Editor’s note: This special piece was forwarded to the Diocese of Central Florida to inform our readers of the current plight of residents of North and South Carolina and other affected areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, and what we can do and should not do in helping with the recovery effort. As I…
[ 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…
[ Read More]Episcopal Relief & Development is ready to do God’s work and help those who were in the path of Hurricane Florence. At one time a Category 4 hurricane, Florence has deluged the Carolinas with record rainfall and become the wettest hurricane to ever hit North Carolina and South Carolina. The storm made landfall just south…
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Reflection for Sunday, September 23, 2018 – Mark 9:30-37 The Collect for this Sunday beautifully sets the tone for the passage from Mark’s Gospel we’re about to hear. With the busyness and demands of life weighing us down, our corporate worship will begin with this poignant plea we would “not be anxious about earthly things, but to…
[ Read More]– A column by the Rev. John E. Clark There’s “An Army of Love” in Belize City, Belize, Central America. The Christian healing movement of the Order of St. Luke is alive in Central America. The year 2017, one mid-June morning, I woke up from a vision of ministering in Belize. God spoke to…
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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…
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Learning how to live like Christ is a fun as well as an empowering thing for middle schoolers who attend a “New Beginnings” retreat at Camp Wingmann. For more than three decades, youth have learned to grow in love for themselves, for others, and for Jesus. That trend will continue on Friday, Saturday and Sunday,…
[ Read More]The No One Hungry ministry is making sure food demands are met in many places, including those from youth right here in Central Florida. Deacon Johnny Clark recently announced that No One Hungry, a food bank ministry at his church, St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Titusville, has partnered with Second Harvest of Central Florida to start…
[ 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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Reflection for Sunday, September 16, 2018 – Mark 8:27-38 This section of Mark’s Gospel is in many ways a turning point in the text. Up until this moment, the true identity of Jesus seems to be elusive to those most associated with him; the disciples, the religious leaders, and the crowds. “They have been slow…
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