For some kids, summertime is about more than just hitting the beaches and theme parks. It’s also the time for Vacation Bible School, or VBS. Churches across the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida are busily holding registration for 2017 VBS programs, which run in varying sessions in June, July and August. Most are designed for…
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Whether it is canoeing, kayaking, sailboarding, swimming or just watching a movie, there is no shortage of fun for youth attending a Camp Wingmann summer camp. That trend continues this year when Camp Wingmann holds six weeklong camps over a seven-week period in June and July. Sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, the…
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A Christian revival of sorts is “Happening” these days at Camp Wingmann, and it’s an empowering one. On April 28-30, Camp Wingmann will hold its third Happening for high school youth since reviving the event last year after a decades-old absence. Sponsored by The Episcopal Church, the Happening is a ministry run by teenagers for…
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COCOA BEACH – When it comes to generosity, St. David’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church continues to be a shining example for others to follow. The recipients of the church’s generosity are diverse and widespread: Seafarers’ House, Brevard Veterans’ Center, Food for Friends, Family Promise Ministry, Salvation Army, Brevard Domestic Violence program, Angel Trees at Christmas, local…
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COCOA BEACH – Jeanne Weaver has traveled the world. She has seen her artwork published. But her biggest adventure may have come only after she returned to the church she frequented as far back as 1955 and that hosted her wedding in 1970. Now many of the walls in St. David’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church bear…
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When the next hurricane blows through or flooding leaves people stranded, many Central Florida church leaders will know how to respond—thanks to Episcopal Relief & Development’s U.S. Disaster Program. Representatives from all of Florida’s Episcopal dioceses, including the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, attended a special disaster preparedness and response training event March 29-31 at…
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Dozens of people were expected to descend upon St. John’s Episcopal Church in Kissimmee to have their feet washed on Maundy Thursday. But what makes this holy day unique at St. John’s is that church members are washing the feet of the homeless. For more than a decade, members of the church’s outreach team have…
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The fight to stop pornography and sexual addiction has come to congregations worldwide, and the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida is on the front lines. Dozens of clergy learned more about the socially powerful topic of sex addiction at the first Clergy Day of the 2017 calendar year at Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center in…
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Studies show that more people go to church for Easter services than on any other day of the year, even Christmas. Those studies, which can be referenced in the Christian Standard and Christian Post websites, among others, will likely hold true again—at least in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. At St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Haines…
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When it comes to revitalizing a congregation, Father Chris Brathwaite and his wife, Genevieve, can tip their hats to the Caribbean for helping them make church life fun again. An Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida tradition continues Saturday, April 15, when St. Mark’s Episcopal Church hosts its seventh annual Easter Afternoon of Elegance with a…
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