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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Celebration of New Ministry/Installation held at Christ the King and Jesús de Nazaret in the Azalea Park neighborhood of Orlando on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 6, told a unique story, one that points to both the people involved and the hearts behind the churches and their kingdom work. The service celebrated the merging…
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“People are looking for a church that speaks to the concreteness of the world they are living in.” So said The Rev. Dr. Mark Jefferson during his Feb. 19 keynote address for the annual Absalom Jones Celebration sponsored by the Canon Nelson Pinder Union of Black Episcopalians Chapter of Central Florida. “I’m often asked…
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2022 diocesan vestry training was held on March 5, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Church of the Messiah, 241 North Main Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787. The handout and videos of the sessions are available below. Whether you are newly elected to the vestry or you are a seasoned vestry veteran, join…
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The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer ordained one priest and two deacons, as well as receiving another deacon, in two services in January. At both services, the bishop focused on the definition and duties of each office. The Rev. Jonathan Jameson was ordained as a priest Jan. 21 in an ordination service in the Bishop’s…
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For the second year in a row, Grace, Ocala, has eliminated medical debt through Christmas donations from church members and strategic partnerships. “We have now bought $750,000 in medical debt,” said The Rev. Jonathan French, rector. “Someone told me about RIP Medical Debt in 2020,” French explained. “Then I found something from them in my…
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In communication ahead of the evening, The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin Holcomb asked that the first annual Cranmer Lecture, a free event co-sponsored by the Diocese of Central Florida and Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando in Oviedo on the evening of Jan. 6, 2022, be “pastorally powerful and academically rigorous.” And according to Holcomb and others,…
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