The mere aroma of wild game dinners leaves an indelible impression on those who visit the Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center during the holidays. That trend continued on Saturday, Dec. 16, when the Oviedo retreat hosted its fifth annual Holiday Wild Game Dinner. Scores of people turned out for the year-end fundraiser, which featured an…

The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of the Diocese of Central Florida announced that United Thank Offering (U.T.O.) 2018 grant applications are now being taken. The grant focus and criteria for 2018 are: “Becoming Beloved Community: Racial Healing, Reconciliation and Justice” (Becoming the Beloved Community is rooted in the Jesus Movement). Those interested in the grant…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…