At the Forty-Eighth Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, January 27-28, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Gregory O. Brewer challenged clergy, the lay order, and visitors to get more involved in missions and youth ministry. “We have to get out there where they are,” said Brewer during his State of the Diocese address…
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In an otherwise calm and orderly convention, the heat rose during the discussion period R-1 Episcopal Church Assessment, the mandatory 15 percent assessment scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2019. After years of using an “asking formula,” the National Church changed the canons to a “mandatory assessment” with Resolution D013 at the 78th General Convention in…
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Deanery Elections Results The Reverend Rick Burhans Dean, Northeast Deanery 3-year term The Reverend David Peoples Dean, Southwest Deanery 3-year term Mr. Randy Wiseman …
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In December, hundreds enjoyed the first-ever St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church live nativity, held in conjunction with Light Up Clermont. “We wanted to inject a little Christ into the season,” said co-director Karen Freiberg. A parishioner built the stable backdrop, and younger congregants served as shepherds and wise men. Barbie and Riley Gidden took the roles…
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On Sunday, November 20, at 4 p.m., the good people of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Haines City gathered for a wonderful celebration: the 50th anniversary of independence for Barbados. The Coalition for the Barbados Association of Central Florida joined forces with St. Mark’s to provide a celebratory service followed by a Caribbean feast. The…
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Get to know your Diocesan Staff. Meet Caroline Miller. Caroline, what is your position with the diocese? I am the assistant to the Canon for Vocations. I do a lot of administrative work—emailing, scheduling, and so on—but I also do research and maintain the library. A big part of my job is helping people in…
[ Read More]About this year’s clergy conference, Father Andrew Petiprin recalls: “Each year we see more collegiality than the year before. It is a required event every October for most of our clergy, but it is also one that most of us eagerly look forward to. We deliberately build in a lot of time to relax and…
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On October 28, Irish balladeer Ken McBride held a concert at St. George Church in The Villages to benefit its mission in Haiti. Two hundred and ninety people were in attendance and $4,500 was raised. St. George is a member of the Episcopal Partnership Program and supports St. Thomas Church in Arcahaie and its rector,…
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What is prayer? How does it influence my daily life and yours? Looking at my prayer life made me ask, “What is the action of prayer?” There had to be a place to start searching for the answer to that question. Then it hit me: just go to the holy scriptures. We all know that…
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In Acts 1:8, Jesus promises the Holy Spirit will come with power on his disciples and that they shall be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. At Church of Our Savior, Palm Bay, this promise is captured in the phrase, “When the Spirit comes, the people…
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