Second Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 28, 2019 Lectionary C John 20:19-31 Peace be with you. The doors were locked, but Jesus came. As he spoke peace, he showed the disciples his hands and his side. Only the one who bears the injuries we deserve can say: “Peace be with you.” He, alone, knows the…
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Fifth Sunday in Lent Sunday, April 7, 2019 Lectionary C John 12:1-8 As we transition from the reception and celebration of the return of the prodigal son to attend a dinner prepared in Jesus’s honor, let’s evaluate the venue and the dinner guests. Jesus and the 12 (disciples) are on their way to Jerusalem to celebrate…
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The two huge caravans from Central America that set out for the U.S. several weeks ago have been one of the biggest stories of the year. Individuals and families from a minimum of 20 countries, including Guatemala and Honduras, compose the caravans, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Sort of lost in the shuffle…
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When Wildwood United Methodist senior pastor Michael Beck took the door off the hinges in his office and placed it in the church sanctuary, church members knew he was onto a different type of evangelism. That evangelism is called Fresh Expressions. Fresh Expressions is an innovative worldwide movement in which members create new forms of…
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Edgar Allen Poe is well-known for his mysterious and macabre short stories and poems, including The Raven. But few may know that there was a spiritual side to the famous 19th-century writer, too. St. Richard’s Episcopal Church, 5151 Lake Howell Road, Winter Park, will explore all of that and more when it holds its Fall…
[ Read More]– A column by the Rev. John E. Clark There’s “An Army of Love” in Belize City, Belize, Central America. The Christian healing movement of the Order of St. Luke is alive in Central America. The year 2017, one mid-June morning, I woke up from a vision of ministering in Belize. God spoke to…
[ Read More]The No One Hungry ministry is making sure food demands are met in many places, including those from youth right here in Central Florida. Deacon Johnny Clark recently announced that No One Hungry, a food bank ministry at his church, St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Titusville, has partnered with Second Harvest of Central Florida to start…
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The last year has been a whirlwind of activity, to say, the least for Father Andrew Petiprin. Fifteen months after being called to serve as Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee in Nashville, the former St. Mary of the Angels Episcopal Church, Orlando, rector is returning to Orlando in September to…
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More than 200 women are expected to “Walk His Way” on Saturday, Sept. 15, when the annual Diocesan Assembly of the Central Florida Daughters of the King (DOK) is held at St. Barnabas Church in DeLand. Daughters from throughout the Diocese of Central Florida will converge on the East Volusia County church for a day…
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The summertime means hitting the beach and going on vacations for many folks, but for dozens of Central Florida youth it marked a red-hot opportunity to do missionary work. More than 83 students in sixth- through 12th-grade participated in the “Soul in the City” event July 23-27 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Lakeland. The…
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