UPDATE: Since the publication of this article, Grace, Ocala, has raised close to $50,000 for Ukrainian refugees. The unthinkable is happening in Ukraine, and we watch it every day. Apartment buildings, hospitals and train stations, bombed into charred rubble. The machines of war, now mangled heaps of metal. The lifeless bodies of civilians scattered on…
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It began with a dream, or as some might call it, a vision: a vision of a large home in northeastern Poland. A vision of multiple generations living, loving, eating, playing and working together. A vision of family. A vision of home. Only God could connect St. Michael’s, Orlando, with that large home in Poland…
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Brothers Jake and Luke Damiani led the third annual Soles 4 Souls Shoe Drive at St. Edward’s Episcopal School, Vero Beach, Feb. 7-25, collecting 200 pairs of shoes for those in need. “My mom teaches at St. Edward’s and volunteers a lot, so we volunteer at Habitat for Humanity,” said Jake, 18. “When I was…
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In February 2022, The Rev. John Clark (“Deacon Johnny”) and his wife, Jacki Bailey-Clark, of St. Gabriel’s, Titusville, spent 22 days in Belize representing No One Hungry Inc. and broadening the ministry’s impact. They planted four of what the ministry calls “God’s Gardens” on this, their seventh trip to the nation, and also built St….
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Black history is not just a month at St. John the Baptist, Orlando, but an everyday living reality. Our church is the historic Black civil rights church in the Diocese of Central Florida. We celebrate The Rev. Canon Nelson W. Pinder, who pastored our church and helped lead the civil rights movement in the 1960s…
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When The Rev. Samuel Nsengiyumva came to serve as rector of Holy Trinity, Fruitland Park, on Jan. 26, 2021, the church’s school (Holy Trinity Episcopal School) quickly captured his heart. A recent outreach grant award of $5,000 through the Lilly Endowment Inc. via the Northwest Deanery will allow the school to expand its vital ministry…
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You hear the passion in his voice, see it in his face. That passion rises anytime The Rev. Stephen Dass speaks about “our kids” – the children of the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. The children who have left instability, rejection and worse for the relative security of the streets. The children loved by God,…
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For the second year in a row, Grace, Ocala, has eliminated medical debt through Christmas donations from church members and strategic partnerships. “We have now bought $750,000 in medical debt,” said The Rev. Jonathan French, rector. “Someone told me about RIP Medical Debt in 2020,” French explained. “Then I found something from them in my…
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A unique partnership between 10 local nonprofit organizations offers quality and affordable Christmas shopping for low-income families in the greater Melbourne area, and diocesan churches and schools add their gifts to this ministry’s Christmas joy. Gifts From the Heart Christmas Shop is now in its sixth year. Here, parents and guardians of children served by…
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On Sept. 4, 2021, the Anglican Diocese of Belize expressed its gratitude via resolutions to The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer and the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida along with The Rev. John Clark, Mrs. Jacki Bailey-Clark and No One Hungry Inc. The resolution to Brewer and the diocese included thanks for the diocese’s ministry…
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