For Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 Advent 1, Year C, Luke 21:25-36 [And Jesus said,] “There will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars … People will be terrified . . . Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the…
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Editor’s note: Each year, the Diocese of Honduras under Bishop Lloyd Allen makes a Thanksgiving offering to a person or organization in need. This year, the Diocese of Honduras has elected to make an offering to the Theological Seminary in Honduras in its effort to raise up good spiritual leaders. Diocesan Theological Education Program Episcopal…
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The Diocese of Central Florida will once again host a year-end class for the Automated Church System (ACS) software program that many church administrators and leaders are using for membership and accounting. The class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30, at The Diocese of Central Florida, 1017 E. Robinson…
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Churches around the Diocese of Central Florida will be giving thanks in more ways than one this Thanksgiving. Parishes will hold special services and/or dinners leading up to and during Thanksgiving Week (Nov. 18-24), including events on Thanksgiving Eve (Nov. 21) and Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22). For some churches, doing unto others on Thanksgiving has…
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Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King Occasion: Proper 29 Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 Year (cycle): B John 18:33-37: All Jewish prayers except the very first one they say before getting out of bed in the morning starts with “Barukh atah Adonai Elohaynu melekh ha-olam:” Blessed are you Lord our God King of the Universe. Today…
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The Diocese of Central Florida announced that an ordination to the priesthood celebration of new ministry and installation as rector of the Rev. Kevin Bartle to St. Mary of the Angels Church, 6316 Matchett Road, in Orlando will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18. The Rt. Rev. Greg Brewer, Bishop, will ordain Bartle…
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The fall has been a busy one for Bishop Greg Brewer, but he always takes time out for the children. Brewer on Sept. 26 traveled to St. Barnabas Episcopal School in DeLand to reinforce the message of the Parable of the Good Samaritan: always be a good neighbor, as Jesus commanded. Brewer spoke at a…
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Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, November 18, 2018 Proper 28 Year (cycle): B Epistle: Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25 The longest journey, from the head to the heart. “Then Jesus began to say to them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and they…
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When Bishop Greg Brewer this past summer inquired about church openings, the Rev. Canon Tim Nunez’s face lit up like the sun when mentioning the Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake Wales. It was right there and then that both men knew God was calling Nunez, a native of Polk County, back home. Last…
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The Diocese of Central Florida announced Monday, Nov. 12, that a youth leader meeting with lunch will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Diocesan office in downtown Orlando. All youth leaders across the diocese are invited. The Diocese of Central Florida is located at 1017 E. Robinson St., Orlando,…
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