Central Florida Episcopalian Online

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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If parent feedback was any indication, then this year’s summer camps at Camp Wingmann were a red-hot success. Compliments poured into new summer camp director J.J. Joseph and his staff following the six weeklong sessions at the spacious retreat in Avon Park, located about 73 miles southwest of Orlando in north Highlands County. The facility,…

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The summertime means hitting the beach and going on vacations for many folks, but for dozens of Central Florida youth it marked a red-hot opportunity to do missionary work. More than 83 students in sixth- through 12th-grade participated in the “Soul in the City” event July 23-27 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Lakeland. The…

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Things will get spooky early this fall at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church but all for a good cause. LiftUp Young Lives-Empowering Future Generations, a new ministry at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Melbourne, will host a Ravenwood Murder Mystery Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 29. This is the second murder mystery dinner that the church…

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A ski boat, tubing activities and a summer camp director will not be the only new things this summer at Camp Wingmann. Youths also will get the chance to pray and reflect before a new altar. Former Camp Wingmann director Deke Miller announced last year that the Brotherhood of St. Andrew presented a new altar…

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