Several top spiritual leaders recently shared fresh perspective on how to bring folks to Jesus, and the Diocese of Central Florida was on the front lines. Fresh Expressions, an innovative worldwide movement in which members create new forms of church alongside existing congregations in order to make contact with an ever-changing world, held its latest…
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If there was one takeaway from Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center’s 35th anniversary dinner, it was that the Oviedo venue is a place where the love of Jesus mediates through hospitality. Approximately 200 people, including Bishop Greg Brewer from the Central Florida Diocese, celebrated Canterbury’s anniversary on Sunday, June 11. The Caribbean-themed event that focused…
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Attendees of the latest TENS conference felt a powerful energy like none before, listening to electrifying speeches about the importance of acknowledging God for his awesome generosity. Stories included a grandmother helping a mentally challenged neighbor, worldwide effects of generosity, and a challenge for people to invite others to be of generous spirit. The Episcopal…
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Beatrice Wilder’s book “Florida Faith” is a compilation of her “Timelines” columns from the Central Florida Episcopalian. It is available on Amazon at: http://amzn.to/2tCnOhm She was many things to many people – sister, aunt, colleague, poet, choir member, Sunday School teacher – but Beatrice “Bea” Wilder’s greatest gift to others might have been writing herself…
[ Read More]The Orlando Deanery Boys’ Choir and Girls’ Choir are looking for new singers, ages 8 to 18, to join in their 37th season of making music. Students will be asked to sing for the director before joining the choir in September. Students may choose to sing “Happy Birthday” or “My Country Tis of Thee” or…
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Folks often hear about camps, drills and CrossFit training that can help athletes take their game to the next level. Well, there are also resources that help youths and adults take their spiritual aspirations to the next level. The Canterbury Retreat and Conference in Oviedo will once again hold a youth ministry training for those…
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COCOA – Special education was once far from a given in America. Sandy Baldwin remembers those times well as the first special education teacher in Cocoa, and just one of two teachers of that specialization in Florida. “It was terrible,” Baldwin said. “There would be moms in the regular classes who would shun our kids….
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Poetry lovers this year can get an inside perspective of two of America’s greatest poets, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, thanks to St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park. For the first time ever, St. Richard’s is offering “Summer with Summoning the Divine” Literature through the Lens of Faith in May, June, July, and August…
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My brother, every Christian is called to follow Jesus Christ, serving God the Father, through the power of the Holy Spirit. God now calls you to a special ministry of servanthood directly under your bishop. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are to serve all people, particularly the poor, the weak, the sick, and…
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A group from St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park celebrated “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” in style with Lutheran friends on Saturday, May 6. St. Richard’s Rev. Alison Harrity announced that 20 people from her church attended a Kentucky Derby party from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Schaeffer Hall of St….
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