Episcopal Relief & Development has announced that there are multiple ways for Episcopalians to help those Gulf Coast individuals and businesses that have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Krisita Jackson, the ERD’s representative for the Diocese of Central Florida, said folks throughout the diocese can access the ERD’s bulletin insert to see how to share…
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Working for the Lord is akin to rope-climbing up a mountain; it takes teamwork. That was the motto of sorts for the Rev. Loren Fox and his wife, Linda, who last Sunday visited St. Edward’s Episcopal Church in Mount Dora, and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Lakeland for Southwest Deanery Missions Night to share their…
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With the eyes of the nation on Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Diocese of Central Florida announced Tuesday that there are people and businesses everywhere in the Lone Star State that need our help. Flooding has been the biggest concern. Flood waters rise without respect to persons or property. They ruin everything,…
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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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Every so often, a testimonial arrives that grabs everyone’s attention, as well as tugs on heart strings. Such was the case recently when Mia Flores wrote a letter of praise to Episcopal Church leaders after her recent participation in a Camp Wingmann summer camp session. Flores, a middle-schooler, received a financial scholarship to attend one…
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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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A post-service breakfast, ordination, and Sunday School bonfire and pool party will kick off a busy September event season at St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park. The fun begins on Friday, Sept. 8, when St. Richard’s kicks off its Sunday School events. A youth group/Sunday School bonfire for middle and high school students will…
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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida announced that the Rt. Rev. Greg Brewer, fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida, will ordain Gladys Rodriguez to the Sacred Order of Priests in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church at noon, Saturday, Sept. 2, at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 26 Willow Drive, Orlando, FL,…
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Aging out of a foster system can be brutal. Some teens end their stay with nothing but a black plastic bag in which to pack their belongings. They are left to the streets, open to the devastating possibilities of homelessness and addiction. But there is hope now for some teens, thanks to Excellerate, an outreach…
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On behalf of Bishop Greg Brewer, the Diocese of Central Florida announced that the Rev. Michael Rowell, a former interim minister at Holy Trinity Episcopal in Fruitland Park, died on Wednesday, Aug 23. According to the Rev. Canon Tim Nunez, Canon to the Ordinary, for the Diocese of Central Florida, Rowell’s burial office will be…
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