In a previous column, I gave a simple challenge for the churches to write letters to our children and teens in the streets. Slowly but steadily, the letters came in. Then one day, we got a package that contained a bunch of letters written by children from a church in a small city in Florida….
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Seven years ago, Becky Riley’s love of photography led her to join a photo club that has professional judges and professional photographers who give lessons. One day, Becky received a call that a world-class photographer was coming to the next photo club session. This sounded interesting, so she made sure to attend. When she arrived,…
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Camp Wingmann’s summer camp program is designed to encourage campers to exercise, eat right, get proper sleep and grow in their faith. Having fun is a priority, and campers enjoy many activities such as all kinds of sports, silly games, arts and crafts, and swimming or kayaking in beautiful Trout Lake. A ropes course challenges middle schoolers…
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Bishop Gregory Brewer ordained the following nine candidates as transitional deacons on the evening of January 30 at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando: Karl Nicholas Braunschneider, John Garry Edwards, Joshua Michael Gritter, Lauren Renee Ellis Larkin, Zachary David Neubauer, Gladys Rodriguez, Frank Wayne Samuelson, Louise Bernhardt Samuelson, and Ashton Knight Williston. Ordination as a transitional deacon is the final step before becoming…
[ Read More]Have the urge to get away this year? Equal Opportunities Tours (EO) has partnered with clergy, leaders, parishes, schools, and ministries of The Episcopal Church to provide five locations and nearly 30 options for travel dates. EO has put together packages to the Holy Land, Eastern Europe, Mediterranean Sea, Northern Ireland, and a little closer…
[ Read More]¡Bienvenidos a la Iglesia del Mesías! Advent this year was about more than just awaiting the birth of Jesus. This season also witnessed the birth of Church of the Messiah’s Spanish service, which we hope will serve as a light in the darkness for many years to come. We have been diligently praying, preparing, and…
[ Read More]If you snooze, you’ll miss out on St. Richard’s Mardi Gras fundraiser Saturday from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Live ‘60s and ’70s music by Clayton Band, New Orleans cuisine, and a costume contest will highlight the evening. Tickets are $25 per person, or a table for eight is $200. Those who purchase a table are…
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As a church planter, I know the importance of communication. There is a saying: “If you do not speak, no one will hear you.” In our efforts to evangelize and communicate the love of God to the world, we have powerful tools at our disposal that we can and must use. If we do not…
[ Read More]“Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me’” (Mark 9:36-37). As I stepped out of the apartment building, I…
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has focused on reconciliation—one of the three priority areas for his ministry—for his New Year’s message. The archbishop filmed the message in Coventry, where he served as cathedral canon between 2002 and 2007. It was in Coventry that Archbishop Justin developed the cathedral’s international reconciliation ministry, which grew out of…
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