In 1883, a small group of men started the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in Chicago to minister to men and boys. The group is still going today. It has a rich history of pointing men to Jesus. Some 25 years before Gideons International started putting Bibles in hotel rooms, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew was…

’Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the parish The priest wrote a sermon he hoped people would cherish. Our website and bulletin were updated with care, In hopes that long-lost parishioners soon would be there. The children practiced the pageant wearing costumes with dread; While visions of PS4s danced in their heads. When…

4/3/16 Lecanto Shepherd of the Hills 4/17/16 Orlando St. John the Baptist 4/24/16 Lakeland All Saints Bishop Brewer’s visitation dates are subject to change. Please refer to www.cfdiocese.org for the most current visitation listing.

Canon Tim Nunez opened the discussion and gave some background on the new assessments to start in 2019. “In order to be a parish, you must give 10 percent to the diocese,” he said. “In 2019, you must give 15 percent to the wider church.” The panel consisted of Bishop Greg Brewer, Nunez, and Earl…

Lent is a season of preparation to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This year, it begins on Ash Wednesday, February 10, and lasts 40 days (not counting Sundays), and ends on March 24. Lent is a time of deliberate self-examination and repentance; prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and reading and meditating on God’s…

In 1883, a small group of men started the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in Chicago to minister to men and boys. The group is still going today. It has a rich history of pointing men to Jesus. Some 25 years before Gideons International started putting Bibles in hotel rooms, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew was…

Stewardship is about being grateful, responsible stewards of the gifts we receive from God. The tradition of giving back to God and to the church comes from the biblical practice of “tithing,” which means to give back a tenth of our earnings to God (Numbers 18:26). The Episcopal Church sees stewardship as more than simply…

Stephen Dass, missionary to the streets of Sao Paolo, Brazil, began his report at the diocese’s annual convention in January by naming all the street children he has met. The list continued for several minutes. “These children have been forgotten by their parents,” Dass explained. “I wanted to make sure to speak their names, to…

The Rt. Rev. Lloyd Allen, Bishop for the Diocese of Honduras, began his convention report in Spanish but suddenly started to laugh when he saw the confused faces in the mostly English-speaking audience. What a great sense of humor he has. By his side was Canon to the Ordinary Connie Sanchez. Allen preaches only one…

One of the greatest privileges of ministry is having a front-row seat to the life change that happens when God is at work in someone’s life. Ministry goes beyond our job to a calling that brings us purpose and fulfillment. We become swept up in the adventure and excitement of seeing God move and change…