There will be joyful singing and clapping to the tunes of a live musical band, and smiles will be all around as middle-schoolers enjoy the latest highly anticipated spiritual retreat at Camp Wingmann. An estimated 75 to 80 youth ages 12 to 15, sponsors and team members are expected to descend upon Camp Wingmann on…
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More than five dozen youth started the new year in record-setting style at Camp Wingmann, establishing a new attendance record while learning about the Lord at Winter Camp 2019. Sixty-four youth of various ages turned for the annual event Jan. 4-6 at the spacious retreat in Avon Park, located about 1 ½ hours south of…
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When Deacon Kay Mueller discovered that some families at Church of Our Saviour were reluctant to send their children to Camp Wingmann’s popular youth camps, she decided to bring some camp fun to Okeechobee. On Sunday, Nov. 11, Our Saviour hosted the management and staff from Camp Wingmann for its 10:30 a.m. Rite II service,…
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The fall has been a busy one for Bishop Greg Brewer, but he always takes time out for the children. Brewer on Sept. 26 traveled to St. Barnabas Episcopal School in DeLand to reinforce the message of the Parable of the Good Samaritan: always be a good neighbor, as Jesus commanded. Brewer spoke at a…
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan tells us all about the importance of being a good neighbor as Jesus commanded. And Bishop Greg Brewer will reinforce that message on Wednesday, Sept. 26, to youth at St. Barnabas Episcopal School, 322 W. Michigan, Ave., DeLand. Brewer will speak at a 10 a.m. chapel service at St….
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Learning how to live like Christ is a fun as well as an empowering thing for middle schoolers who attend a “New Beginnings” retreat at Camp Wingmann. For more than three decades, youth have learned to grow in love for themselves, for others, and for Jesus. That trend will continue on Friday, Saturday and Sunday,…
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With hundreds of youth enjoying highly successful summer camps, Camp Wingmann already is cooking up plenty of activities, as well as changes, for the fall. Father Bill Yates, interim director at the spacious retreat in Avon Park, said camp leaders recently hired a new food service manager: Julie Kinney. She comes from Washington state where…
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy students will see a familiar face when they walk into the athletic director’s office this school year: James Phillips. Phillips, who most recently served as the head of Holy Trinity’s PE department, and as a PE teacher and head varsity boys’ soccer coach, recently was appointed as the school’s new athletic…
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Rutherford B. Hayes was president when the forerunner of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church first opened its doors in 1878. And 140 years later, the church in historic Cocoa Village continues to build for the future. To commemorate its 140th anniversary, the St. Mark’s Episcopal Community on June 2 launched its St. Mark’s CAN! “Community Action…
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Jared Jones always has felt a calling to minister to youth, so when the opportunity arose to share the good works of God with high school students, he was thrilled beyond words. Jones recently was named head chaplain at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Upper School in Melbourne. He comes to Holy Trinity from Orangewood Presbyterian…
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