“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Matthew 22:37-39 (NRSV) Perhaps no two verses in the Bible are more powerful than Christ’s…
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MERRITT ISLAND – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Merritt Island is a small church that tries to serve not only its parishioners, but also neighboring communities. For 33 years and counting it has held a Holiday Fair and Quilt Raffle, with all proceeds benefitting the Sharing Center of Central Brevard. But preparing for the Holiday…
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One of the nation’s top up-and-coming Christian book authors and speakers will visit Orlando this month – thanks to the Diocese of Central Florida. The diocese will co-sponsor a lunch with Katelyn Beaty at noon, Wednesday, April 25, at The Citrus Club, 255 S. Orange Ave. Suite 1800, in downtown Orlando. The Collaborative of Orlando,…
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Sharing the message of Jesus is no longer confined to churches. These days, spiritual leaders talk about the word of God in coffee shops, bars, and restaurants, among other places – thanks to Fresh Expressions. Fresh Expressions, an innovative worldwide movement in which members create new forms of church alongside existing congregations in order to…
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Easter Day is the highest-attended church day of the year, according to the Christian Post. And the Diocese of Central Florida is readying for the onslaught of parishioners in both the run-up (Holy Week) to and for the start of the Easter season. Bishop Greg Brewer is set to make three appearances – two during…
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When outreach committee members from the St. John’s Episcopal Church of Kissimmee noticed local homeless people walking around with holes in their sneakers, no soles, and dirty socks, they decided to take action. A few years ago committee members started putting up cardboard cutouts of shoes in church. Parishioners would then decide what size shoes…
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Administrative assistants are the lifeblood of the Diocese of Central Florida, and their hard work is set to be rewarded. For the seventh consecutive year, St. John-the-Baptist Church, 1000 Bethune Drive, Orlando will hold its annual Administrative Assistants Luncheon to honor people who serve administratively throughout the diocese. This year’s event will be held from…
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Jesus once said: “I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” One of Christ’s most famous teachings about the power of prayer and faith continues to be…
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It has been 54 years since the bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four young African-American girls, setting off civil unrest and condemnation. Although the white supremacist terrorist act helped lead to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, similar criminal acts have followed over the years, showing…
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Kids who love art will not have to wait until summertime to explore their talents – thanks to The Episcopal Church of the Holy Presence in DeLand. The Episcopal Church of the Holy Presence, located at 355 N. Kepler Road, once again, will host Spring Art Camp “Growing the Fruit of the Spirit.” Open to…
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