Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, who will serve as guest preacher at the 50th Annual Diocesan Convention in Winter Park next February, will make royal history of sorts this weekend. Curry on Saturday, May 19, will preach at the wedding of Prince Henry of Wales – more commonly known as Prince Harry – and…
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The pressure on an Episcopalian rector can be enormous – from running a church, conducting services, visiting the sick, and much more. But relief in the way of a sabbatical can allow a priest to reenergize, study, reflect, and take holiday to aid in a renewed spirit and return to ministry. According to the Episcopal…
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Although the economy is steadily improving, millions of people are still looking for jobs, and millions more are not making enough to make ends meet. According to an article in thebalance.com https://www.thebalance.com/current-u-s-unemployment-rate-statistics-and-news-3305733, the unemployment rate in America is 4.1 percent. Higher still is the underemployment rate of 12.5 percent, according to a www.statista.com report last…
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OVIEDO – In many ways, the ordination of Tom Morgan Phillips to the priesthood felt more like a homecoming than an official introduction into the priesthood. After all, it was just three years ago that Phillips’ school of biblical studies, Emmaus Ministries, was in danger of losing its home in North Carolina. “We moved here…
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Just six months after being ordained as a transitional deacon, the Rev. Tom Morgan Phillips this weekend will take the next step in his ministerial journey. Phillips will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church at 4 p.m., Sunday, March 25, in the St. Paul’s Room…
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When the Rev. Bill Smith was offered the position of chaplain to the Daughters of the King (DOK), the retired priest appropriately prayed about it. After all, he has always been enamored with the DOK’s primary role as being a powerhouse of prayer. Smith’s prayers were answered when he officially was appointed chaplain at the…
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For 60 years, Holy Trinity has focused on educating and nourishing the whole child – mind, body and spirit – in the Episcopal tradition. Dr. Katherine Cobb, the first president of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, plans to continue that practice. A former provost and associate vice president for Eastern Florida State College (formerly…
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Participants of this year’s Clergy Conference will bond in many ways, including with the Holy Spirit. The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida’s annual Clergy Conference will be held Oct. 23-25 at the Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center, 1601 N. Alafaya Trail, in Oviedo. Registration starts at 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 23. The event ends with…
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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We greet the Church from our dioceses in Florida, and we thank you for all your prayers before, during, and after Hurricane Irma. Our region has suffered considerable damage in some areas, and the path of the storm affected most of the State. We are relieved, however, that there has been so…
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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida announced Friday, Sept. 15 that several changes have been made to Bishop Greg Brewer’s visitation schedule for the next several months because of Hurricane Irma’s impact on the state. The bishop’s visit to the Daughters of the King (DOK) Fall Assembly on Saturday, Sept. 16, at St. Anne’s Episcopal…
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