[ORLANDO] United Way Heart of Florida has named The Rev. José Rodriguez, vicar of Iglesia Episcopal Jesús de Nazaret, Orlando, among honorees for its 2019 Change Makers Impact Award. The awards, initiated in 2018, recognize “key players who make our community a better place to live,” according to United Way. Recipients were celebrated at a…
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“Life-changing.” “Amazing.” “Empowering.” Participants use these words and more to describe the ministry of Cursillo (“little course”). “My first Cursillo was a life-changing experience,” said Phil Phillips, chairman of the diocesan Cursillo Commission. “It brought my faith into focus and reinvigorated my relationship with Jesus.” Cursillo is a lay movement dedicated to evangelism and renewal…
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Former Diocese of Central Florida Assistant to Canon for Vocations Caroline Miller was recently ordained to the priesthood at Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala. CFE contacted Rev. Miller to ask her about the ordination, her background and her goals at Grace. Here is what she had to say: What city do you currently reside in?…
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The Diocese of Central Florida continues its growth among clergy when Bishop Greg Brewer ordains Jesse Lassiter to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ’s One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church at 7 p.m., Friday, March 22, at St. James Episcopal Church in Ormond Beach. The diocese requests your prayers and presence for the event,…
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Chalmers Morse has done a lot of things in his life, including serving as executive director of the Humane Society of Vero Beach. His love for pets, however, is just one of many things that he has felt a deep sense of affection for. Morse also has had a proclivity for excelling in the hospitality…
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Keeping things positive is always a goal for committee members of the BACAM (Bishop’s Advisory Committee for Aspirants to Ministry) Conference. When an aspirant wants to discover more about a perceived calling to pursue possible ordination to the priesthood or diaconate, he or she will receive feedback in an upbeat way. “We are looking to…
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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida continues its growth for clergy with the announcement that Bishop Greg Brewer will preside and The Rev. Sarah Condon will preach at the celebration of a new ministry and institution of The Rev. F. Stuart Shelby as rector at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Winter Park at 6 p.m.,…
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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida celebrated the ordination of eight deacons raised up from congregations inside and outside of the diocese on Sept. 8, 2018 at The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke in Orlando. The Central Florida Episcopalian caught up with one of those deacons, Caroline Miller, to see how she is…
[ Read More]It took having a pint with three priests in a pub for Jeremy Bergstrom to realize he was having a vocational crisis about the priesthood. Years of religious study had caused him to put off ordination, but then a stop for a drink forced him to reevaluate his life. “I was struck with the absurdity…
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The Diocese of Central Florida will celebration a new ministry and installation for two priests this weekend, including a former Canon to the Ordinary. On Friday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m., the Rev. Trey Garland will be officially installed as rector at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 251 E. Lake Brantley Drive, Longwood. On…
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