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…

Teamwork is the essential element of every successful organization, business, church, and sports team. God highly recommends it; in fact, teamwork was part of Jesus’ strategy to accomplish his mission on earth. In Mark 6:7, we learn that Jesus sent out his disciples two by two to do ministry. He did not expect them to…

On behalf of Bishop Brewer, we announce with sadness that the Rev. Philip R. Baxter died on June 14, 2016, following a long illness. Philip served at three parishes in Central Florida between 1990 and 2012: All Saints’ Episcopal Church and St. David’s Episcopal Church in Lakeland, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Winter Haven….