If there was one takeaway from Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center’s 35th anniversary dinner, it was that the Oviedo venue is a place where the love of Jesus mediates through hospitality. Approximately 200 people, including Bishop Greg Brewer from the Central Florida Diocese, celebrated Canterbury’s anniversary on Sunday, June 11. The Caribbean-themed event that focused…
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Attendees of the latest TENS conference felt a powerful energy like none before, listening to electrifying speeches about the importance of acknowledging God for his awesome generosity. Stories included a grandmother helping a mentally challenged neighbor, worldwide effects of generosity, and a challenge for people to invite others to be of generous spirit. The Episcopal…
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Beatrice Wilder’s book “Florida Faith” is a compilation of her “Timelines” columns from the Central Florida Episcopalian. It is available on Amazon at: http://amzn.to/2tCnOhm She was many things to many people – sister, aunt, colleague, poet, choir member, Sunday School teacher – but Beatrice “Bea” Wilder’s greatest gift to others might have been writing herself…
[ Read More]The Orlando Deanery Boys’ Choir and Girls’ Choir are looking for new singers, ages 8 to 18, to join in their 37th season of making music. Students will be asked to sing for the director before joining the choir in September. Students may choose to sing “Happy Birthday” or “My Country Tis of Thee” or…
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Episcopal youth and their friends can have a blast after school lets out – thanks to the Sweetwater Middle School Summer Day Camp and pre-K through sixth-grade camp. The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Longwood will hold eight weeklong camps running from June 5 to July 28 out of the Sweetwater Episcopal Academy, 251…
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“What hit me the hardest was when you said that Evangelicals need to be a praying people even more than we need to be a preaching people. I have always been a preaching pastor, but haven’t been a praying pastor. Over the last couple of months, the Lord has changed that. He is making me…
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COCOA – The students at St. Mark’s Episcopal Academy are about to have some new pen pals, 21st century-style. The Cocoa school is in the early stages of setting up a cross-cultural partnership with St. John’s Episcopal Church in Siguatepeque, located in the central mountains of Honduras, and St. Mark’s leadership couldn’t be more excited…
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There is a sign on the door of Sanderson Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Haines City reminding people when food will be distributed for the hungry. People from all over the city flock to the church, partaking of the pantry’s ample gifts. It’s all part of what Jesus talked about so long ago…
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Folks often hear about camps, drills and CrossFit training that can help athletes take their game to the next level. Well, there are also resources that help youths and adults take their spiritual aspirations to the next level. The Canterbury Retreat and Conference in Oviedo will once again hold a youth ministry training for those…
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Quiet murmurs can be heard outside the fellowship hall of the church. The voices grow in volume, and laughter can be heard amid the conversation. As we step closer and peer through the door, we see a group of women gathered around a table. They are diligent in their work, hands busy pushing needles down…
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