On behalf of Bishop Brewer, we are happy to announce that St. Edward’s Episcopal Church in Mount Dora has called the Rev. Mark Lafler to be the congregation’s next rector. Mark, who has been serving as an assistant at St. Gabriel’s, Titusville, transitioned to St. Edward’s as of July 16, 2016. Please pray for Mark;…

Anglicans from around the world have made a new commitment to fight for climate justice. The commitment was made at the conclusion of an international consultation in Fiji organized by the Anglican mission agency United Society. The society’s global relations director, Rachel Parry, said: “While affirming the current direction and areas of mission with which…

Afro-Latin volume offers fresh literary voice A resident of Port St. Lucie, the Rev. Orlando J. Addison has just released his second book, a collection of bilingual poems in English and Spanish, Canto Afrolatino/Afro-Latin Song.  His new work introduces a fresh voice in Honduran and Latin American literature, a voice that represents the growing minority…

  The village green. The public garden. The town square. Before suburban sprawl became a prominent feature of American life, churches were often placed at the geographic heart of their communities. Today in Virginia, if you drive through a small town, you’ll likely see a historic Episcopal church on the main street, near the courthouse,…

“Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying” (Luke 10:38-39). An unexpected knock on our door on a Sunday afternoon revealed Igor, whom…

A man who threatened to shoot a priest and hold a congregation hostage was thwarted on Sunday, June 19, by police who were lying in wait at the Ancient Spanish Monastery in North Miami Beach, Florida. The attacker, 33-year-old Jorge Arizamendoza, was known to the congregation and leaders of the St. Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal…

On behalf of Bishop Brewer, we are delighted to announce that the Very Rev. Gary Jackson has been called to serve as rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Cocoa. Previously, the Rev. Jackson served as rector of Holy Trinity in Bartow. Gary began at St. Mark’s in mid-July. Please pray for St. Mark’s, Gary,…

Maybe you have noticed herds of people wandering around neighborhoods, staring at their phones, and searching for something. Those somethings were Pokémon, and those people were trying to catch them in the mobile game Pokémon Go. You can see the way Pokémon Go, barely a month old, is affecting the real world. Players are searching…

People do not come out of the womb fully formed, mature Christians. I love my children, but I don’t always enjoy having to make and enforce rules for them. Yet one of the goals of parenting is to help our children learn how to make wise choices and develop strong character. But could we shepherd…