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….

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…

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…

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….

They wore eye-popping hats of white, black, pink and red, and clothes to match at one of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church’s biggest events of the year. Rev. Chris Brathwaite said 125 people from churches around the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida and beyond were part of a grand display of color and style on April…

For folks like the Rev. John Motis, missionary work begins right here at home in Central Florida – in unorthodox places such as coffee shops, restaurants, parks and wherever people gather. Motis, a deacon at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd of Lake Wales, is part of a unique movement called Fresh Expressions in…

Parishioners throughout the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida celebrated the 40 days of Lent and entered the season of Easter this year with a fevered passion, overflowing churches and special events along the way. At St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park, the Rev. Alison P. Harrity said Easter weekend was special: “We had a…

Feeding people in mind, body and spirit is an important focus for many Episcopal churches, including those in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. For more than 2 ½ years, the Church of the Holy Spirit in Apopka has fed the hungry on the third Saturday of each month. The ministry is the brainchild of…

Winding down takes on a whole new meaning when women gather for an Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida retreat. Fifty women ventured to the Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center in Oviedo March 10-12 for the latest Holy Trinity Women’s Retreat. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melbourne, has sponsored the annual event for many years, with attendance…

New Beginnings is transforming lives in positive ways, bringing youth closer to Christ through prayer, leadership and service. The spring weekend retreat March 24-26 for middle school youth drew a whopping 70 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to Camp Wingmann in Avon Park. Students participated in a series of discussions, talks, games, videos and skits to…