As coordinator for New Beginnings weekend, the Rev. Kevin Bartle, rector of St. Mary of the Angels, Orlando, and one of three diocesan youth ministry coordinators, never wants the youth in attendance to concern themselves with keeping a schedule. That’s his job. Instead, he wants them to focus on only one thing: getting to know…

Each summer, youth from around the Diocese of Central Florida gather to encounter the truth of the gospel and live out their faith. The five-day event called Soul in the City is hosted each year at a different parish, where the youth work on service projects in that community. (For a look at the 2023…

There’s a lot of darkness in our world today. Unfortunately, the children and youth in the Diocese of Central Florida aren’t exempt from experiencing that darkness. This summer at Camp Wingmann, the theme of “The Darkness and the Light” helped them see and understand how the light of the gospel changes things in their lives….

In his 2024 Diocesan Convention address, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Justin S. Holcomb emphasized “the one thing that matters most”: the gospel of Jesus Christ (click here to view Holcomb’s articulation of the gospel during his 2024 Convention address). That gospel knows no age boundaries, a blessing that some in the Diocese of Central Florida…

With help from the Rt. Revs. Justin Holcomb and Dabney Smith; contractors; board members; parents; the Rev. Tom Phillips and even Mr. Tiger, the school mascot, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy broke ground on its IDEAS Institute on April 26. The IDEAS Institute, a visionary two-story, 30,000-square-foot, multi-use academic building on the Upper School campus, is…

It’s gut-wrenching. A variety of emotions swirl when reading the stories and accounts of sexual assault situations at summer camp. Unfortunately, a summer camp environment does not guarantee a child’s complete safety. Camp sexual assault cases exist. However, we want to come alongside you and your family as you prepare to send your children to…

The St. David’s Institute, Cocoa Beach, and Christ Episcopal Church, Suntree-Viera, have launched an intergenerational cohort to create a liturgy project written by teenagers, for teenagers. The Rev. Cynthia Brust, rector of Christ Episcopal, and the Very Rev. Dr. Porter Taylor, rector of St. David’s by-the-Sea, Cocoa Beach, co-leaders of the cohort, believe teenagers are…

Mrs. Jennifer Hill, member of St. Gabriel’s, Titusville, charter organization representative to the Boy Scouts of America and Pack Committee Chairman of Cub Scouts Pack 370, received the prestigious St. George Award of the Episcopal Church on Feb. 5 in a ceremony at the church. This national recognition acknowledges “distinguished service by adults in the…

When the Renacer Foundation, outreach partner of Christ the King, Orlando, and Jesús de Nazaret, Orlando (two distinct congregations that share staff, buildings and ministry), invited the Rev. Dr. José Rodríguez, rector, Christ the King, and vicar, Jesús de Nazaret, to a December 2023 family workshop event at the Dr. Phillips YMCA, he said yes….

Cuando la Fundación Renacer, socio de alcance comunitario de la Christ the King (Cristo Rey), Orlando, y la Jesús de Nazaret, Orlando (dos congregaciones distintas que comparten personal, edificios y ministerio), invitó al Rev. Dr. José Rodríguez, rector de Cristo Rey y vicario de Jesús de Nazaret, a un taller familiar en diciembre del 2023…