A ski boat, tubing activities and a summer camp director will not be the only new things this summer at Camp Wingmann. Youths also will get the chance to pray and reflect before a new altar. Former Camp Wingmann director Deke Miller announced last year that the Brotherhood of St. Andrew presented a new altar…

Editor’s note: This is the fourth of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Lectionary Reflection for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (Year B, Track 1) “Appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.” – I Samuel 8:5 Israel’s sin was not that…

OVIEDO – The theme for this year’s Canterbury Annual Celebration Dinner was a “A Triple Crown Affair: Run Your Race, Make A Difference, Finish Strong.” But board members will tell you that Canterbury, itself, will never stop running the race. After all, the spacious, picturesque retreat and conference center is 36 years young and counting….

Sean David Duncan had the party of a lifetime in March when he was ordained to the priesthood, especially after learning that Bishop Greg Brewer would travel 900 miles to preach and celebrate the occasion. Duncan was of three people to recently be ordained into the priesthood by Bishop Brewer, joining Gregory Emanuel Favazza on…

OVIEDO – The Rev. Dr. Jon Davis loves talking history and how the Episcopal Church relates to important moments, even great American pioneering events such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Davis likens the decline in traditional church membership – a 20 percent drop from the late 1930s to 2016, according to a recent Gallup…

Editor’s note: This is the third of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Lectionary Musings: Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) 1 Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 “The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.” …

The General Convention of the Episcopal Church is regarded as one of the biggest legislative events in the world, with an estimated 10,000 people expected to attend this year. Among the attendees at the 79th annual event on July 2-13 in Austin, Texas, will be Bishop Greg Brewer and 10 clergy and lay deputies from…

The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wasn’t the only historical event this spring in England. Davenport’s Joslyn Williams can testify to that. The director of music, organist and parish administrator at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Haines City on April 28 was inducted into The Guild of Musicians and Singers at the level of…