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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The yard sale at St. David’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Cocoa Beach is so popular that people get up before dawn for a spot in line. The long line for entry into the yard sale at St. David’s -by-the-Sea will form a few hours before the doors open at 8 a.m. on the first day,…
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Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 27, 2019 Lectionary Year C Nehemiah 8:1-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Jesus Christ came in order to put the world right. He did not come to help us escape to an ethereal realm by way of secret knowledge (e.g. naked souls sitting on clouds playing harps),…
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Central Florida residents can take a step back in time on Saturday, Feb. 9, when St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Merritt Island hosts its eight annual Pioneer Day. This year’s annual event, which is a partnership between Sams House at Pine Island on Merritt Island and St. Luke’s, will be held from 10 a.m. to…
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Diocesan clergy can learn about missional church, how to be disciples of Christ and what business leaders wish spiritual leaders knew when a pair of workshops are held in the next three months. The Diocese of Central Florida will co-sponsor the “Fostering Missional Communities” workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 19, and the “What Business Leaders Wish…
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Editor’s note: Father Chris Brathwaite served as interim rector for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lake Mary for 14 months. With the Diocese of Central Florida set to celebrate the new ministry and installation of Rev. Jeremy Bergstrom as rector at St. Peter’s on Saturday, Jan. 19, Brathwaite will ease back into retirement. Brathwaite took…
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