History continues to be made in the Diocese of Central Florida – on a national stage. Only a few months after being elected national president of Daughters of the King (DOK), St. John-the-Baptist Church’s Krisita Jackson announced that Bishop Greg Brewer has accepted her invitation to be national chaplain for DOK. Jackson appointed Brewer in…
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This year’s annual Clergy Conference figures to be an enlightening one, as spiritual leaders look to reenergize the Episcopal Church’s mission to call people to Christ. The 2018 Clergy Conference is set to run Monday, Oct. 22, through Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center in Oviedo. The three-day event will feature…
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REGISTER or VOLUNTEER for free revival service, Feb. 1, 2019. As a bishop, I often get called on to give words of wisdom or counsel. The closest to one-size-fits-all advice I have is the following: “Keep saying yes to Jesus.” But this phrase is more than a good idea. It’s also the theme of our 2019 annual Diocesan…
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One of Central Florida’s own has taken a place on the national stage: St. John-the-Baptist’s Krisita Jackson. Jackson, who has served for years in the Central Florida chapter of Daughters of the King (DOK), recently was elected national president of DOK at the 2018 DOK Triennial Convention this summer in Austin, Texas. Daughters from across…
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Christ Church in Longwood will welcome seven candidates into the Episcopal faith on Sunday, September 23, and Bishop Greg Brewer will be on hand to celebrate the joyous occasion. The Diocese of Central Florida announced that Brewer will preach, celebrate, confirm five candidates and receive two more at the 10:30 a.m. service (Holy Eucharist Rite…
[ Read More]The Diocese of Central Florida will be part of a worldwide mission to invite those interested in being ordained into the ancient order of priesthood in modern-day society when the Ancient Order, Radical Vocation (RADVO) Conference is held this week in Dallas, Texas. “The main purpose of the conference is to talk about Anglicanism and…
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Hundreds of get-well cards and well-wishes poured in for the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop, in the aftermath of his surgery in late July for prostate cancer. Some six weeks later, Bishop Curry is still gushing over the worldwide concern for his welfare as he resumes work. “I want to thank you for…
[ Read More]Hundreds turned out to watch the Rev. Katie Gillett take the final step into priesthood late last month when she was officially ordained into the Sacred Order of Priests at Christ Church Parish in Pensacola. A former member of St. Mary of the Angels Episcopal Church in Orlando, Gillett and others close to her estimated…
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Once again, there are plenty of potential deacons and priests exploring a call on their lives in the Diocese of Central Florida. And that’s pleasing news to leaders. The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin Holcomb, Canon for Vocations, announced that approximately 35 people attended the 2018 Conference on Ministry (COM) recently at Church of the Messiah…
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The Rev. Dee Wellington Bright, Sr., brings some powerful, even dramatic, experience to Church of Our Savior. In fact, he nearly lost his life while preaching the Gospel. It was a little more than two decades ago that Bright was serving as a priest in Liberia and he and his family were forced to relocate…
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