In the spring of 2021, The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida, alerted the Standing Committee of his plans to retire in July 2023 at age 72, as required by the canons of The Episcopal Church. By the time Brewer officially announced his pending retirement at the 2022 Diocesan…

Anyone who has been around churches for long can tell stories of beautiful receptions and overflowing potlucks, but few churches have made 10,000 meals in one day. St. Augustine of Canterbury, Vero Beach, did just that, and the church accomplished this feat in under two hours. Partnering with Rise Against Hunger, a nonprofit whose goal…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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….

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…

  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…

La Celebración de Nuevo Ministerio e Instalación fué celebrada en Cristo Rey y Jesús de Nazaret en el vecindario Azalea Park de Orlando en la tarde del domingo 6 de febrero contó una historia única. Es una historia que incluye tanto a las personas involucradas, los corazones detrás de las iglesias, y el trabajo de…