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Camp Wingmann, Inc.
3404 Wingmann Rd.
Avon Park, FL 33825 US
Email: campwingmann@gmail.com
For more information:
Camp Wingmann, Inc.
3404 Wingmann Rd.
Avon Park, FL 33825 US
Email: campwingmann@gmail.com
For more information:
Camp Wingmann, Inc.
3404 Wingmann Rd.
Avon Park, FL 33825 US
Email: campwingmann@gmail.com
By the Rev. Reggie Kidd
I have become less impressed with my own prayers, and more reliant on the Church’s. One that is sustaining me now is a prayer that is at least 1,500 years old but which seems to me fresher than tomorrow. It is a prayer that my church prays every Good Friday and at every ordination service:
O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquillity the plan of salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are being brought to their perfection by him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever, Amen.
SACRED MYSTERY
Sometime during the middle of the first millennium, this prayer appeared. After only 500 or so years of existence, the Church had been through a lot – and must have seemed to many people to be tired, enfeebled, old, and ready to fade away. There were early persecutions by hostile Roman emperors, Continue reading
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
10AM – 4PM
Hosted by: CAMP WINGMANN, INC.
Come and enjoy: Praise Bands, Gospel Music, Choirs,
Soloists, & much more!!
Bounce House for the kids!!!
Food Court:
HAMBURGERS
HOTDOGS
CHIPS & SODA
POPCORN
COFFEE
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS AND BLANKETS. WE WILL HAVE MULTIPLE VENUE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CAMP!
ALL FOOD SALE PROCEEDS AND LOVE OFFERINGS WILL GO TO SUPPORT CAMP WINGMANN.
One of the highlights of Bishop Gregory Brewer’s visit to St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Crystal River on Feb. 1 was the strong attendance by young people.
“This Sunday, there were 30 little kids in cassocks and cottas coming down the aisle,” Bishop Greg said after the event. “I confirmed 17 people, baptized three and almost all of them were family members or kids who had come through the acolyte program developed by St. Anne’s.”
Fr. Kevin Holsapple, rector at St. Anne’s, and Fr. Stephen Dass, vicar of Coventry Episcopal Church, Ocala, from 2009 through 2012, helped develop the acolyte training program, with the eager participation of the parish. “It was truly an effort of the church,” said Fr. Dass, who now runs the Sao Paulo Mercy Ministry in Brazil, with his wife, Mary (http://spmercyministry.com). Continue reading
“There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event
under heaven: A time to give birth, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted…..” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”- Mark 1:15
Everything has its appointed time. Our challenge is knowing the right thing to do at each given time. Sometimes, it means that we do absolutely nothing. Perhaps, this is the hardest thing for us. We want to be able to do something to help or even change a
circumstance, but alas, there is an appointed time for everything and we are limited
beings. Yet, God can still use us.
We have the gospel. It is the good news for all seasons. In every situation, the gospel
has something relevant and life-transforming to say. However, we need to be sensitive and wise to present the gospel in the right way in each particular season. There is no written manual to teach us how to do this. It takes time and patience. As Christians, we don’t just let each season pass by passively. We go through them with attentive eyes and ears, observing and learning how to manifest the gospel in every situation.
In the past year, there was a time when the children and teens did not speak to us; we
did nothing, but wait. Eventually, they learned to trust us and started opening up to us. There were times they were only interested in drugs and crime. We had to sit and wait. There were times when they were open for changes. There were times when they were closed to any new possibilities. Sometimes, they saw us as people who perhaps walk with them in the path of change.
There were times when they returned to their homes. They wanted us to go with them and visit them in their homes. There were times they were imprisoned. We visited them. There were times when they felt their lives were aimless. We had hope for them. There were times when we felt nothing was changing. We persevered and waited. There were times when our lives were in danger. We trusted in God to be with us during these times. There were times when the children died alone in the streets. We cried with them. There were times that they were just forgotten. We remembered them. Continue reading
The Most Rev. Anis with Bishop Brewer
The Most Rev. Dr. Mouneer Hannah Anis , Archbishop of the Episcopal / Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa , and Primate of the Episcopal / Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, was in Central Florida the week of Feb. 22, visiting with friends Laura Lee and Bishop Greg Brewer, and attending a meeting of international bishops at Canterbury Retreat, Oviedo.
Archbishop Anis asked Central Florida Episcopalians to pray for Christians who are dying for their faith in the Middle East, as extremists escalate their attacks on groups and individuals. He also commented on a pastoral letter he wrote in Mid-February.
“My main interest is in the killings that are going on with our Christians,” Archbishop Anis said after services at Holy Faith Episcopal Church, Port St. Lucie. “I would say, please pray for the families of these people who have been lost in such a brutal way, and pray that Egypt will be able to rise above this inhumanity. Pray for Egypt in its fight against terrorism. Pray for the church, because this massacre has devastated the lives of many people.”
Archbishop Mouneer Anis issues letter on Egypt’s murdered Christians
Posted Feb. 16
Dear friends, Continue reading
By The Rev. Garwood Anderson, for http://livingchurch.org
February 23, 2015
In the first of what might become a series, I ask us to behold “things Episcopalians say.” These are some of our favorite slogans of self-understanding, frequently employed in the service of self-differentiation, sometimes in the service of self-congratulation.
We begin with what I regard as a beguiling, even promising, hermeneutical proposal: “We don’t take the Bible literally, but we do take it seriously.” There is a lot to like about this slogan. It tells us that there are indeed all sorts of ways a thoughtful Christian could engage the Bible without devolving into a naïve biblicism or a crass literalism. I confess that before I was aware that this was a slogan — or maybe before I had even heard the slogan (I can’t recall) — I frequently employed a variant to what I thought was good effect: “You don’t have to take the Bible literally to take it seriously.”
I got some mileage out of that one. It was punchy and clever, I thought, believing it original. Even better, it subtly put other Christians down while elevating me. It showed me to be the kind of thoughtful Christian I would like my fellow Christians to think I am. I thanked God that I was not like those literalists, but not in so many words.
This retreat is designed for clergy, vestries, lay leaders, ministry heads and anyone engaged in the mission to see the church grow.
Our Keynote Speaker…
The Reverend Doctor Clay Lein is a dynamic, speaker and communicator and has demonstrated effective leadership as a priest and a rector. He was ordained in 1996. After stints as deacon at a South Carolina church; 5 1/2 years as rector in Plano, Lein received a call to be the first rector of Saint Phillips in Frisco Texas in 2002. During his 12-year tenure, he contributed to its growth to about 1,400 members.
He is the author of Ordinary Faith and he has an ability to find and hope in ordinary life that has helped thousands to discover ordinary faith within themselves.
Clay has a lot to say about growing the church, vision, purpose and mission for congregations.
Imani Milele is a Ugandan phrase that literally means “everlasting faith”. It is a registered nonprofit organization based in Uganda working with poor, rural communities especially affected by poverty, disease and ignorance. The organization was established in 1989 and currently serves over 3000 orphaned and vulnerable children providing housing, education and skill training.
Imani Children’s Choir’s purpose is promoting and bringing awareness to the plight of the orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda through their craft in music and dance. Their performances have earned them recognition as one of the best children’s choirs in the nation.
Performance is Traditional African dance, song, and drum routines.
Send Donations and Information Request to:
Imani Milele Children Inc.
10205 US Hwy 1, Sebastian, Florida 32958, PH: 772-589-3185
imanibooking@hotmail.com www.imanimilele.com
By Rev. Deke Miller
I wanted to announce Camp Wingmann will be hosting a Christian music festival on March 7 from 10a.m. to 4p.m. We are looking for Christian praise bands from the Churches to come and play and help us to raise money for the camp. This is a great way to network with other musicians and have some fun at Camp Wingmann for a day! There is the option of coming the afternoon before for easy set up and staying the night… please get with me on details for that.
As you know Camp Wingmann is a great place for kids to know and grow in Christ and our ministry is to the youth of this Dioceses and beyond. You can either come and play or come, watch and listen to some great music. There will be food and activities.