“God has opened the doors.” Throughout The Rev. Patricia Orlando’s path to ordination as a priest and her ministry in The Episcopal Church, this truth stands out. Her ordination service on Sunday afternoon, May 22, 2022, at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando, celebrated not only the event but the great things God has…

Summer camp is sure to produce good times and long-lasting memories. But shouldn’t campers receive more than that? What about spiritual development and life change? Fortunately, that’s just what happens at the Diocese of Central Florida’s Camp Wingmann. For years, participants have come away from their camp experiences with the tools they need to have…

As rector of St. James, Ormond Beach, The Rev. Roy Allison shares his faith on a regular basis. But his second identity as “the Jeep Priest” allows him to have fun while carrying the love of Christ to those he might never otherwise encounter. “I get to engage with a whole new group of friends,”…

En la primavera de 2021, The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, Obispo de la Diócesis de Florida Central, alertó al Comité Permanente de sus planes de jubilarse en julio del 2023 al cumplir sus 72 años de edad, como exigen los cánones de la Iglesia Episcopal. Cuando Brewer anunció oficialmente su pendiente jubilación en la…

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…