Bishop Rhymes Moncure dies
Please be in prayer for his family, and for
our Annual Conference
With
great sorrow, we pass along the word that we have received from the North Texas
Conference: our Bishop, Rhymes H. Moncure Jr., died late last night, two weeks a
surgery for a brain tumor. By all accounts, Bishop Moncure came through his
August 7th surgery for a benign brain tumor well. However, complications arose
and the Bishop soon lost consciousness. He died late last night at a Dallas
hospital.
Please continue to be in prayer for the Bishop's wife, Jewell Moncure, and for their children and grandchildren. Please continue to be in prayer for our District Superintendents and Conference Staff who will be dealing with the personal loss of a friend and colleague, an also the added challenge of the work of the conference, without our spiritual leader.
Many Northaveners fondly remember the Bishop's warm and inviting presence at our Consecration Service earlier this Spring. And many of us signed a card, offering our prayers to he and his family, just this past Sunday.
An email from the Conference Office this morning says that the Bishop's family members:
"are deeply grateful for all of the prayers, kind expressions of support, and love that have come from North Texas clergy and laity during these difficult days. Sunday will be an opportunity for churches offer prayers of gratitude to God for Bishop Moncure, his family, and the incredible gift he and they have been in all our lives. Details on plans to celebrate Bishop Moncure's life will be communicated as soon as they are available."
Schedule of Services for Bishop Rhymes H. Moncure, Jr.
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24:
Visitation and viewing at Restland Memorial Funeral Home, 9220 Restland Road (at Greenville Avenue), Dallas.
5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25:
Bishop Moncure will lie in state in the sanctuary of Lovers Lane UMC, 9200 Inwood Road (at Northwest Hwy), Dallas.
Reception from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Asbury Hall.
11:00 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26:
Memorial Service and Celebration of the Life of Bishop Rhymes H. Moncure, Jr., First UMC, Richardson, 503 North Central
Expressway, Richardson.
Please continue to be in prayer for the Bishop's wife, Jewell Moncure, and for their children and grandchildren. Please continue to be in prayer for our District Superintendents and Conference Staff who will be dealing with the personal loss of a friend and colleague, an also the added challenge of the work of the conference, without our spiritual leader.
Many Northaveners fondly remember the Bishop's warm and inviting presence at our Consecration Service earlier this Spring. And many of us signed a card, offering our prayers to he and his family, just this past Sunday.
An email from the Conference Office this morning says that the Bishop's family members:
"are deeply grateful for all of the prayers, kind expressions of support, and love that have come from North Texas clergy and laity during these difficult days. Sunday will be an opportunity for churches offer prayers of gratitude to God for Bishop Moncure, his family, and the incredible gift he and they have been in all our lives. Details on plans to celebrate Bishop Moncure's life will be communicated as soon as they are available."
Schedule of Services for Bishop Rhymes H. Moncure, Jr.
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24:
Visitation and viewing at Restland Memorial Funeral Home, 9220 Restland Road (at Greenville Avenue), Dallas.
5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25:
Bishop Moncure will lie in state in the sanctuary of Lovers Lane UMC, 9200 Inwood Road (at Northwest Hwy), Dallas.
Reception from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Asbury Hall.
11:00 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26:
Memorial Service and Celebration of the Life of Bishop Rhymes H. Moncure, Jr., First UMC, Richardson, 503 North Central
Expressway, Richardson.
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