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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Weather permitting, 11 people from across the Southeastern U.S. will answer the call to the diaconate Saturday at 11 a.m. at The Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 130 N. Magnolia Ave., Orlando. The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida will ordain Karen Geddes Davenport, Sean David Duncan, Gregory Emanuel…
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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida announced that the Rt. Rev. Greg Brewer, fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida, will ordain Gladys Rodriguez to the Sacred Order of Priests in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church at noon, Saturday, Sept. 2, at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 26 Willow Drive, Orlando, FL,…
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On behalf of Bishop Greg Brewer, the Diocese of Central Florida announced that the Rev. Michael Rowell, a former interim minister at Holy Trinity Episcopal in Fruitland Park, died on Wednesday, Aug 23. According to the Rev. Canon Tim Nunez, Canon to the Ordinary, for the Diocese of Central Florida, Rowell’s burial office will be…
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On behalf of Bishop Greg Brewer, the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida announced that St. James’ Episcopal Church in Ormond Beach has called the Rev. Roy Allison to be its next rector. Father Roy will begin his duties at the church, located at 38 South Halifax Drive, on Oct. 15. Father Roy previously served at…
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