christians, including me, were like him. Grateful. ⚓️
It feels amazingly wonderful outside in Houston this evening.
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It feels amazingly wonderful outside in Houston this evening.
BREAKING NEWS: We have switched the thermostat to “heat” here in Houston, Texas.
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
BREAKING NEWS: We have switched the thermostat to “heat” here in Houston, Texas.
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“You have sown much, and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.”
Morning prayer readings are…ripped from the headlines. ⚓️
Morning prayer readings are…ripped from the headlines. ⚓️
October 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“You have sown much, and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.”
Morning prayer readings are…ripped from the headlines. ⚓️
Morning prayer readings are…ripped from the headlines. ⚓️
Greetings from the Lone Star State.
The San Antonio-based grocer will give $5 million to food banks across Texas and $1 million to Meals on Wheels Texas, which delivers food to homebound seniors. bit.ly/3WTYimy
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Greetings from the Lone Star State.
As an Episcopal priest, I applaud this. ⚓
I know I am late to this GBB season, but cheers to the dude who decided to bake a Hagia Sophia biscuit. lol.
October 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
As an Episcopal priest, I applaud this. ⚓
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My mom’s oldest brother was the largest tobacco farmer in Alamance County, North Carolina.
I don't need the lore behind your favorite posters... tell me about your uncles
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
My mom’s oldest brother was the largest tobacco farmer in Alamance County, North Carolina.