ACTUALIZACIÓN DE LA GIRA DIOCESANA: Después de consultar con el Comité Permanente, el Comité de Transición y el Comité de Búsqueda de Obispos, el horario de la Gira Diocesana ha sido cambiado debido a la tormenta tropical inminente/Cat. 1 Huracán Nicole. La noche original del miércoles 9 de noviembre, preguntas y respuestas en…
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DIOCESAN TOUR STORM UPDATE: After consultation with the Standing Committee, Transition Committee and Bishop Search Committee, the schedule for the Diocesan Tour was changed due to the impending Tropical Storm/Cat. 1 Hurricane Nicole. The original Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, in-person Q&A scheduled at Trinity, Vero Beach, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. and the Thursday morning, Nov….
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“This is an impossible vocation. But it is also the vocation to which you are called.” Those words from The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer set the tone for his sermon at a Sept. 10 service at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando, in which he ordained nine men to the…
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As with other churches across the country, the past few years dropped a perfect storm on Resurrection, Longwood. In July of last year, the church was reeling from multiple hits, including the pandemic and resultant lockdown; the 2020 closure of Sweetwater Episcopal Academy, which met at the school; a downturn in membership and deep financial…
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With a menu of pulled pork, smoked brisket and barbecue chicken, the Aug. 14 Back-to-School Barbecue at Grace, Port Orange, raised funds to help Canterbury Conference Center. More than 100 people attended the fundraising dinner. Providing financial help to Canterbury is the diocesan Daughters of the King outreach project for 2021-2022, and Grace decided to…
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For years there has been buzz in Christian circles about the rise of the “nones” and “dones,” or to use church vernacular, the “unchurched” and the “dechurched.” How should classical Christian apologetics pivot to address these groups specifically? That is the question The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin Holcomb sought to answer in his summer course…
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June 12, Trinity Sunday, marked a double celebration for The Rev. Gary Jackson. It was his first day as full-time rector at Grace Episcopal Church, Port Orange, and the 11th anniversary of his holy orders. Jackson, who served as priest-in-charge at Grace while the parish conducted its search for a new rector, is excited…
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A new grant program aims to increase the number of deacons serving in The Episcopal Church by providing up to $1,500 to persons seeking ordination to the diaconate. In a recent letter, The Rev. W. Keith McCoy, deacon and president of The Fund of the Diaconate, revealed that only 1 in 5 current deacons had…
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Family, friends, the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida and the Orlando community at large celebrated the life of nationally known civil rights leader, community activist, church and denominational leader The Rev. Canon Dr. Nelson Wardell Pinder this past weekend in services at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Orlando, and the Cathedral Church…
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Although much can be said of what was lost during the COVID-19 shutdown, sometimes God has a bigger picture in mind that propels his work forward. Such is the case with the healing ministry of the International Order of Saint Luke. The ministry, which began in the 1930s, faced its own pandemic challenges like the…
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