One of the nation’s rising sopranos in the world of opera will be coming to a church in the Diocese of Central Florida in early January. Virginia Mims, the daughter of Grammy Award-winning Marilyn Mims, will put on a concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at St. James Episcopal Church, 38 S. Halifax…
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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida has released an update concerning hotel reservations for the upcoming 49th Annual Diocesan Convention. Since reservation activity for overnight accommodations for Jan. 26, 2018 (Friday night of the convention) has been very light at hotels in the Vero Beach/Port St. Lucie/Fort Pierce area where the Diocese has set up…
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St. Richard’s parishioners can take part in one of the busiest days of the year this Sunday: Advent 4 and Christmas Eve. The church, located at 5151 Lake Howell Road, Winter Park, announced that it will hold worship for Dec. 24, Advent 4, with a Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m., and Holy Eucharist…
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Literature lovers can learn all about one of the most beloved children’s book writers – Dr. Seuss – during the holidays right here in Central Florida. St. Richard’s Episcopal Church, 5151 Lake Howell Road, in Winter Park will host the “Summoning the Divine through Literature” Festival of Light series this month and again in January…
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Folks in Central Florida can journey through some of the most riveting scenes in biblical history in December when they “Follow the Star” of Bethlehem. For the fourth consecutive year, Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland will present “Follow the Star,” a live nativity scene that has taken on a life of its own…
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When the Rev. Dr. Jon Davis some years ago noticed a holiday event at the Nashotah House Seminary in Wisconsin, visions of a wild game dinner at Canterbury danced in his head. Davis’ vision quickly became a reality, and once again a capacity crowd of 150 is expected to be on hand Saturday, Dec. 16,…
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Youth is a powerful thing, especially for clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. When Bishop Greg Brewer recently read an article about how ordained Episcopal clergy were getting older in the U.S., he knew right away that wasn’t indicative of his diocese. “Bishop Brewer got worked up … and (we) revisited the files of…
[ Read More]The heralded voices of the African Children’s Choir can be heard Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 1250 Paige Place, in The Villages. Tina Evans, administrative assistant at St. George’s, announced that the African Children’s Choir will be performing at The Villages as part of its U.S. Tour. Admission is…
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The Diocese of Central Florida on Sunday announced that St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Crystal River recently updated its production intercom system used for video productions of its services and is currently looking for a new home for its former system. The A/V production intercom system was used for a while during video productions of…
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The Diocese of Central Florida announced that there will be a celebration of a new ministry and institution of the Rev. Reid Tate McCormick as rector on Sunday, Nov. 26. McCormick will be installed as rector on Thanksgiving weekend at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 210 S. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950. The service…
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