The youth group at St. Elizabeth’s, Sebastian, has started a new ministry. Adopt a Grandfriend pairs a young person with an elderly retired person. In the early fall, Joanne Knott, the church’s youth minister, began thinking of a project that would involve the youth group and the parish seniors. Knott said, “Our parish is predominantly…
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In late 2019 St. George Episcopal, The Villages, formed a volunteer Communications Committee. The advent of COVID-19 thrust the committee, which was originally exploring how to revamp the church website, into investigating new ways to keep parishioners in communion during the initial lockdown. One of the many things the committee did was to explore the…
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On Friday, June 5, a city-wide “Walk of Mourning and Restoration” was held to decry racism and work toward unity, with many Episcopal ministers participating, including The Rt. Rev. Greg Brewer, bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida. The walk, which tied into larger protests and vigils around the country in response to the death…
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2 Timothy 2:8-15 Psalm 25:1-12 Mark 12:28-34 Preview photo: © Jonah Cowie
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Day of Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020 Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21 John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 The Collect Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout…
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When the “shelter-in-place” order was announced for Central Florida, The Rev. Charles Myers of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Orlando knew that his church’s mission still needed to move forward. “The church asked me, ‘Can we keep the food pantry open?’,” he said. Since the shutdown and services moving online, Myers…
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Second Sunday of Easter April 19, 2020 Acts 2:14a, 22-32 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 Psalm 16 Bishop Brewer reflects on the readings assigned for the Second Sunday of the Easter Season.
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Drastic times may call for drastic measures, but in the Diocese of Central Florida and throughout The Episcopal Church, drastic times also call for giving, caring and ministering where possible. The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, diocesan bishop, made that clear in his statement to clergy on March 18 when he said, “We have to…
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On Nov. 26, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (HTEA), Melbourne, held its biggest outreach of the year: the Thanksgiving Ingathering and Basket Blessing. The event took place at both campuses during chapel. For 29 years, HTEA has conducted this outreach of food and supplies to provide families in need around the Space Coast with a plentiful…
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Cub Scout Pack 106 at St. Stephen’s Church, Lakeland, spent three weeks collecting supplies for those in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian. Scouts brought donations to the meetings on Sept. 9, 16, and 23. They also set up a table for the cause at the parish’s Ministry Fair on Sunday, September 8. Pack Secretary…
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