Church of Our Saviour Okeechobee is hosting an ecumenical service with the local Ministerial Association on July 31, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. This liturgy will focus on community-wide prayer for peace. We will honor the lives of the 49 victims of the Pulse shootings by reading their names, while lighting a candle on the altar…
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As I reeled from the recent shootings in Baton Rouge, St. Paul, and Dallas, I knew I had to say something. Unexpressed grief easily becomes indifference, something no one needs. So what do we need? I believe times like these call not for desperate measures but a deliberate reach. So what does that look like…
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YouthWorks teenage volunteers share morning prayer at Grace Church, Port Orange, before heading out to serve community organizations.
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The day after the Pulse nightclub shootings, the archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a joint statement: Now, in this time of heartbreak and grief, is a time for solidarity. Click here for full story.
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Sorrow filled the air as the pews filled up today, Saturday, at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke. Christopher Leinonen, the one to make his friend’s laugh and ease their pain, was laid to rest. Read full story here. PHOTO CREDIT: Harald Biebel | Dreamstime.com
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The Cathedral of St. Luke’s deacon, Nancy Oliver, spent her Sunday June 12 at ORMC. She was there to comfort families while they awaited news of their loved ones. This is what deacons and clergy train for. Click here for full story.
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The Bishop of Central Florida, the Rt. Rev. Gregory Brewer, has responded to this weekend’s shooting at an Orlando nightclub by acknowledging that “words of condolence have little value.” Brewer, whose Cathedral of St Luke is just 1.5 miles away from the scene of the shooting, said, “All we can do is grieve, pray, and…
[ Read More]Each spring, our churches have a Collect that honors Edward Thomas Demby and Henry Beard Delany, the first and second African-American bishops consecrated in The Episcopal Church. As the prayer says, they, “though limited by segregation, served faithfully to [God’s] honor and glory” (Lessons Appointed for Use on the Feast of Edward Thomas Demby and…
[ Read More]A companion link between the U.S.-based Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Virginia and the Church of England’s Diocese of Liverpool took a step further this week when the Suffragan Bishop of Virginia was commissioned to serve also as the Assisting Bishop of Liverpool. The Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt. Rev. Paul Bayes, was at the Shrine…
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St. John’s Episcopal in Melbourne announces the formation of its new Outreach Committee. The committee recently held its first meeting. Discussion focused on three areas: outreach to our St. John’s family, community-outreach projects, and publicity/communication. Outreach to Our St. John’s Family Our “out of the blocks” project, focusing on our St. John’s family, is something…
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