Episcopal churches across Central Florida will stay busy from Lent through Easter, holding a number of services as Christians reflect on Jesus’ sojourn in the wilderness and His crucifixion and resurrection. The 2018 Lent season begins Wednesday, Feb. 14, with Ash Wednesday, and ends Saturday, March 31, with Holy Saturday. Holy Week runs Sunday, March…
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Oviedo area churches, ministries and retreats will be springing into action this March when they come together to learn how to better serve the community. Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center executive director, the Rev. Dr. Jon Davis, announced that “Oviedo Gathering” for Unity in our Community will be held Sunday, March 24, on the grounds…
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St. Jude’s Episcopal Church in Orange City has announced its Lent and Easter service schedule for the 2018 season. Located at 815 E. Graves Ave., St. Jude’s will hold Stations of the Cross at 10 a.m., Wednesdays, throughout Lent. The 2018 Lent season runs Wednesday, Feb. 14, through Thursday, March 29. At 6 p.m., Wednesday,…
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Golfers can hit the course for some great prizes and, more importantly, for a good cause when the Camp Wingmann Sixth Annual Golf Tournament is held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, at River Greens Golf Course, located next door to Camp Wingmann in Avon Park. A fundraiser for Camp Wingmann, a popular retreat for…
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In The Order of the Daughters of the King (DOK), members pledge themselves to lifelong prayer, service and evangelism, with support from Daughters worldwide. DOK in the Diocese of Central Florida fulfilled its promises in a grand way in 2017, recently collecting donations of more than $11,000 for its outreach project: Days for Girls –…
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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…
[ Read More]One of the nation’s rising sopranos in the world of opera will be coming to a church in the Diocese of Central Florida in early January. Virginia Mims, the daughter of Grammy Award-winning Marilyn Mims, will put on a concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at St. James Episcopal Church, 38 S. Halifax…
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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…
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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,…
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The Diocese of Central Florida announced that there will be a celebration of a new ministry and institution of the Rev. Reid Tate McCormick as rector on Sunday, Nov. 26. McCormick will be installed as rector on Thanksgiving weekend at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 210 S. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950. The service…
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