2 Timothy 2:8-15   Psalm 25:1-12  Mark 12:28-34  Preview photo: © Jonah Cowie

Day of Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020 Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21 John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 The Collect Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout…

Lewis Plummer, 100, is looking forward to going to church again and ringing “Raphael,” the bell at Sanford Holy Cross Episcopal Church. “I’ve been waiting to ring old Raphael for a while now.” Plummer is the parish’s oldest parishioner. Before the coronavirus lockdown, he went to church with two other parishioners every week.  “I can…

When the “shelter-in-place” order was announced for Central Florida, The Rev. Charles Myers of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Orlando knew that his church’s mission still needed to move forward.  “The church asked me, ‘Can we keep the food pantry open?’,” he said.  Since the shutdown and services moving online, Myers…

Seventh Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 24, 2020 Ascension Day Propers Year A Acts 1:1-11 Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 The Collect Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into heaven, so we may also in heart and mind…

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Acts 17:22-31 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 Psalm 66:7-18 The Collect O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we…

Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 10, 2020 Lectionary A Acts 7:55-60 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 The Collect Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow…

Believing that true followers of Christ have a commitment to love and serve others, The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida, has united with three other Florida bishops in a joint letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The joint effort from Brewer along with The Rt. Rev. Peter Eaton, bishop…

Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 3, 2020 Lectionary A Acts 2:42-47 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 Psalm 23 The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, reflects on the Propers for the Fourth Sunday in the season of Easter. The reading of the Good Shepherd reminds Bishop Brewer of childhood imaginings of climbing down a manhole….