A Winter Haven resident and member of Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Zachary formed a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation called Silly Sock Saturdays after receiving a school assignment last school year at Bok Academy in Lake Wales. Under Zachary’s guidance, Silly Sock Saturdays gives silly socks and other items, as well as comfort, to kids in local…
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Editor’s note: This is the second of many scheduled lectionary weekly living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. This column is about the Day of Pentecost. Pentecost (Greek for 50 days) commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, 50 days after the resurrection of Christ. The Day…
[ Read More]The weather is heating up, and so is registration for the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy’s wide variety of summer camps. Serving children at two Melbourne locations – 50 West Strawbridge Ave. (Lower School, Parish Campus); and 5626 Holy Trinity Drive (Upper School, Pineda Campus) – HTEA is offering an exciting assortment of different activities for…
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Editor’s note: This is the first of many scheduled lectionary weekly living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. The first column is about the Feast of the Ascension. The occasion on which the risen Christ is taken into heaven after appearing to his followers for forty days (Acts 1:1-11,…
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Fresh Expressions had that pioneer spirit, literally, last month when dozens of people turned out for the latest event at the Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center. A total of 34 participants and four trainers turned out for the two-day event titled: Fresh Expressions Pioneer Learning Community. According to a Fresh Expressions news release, pioneers are…
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“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Matthew 22:37-39 (NRSV) Perhaps no two verses in the Bible are more powerful than Christ’s…
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MERRITT ISLAND – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Merritt Island is a small church that tries to serve not only its parishioners, but also neighboring communities. For 33 years and counting it has held a Holiday Fair and Quilt Raffle, with all proceeds benefitting the Sharing Center of Central Brevard. But preparing for the Holiday…
[ Read More]The Episcopal Church of the Blessed Redeemer in Palm Bay is a Mission of the Diocese of Central Florida, and is on a mission for Christians. “We’re not your traditional church,” says Rev. Brian Tuner, vicar. “The building is pre-fab and looks like a warehouse. The front is cross-shaped.” The church was formed in 2003…
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One of the nation’s top up-and-coming Christian book authors and speakers will visit Orlando this month – thanks to the Diocese of Central Florida. The diocese will co-sponsor a lunch with Katelyn Beaty at noon, Wednesday, April 25, at The Citrus Club, 255 S. Orange Ave. Suite 1800, in downtown Orlando. The Collaborative of Orlando,…
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Sharing the message of Jesus is no longer confined to churches. These days, spiritual leaders talk about the word of God in coffee shops, bars, and restaurants, among other places – thanks to Fresh Expressions. Fresh Expressions, an innovative worldwide movement in which members create new forms of church alongside existing congregations in order to…
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