Central Florida Episcopalian Online

The Diocese of Central Florida will once again host a year-end class for the Automated Church System (ACS) software program that many church administrators and leaders are using for membership and accounting. The class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30, at The Diocese of Central Florida, 1017 E. Robinson…

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Churches around the Diocese of Central Florida will be giving thanks in more ways than one this Thanksgiving. Parishes will hold special services and/or dinners leading up to and during Thanksgiving Week (Nov. 18-24), including events on Thanksgiving Eve (Nov. 21) and Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22). For some churches, doing unto others on Thanksgiving has…

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Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King Occasion: Proper 29 Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 Year (cycle): B   John 18:33-37:  All Jewish prayers except the very first one they say before getting out of bed in the morning starts with “Barukh atah Adonai Elohaynu melekh ha-olam:” Blessed are you Lord our God King of the Universe. Today…

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The Diocese of Central Florida announced that an ordination to the priesthood celebration of new ministry and installation as rector of the Rev. Kevin Bartle to St. Mary of the Angels Church, 6316 Matchett Road, in Orlando will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18. The Rt. Rev. Greg Brewer, Bishop, will ordain Bartle…

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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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Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, November 18, 2018 Proper 28 Year (cycle): B   Epistle:  Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25   The longest journey, from the head to the heart. “Then Jesus began to say to them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and they…

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When Bishop Greg Brewer this past summer inquired about church openings, the Rev. Canon Tim Nunez’s face lit up like the sun when mentioning the Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake Wales. It was right there and then that both men knew God was calling Nunez, a native of Polk County, back home. Last…

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The Diocese of Central Florida announced Monday, Nov. 12, that a youth leader meeting with lunch will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Diocesan office in downtown Orlando. All youth leaders across the diocese are invited. The Diocese of Central Florida is located at 1017 E. Robinson St., Orlando,…

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The Diocese of Central Florida will hold clericus meetings for the Southwest and Northwest deaneries in late November. Bishop Greg Brewer will be present to discuss items pertinent to each deanery and other topics when he attends the Southwest Deanery Clericus from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1820 East…

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Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 27) 1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44     I’ve put together my fair share of IKEA furniture: I study the pictorial manual, lay out all the parts, get a cup of coffee, put on the soundtrack from Interstellar, and then get to work. It’s…

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