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The ‘Last” Lambeth Conference?
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 12:12pm

  The first Lambeth Conference was convened in 1867 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Thomas Longley over an “internal problem” in the fledgling Anglican Church of South Africa.  The Bishop of Cape Town had deposed Bishop John William Colenso for his writings that allegedly “contravened and subverted the Catholic Faith.”  Colenso appealed to the English courts, and was reinstated.  There were then two Bishops claiming jurisdiction in the same diocese, and Archbishop Longley became convinced the matter had grave implications for the entire Communion.  A significant number of the Bishops refused to attend that first Lambeth Conference, believing its authorit

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Concluding Presidential Address to the Lambeth Conference 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 12:32pm

I began the second of these plenary addresses with a reminder of the question, ‘What is Lambeth ’08 going to say?’ And I suggested that we also needed to ask ‘Where are we going to speak from?’ I hope that in recent days there has been some growing clarity about both of these questions and how we answer them: but today there is no avoiding the question of the central message, and I have the rather dangerous task of trying to discern some of what tha

St. Edward’s, Mount Dora, awards scholarships
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 2:30pm

St. Edward’s Episcopal Church in Mount Dora recently awarded almost $5,000 in scholarships to eight recent graduates from Mount Dora High School:

❏ Stephanie Miller, daughter of Doug and Nancy Woodard, who plans to attend Florida Gulf Coast University and pursue an athletic-training program.

 ❏ Pierce Schwalb, son of Andrew and Diane Schwalb, plans to attend Rollins College and major in business.

 ❏ Kathryn Smith, daughter of Barbara Smith, plans to attend Lake-Sumter Community College and then the University of Florida and major in education.

Kairos Prison Ministry teams forming
Friday, October 10, 2008 - 6:37pm

Paul Boehm, a member of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Titusville, is calling for volunteers to work on Kairos teams, visiting inmates at Central Florida prisons.

 “I will be the leader for Kairos #63 at Tomoka October 23-26 and my friend Carla Rhodes, also of St. Gabriel’s, will be the leader of the ladies Kairos #10 at Lowell November 4-7,” Mr. Boehm said.

 Tomoka Correctional Institution is near Daytona Beach and Lowell Correctional Institution is in Ocala.

Uncommon trio converge on Tennessee Mountain
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 12:23pm

“Started with my family for Sewanee, Tenn.,” writes Bishop William Crane Gray in his diary for July 22, 1895 “to attend meeting of Trustees of the University of the South.” Two days later he had arrived at Sewanee “after a most delightful ride through Middle Tennessee.” The university is situated on 10,000 acres atop the Cumberland plateau, an idyllic setting for its students to study learn, and live.

Bishop Pina-Lopez to serve at Canterbury
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 12:04pm

Bishop Hugo Pina-Lopez has been officially retired for several years, but he has remained active in the hearts of Central Florida Episcopalians through a limited schedule of Sunday visitations and a continued advocacy for Honduras, Hispanic ministries and Cursillo.

The Rev. Jon Davis named conference center director
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 11:30am

Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center, the Diocese of Central Florida’s premier meeting place in Oviedo, is taking its next great leap forward in management with the appointment of the Rev. Jon Davis, one of Bishop Howe’s most trusted and experienced colleagues, as executive director.

The Rev. Paul McQueen, director for nearly two decades, made vast improvements to the property and its operations, but has left to become rector of Church of the Resurrection, Longwood, beginning in December.

The archdeacon looks back on 18 years and more
Sunday, February 7, 2010 - 8:18pm

These days, I am in a reflective place, as I contemplate retiring as archdeacon and dean of the Institute for Christian Studies. Perhaps this comes with the territory; I wouldn’t know; I’ve never done this before.

I had a conversation with my father, shortly before he died. He asked me, “How old am I, Lyn?” and I replied, “You’re eighty eight, Daddy.” His next comment was, “How did that happen?”

I stand at the brink of retirement! How did that happen, indeed; seventeen years as archdeacon and dean of the ICS; twenty-two years, as dean of the School of Diaconal Training. Three hundred and thirty Saturdays, not counting about forty-five, if we include my own training at ICS as a deacon! Yikes!

Bishop Howe's homily Sept. 10, 2009 at Diocesan House
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 1:34pm

4:19 Saint: Alexander Crummell
(http://satucket.com/lectionary/Alex_Crummell.htm)

Readings:
Psalm 19:7-11
Sirach 2:7-11, 17-18
James 1:2-5

Bishop Howe's homily Sept. 17, 2009 at Diocesan House
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 2:19pm