Chuck Pierce wants you to attend Cursillo. That desire comes not primarily from his position as chair of the diocese’s Cursillo Commission but from his own experience of a Cursillo weekend, which he describes as “an absolutely life-changing, moving experience.” Cursillo, translated from Spanish as “a short course in Christianity,” began as a Roman Catholic…
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ordination on March 25, The Rev. Paul Hamilton, priest-in-charge of Holy Faith, Dunnellon, did things a little differently. Instead of hosting a service at his church, he asked to hold the service at St. Mary’s, Belleview. Instead of a bishop leading the service, Hamilton was introduced and guided…
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There can be no doubt that Dr. Garwood “Gar” Anderson, who has served as dean of Nashotah House, an Anglo-Catholic seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin, since 2017 and has taught at the school since 2007, is an academic. After 17 years of various positions on different college campuses with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (1984-2001), he served on…
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It began with a dream, or as some might call it, a vision: a vision of a large home in northeastern Poland. A vision of multiple generations living, loving, eating, playing and working together. A vision of family. A vision of home. Only God could connect St. Michael’s, Orlando, with that large home in Poland…
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Brothers Jake and Luke Damiani led the third annual Soles 4 Souls Shoe Drive at St. Edward’s Episcopal School, Vero Beach, Feb. 7-25, collecting 200 pairs of shoes for those in need. “My mom teaches at St. Edward’s and volunteers a lot, so we volunteer at Habitat for Humanity,” said Jake, 18. “When I was…
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In February 2022, The Rev. John Clark (“Deacon Johnny”) and his wife, Jacki Bailey-Clark, of St. Gabriel’s, Titusville, spent 22 days in Belize representing No One Hungry Inc. and broadening the ministry’s impact. They planted four of what the ministry calls “God’s Gardens” on this, their seventh trip to the nation, and also built St….
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On Feb. 13, 2022, The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer presided and preached at the Celebration of New Ministry and Installation of The Rev. Dr. James Taylor as rector of St. George, The Villages, coinciding with the feast day of Absalom Jones. In his sermon, Brewer quoted The Most Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop and…
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Two different congregations. Two new directors of youth ministry. Two places where God is clearly at work. Speak with either Dan King, director of family ministries at St. Edward’s, Mount Dora, or Gariné “G” Adams, youth minister, Church of the Messiah, Winter Garden, about their work with students, and you hear both vision and passion….
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When plans for Ash Wednesday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, began to take shape, The Very Rev. Porter Taylor knew he needed help. The rector of St. David’s-by-the-Sea, Cocoa Beach, has served as the school’s interim chaplain since August 2021 and realized he alone could not impose ashes for all 600 students – plus…
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In his new assignment as rector of St. Gabriel’s, Titusville, The Rev. Rob Griffith is boldly going toward the final frontier. The congregation he serves on the Space Coast includes NASA workers and rocket scientists, and the self-described “space nut” is excited about ministry in an area of technological innovation and intellectual stimulation. “Being…
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