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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida will celebrate the ordination of eight deacons raised up from congregations inside and outside of the diocese on Saturday, Sept. 8, at The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke in Orlando. To commemorate this achievement, the ordinands joined us for a Q&A about their religious background, leadership roles, how the…

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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida will celebrate the ordination of eight deacons raised up from congregations inside and outside of the diocese on Saturday, Sept. 8, at The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke in Orlando. To commemorate this achievement, the ordinands joined us for a Q&A about their religious background, leadership roles, how the…

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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida will celebrate the ordination of eight deacons raised up from congregations inside and outside of the diocese on Saturday, Sept. 8, at The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke in Orlando. To commemorate this achievement, the ordinands joined us for a Q&A about their religious background, leadership roles, how the…

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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida will celebrate the ordination of eight deacons raised up from congregations inside and outside of the diocese on Saturday, Sept. 8, at The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke in Orlando. To commemorate this achievement, the ordinands joined us for a Q&A about their religious background, leadership roles, how the…

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Reflection for Sunday, September 9, 2018 – Mark 7:24-37 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre.[a] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25 but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and…

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APOPKA – The Church of the Holy Spirit was a vision of nostalgia this summer – thanks to its inaugural Classic Car Show. Church of the Holy Spirit (CHS) welcomed 58 show cars to its first Classic Car Show on Saturday, August 4. Car owners and enthusiasts enjoyed the display of classic cars and trucks,…

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Once again, there are plenty of potential deacons and priests exploring a call on their lives in the Diocese of Central Florida. And that’s pleasing news to leaders. The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin Holcomb, Canon for Vocations, announced that approximately 35 people attended the 2018 Conference on Ministry (COM) recently at Church of the Messiah…

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The Gospel is alive, well and being heard in Orlando as evidenced by a nice turnout for a special service this week, a “Labor Day Worship Celebration.” Approximately 35 people from numerous area churches attended the special service on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at First Presbyterian Church’s Reformation Chapel in downtown Orlando, according to the Rev….

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The last year has been a whirlwind of activity, to say, the least for Father Andrew Petiprin. Fifteen months after being called to serve as Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee in Nashville, the former St. Mary of the Angels Episcopal Church, Orlando, rector is returning to Orlando in September to…

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A full month before America’s Thanksgiving holiday, the Caribbean people celebrate a special day of their own: the Harvest Festival. At the time of year when all the crops have been harvested, Caribbean people celebrate the Harvest Festival. This event is a thanksgiving celebration of the food grown on the land. The Harvest Festival is…

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