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  Annual UBE Absalom Jones Celebration Set as ‘Call for Justice, Healing and Hope’

  2/5/26 • Diocesan Family
  The Canon Nelson W. Pinder UBE Chapter will host its annual Absalom Jones Celebration on Feb. 28, 2026, at St. Richard’s in Winter Park, featuring...
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  Winter Camp at Wingmann Helps Students Discover the Power of Exchange

  1/28/26 • Children & Youth
  Over 60 students from across our diocese recently gathered for Winter Camp 2026! Centered on Philippians 3:7, the “Exchange” theme challenged campers to trade worldly...
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  President Paul Kennedy Spends First Year Visiting All Churches in Central Deanery

  1/22/26 • Diocesan Family
  Paul Kennedy, president of the Central Deanery, spent his first year in office visiting all 24 churches in his region to personally support and connect...
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  St. Barnabas, DeLand, Rector Carries Out Call to Serve the Vulnerable

  1/20/26 • Diocesan Family
  The Rev. Audrey Sutton, rector of St. Barnabas in DeLand and an abuse survivor, has translated her personal passion for safety and justice into a...
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  Our Identity as the Body of Christ

  1/19/26 • Church
  Celebrating the conversion of St. Paul provides an opportunity to reflect on his profound teaching regarding our collective identity as the “body of Christ.” This...
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  Central Florida Acolyte Retreat Highlights Key Worship Role

  1/17/26 • Children & Youth
  Brently Cuthbertson returned to serving as an acolyte after decades to join his two sons at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, highlighting the multigenerational...
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  ‘Swan Song Residency’ at St. Paul’s, London, Celebrates God’s Glory in Music

  1/13/26 • Diocesan Family
  Andrew Walker, the longtime director of music at St. Michael’s, Orlando, recently led a 48-member choir in a prestigious residency at St. Paul’s Cathedral in...
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  Advent: God Is Bringing Us Hope

  12/17/25 • Gospel
  In this theological reflection on Isaiah 40, Bishop Holcomb explores how the desperation caused by human suffering and sin leads directly to the “good and...
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  Okeechobee Congregation Partners With Eagle Riders in Wreaths Across America Event

  12/16/25 • Diocesan Family
  The Rev. Kay Mueller delivered the invocation and benediction at the 10th annual Wreaths Across America Day ceremony in Okeechobee, where over 1,300 wreaths were...
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  Holcomb Ordains 10 Transitional Deacons in November Service

  12/14/25 • Diocesan Family
  The Rt. Rev. Dr. Justin S. Holcomb ordained 10 individuals to the transitional diaconate at a special service held at the Cathedral Church of St....
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  Holy Trinity, Melbourne, Baptizes 22 in 2025

  12/12/25 • Children & Youth
  Holy Trinity, Melbourne, has celebrated its own “year of baptisms,” with 22 people – including 15 minors and seven adults, 12 of whom have joined...
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  Annual Parish Fish Fry Becomes Setting for 7 Baptisms

  12/11/25 • Children & Youth
  St. Barnabas, DeLand, joyously embodied Bishop Holcomb’s “year of baptisms” by celebrating the baptism of seven people during the church’s 27th annual Parish Fish Fry...
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