Central Florida Episcopalian Online

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy students will see a familiar face when they walk into the athletic director’s office this school year: James Phillips. Phillips, who most recently served as the head of Holy Trinity’s PE department, and as a PE teacher and head varsity boys’ soccer coach, recently was appointed as the school’s new athletic…

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The Rev. Phyllis Bartle enjoys stewardship so much that she is beginning a year-round program on the subject at her church. The biblical view of stewardship is essentially supervising and making effective use of resources that the Lord provides for the betterment of His people and society. But many people think of generosity when discussing…

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The Diocese of Central Florida continues to be on the front lines with evangelism as it will partner with other groups this week to offer a “Labor Day Worship Celebration.” The “Labor Day Worship Celebration” will be held at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, at First Presbyterian Church’s Reformation Chapel in downtown Orlando. The church…

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Jared Jones always has felt a calling to minister to youth, so when the opportunity arose to share the good works of God with high school students, he was thrilled beyond words. Jones recently was named head chaplain at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Upper School in Melbourne. He comes to Holy Trinity from Orangewood Presbyterian…

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Whether it is delivering a sermon, teaching a Bible class, or working to raise money for his church’s special needs school, the Rev. Cameron MacMillan loves serving the Lord. On Sunday, July 29, the Diocese of Central Florida rejoiced in MacMillan’s spiritual commitment when it celebrated the new ministry of MacMillan in his official installation…

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The need to do unto others propelled the Rev. Katie Gillett into ministry, and that calling now has led her to the Florida Panhandle. A former member of St. Mary of the Angels Episcopal Church in Orlando, Gillett accepted a call as the associate rector for Outreach and Spirituality at Christ Church Parish, Pensacola, in…

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The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, is doing well following surgery on Tuesday, July 31, to remove his prostate gland, according to an Episcopal Church news release. Bishop Curry, who gained worldwide fame in mid-May when he delivered the sermon at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,…

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The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop, who gained worldwide fame when he delivered the sermon at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in mid-May, will undergo surgery on Tuesday, July 31, to remove the prostate gland. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few months ago during his annual physical, according…

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The Diocese of Central Florida will be celebrating the new ministry of the Rev. Cameron MacMillan and his expansive ministry goals on Sunday, July 29 at 4 p.m., when he is officially installed as rector at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland. Bishop Greg Brewer will preach and lead the celebration; clergy…

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Some spiritual leaders describe it as one of the biggest legislative bodies in the world in which thousands of Episcopalians converge on one city for the glory of God. The 2018 General Convention of The Episcopal Church is expected to be just as enthusiastically attended as previous years when the 79th annual event is held…

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