After hosting highly successful summer camps, Camp Wingmann leaders are hoping their next event will keep things running smoothly at their scenic outpost. Camp Wingmann director, the Rev. Deke Miller, announced that the Inaugural 5K Run for Camp Wingmann will be held Saturday, Oct. 14, on property at 3404 Wingmann Road in Avon Park. The…
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Nancy Waits is still a relative newcomer to Central Florida, but it’s safe to say she has found a new home in St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park. Formerly a resident of the Florida Panhandle before relocating here five years ago, Waits has been on the mend from a broken leg sustained when she…
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Kids went on a “Deep Sea Discovery” this summer at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, learning about Jonah, Noah, Peter and other Bible figures. Sixteen elementary to middle school youths made St. Mark’s VBS (Vacation Bible School) a big success July 24-28. The five-day session drew youths from several area churches. “The Vacation Bible School was…
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Parishioners of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church were called to come home in late July, and dozens showed at the church’s doorsteps in Haines City. Just four years after dedicating a new sanctuary at the church, St. Mark’s held its inaugural Homecoming on Sunday, July 30. Eighty-seven people turned out for the service, which included a…
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Church of the Holy Child, an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Central Florida that is affiliated with the American Anglican Council, will hold a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, on property, 1225 W. Granada Blvd., in Ormond Beach. Sponsored by the Christian Resource Team, the rummage sale will…
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With 60 years under its belt, the second-oldest private school in Brevard County is looking ahead to an even stronger 60 years to come. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, located in crowded downtown Cocoa, is seeking a significant expansion to its K-12 school, the similarly named St. Mark’s Episcopal Academy. “I think it’s going to be…
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A trip to Central America proved to be a heartwarming one this spring for Bishop Greg Brewer of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. Brewer and Wes Dubic, the Diocese’s Honduras Commission Chairman, traveled to Honduras at the end of May for the Diocese of Honduras’ annual convention and other activities. The duo stayed busy…
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Making the trek to Camp Wingmann has become a summertime tradition for many youths in the Diocese of Central Florida, and this year proved especially rewarding. Three youths from St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park won scholarships related to their participation in the 2017 Camp Wingmann summer camps, according to St. Richard’s rector, the…
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COCOA – They come in often, sitting quietly at the back of the sanctuary for services or crowding into the fellowship hall for the weekly coffee-hour event. But for the congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Cocoa, their frequent homeless visitors are more than regular passers-by — they are friends in need of help. “We have…
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St. Richard’s Episcopal Church is holding a blood drive aboard the BIG RED BUS from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, July 30, at the church at 5151 Lake Howell Road, Winter Park. Church leaders are hoping to meet or surpass their goal of 12 donations. “Blood is urgently needed during the summer months when…
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