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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Participants of this year’s Clergy Conference will bond in many ways, including with the Holy Spirit. The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida’s annual Clergy Conference will be held Oct. 23-25 at the Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center, 1601 N. Alafaya Trail, in Oviedo. Registration starts at 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 23. The event ends with…
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Folks can play a round and contribute to the future of our children when the St. Barnabas Invitational is held at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, at Venetian Bay. A fundraiser for St. Barnabas Episcopal School in DeLand, the event features tournament play and a multitude of contests with fantastic prizes. Breakfast and lunch will…
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The Episcopal Church Women group of the Diocese of Central Florida announced that it will hold a spiritual renewal from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 1000 Bethune Drive, Orlando, FL 32805. The Rev. Robert Anderson and Mrs. Rebecca Anderson will serve as facilitators…
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As a human-rights lawyer whose mission is to advance the status of indigenous women, Dr. Lupe Allyon Ruiz felt an entirely new level of empowerment recently in New York. There, the Shepherd of the Hills Church parishioner got the chance to meet and share her views with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church…
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On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther, a German priest and professor of theology, posted 95 theses on the chapel door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and unknowingly set in motion the Protestant Reformation. Joining in the worldwide 500th anniversary of this event, local congregations from two Winter Park churches – St. John Lutheran…
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