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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The weekend of the Second Sunday after Epiphany will be a joyous one in the Diocese of Central Florida. The Diocese of Central Florida announced that a new ministry and four ordinations to the diaconate will be celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19-20. The back-to-back events kickstart a very busy winter season for the…
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Editor’s note: Father Chris Brathwaite served as interim rector for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lake Mary for 14 months. With the Diocese of Central Florida set to celebrate the new ministry and installation of Rev. Jeremy Bergstrom as rector at St. Peter’s on Saturday, Jan. 19, Brathwaite will ease back into retirement. Brathwaite took…
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To say that “the third time is the charm” for leading music for a Diocesan event is an understatement for Josh Head. For this time, he is overseeing the music for an event featuring one of the world’s most celebrated preachers: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Head, the worship coordinator at Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala…
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As the daughter of a preacher, the Rev. Mary Rosendahl learned to respect the bishop at a very young age. But she quickly learned that it is not just the bishop’s position that warrants respect, but the bishop’s actions as well. As rector at Church of the Nativity in Port St. Lucie, she took time…
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The Diocese of Central Florida announced on Sept. 19 that Bishop Greg Brewer officially accepted an invitation from Presiding Bishop Curry to serve on the Communion Across Difference Task Force. The task force was established as a result of Resolution A227 that was passed at the 2018 General Convention of The Episcopal Church in July…
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The Diocese of Central Florida will once again host a year-end class for the Automated Church System (ACS) software program that many church administrators and leaders are using for membership and accounting. The class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30, at The Diocese of Central Florida, 1017 E. Robinson…
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The Diocese of Central Florida announced that an ordination to the priesthood celebration of new ministry and installation as rector of the Rev. Kevin Bartle to St. Mary of the Angels Church, 6316 Matchett Road, in Orlando will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18. The Rt. Rev. Greg Brewer, Bishop, will ordain Bartle…
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