If parent feedback was any indication, then this year’s summer camps at Camp Wingmann were a red-hot success. Compliments poured into new summer camp director J.J. Joseph and his staff following the six weeklong sessions at the spacious retreat in Avon Park, located about 73 miles southwest of Orlando in north Highlands County. The facility,…
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Sunday, Aug. 26, will be a day of celebration at the Episcopal Church of St. Luke and St. Peter, 2745 Canoe Creek Road, in St. Cloud. Bishop Greg Brewer will preach and celebrate at the 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. services at the Osceola County church, located 31 miles southeast of downtown Orlando. Ten confirmations…
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Whether it is delivering a sermon, teaching a Bible class, or working to raise money for his church’s special needs school, the Rev. Cameron MacMillan loves serving the Lord. On Sunday, July 29, the Diocese of Central Florida rejoiced in MacMillan’s spiritual commitment when it celebrated the new ministry of MacMillan in his official installation…
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The summertime means hitting the beach and going on vacations for many folks, but for dozens of Central Florida youth it marked a red-hot opportunity to do missionary work. More than 83 students in sixth- through 12th-grade participated in the “Soul in the City” event July 23-27 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Lakeland. The…
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Things will get spooky early this fall at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church but all for a good cause. LiftUp Young Lives-Empowering Future Generations, a new ministry at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Melbourne, will host a Ravenwood Murder Mystery Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 29. This is the second murder mystery dinner that the church…
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The need to do unto others propelled the Rev. Katie Gillett into ministry, and that calling now has led her to the Florida Panhandle. A former member of St. Mary of the Angels Episcopal Church in Orlando, Gillett accepted a call as the associate rector for Outreach and Spirituality at Christ Church Parish, Pensacola, in…
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Editor’s note: This is the 11th of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Lectionary Reflection: The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 8:1,6,10-11, 22-30, 41-43; Psalm 84:1-6; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-59 Enemy-occupied territory — that is what this world is. Christianity is the story…
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Editor’s note: This is the 10th of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Proper 16 August 26th John 6: 56-69 “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the…
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Editor’s note: This is the ninth of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Reflection for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018 John 6:51-58 Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I…
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Editor’s note: This is the eighth of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Reflection for Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 The Gospel Lesson for August 12, 2018 * Proper 14B * John 6: 35, 41-51 The Jewish people began to grumble about Jesus because he said,…
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