The Cathedral Concerts Downtown has featured a number of mesmerizing, joyful events through the years, and this year figures to be no exception. On Sunday, March 31, at 6 p.m., the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in downtown Orlando presents a special program featuring the Egyptian oud, a short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped stringed instrument that is…
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Second Sunday in Lent Sunday, March 17, 2019 Lectionary C Luke 13:31-35 Are You Staying on Track? Getting off track is easy to do, and it may happen for the best of reasons, but we still get off track. We do it all the time…
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There will be joyful singing and clapping to the tunes of a live musical band, and smiles will be all around as middle-schoolers enjoy the latest highly anticipated spiritual retreat at Camp Wingmann. An estimated 75 to 80 youth ages 12 to 15, sponsors and team members are expected to descend upon Camp Wingmann on…
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Last Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, March 3, 2019 Lectionary C Luke 9:28-36 Mountains and Valleys Do you remember the first time that you saw mountains? When we were young, we camped during the summer as a family. Our favorite destination was Deep Creek in Bryson City, North Carolina. Every summer, we would find our…
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Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, February 24, 2019 Lectionary C In the gospel for this seventh Sunday of Epiphany, Jesus is speaking about love. If we are keen Bible readers, we know that love is Jesus’s favorite topic. Whether we frame some of His actions into humility, unselfishness, compassion or pure friendship, we know…
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Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, February 17, 2019 Lectionary C In reflecting on this week’s Gospel, Jesus looks directly into our hearts, just as He looked into the hearts of His disciples on the plain after healing the multitudes. He knew their strengths, He knew their weaknesses, He knew their priorities, He knew their…
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They came by the busloads and by car to be a part of the energy of an event that not only commemorated a golden anniversary, but reinvigorated people’s commitment to Jesus Christ. On an historic evening that brought a record-setting crowd (4,000-plus) to First Baptist Church of Orlando, the Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on Friday,…
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Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, February 10, 2019 Lectionary C Lowering Our Nets Reflection on Luke 5:1-11 It has taken me years of adulthood to learn that you “don’t get what you don’t ask for.” I’ve found this very helpful in dealing with the cable company…
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The Diocesan 50th Annual Convention will lead off with quite a celebration on Friday, Feb. 1 – thanks to what is believed will be a record-setting turnout. The “Keep Saying Yes to Revival,” which kicks off the two-day convention, has surpassed 4,000 registrations and will now place additional attendees into the overflow section of The…
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More than five dozen youth started the new year in record-setting style at Camp Wingmann, establishing a new attendance record while learning about the Lord at Winter Camp 2019. Sixty-four youth of various ages turned for the annual event Jan. 4-6 at the spacious retreat in Avon Park, located about 1 ½ hours south of…
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