Editor’s note: Father Chris Brathwaite served as interim rector for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lake Mary for 14 months. With the Diocese of Central Florida set to celebrate the new ministry and installation of Rev. Jeremy Bergstrom as rector at St. Peter’s on Saturday, Jan. 19, Brathwaite will ease back into retirement. Brathwaite took…
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Second Sunday after the Epiphany January 20, 2019 Lectionary Year C John 2:1-11 From the baptismal waters of the Jordan River last Sunday to the water in the stone jars at the wedding in Cana this week, we experience a watershed of God’s love. We experience the insightful last words of Mary from four different…
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Thousands of folks from all over have registered to hear the praising voice of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on Friday, Feb. 1. And there’s plenty more spots available to listen to one of the most dynamic Episcopalian speakers. The Diocese of Central Florida announced Monday, Jan. 14, that more 2,000 people already have registered online…
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Music lovers can learn all about the power of voice and then some when GIA Publications holds its “Sing to the Rafters” event from 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Orlando. Hosted by Dr. Carl MaultsBy, the special event will feature Dr. James…
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To say that “the third time is the charm” for leading music for a Diocesan event is an understatement for Josh Head. For this time, he is overseeing the music for an event featuring one of the world’s most celebrated preachers: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Head, the worship coordinator at Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala…
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As the daughter of a preacher, the Rev. Mary Rosendahl learned to respect the bishop at a very young age. But she quickly learned that it is not just the bishop’s position that warrants respect, but the bishop’s actions as well. As rector at Church of the Nativity in Port St. Lucie, she took time…
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First Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, January 13, 2019 Lectionary Year C Luke 3:15a “As the people were filled with expectation…” What created that expectation? Jesus had not been baptized. (not until verse 21) No one had yet seen the Holy Spirit descend in bodily form (not until verse 22) God had not audibly spoken, “You…
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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 Epiphany Sunday, January 06, 2019 Gospel reading: Matthew 2:1-12 Lectionary C Throughout Advent, we have been anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Promised One. Now, He has finally come! And we are reminded mostly clearly on Epiphany Sunday that He is a King. He is the King of Kings. But King Jesus is unlike any…
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For centuries, there have been famous scientists who also were publicly identified Christians. Scientists such as Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton and Louis Pasteur, to name a few, combined their expertise with faith. But as populations, technology and exploration have exploded in the 21st century, there is more of a gap between science and God than…
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