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A Homily by Bishop John W. Howe, July 10, 2008  (Reflections on readings for Thursday after the Sunday nearest to July 6)

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Thursday, August 7, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando.

 

Readings:

John Mason Neale
Psalm 106:1-5
2 Chronicles 20:20-21;

Matthew 13:44-52


Thursday, June 26, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando.

 

Readings:

Psalm 105:1-22;
Num. 17:1-11; Rom. 5:1-11;

Matt. 20:17-28


Sunday, June 22, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Church of the Incarnation, Oviedo.

 

Readings:

Jeremiah 20:7-13 & Psalm 69:8-11 (12-17) 18-20;
Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39


Sunday, June 8, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Matthew's, Orlando.

 

Readings:

Hosea 5:15--6:6 & Psalm 50:7-15;
Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26


Sunday, June 1, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Edward's, Mount Dora.

 

Readings:

Genesis 6:9-22, 7:24; 8:14-19 & Psalm 46
Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28(29-31); Matthew 7:21-29


Saturday, May 31, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at ordinations at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke , Orlando. (Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

 

Readings:

Psalm 146, 147; Zechariah 2:10-13; John 3:25-30


Thursday, May 22, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando.

 

Readings:

Psalm 18:1-20;
Prov. 7:1-27; 1 John 5:13-21; Matt. 11:25-30 


Sunday, May 18, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Trinity Sunday Eucharist at All Saints, Enterprise.

 

Readings:

Psalm 8 or Canticle 2 or 13;
Genesis1:1--2:4a; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20


Sunday, May 11, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Margaret's, Inverness.

 

Readings:

Psalm 104:25-35, 37;
Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30 ; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21; John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39


Sunday, May 4, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at All Saints, Winter Park, delivering three sermons:

 

Sermon from the 7 a.m. service

 

Sermon from the 8:45 a.m. service

 

Sermon from the 11 a.m. service

 

Readings:

Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36;
Acts 1:6-14;

1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11;

John 17:1-11


Sunday, April 27, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Holy Presence, DeLand.

 

Readings:

Psalm 66:7-18 ;
Acts 17:22-31; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21


Sunday, April 13, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Holy Trinity, Melbourne.

 

Readings:

Psalm 23;
Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 2:19-25;

John 10:1-10


Sunday, April 6, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Good Shepherd, Lake Wales.

 

Readings:

Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17;
Acts 2:14a,36-41; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35


Sunday, March 30, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Luke & St. Peter Episcopal Church, St. Cloud.

 

Readings:

Psalm 16
Acts 2:14a, 22-32; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31


Sunday, March 23, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist on Easter Sunday at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando.

 

Readings:

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24;
Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4;
John 20:1-18)


Sunday, March 16, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Palm Sunday Eucharist at Good Shepherd, Maitland, Fla.

NOTE: Bishop Howe wishes to acknowledge his appreciation for the teaching by Dr. Tom Skinner that provided the basis for this sermon.

 

Readings:

Psalm 31:9-16;
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew (26:36-27:10) 27:11-54(55-66)


Sunday, March 2, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday in Lent at St. Jude's, Orange City, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 23;
1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41


Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist on the Third Sunday in Lent at Church of the Messiah, Winter Garden, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 95;
Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 5:1-11;

John 4:5-42


Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist the Second Sunday in Lent at St. Francis, Bushnell, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 121;
Genesis 12:1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17


Saturday, Jan. 25, 2008:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. James, Ormond Beach, Fla., at the opening of the 39th Diocesan Convention.

 


Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Peter's, Lake Mary, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 29;
Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17


Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Holy Child, Ormond Beach, Fla.

Feast of the Epiphany.

 

Readings:

Psalm 72:1-7,10-14;
Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12


Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Nicholas church plant, Poinciana, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 147
Isaiah 61:10— 62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7; John 1:1-18


Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Holy Trinity, Fruitland Park, Fla. His sermon offers compelling support for the parish stewardship efforts.

 

Readings:

Psalm 146:5-9
Isaiah 35:1-10James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11


Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Holy Faith, Port St. Lucie, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
Isaiah 11:1-10Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12  


 

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at the ordination of Russell Wohlever, All Saints', Winter Park, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 122
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14;

Matthew 24:36-44  


Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla.

Kamehameha and Emma

 

Readings:

Psalm 33:12-22
Acts 17:22-31
Matthew 25:31-40 

Read more about Kamehameha and Emma


Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort Pierce, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 46;
Jeremiah 23:1-6;

Colossians 1:11-20;

Luke 23:35-43


Thursday, Nov. 18, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 98;
Malachi 3:13--4:2a,5-6; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13;

Luke 21:5-19


Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm [83;
1 Macc. 1:1-28;

Rev. 19:1-10;

Matt. 16:1-12


Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach,  Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 32;
Isaiah 1:10-20;

2 Thessalonians 1:1-5(6-10)11-12; Luke 19:1-10  


Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla.

All Saints' Day

 

Readings:

Psalm 149;
Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10,13-14; Revelation 7:2-4,9-17; Matthew 5:1-12


Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Sebastian, Melbourne Beach, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 121;
Genesis 32:3-8,22-30;

2 Timothy 3:14--4:5;

Luke 18:1-8a

 


Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 147
Ecclesiasticus 38:1-4,6-10, 12-14
2 Timothy 4:5-13
Luke 4:14-21


Sunday, Oct. 10, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. David's, Lakeland, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 37:1-18
Habakkuk 1:1-6(7-11)12-13;2:1-4; 2 Timothy 1:(1-5)6-14;

Luke 17:5-10


Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Patrick's, Ocala, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 51:1-18;
Exodus 32:1,7-14;

1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10


Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007:  Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. John the Baptist, Orlando, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 1;
Deuteronomy 30:15-20;

Philemon 1-20; Luke 14:25-33


Thursday, July 19, 2007:  The homily is from Thursday Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla. Today's saint is Macrina the younger.

 

Readings:

Psalm 119:97-104
Ecclesiasticus 51:13-22;

Matthew 11:27-30  


Thursday, July 12, 2007:  The homily is from Thursday Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla. The readings are from July 11, in observance of Benedict of Nursia.

 

Readings:

Psalm 34:1-8
Proverbs 2:1-9
Luke 14:27-33 


Thursday, July 5, 2007:  The homily is from Thursday Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla. The readings are from July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

 

Readings:

Psalm 145 or 145:1-9;
Deuteronomy 10:17-21;
Hebrews 11:8-16;
Matthew 5:43-48 


Sunday, June 24, 2007:  The sermon is from the 80th anniversary celebration at St. Simon the Cyrenian, Fort Pierce, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 63:1-8;
Zechariah 12:8-10; 13:1; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 9:18-24


Thursday, June 21, 2007: St. Alban.

(Click here for more information from the Lectionary)  The homily is from the morning Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 31:1-5
1 John 3:13-16; Matthew 10:34-42


Thursday, June 14, 2007: St. Basil the Great. (Click here for more information from the Lectionary)  The homily is from the morning Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla. (The Bishop's remarks to "Woody" at the end of the homily refer to the confirmation of Prof. Garwood Anderson, who is moving from Asbury Theological Seminary to Nashota House, in Wisconsin.)

 

Readings:

Psalm 139:1-9 or 34:1-8
1 Corinthians 2:6-13; Luke 10:21-24


Sunday, June 10, 2007: The Second Sunday of Pentecost. The sermon is from the 10 a.m. service, Sunday, June 10 at St. Luke-the-Evangelist Episcopal Church, Mulberry, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 30:1-6 (7-11), 12-13
1 Kings 17:17-24; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17


Sunday, June 3, 2007: Trinity Sunday. The sermon is from the 9:30 a.m. service, Sunday, June 3 at Shepherd of the Hills, Lecanto, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 29 or Canticle 2 or 13;
Isaiah 6:1-8; Revelation 4:1-11;

John 16:(5-11)12-15


May 31, 2007: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Click here for more information from the Lectionary)  The homily is from the Thursday, May 31 Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla.

 

Readings:

Psalm 113 or Canticle 9;
Zephaniah 3:14-18a;
Colossians 3:12-17;
Luke 1:39-49


 

 

 

Bishop Howe

John W. Howe became the third Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida on January 1, 1990, succeeding the Rt. Rev. William H. Folwell. Bishop Howe was born November 4, 1942. He and Karen L. Elvgren were married September 1, 1962. Their children are Katherine Howe Rickwald, John III, and Jessica Jones.
Bishop Howe was ordained deacon in 1967, priest in 1968 and became Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Central Florida on April 15, 1989. The Chief Consecrator was the Rt. Rev. Edmond L. Browning, Presiding Bishop (#630), and co-consecrators were the Rt. Rev. William C. Frey, Bishop of Colorado (#627), the Rt. Rev. Alden M. Hathaway, Bishop of Pittsburgh (#761), and the Rt. Rev. Adrian D. Caceres, Bishop of Eduador (#657).

Bishop Howe earned a B.A. in philosophy, University of Connecticut, in 1964 and M. Divinity, Yale Divinity School, 1967. He was awarded Doctor of Divinity degrees from Yale in October 1989, from University of the South, Sewanee, in 1990 and from Nashotah House in 1991.

He was President of the University of Connecticut Christian Fellowship from 1952 to 1964. He was a staff member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 1964-69; Chaplain, The Loomis School, Windsor, Connecticut, 1967-1969; and Chaplain, Miss Porter’s School, Farmington, Connecticut, 1969-72. He became Associate Rector, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Sewickley, PA, serving from 1972 to 1976; then Rector of Truro Episcopal Church in Fairfax, Virginia from 1976-1989. During that time, Truro, located about 15 miles west of Washington, D.C., grew in size to more than 3,000 members with an operating budget of over $3 million, half of which was spent on Missions and Outreach.

Bishop Howe has conducted preaching and teaching missions throughout the United States and in some three dozen other countries around the world. He was founding member of S.O.M.A. (Sharing of Ministries Abroad), an Anglican ministry seeking to bring renewal to indigenous churches. He was also one of the founders of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

His publications include three books and numerous magazine articles. He was editor of Kerygma magazine, now called Mission and Ministry.

He co-authored the 1988 Resolution on Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life adopted by the 69 General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Detroit. He is former President and Chairman of the Board of the National Organization of Episcopalians for Life (NOEL) and he is a former president of the Fellowship of Witness.

 

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