Every year The Euc hosts a Super Bowl Party in lieu of our 5:15 On Hell’s Half Acre worship gathering. The Euc would like to invite you to our Super Bowl Party and we promise it is a party and that it will not turn into a “Tebow Bible Study Bait & Switch”…it’s ok to laugh we are! We feel that God is active not only in our “worship” gatherings, but also active in our everyday rhythms of life. So, with all that said the party starts at 5:00 pm and kick off is at 5:30 pm! It’s is bring your favorite Super Bowl appetizer and beverages, chairs, and plates, eating utensils, napkins, etc…The James family is hosting our Super Bowl Party this year and if you would like directions to their home please call (817) 458-8630 or email The Euc by clicking here! Hope to see you there!

The 5:15 gathering meets on Sunday nights at… (you guessed it) 5:15PM.

We share a meal together, participate in contemplative prayer, have a message/group discussion, music & communion.

EVERYONE is welcome whether you consider yourself a follow of God through the way of Jesus, are searching, wandering, questioning or want nothing to do with it except enjoy our wonderful faces and the free food.

Location:

612 Throckmorton St.

Fort Worth, TX 76102

For Directions, Click Here | To Email The Euc Click Here

* Please use the Taylor Street entrance located at the west (or back) side of the church. Free parking is available with street parking (meters are off Sunday) on in the connecting parking lot.

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Stephanie Shepherd

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Married: Almost– Engaged the the amazing Dee Casiano

5 movies:
Drop Dead Gorgeous, Kill Bill, Chicago, Return to Me, Moulin Rouge

5 music:
Adele, New Pornographers, Regina Spector, Mumford and Sons, Ingrid Michaelson (honorable mention: Pink Martini)

5 places to eat:
Saviano’s, Thai Tina’s, Lil’s Bistro, Babe’s Chicken Dinner House, Buttons Food and Music

Quote:
“What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what kind of a person you are”
C.S. Lewis

Random Fact:
I am quite well adjusted- despite being homeschooled K-12.

The Eucharist is big part of the identity of who and what The Eucatastrophe is as a faith community. It is the one constant that we share together as community of followers of God through the way Jesus on a weekly basis. The table, as we often call it, is the great equalizer in our community and it is open to all who want to participate in it: Christ follower, seeker, even those who don’t know what to think about Jesus, conservative, liberal, moderate, anarchist, queer, transgender, straight, any color, tall, short, skinny, fat, tattooed, not tattooed, and the list could go on and on — who are we to say who is on the guest list? This is not our table, this is Jesus’ table and all are welcomed to it.

About Euc Music

We are often asked what is the music like at The Euc and often we respond, “Our music sounds like Fort Worth.” With the help and talents of many gifted local musicians, we have Travis “Tripp” Mathis and Joel “Bieber” Thompson are at the creative helm of The Euc’s music. Our music is mixture of old hymns, original works, and relevant covers of the likes of Bob Marley, Leonard Cohen, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, and Old Crow Medicine Show to name a few. No matter what we are singing, it sure sounds like the Triune Creator in Fort Worth to us.

Anna-Kate Mathis
Mommy to Layla Belle Mathis

Married to Travis Mathis

Fav Music: In no particular order…except the Beatles are all-time fave.
the Beatles
My hubby
Fleetwood Mac
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Honorable mentions:
Katsuk
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Emmylou Harris
Paul Simon
Michael Jackson
I’ve gotta have Bob Marley too!

Fav Movies: Moulin Rouge
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Across the Universe
The Graduate
Easy Rider

Fav Places to Eat: My kitchen
the Euc
Old Neighborhood Grill (shout out to Phil for introducing me to that little piece of heaven)
Zeke’s
Mexican Inn

Fav Quote: ““The love you take is equal to the love you make.”
-the Beatles (Paul McCartney)

Random Fact: I’m named after John Denver’s daughter.

Phil Shepherd Co-pastor/Co-founder/Euc Ambassador

Married: To my mad curled beloved Stephanie Shepherd

Top 5 Bands:
Mumford and Sons, Damien Rice, David Crowder Band, Johnny Cash,La Coka Nostra . Honorable Mentions: N.W.A., Anything Jack White does, Sam Cooke, Eminem, Rage Against The Machine

Top 5 Movies:
Lord of The Rings Trilogy (they count as one), The Godfather 1&2 (they count as one also), It Might Get Loud, Tomb Stone, Fight Club

Top 5 Places to eat:
The Original, Feed Store BBQ, Old Neighborhood Grill, Thai Tina’s, Chick-Fil-A

Favorite Quote:
“The Church is a whore, but she is still my mother.” – Carol Jung

Random Fact about myself:
I hate feet…they gross me out.

Joel “Bieber” Thompson Co-Music Director

Married: No

Single…Very.

Top 5 Bands:
The Beatles, Ben Folds, Gnarls Barkley, The Postal Service, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins

Top 5 Movies:
Donnie Darko, Where the Wild Things Are, Across the Universe, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Muppet Movie

Top 5 Places to eat:
Any Italian restaurant with Fozzy Bear, Free Birds, Cousins BBQ, Crossroads, Dutches

Favortie quote:
“My whole philosophy on life is to expect adversity to challenge you time and time again. And I think it challenges you more when it sees that you are a worthy adversary.” - Cee Lo Green.

Random Fact about myslef:
I actually jam out to Bieber sometimes. Judge me.

What’s with the name???

Eucatastrophe or “The Euc” (The Yuke) – as we call it – is an intentional faith community in the Fort Worth greater metro area. The late J.R.R. Tolkien coined the term eucatastrophe in his essay entitled On Fairy-Stories (this essay can be found in a collection of his works called, The Tolkien Reader). Tolkien used the term eucatastrophe to explain the “turn” of events in the story that gives hope to hopeless. It is where the light invades the darkness so the hope and the joy of the Creator may be illuminated throughout all of creation. “The Birth of Christ is the eucatastrophe of humanities’ history. The Resurrection is the eucatastrophe of the story of the Incarnation. This story begins and ends with joy.”

How do you describe The Euc?

This is a question we frequently get – and for many of us, we don’t exactly know how wrap a concrete definition of who we are within a five-second answer (let alone in a longer diatribe). It’s not that we don’t know who we are – it’s just something that’s difficult to put into words. One night during a gathering we jokingly and affectionately started calling The Euc: “This Thing Of Ours.” And, for many of us, it stuck. The etymology of the term “This Thing Of Ours” is rooted within the vernacular of the American mafia; however, the concept it carries – of not having words to sum up what you are a part of – is redeemable to us as a community. If we had to give a short description of who we are to someone who has never hung out with us, then “This Thing Of Ours” perhaps best suits us. Now, we don’t use “This Thing Of Ours” of ours as a claim of exclusivity or elitism. But on the contrary, we strive to be an inclusive – meaning ALL are truly welcomed – community of hope for everyday people who holistically travel together on our faith journeys as followers of God through the way Jesus.

So, whether you consider yourself a follower of God through the way of Jesus, or connect with Jesus but are burnt out on institutional religion, or have serious doubts about faith & want a place that will let you be & authentically ask questions, please come and join us in “This Thing Of Ours” we call The Eucatastrophe. If you are planning on joining us for our 5:15 Sunday night gathering, please contact us so we know how much food to prepare for our meal together. But if you happen to swing by without calling ahead, don’t worry: we usually make a little extra.

We as a community along with our children’s pastor, Anna-Kate, have created an organic rhythm for our Eucsters (young Eucers) who are growing up within our faith community, The Eucatastrophe. It is our desire to journey and mentor our young ones – as followers of God through the way of Jesus within an inclusive, holistic community of hope for everyday people.

So, if you are interested in The Eucatastrophe and want a place for your children that is not program driven, but driven rather with a focus of empowering young ones in their rhythms-of-life-as-followers-of-God, please know that there is a place for them here. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Anna-Kate via email or call and leave a message at (817) 458-8630!