When trouble comes, our response must be to pray and praise more! As a community, we want to come together specifically to praise the Lord for His goodness and mercy and to ask for His favor on His church in Central Florida. Please join believers from around Central Florida as we come together for ecumenical…
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On behalf of Bishop Brewer, we are saddened to report the death of the Reverend Canon Andrew Robert (“Bob”) Rizner on Sunday, July 17 in Sevierville, Tenn. Father Rizner served the Diocese of Central Florida between 1967 and 1995 as Canon at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke (1967 – 1973) and as Rector of…
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On behalf of Bishop Brewer, we are sad to share news of the death of Karisse Joy Schilling, daughter of the Rev. Wally Schilling. She was 37. Karisse was a melanoma survivor for about 10 years until the disease returned and took her life. She was an active missioner with YWAM and other ministries and…
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It is with great sorrow that Bishop Brewer shares the sad news that Dorothy Adams, president of the Northeast Deanery, passed away unexpectedly over the weekend while visiting family in North Carolina. In addition to her faithful tenure on the Diocesan Board, Dorothy was a devoted member of Holy Presence in DeLand and served the…
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God’s call is always a call to love. To love him. To love other people. But the ones he sends us to love are often those we would never choose on our own. A Love That Sacrifices Peter, in the tenth chapter of Acts, had no idea God would call him to go be with…
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Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Bishop Brewer debuted a beautiful memorial stole today which was given to the Diocese of Central Florida by a company in Rochester, NY called Holy Cloaks. The stole lists embroidered names of the…
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Sãu Paulo: The three boys were the same age, but Bruno was the only one who had watched some of the free movies in the list we were checking. Among them was the famous “The Bicycle Thief,” directed by Vittorio De Sica. I had never seen the movie, but Bruno had, and he didn’t like it….
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All Saints’ Church Presents A Christian Worldview and Apologetics Event An Evening with Dr. Douglas Groothuis Know What You Believe and Why You Believe It Saturday August 20, 6:00 p.m. All Saints’ Episcopal Church 202 Massachusetts Ave. Lakeland FL 33801 COST: Nothing but your time! What is a “Christian Worldview” and why does it matter? Come…
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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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