Summer days can be long and lazy for youth, especially for those with few options outside the home. So, St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park decided to form a Family Day to bring kids and their parents or caregivers together for a fun-filled afternoon on Saturday, July 15. Eight people turned out for the…
[ Read More]“Hearts Alive: A Gospel-Based Children’s Lectionary Curriculum” is now available for Sunday School ministries, according to the Rev. Charlie Holt, rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lake Mary. Published June 26 by Bible Study Media Inc., “Hearts Alive” provides a highly anticipated children’s curriculum that combines engaging content, lectionary alignment and gospel focus for…
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The music ministry of the Cathedral Church of Saint Luke, under the direction of Canon Benjamin Lane, Cathedral Musician, shares the Good News far and wide through its choirs, which provide opportunities for young people as well as adults to perform, and offer diverse and high-quality concert series year after year by incorporating excellent musical…
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It is often said that leadership is an inherent trait. This may be true, but encouraging the discovery of that characteristic is something young-adult leaders in the Central Florida Diocese want to ensure for their peers. To that end, 16 people ages 17-23 recently attended the Young Adult Leadership Discovery Conference at Camp Wingmann in…
[ Read More]The Orlando Deanery Boys’ Choir and Girls’ Choir are looking for new singers, ages 8 to 18, to join in their 37th season of making music. Students will be asked to sing for the director before joining the choir in September. Students may choose to sing “Happy Birthday” or “My Country Tis of Thee” or…
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Episcopal youth and their friends can have a blast after school lets out – thanks to the Sweetwater Middle School Summer Day Camp and pre-K through sixth-grade camp. The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Longwood will hold eight weeklong camps running from June 5 to July 28 out of the Sweetwater Episcopal Academy, 251…
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COCOA – The students at St. Mark’s Episcopal Academy are about to have some new pen pals, 21st century-style. The Cocoa school is in the early stages of setting up a cross-cultural partnership with St. John’s Episcopal Church in Siguatepeque, located in the central mountains of Honduras, and St. Mark’s leadership couldn’t be more excited…
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Folks often hear about camps, drills and CrossFit training that can help athletes take their game to the next level. Well, there are also resources that help youths and adults take their spiritual aspirations to the next level. The Canterbury Retreat and Conference in Oviedo will once again hold a youth ministry training for those…
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Feeding people in mind, body and spirit is an important focus for many Episcopal churches, including those in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. For more than 2 ½ years, the Church of the Holy Spirit in Apopka has fed the hungry on the third Saturday of each month. The ministry is the brainchild of…
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New Beginnings is transforming lives in positive ways, bringing youth closer to Christ through prayer, leadership and service. The spring weekend retreat March 24-26 for middle school youth drew a whopping 70 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to Camp Wingmann in Avon Park. Students participated in a series of discussions, talks, games, videos and skits to…
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