CENTRALFLORIDAEPISCOPALIAN NEWS FROM THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA • WWW.CFDIOCESE.ORG • Volume 120, No. 2 • March-April 2018
Diocesan Churches Announce Lent, Easter Services Hundreds ‘Embrace Our Neighborhoods’ at Annual Convention Former Wingmann Counselor to Run Summer Camps
Jesus “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name said: welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.” —Mark 9:37
Our Saviour Parishioners Offer Mentorship to Girls in Need Diocese Celebrates Ordinations of Transitional Deacons
The Diocese of Central Florida The Right Reverend Gregory O. Brewer, Bishop Serving 15 counties through 84 churches and 30,000 members The Episcopal Church The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate An international community of 2.5 million Christians in North and South America, Europe and Taiwan The Anglican Communion The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury A global community of over 85 million Christians in over 165 countries around the world
Table of Contents Bishop Brewer’s Column – Looking Back – And Forward.........................................................3 Churches Announce Lent/Easter Services.......................................................................... 4-5 Hundreds ‘Embrace Our Neighborhoods’ at Annual Convention...............................................6 Embracing Our Neighborhoods—And One Another...................................................................7 Guest Preacher Implores Diocese to Look Forward, Not Back..................................................8 Friday Night Dinner Draws 350 People to the Table.................................................................9 The Squires Share a Heart for Haiti.......................................................................................10 Diocesan Convention Election Results, Appointments, Etc....................................................11 A Homecoming for Dr. Katherine Cobb..................................................................................12 Camp Wingmann Inside Cover..............................................................................................13 Former Wingmann Counselor to Run Summer Camps...................................................... 14-15 Donated Ski Boat Will Ramp Up Fun at Camp Wingmann.......................................................16 Middle Schoolers Find Christ Through ‘New Beginnings’.......................................................17 Former Wingmann Director Returns to Popular Retreat.................................................... 18-19 Brotherhood of St. Andrew Builds New Altar.........................................................................19
Central Florida Episcopalian The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, Bishop The Rt. Rev. John W. Howe Retired The Rt. Rev. Hugo Pina-Lopez Retired The Rt. Rev. John Said Retired The Rt. Rev. William H. Folwell Retired
Camp Wingmann Calendar..................................................................................................20 Our Saviour Parishioners Offer Mentorship to Girls in Need............................................. 21-22 Diocese Celebrates Ordinations of Transitional Deacons................................................. 23-26 Bishop Brewer Visitation Schedule, Diocesan Calendar of Events..........................................27 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)
The Rev. Canon Timothy Nunez Canon to the Ordinary The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin Holcomb Canon for Vocations The Ven. Kristi Alday, Archdeacon Mr. Earl Pickett, Diocesan Administrator Mr. Erick Perez, Subscription Manager
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BISHOP BREWER
Looking Back— and Forward By Bishop Gregory O. Brewer
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s we look forward to Holy Week, let us first look back to our Diocesan Convention and the wonderful things God did there, then to the ministry that lies ahead.
Diocesan Convention 2018: Unified My experience of our recent Diocesan Convention was that it was actually an extraordinary display of Christian unity. It could have gone in a bunch of different ways—and it didn’t. People seemed genuinely happy to be there, and I felt profoundly supported. Besides that, we laughed and enjoyed each other’s company; the worship was rich and prayerful; and in many ways, this Diocesan Convention was a celebration of the things God is doing in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
Task Force: Diverse One of the additional fruits of the Diocesan Convention was the announcement of the formation of a task force (which I announced during my address) headed by Canon Justin Holcomb. I want to bring together a group of people who are thoughtful, prayerful, committed to the unity of the diocese, faithful to Jesus and who express the theological diversity that exists among us around the question of same-sex marriage. As we examine this issue and how we will respond to its various aspects, what I didn’t want was divisiveness. I think the task force will be the perfect
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environment to have conversations in a smaller group among people who are committed to remain in unity in a way that will be, in the long run, profoundly helpful.
Diocesan Convention 2019: Celebratory The focus of next year’s Diocesan Convention will be the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. It will be primarily celebratory, and we will be inviting bishops—any bishop who’s had any affiliation with the formation of the Diocese of Central Florida—and there will be a big dinner. And while we will have business to conduct, the real focus will be a celebration of what has happened and is happening as we think about the future. So, the entire tone will be one of real thanksgiving.
Ministry: Ongoing Our ministry, both now and in the future, is being influenced by the profound demographic shifts our area is experiencing. Most of our communities show significant population growth. Some of those coming in are retirees who are moving here from all over the country; some of those are young adults who are coming here because of job opportunities; some of those are people who are moving here from all over the world, again because of the economic opportunities; and another group consists of people who are migrating here (primarily from, but not limited to, Puerto Rico) because of the 2017 hurricane disasters. The way I think about this is that the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida is not just 84 churches; it’s 15 counties. This means we have a responsibility to minister to the people who are moving here from other parts of the country and other parts of the world. What is God asking us to do about that?
Sometimes it looks like ministry specifically to people who are migrating here who have lost everything, and so we make available food pantries and job opportunities, English as a Second Language classes, and other efforts to reach out and incorporate people who are com-
ing here. Sometimes it means thinking carefully about how we welcome new people into our congregations, regardless of who they are, and what kind of impact are we having in our local community. Sometimes it means Bishop Greg Brewer planting new churches, especially in parts of the diocese that are, right now, poorly served. In all, we need to think both prayerfully and creatively about the populations who are coming our way, regardless of what they look like.
Future: Bright and Challenging I love what’s happening in the Diocese of Central Florida. We’re growing, we’re changing, and in ways that are calling us to take more seriously how we reach out to our neighborhoods. We’re having a number of people being ordained and being brought into the life of the church here. In other words, we have extraordinary opportunities in front of us, and we have a lot of congregations who are trying to think about how to take advantage of those opportunities, as well as an excellent diocesan staff, who enjoy each other’s company and work hard together around these same priorities. For us, the future is both bright as well as challenging, and I’m looking forward to it. Grace to You,
Bishop Gregory O. Brewer
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LENT/EASTER SERVICES
Churches Announce Lent, Easter Services By Jeff Gardenour
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piscopal churches across Central Florida will stay busy from Lent through Easter, holding a number of services as Christians reflect on Jesus’ sojourn in the wilderness and His crucifixion and resurrection. The 2018 Lent season begins Wednesday, Feb. 14, with Ash Wednesday,
and ends Saturday, March 31, with Holy Saturday. Holy Week runs Sunday, March 25, to Saturday, March 31, which includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Easter Sunday and the Easter season commence on April 1.
Following is a partial list of Lent and Easter activities and services in the Diocese of Central Florida. Events are subject to change, with updates available online at the Diocese of Central Florida website at: http://www.cfdiocese.org on the internet.
Churches listed in alphabetical order
Cathedral Church of Saint Luke 130 Magnolia Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 407-849-0680 http://www.ccslorlando.org
• Friday, Feb. 14, 21, 28, and March 7, 14, 21, 28, at 12:05 p.m. – Stations of the Cross during Holy Eucharist. • Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Ash Wednesday: Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes, 7:30 a.m., 12:05 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. • Wednesday, March 21, 7 p.m. – Stations of the Cross in the Cathedral. • Thursday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. – Maundy Thursday service. • Friday, March 30 – Good Friday Liturgy with Holy Eucharist from the Reserved Sacrament, 7:30 a.m.; Good Friday Liturgy with preaching and silent prayer, noon-3 p.m.; children’s Stations of the Cross, 4 p.m.; Tenebrae, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, March 31 – Holy Saturday: Morning prayer in the Armed Forces Chapel, 8:30 a.m.; The Great Vigil of Easter, 7:30 p.m. • Sunday, April 1 – Easter Day: Holy Eucharist, confirmations, receptions, and reaffirmations, 7:30 a.m.; children’s Easter celebration in the Education Building, 9 a.m.; Festival Eucharist with brassworks and percussion, 10:15 a.m.; Holy Eucharist, 6 p.m.
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Church of Our Saviour
200 N.W. Third St. Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-763-4843 http://www.churchofoursaviourokeechobee. org Easter Events and Holy Week Services (Lent, Holy, Easter Theme: Come to The Table) • Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Ash Wednesday: Distribution of Ashes, 8 a.m., noon; HE II and Distribution of Ashes, 6 p.m. • Wednesday, Feb. 21-March 28, 5:30 p.m. – Stations of the Cross. • Friday, March 23, noon – Community Stations of the Cross, downtown Okeechobee in Flagler Park • Sunday, March 25 – Palm Sunday, 8 and 10:30 a.m.; Seder Meal, 6 p.m. • Wednesday, March 28, 6 p.m. – Tenebrae. • Thursday, March 29, 6 p.m. – Maundy Thursday and Ceremony of the Washing of Feet. • Friday, March 30, noon – Good Friday and Stations of the Cross. • Saturday, March 31 – Holy Saturday, noon; Great Easter Vigil, 6 p.m. • Sunday, April 1, 8 and 10:30 a.m. – Easter services, reception following.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
221 S. Fourth St. Lake Wales, FL 33853 863-676-8578 https://www.goodshepherdnews.com • Palm Sunday, March 25, 8 and 10:15 a.m. – Parishioners will gather outside the church before the 10:15 service for the blessing of the palms, followed by a procession into the church and a dramatic reading of the Passion Gospel. • Maundy Thursday, March 29, 5:30 p.m. – A simple agape meal of bread, wine and homemade lentil soup will be served in the parish hall after the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in the church. Jesus’ final prayer for the church will be shared from John’s Gospel. The evening will conclude with the stripping of the altar. • Good Friday, March 30, 5:30 p.m. – Our parish Good Friday service and homily will be offered. • Easter Vigil, March 31, 8 p.m. – Following sunset, the Paschal Candle will be lit and the first celebration of Easter will be celebrated in the church. • Easter Day, April 1, 8 and 10:15 a.m. – The adult and junior choirs will sing, and the EYC will host an Easter egg hunt for the children after the 10:15 service. We will have a cake and punch reception in the courtyard of the memorial garden.
Church of the Good Shepherd
331 Lake Ave. Maitland, FL 32751 407-644-5350 www.GoodShepherdMaitland.com • Tuesday, Feb. 13, 5 p.m. – Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and pancake toss relay in the parish hall. • Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Ash Wednesday: Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist 7:30 a.m. and noon in the chapel. • Saturday, March 24, 5 p.m. -- Palm Sunday/ Sunday of the Passion: Palm procession from the outside altar and Passion reading by the congregation in the chapel. • Sunday, March 25, 10 a.m. – Palm Sunday/ Sunday of the Passion: Palm procession from the outside altar and Passion reading by the congregation in the church. • Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m. – Maundy Thursday: Instructed Eucharist, stripping of the altar and procession of the Sacrament to the Altar of Repose in the Church (Altar of Repose in the chapel).
• Friday, March 30 – Good Friday: Outdoor Stations of the Cross around the campus at noon. Mass of the Pre-Sanctified with Veneration of the Cross in the church, 7 p.m. • Sunday, April 1, 6:30 a.m. – The Great Vigil of Easter Sunrise Candlelit Service: The Lighting of the New Fire and the Paschal Candle with Exsultet, Vigil Readings, renewal of baptismal vows, The First Eucharist of Easter, in the church. • Sunday, April 1, 10 a.m. – Easter Day Holy Eucharist in the church. Children’s Easter egg hunt immediately following the service in the “Back 40.” Easter lunch in the parish hall following the Easter egg hunt.
Church of the Holy Spirit
601 S. Highland Ave. Apopka, FL 32703 407-886-1740 http://www.holyspiritapopka.com • Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Ash Wednesday: Imposition of Ashes, noon; Holy Eucharist II, 7 p.m. • Mondays through Thursdays, Feb. 15-March 2, noon – Stations of the Cross: Follow the footsteps of Jesus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation. At each station, the individual recalls and meditates on a specific event from Christ’s last day. • Wednesday, Feb. 21 and 28; Thursday, March 7, 14 and 21, 6 p.m. – Healing services: Anointing and laying on of hands are made available during worship for those who would like to receive them. • Sunday, March 25 – Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Palms, Holy Eucharists I and II, 8 and 10:30 a.m. • Wednesday, March 28, 7 p.m. – Tenebrae (meaning “shadows” or “darkness”) is an ancient Christian service that makes use of gradually diminishing light through the extinguishing of candles to symbolize the events of that week from the triumphant Palm Sunday entry through Jesus’ burial. • Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m. – Maundy Thursday: The word “Maundy” comes from the Latin word “mandatum,” meaning “commandment.” Maundy refers to the commands Jesus gave His disciples at the Last Supper: to love with humility by serving one another and to remember His sacrifice. Christians continue to share bread and wine as part of our worship. • Friday, March 30 – Good Friday: Stations of the Cross, noon; The Passion, 3 p.m., fish fry, 5-7 p.m. (Please see church flyer for details).
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LENT/EASTER SERVICES • Saturday, March 31, 7 p.m. – Holy Saturday: The Great Vigil of Easter, also known as Vigil of Pasch, consisting of four parts: The Service of Light, The Service of Lessons, Renewal of Baptismal Vows, The Holy Eucharist. • Sunday, April 1 – Easter Day: Celebrate Resurrection Day with Holy Eucharist Rite I, 8 a.m.; Egg hunt for the little ones, 9:30 a.m.; Holy Eucharist Rite II, 10:30 a.m.
Episcopal Church of St. Mary
understanding the significance of Passover; Maundy Thursday service with foot washing, 7 p.m.; Overnight Prayer Vigil, 8 p.m.-9 a.m. • Friday, March 30 – Good Friday: Morning prayer, 9 a.m., church; Good Friday service, noon, church; prayer and meditation, 1-3 p.m., church; Stations of the Cross, 6 p.m., church. • Sunday, April 1 – Easter Day: Great Vigil, 6:30 a.m., church; Festival Eucharist, 10 a.m., church, each followed by traditional hot cross buns.
5750 S.E. 115th St. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Belleview, FL 34420 202 Pontotoc Plaza 352-347-6422 Auburndale, FL 33823 http://www.stmarysbelleview.org 863-967-2130 • Sunday, March 25 – Palm Sunday: Services at http://www.stalbansauburndale.com 8 and 10:30 a.m. • Sunday, March 25 – Palm Sunday: Services at • Wednesday, March 28, 10:30 a.m. – Healing 8 and 10:30 a.m. service: Holy Eucharist with healing prayers. • Thursday, March 29 – Maundy Thursday: • Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m. – Maundy Service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Service with foot washing. • Friday, March 30 – Good Friday: Service at • Thursday and Friday, March 29-30 – Easter noon. Vigil: Begins after Maundy Thursday service and • Saturday, March 31, 8 p.m. – Holy Saturday: lasts through the night of midnight, Friday. The Great Easter Vigil. • Friday, March 30 – Good Friday: Liturgy, noon • Sunday, April 1 – Easter Day: Services at 8 and to 3 p.m. 10:30 a.m. • Sunday, April 1 – Easter Sunday: Services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Flowering of the cross at St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church both services, with the flowered cross being 319 W. Wisconsin Ave. presented by our youth at the 10:30 service. In DeLand, FL 32720 addition, after the 10:30 a.m. service, we have 386-734-1814 an Easter egg hunt for our young people. http://www.stbarnabaschurchdeland.org
Grace Episcopal Church 510 S.E. Broadway Ocala, FL 34471 352-622-7881 http://graceocala.org
• Friday, March 23, 10 a.m. – Palm Cross Workshop: The making of these crosses as meditation on the triumphal entry that led to Jesus’ death on the cross. They are a symbol of the ultimate victory of Christ through His crucifixion. • Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. – Parish Quiet Day Retreat to prepare our hearts and minds and renew our spirits for Easter, in the church. • Sunday, March 25 – Palm Sunday: Service at 8 a.m., then second service at 9:45 a.m., procession with song and waving palms we will process through the surrounding neighborhood and into the church. Coffee hour, 11:15 a.m., in the parish house. • Thursday, March 29 – Seder Meal in recognition of our heritage and to help in
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• Sunday, March 25 – Palm Sunday: Holy Eucharist at 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m. Services include the reading of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Mark, with people sharing the parts. Processions begin in the pavilion at 7:30, and in the Canterbury Garden at 9 and 11. • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, March 26-28 – Daily Holy Eucharist at 12:10 p.m. in the chapel. • Thursday, March 29 – Maundy Thursday: Holy Eucharist at 12:10 and 7 p.m. Later service Includes foot washing and stripping of the altar, and is followed by an all-night Maundy Watch in the chapel (a sign-up sheet in back of church lists hours to be covered). • Friday, March 30 – Good Friday: Noon to 3 p.m., includes Stations of the Cross, choral music, Veneration of the Cross, and communion from reserved sacraments. • Saturday, March 31 – The Great Easter Vigil: 7 p.m., begins outside with lighting of the Paschal Candle for the new year and procession into the church with singing of the Exsultet (Proclamation of Easter). Old Testament
Scriptures are read and illustrated with drama and music as attendees leave the church and journey around the campus. The people then process back into the church for the Holy Eucha- rist. Large emphasis on participation of children. • Sunday, April 1 – Easter Sunday: 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m. Festive Eucharist. Egg hunts follow the 9 and 11 services; nursery age in the Rose Garden, older kids in the Canterbury Garden. Easter party for adults and children in the Harwood Center following the 9 a.m. service.
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
460 N. Grandview St. Mount Dora, FL 32757 352-383-2832 https://www.stedwardsepiscopal.com • Thursday, March 29 – Maundy Thursday: Liturgy and Setting of the Watch, 7 p.m. • Friday, March 30 – Good Friday: Morning Prayer, 8 a.m.; Good Friday Service, noon-3 p.m. (Veneration of the Cross, noon; Stations of the Cross, 1:00 pm; The Seven Last Words, 2 p.m.); Stations of the Cross, 6 p.m. • Saturday, March 31, 8 p.m. – Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil. • Sunday, April 1 – Easter Day – Holy Eucharist Rite I, 8 a.m.; Holy Eucharist Rite II, with flowering of the cross and Easter egg hunt, 10 a.m.
St. James’ Episcopal Church 204 N. Lee St. Leesburg, FL 34748 352-787-1981 http://stjames-leesburg.org
• Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m. – Maundy Thursday service: “The Last Supper,” a series of soliloquies based on Scripture, will take place in the setting of DaVinci’s painting of the same name.
St. Jude’s Episcopal Church
815 E. Graves Ave. Orange City, FL 386-775-6200 stjudeschurch@embarqmail.com • Wednesdays, 10 a.m., throughout Lent – Stations of the Cross. • Wednesday, March 28, 6 p.m. – Seder Meal. Cost is $10, with limited seating. A Seder Meal is essentially related to a Passover meal in that Christians honor their Jewish beginnings and that Christ the Lord was a Jew. It recounts how the Jewish people read the Passover story, prayers and ceremonies from the Haggadah,
which tells the story from Exodus of when Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and they walked in the desert for 40 years before coming to the Promised Land. • Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. – Maundy Thursday service. As the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter, Maundy Thursday commemorates the washing of the feet and the Last Supper. • Friday, March 30 – Tenebrae, noon; Stations of the Cross, 1 p.m.; Good Friday 2 and 7 p.m. • Sunday, April 1 – Easter sunrise service, 6 a.m.; Eucharist Rite I, 8 a.m., Eucharist Rite II, 10:30 a.m., Easter egg hunt for children 10 and under, noon.
St. Richard’s Church
5151 Lake Howell Road Winter Park, FL 32792 407-671-4211 http://www.strichards.org • Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6-8 p.m. – Shrove Tuesday: Pancake dinner and Valentine’s Day party in the parish hall. Bring your sweetie (or come to meet one) at our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Valentine’s Day Party! It is a unique happening that Lent starts on Valentine’s Day, so celebrate love early to be ready for the contemplative season of Lent to kick off on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14. • Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Ash Wednesday: Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist, noon; Ashes on the Go (drive up for curbside prayer and Imposition of Ashes, 4:30-6 p.m.; Imposi- tion of Ashes and Holy Eucharist, 7 p.m. • Fridays, Feb. 16, 23 and March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, at 6 p.m. – Stations of the Cross, in the Memorial Garden. • Sunday, March 25 – Palm Sunday: Holy Eucharist Rite I, 8 a.m.; Holy Eucharist Rite II, 10:30 a.m.; youth ensemble, 12:15 p.m.; Taize service in the church, 5 p.m.; youth group Seder Dinner in parish hall, 5:30 p.m. • Thursday, March 29 – Maundy Thursday: Morning Prayer, 9 a.m.; Washing of the feet, stripping of the altar, Holy Communion, 7 p.m. • Friday, March 30 – Good Friday: Morning Prayer, 9 a.m.; Good Friday Liturgy and Communion from the Reserve, noon; Stations of the Cross led by the Rev. Alison Harrity, 6 p.m. • Saturday, March 31, 7-8 p.m. – Holy Saturday: Great Vigil of Easter. • Sunday, April 1 – Easter Day: Holy Eucharist Rite I, 8 a.m.; Holy Eucharist Rite II, 10:30 a.m.
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2018 DIOCESAN CONVENTION
‘Embracing Our Neighborhoods’ PHOTOS BY ERICK PEREZ/CFE
Hundreds ‘Embrace Our Neighborhoods’ at Annual Convention Bishop Brewer’s message resonates far and wide in two-day event By Jeff Gardenour
VERO BEACH – Helping those in need, especially our neighbors, is something the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida is making a point of mission focus in 2018.
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hether it’s compiling thousands of pounds of food for emergency relief, helping feed the homeless or cleaning up distressed communities, embracing neighbors is now an official mission for many. The 49th Annual Diocesan Convention theme of “Evangelism – Embracing Our Neighborhoods” resonated throughout this year’s two-day event at Trinity Episcopal Church in Vero Beach. From the lively sermon by the Rev. Michael Michie to the festive Friday Night Dinner to Bishop Greg Brewer’s encouraging address, the annual convention on Jan. 26-27 personified the importance of “doing unto others.” “The tireless efforts of the amazing team of volunteers from Trinity Vero, led by Mrs. Kathy Rodriguez, along with our diocesan staff and volunteers made this convention a true joy,” said Diocesan Canon to the Ordinary Tim Nunez. “Dozens of people have remarked that it was the best convention of any sort they had experienced. “Many remarked that they loved being in a sanctuary this year,” Nunez said. “All of that enabled people to receive the content – Father Mike Michie’s sermon, Bishop Brewer’s address, our speakers and the worship music – and make important decisions in the grace of the Holy Spirit.” Father Christopher Rodriguez, the rector at Trinity Episcopal, said an estimated 650 people attended the event, which was graced by two days of cool weather sprinkled with sunshine. “It was a wonderful oppor-
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tunity for Trinity to serve the diocese, and it was an encouragement for my people,” Rodriguez said. “They loved it!”
More than 600 people turned out for the 2018 Diocesan Convention in Vero Beach.
The convention began on Jan. 26 with a joyful celebration of Holy Eucharist, officiated by Brewer, and a sermon by Michie, and was capped by a Friday Night Dinner that served 325 people, according to Chef Robin Ryan, the owner of A Chef’s Touch Catering Service in Port St. John. Menu items were local fare, further embracing the message of this year’s convention. Diners enjoyed a diverse buffet that included local fresh fish stuffed with crab, lobster and shrimp, roasted chicken breast, herb-roasted potatoes, saffron rice, honey-glazed fresh baby carrots, cannoli and more. “It was fabulous,” Ryan said. “Everyone was really happy.”
Bishop Greg Brewer celebrates the Eucharist at the 2018 Diocesan Convention in Vero Beach.
The bishop’s address in the early part of the second and final day proved uplifting and memorable. Brewer talked about the 250,000 pounds of emergency FEMA relief channeled through St. John’s in Kissimmee, the 31 ordinations in 2017, outreach, new church plants, the increase in youth ministries, a prayer for discernment to better address issues with the LGBTQ community, and a need to plan for the future. “Bishop Brewer has been working relentlessly these past six years strengthening relationships, becoming
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even more deeply a diocesan family, which is the first goal of our strategic plan,” Nunez said. “We see that manifested in the many ministries he highlighted as well as in his insistence that we engage divisive issues in comprehensive conversation rather than in returning to rancorous debate as the primary means of engaging each other. He is actively bearing this same message to the House of Bishops and the Anglican Communion. It seems to have been very thankfully received and it inspired the convention.”
The positivity of the bishop’s address rolled over to the election results, which yielded a talented array of winners. In the Standing Committee, clerical order, the Rev. Christopher Rodriguez and the Rev. Gary Jackson were elected; and Dr. Lorraine Harris, lay order. In the Diocesan Board, clerical order, the Rev. Scott Holcombe, the Rev. Jason Murbarger, and the Very Rev. David Bumsted were elected; and Genevieve “Jenny” Brathwaite, Susan Shannon, Carolyn Burhans, and Karen Beasley, lay order. Parker Bauer was elected to serve as trustee for University of the South, lay order. Concerning appointments and ratifications, appointed to the Commission on Ministry, clerical order, were the Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd, the Rev. Michael Matheny, the Rev. David Newhart, the Rev. Michelle Roach, the Rev. Cameron MacMillan, and the Rev. Adam Young; and Genevieve “Jenny” Brathwaite, and Maggie Thompson, lay order. Appointed to the Disciplinary Board, clerical order, were the Rev. Dr. Edward Weiss, and the Rev. John Kelly; and Monica Taffinder and Beth Young, to the lay order. Appointees to the Committee on Constitution and Canons were the Rev. Chris Brathwaite, the Rev. Christopher Rodriguez, the Rev. Gary Jackson, William Grimm, Sid Glynn and Council Wooten. Five individuals presented testimonials at the Diocesan Convention: Gannon Sims, director of Ministry Foundation, Fresh Expressions, U.S.; the Rev. Mary Delancey, Freedom Partner Coordinator, International Justice Mission; Josh Head, director, Grace School for the Arts, and director of music, Grace Episcopal Church, Ocala; the Very Rev. Rick Burhans, host of
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YouthWorks Summer Mission Trips, and rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Port Orange; and the Rev. Rose Sapp, director of All Saints’ Healing Ministry at the Glennon House, Winter Park. More than two dozen exhibitors also were on hand, showcasing displays throughout the event. They were: Anglican Frontier Mission, Asbury Seminary, Bishop Gray Retirement, Dong Team, Brotherhood of St. Andrews, Camp Wingmann, Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center, Church Army USA, Diocesan Altar Guild, Daughters of the King (DOK), Duke Divinity School, Episcopal Church Women (ECW), Emmaus, Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), Fresh Expressions, Gordon Conwell Seminary, Higher Life Publishing & Marketing, Honduras Commission, Nashotah House Seminary, New Beginnings/ Happenings, Reformed Theological Seminary, SAMS (Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders), Seminary of the Southwest, Solar Light for Africa, Trinity School for Ministry, University of the South-Sewanee, Yergey Library, Youth Ministry Institute, and Puerto Rico Relief. The Diocese of Central Florida represents more than 30,000 people from more than 80 churches across Central Florida.
Embracing Our Neighborhoods— And One Another By Marti Pieper
Bishop Brewer’s convention address stresses service, unity VERO BEACH – From start to finish, the Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer’s annual address underscored and extended this year’s 2018 Diocesan Convention theme, “Evangelism— Embracing Our Neighborhoods.”
Uniting for Relief
This past year, diocesan outreach efforts have included food distribution (including 250,000 pounds of emergency FEMA relief channeled through St. John’s, Kissimmee); food pantries; two shipments to the U.S. Virgin Islands; and financial donations sent to St. John the Divine in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Brewer said. Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) also assisted in ministry to community and clergy during Central Florida’s own recovery from Hurricane Irma. But an ongoing need exists, he said, with the influx of more than 250,000 transplanted Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria. Brewer emphasized how relief work can fulfill Christ’s words, “I was hungry and you gave Me food. … I was naked and you clothed Me.”
Growing in Leadership
Diocese of Central Florida conventioneers pose for a quick shot prior to the start of the 2018 Diocesan Convention in Vero Beach.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida also saw 31 ordinations in 2017, including more young adults and women than in the past, said Brewer, who also emphasized the group’s racial diversity. The diocese has students at various seminaries, its Timothy Fund providing financial help for aspiring priests. The Institute for Christian Studies (ICS) continues to improve vocational training for deacons
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and make it more accessible through online classes.
Moving in Missions
Brewer also highlighted God’s work in reaching diocesan neighborhoods via food distribution and other relief, numerous new and creative services, ministry to the LGBQT community, and countless other mission efforts. He stressed the need to examine whether these ministries move people to faith in Jesus Christ, reiterating the Great Commission’s call to “go and make disciples of all nations.” In that light, Brewer said, new church plants are beginning or planned for Lake Nona, Horizon West and The Villages. The Fresh Expressions movement, with its emphasis on new forms of church, is also growing. In areas where the population is declining, however, some congregations may close.
Reaching the Youth
On a positive note, diocesan youth ministries, Brewer said, increased in number this past year from 46 to 68, thanks especially to a partnership with the Youth Ministry Institute (YMI), where Kirsten Knox has replaced Steve Schneebeger as regional director. The Rev. Bill Yates will serve as Camp Wingmann’s interim director, with J.J. Joseph on board to oversee summer camps. Brewer has also worked to strengthen relationships with Episcopal schools, especially Holy Trinity Academy in Melbourne and Trinity Prep in Winter Park. Brewer expressed his appreciation for the work of the Central Florida Episcopal Schools Association
Bishop Greg Brewer delivered his message of “Evangelism – Embracing Our Neighborhoods” at this year’s Diocesan Convention, imploring attendees to look forward, and not back.
(CFESA) under the leadership of Paul Garcia, head of St. Barnabas Episcopal School in DeLand.
Praying for Discernment
Next, Brewer emphasized his need for counsel and prayer as he seeks God’s missionary strategy for the diocese. Three ministry areas, he said, require special guidance: church plants and existing churches, the exploding Hispanic population, and the growing gay population. Because of a lack of unity, the third area offers a special challenge, Brewer said. His charge as a bishop means his decisions must be coherent with the “faith of the apostles,” take into consideration any action’s impact on the “faith, unity and discipline of the church,” and be coherent with his global leadership responsibility. For these reasons, and after obtaining wise counsel, Brewer chose not to bring two proposed resolutions on LGBQT issues, including same-sex marriage, to the convention floor. Emphasizing his desire to avoid divisiveness, he announced plans for a theologically diverse task force to address these concerns. Chaired
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Guest Preacher Implores Diocese to Look Forward, Not Back VERO BEACH – The Rev. Michie’s sermon, ‘There’s room for everybody in the station wagon,’ resonates at convention By Jeff Gardenour
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he Rev. Mike Michie admits he was a disobedient child at times while vacationing years ago with his parents. The third of four children, he liked having his own personal space and creating his own personal boundaries. So, Michie would climb into the back and sit in the rear-facing seat of the family’s 1975 Chrysler Town and Country station wagon while en route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to his grandmother’s home in Caruthersville, Missouri. “These trips, let me tell you, were a battle … a battle for justice, territory and for personal rights,” Michie recalled in his sermon at the 2018 Diocesan Convention at Trinity Episcopal in Vero Beach. “I would pray that my mom would banish me to the back. I could sit alone and look back at where we’ve been. I literally had my back to my brothers and sisters.” The Rev. Mike Michie’s theme for his sermon was ‘There is room for everybody in the station wagon.’
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The Rev. Mike Michie, far left, walks with the processional at the 2018 Diocesan Convention at Trinity Episcopal Church in Vero Beach.
Michie’s mother had the perfect response, a reply that ended up being Michie’s theme for his sermon: “There’s room in the station wagon for everybody.” “Are you or your church like me sitting in that station wagon?” Michie asked the packed congregation. “Existing only for yourself, and only trying to protect yourself and your sense of space? Or even worse, were you like me in the back – with your back to your brothers and sisters and looking at where you’ve been and not where you’re going? She (my mother) wanted me to get unstuck from my selfish ways.” Using his mother’s words, Michie hammered home the message of looking forward, and not backward, time and again. Cleverly segueing from his own thoughts of personal image to church planting to the apostle Paul’s conversion, Michie’s message of, “There’s room in the station wagon for everybody,” tied in perfectly with the convention’s theme of ‘Evangelism – Embracing Our Neighborhoods’ in the sense that Episcopalians need to be thinking outwardly, and not inwardly, in their lives. “Your mission field does not need one more external show of your religiosity,” Michie said. “What they need is a show of your eternal conversion to the Lord Jesus Christ.” Parishioners can show their eternal conversion to Christ by submitting to Him and trusting in Him, Michie said. Using the Scripture in which Jesus implores Saul to stop “kicking against the goads” (in biblical times, this was a reference to how farmers would
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use a sharp stick or goad to move oxen, and if the oxen resisted, the goad would drive into the oxen’s flesh even deeper), Michie asked congregants: “Is Jesus the Lord of our neighborhood? If he is, then you can trust him. If you submit to his yoke, he will show you the way.” To that end, Michie implored clergy and parishioners to not just start new churches, but open new churches. He mentioned the Rev. Nick Braunschneider as an example, of how the young priest is working on his new church plant – Bethesda Church – in the Lake Nona area of Orlando, despite having “no building, no history or no people” to start with. Michie then asked congregants how would they embrace their neighborhoods. He used the example of the conversion of Paul and how he became stuck in his ways, but then his incredible experience of seeing this powerful vision on the way to Damascus – a higher power that helped him become unstuck and move forward – changed his ways. “(Paul) sees a light from heaven brighter than the sun,” Michie said. “He gets literally knocked off his high horse.” Michie capped his sermon by imploring parishioners to make an “indelible change, a new way of living. It’s the indelible decision to live and act and minister no longer for yourself, but for your mission field. Your church does not exist for the people who are in it, but for the people who are not there yet. “No turning back,” Michie said. “The metaphorical Town and Country is gassed up and ready to go. Follow our Lord Jesus to every town and to every country that he calls you.”
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St. Gabriel’s Deacon Johnny Clark, left, and Diocese Deacon Becky Chapman are all smiles at the Friday Night Dinner of the 2018 Diocesan Convention. Clark helped organize the dinner with Chef Robin Ryan.
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Friday Night Dinner Draws 350 People to the Table Catering service’s local fare is tasty success at convention PHOTOS BY ERICK PEREZ/CFE
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tilizing a number of local businesses that provided a wide array of local fare, A Chef’s Touch Catering Service served a whopping 350 people at this year’s dinner at Trinity Episcopal in Vero Beach. The dinner lasted well over two hours and featured hors d’oeuvres such as crab cakes and fresh local tomato bruschetta on garlic crispy crostini; a dinner buffet that included local fresh fish stuffed with crab, lobster and shrimp; roasted chicken breast; herb-roasted potatoes; saffron rice; honey-glazed baby carrots; fresh sautéed green beans; baby greens salad with toppings; rolls; desserts such as cream puffs filled with Belgian chocolate, and cannolis; beverages; beer; and more. “I had enough (to feed everyone),” said Chef Robin Ryan, who led a 10-person team that worked a religious convention for the first time. “It was fabulous. Everyone was really happy. I’m getting a lot of thank you’s, kudos.” Ryan’s emphasis on using local fare played nicely into the convention’s theme of “Evangelism – Embracing Our Neighborhoods.” Foods came from all over Brevard County, including Titusville and Melbourne. Ryan
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VERO BEACH – Relaxing music, great food and plenty of camaraderie made for a great Friday Night Dinner at the 2018 Diocesan Convention. And, diners can thank plenty of locals for that. “I think it’s a sign of evangelism through embracing local,” said St. Gabriel’s Deacon Johnny Clark, who routinely works with Ryan in food ministry. Ryan’s leftovers from her Port St. John-based business help feed individuals at a men’s transition ministry for addiction, and the homeless after they are released from a hospital stay, as well as Clark’s No One Hungry program in Brevard. “We embrace the people; we embrace our neighbors. We are embracing our own local product.” Ryan, a graduate of the Maritime Union Culinary Arts School in San Francisco and chef for more than 20 years, said there was a decided favorite at the convention. “The stuffed cod, which is a local stuffed cod,” she said. “They loved that seafood dish. The cannolis are always great. So, I think everyone liked everything. They were very appreciative, a lovely group.”
Ryan’s team worked relentlessly for hours to ensure the dinner was a success. She said she made 250 pounds of chicken, 900 crab cakes, 150 pounds of potatoes, and 25 pounds of salad, with fresh goat cheese coming from a local goat farm. “I had plenty,” she said. “I always take extra, because I always like to donate food.” Ryan said the emphasis on local fare is always important to her. “The big box stores have taken over. The little guy is going away, so you have to embrace,” she said. Food has become a key player in religion, as hospitality is now the No. 1 way to evangelize in the 21st century, according to Steve Childers of Reformed Theological Seminary. Clark echoed that belief. “A couple of things about food,” Clark said. “One, in particular, I grew up with is hunger. Hunger sees no religion. It sees no geographic boundaries. It recognizes no race. And food is a common thread that binds all of us together, regardless of
Diners enjoyed a wide variety of entrees and more at this year’s Friday Night Dinner.
politics or religion or race or agenda. It’s a common thing we all can get around and be comfortable with. “Christ had dinner at many people’s homes,” Clark said. “Food was always the common place. Food for (the) body was the reason for parallel to food for the soul.” Clark said he was impressed with Ryan’s efforts to bring food to the table and unite others in the name of Christ. “She has a passion for what she does,” he said. “Serving people is in her heart. It’s a business for her, but then it’s part of her passion. As a retired chef, I understand that passion.”
The Friday Night Dinner salad featured fresh baby greens and many toppings. Diners go through the cheese and fruit line at the Friday Night Dinner.
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The Squires Share a Heart for Haiti
Couple reveals passion for Caribbean nation at Clergy Spouse Luncheon By Marti Pieper
Conventioneers gather for the Clergy Spouse Luncheon at the 2018 Diocesan Convention at Trinity Church in Vero Beach.
VERO BEACH – Bill and Margaret Squire’s adventurous life has included homes in 14 states and three countries as well as 31 moves. On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Clergy Spouse Luncheon at the 2018 Diocesan Convention, hosted by Laura Lee Brewer, wife of Bishop Greg Brewer, gave Margaret the opportunity to share not only her stories, but also her heart.
God’s Call
Since their seminary days at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, Bill and Margaret believed God would use them in missions, she explained. But God’s timeline was different than theirs. Their ministry eventually took them to the Diocese of East Tennessee, where Bill served as Canon to the Ordinary and Margaret had an art studio. Sent to Haiti so Bill could discuss a potential diocesan partnership, their last night in-country brought revelation: God was calling them to serve there. Commissioned at St. John’s Cathedral in Knoxville, Tennessee, the new mission volunteers were soon on their way to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where Bill would serve as coordinator of the partnership program and lead two small English-speaking congregations. Margaret taught art at Holy Trinity School and eventually served on the board of the Musée d’Art.
‘Nothing Else Matters’
God used ordinary life-lessons to change both Margaret and the peo-
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ple she encountered. Every day she walked the few blocks to Holy Trinity, passing a homeless woman on the way. Margaret often slipped money into the woman’s hand, but admits, “I felt superior to her.” Before long, the Holy Spirit spoke: “Tomorrow, look her in the eye. Touch her.” “Inside, I was saying, ‘No, no, no,’” Margaret says. “But I did it. I held her hand and told her, ‘God loves you.’ That changed me. It informed me how my ministry was to go.” And personal engagement has marked her continuing work in Haiti. Margaret recalls many other walks to school during their time there, a season of unrest. “But I was never afraid,” she explains. “When you fulfill what you consider a call from God, nothing else matters.” A team of street merchants “saw to my safety,” Margaret says. She bought bananas from one almost every day, giving most away to street urchins. “One day,” she adds, “[The banana seller] put in a few extra bananas. She couldn’t give them away—but I could.”
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‘If You Can Imagine It, You Can Do It’ Although Bill and Margaret returned to the U.S. after three years, Haiti remained in their hearts. In 2005, they again served in Port-au-Prince to help with an emergency need. Bill became the director of St. Vincent’s Home for Children. The mantra of the home’s founder flowed throughout the ministry: “If you can imagine it, you can do it.” In fact, Margaret says, if you Google “Haitian one-armed trumpet player,” you’ll see and hear one of their former residents. She also introduced luncheon guests to one of her students with whom she was reunited at the Diocesan Convention – Wesny Dubic. Wes grew up in Haiti, is a member of the Cathedral in Orlando and currently serves as the chair of the diocesan Honduras Commission. Their St. Vincent’s season ended, Bill and Margaret returned to Tennessee before their 2006 move to Florida. And then – the earthquake. The massive blast that struck Haiti in 2010 killed an estimated 300,000 nationals, including some of the St. Vincent’s staff. The children, spared from death, were now housed in a tent city. Within a few days, Bill left for Haiti with $10,000 in donations.
Margaret Squire spoke of the many travels she and her husband, Bill, have made in their evangelistic missions.
‘There Is Hope’ Since then, the Squires have made multiple trips to Haiti, often with mission groups. Their current congregation, St. George’s in The Villages, has begun a feeding program there. In post-earthquake Haiti, “Life is still different,” Margaret says, “but there is hope.” The work of rebuilding continues. St. Vincent’s has moved to a new location, away from Port-au-Prince. And even today, “When I need spiritual help and guidance, when I need my spirit renewed, I think of the people of Haiti,” Margaret says. “They share out of their poverty – we share out of our abundance.”
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Election Results, Appointments, Ratifications, and Resolutions 49th Annual Diocesan Convention • Jan. 26-27, 2018 • Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach ELECTION RESULTS:
Standing Committee, Clerical Order
The Rev. Christopher Rodriguez, Rector, Trinity, Vero Beach, elected to 4-year term The Rev. Gary Jackson, Rector, St. Mark’s, Cocoa, elected to 1-year term
Standing Committee, Lay Order
Dr. Lorraine Harris, member of St. John the Baptist Church, Orlando, elected to 3-year term
Diocesan Board, Clerical Order
The Rev. Scott Holcombe, Rector, St. David’s by-the- Sea, Cocoa Beach, elected to 3-year term The Rev. Jason Murbarger, Rector, St. Mary’s, Daytona Beach, elected to 1-year term The Very Rev. David Bumsted, Rector, Emmanuel, Orlando, elected Dean of the Central Deanery at Pre-Convention Deanery meeting, will serve 3-year term
Diocesan Board, Lay Order
Mrs. Genevieve Brathwaite, member of St. Peter’s, Lake Mary, elected to 3-year term Mrs. Susan Shannon, member of the Cathedral, Orlando, elected to 3-year term Mrs. Carolyn Burhans, member of Grace, Port Orange, elected President of the Northeast Deanery at Pre-Convention Deanery meeting, will serve 3-year term Mrs. Karen Beasley, member of St. Stephen’s, Lakeland, elected President of the Southwest Deanery at Pre-Convention Deanery meeting, will serve 3-year term
Trustee, University of the South, Lay Order
Mr. Parker Bauer, member of Holy Trinity, Fruitland Park, will serve 3-year term
APPOINTMENTS AND RATIFICATIONS: Commission on Ministry, Clerical Order
The Very Rev. Dr. Reggie Kidd, Dean, Cathedral of St. Luke, Orlando, appointed to 4-year term The Rev. Michael Matheny, Dean, Cathedral of St. Luke, Orlando, appointed to 4-year term The Rev. David Newhart, Rector, St. Elizabeth’s, Sebastian, appointed to 4-year term
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The Rev. Michelle Roach, Interim Rector, Christ Church, Longwood, appointed to 4-year term The Rev. Cameron MacMillan, Assistant, Good Shepherd, Maitland, appointed to 2-year term The Rev. Adam Young, Assistant, Cathedral of St. Luke, Orlando, appointed to 2-year term
Commission on Ministry, Lay Order
Mrs. Genevieve Brathwaite, St. Peter’s, Lake Mary, appointed to 4-year term Mrs. Maggie Thompson, Grace, Port Orange, appointed to 4-year term
Disciplinary Board, Clerical Order
The Rev. Dr. Edward Weiss, Rector, Christ the King, Orlando, appointed as Chair to 3-year term The Rev. John Kelly, Rector, St. George’s, The Villages, appointed to 3-year term
Disciplinary Board, Lay Order
Ms. Monica Taffinder, All Saints’, Winter Park, appointed to 3-year term Mrs. Beth Young, Cathedral of St. Luke, Orlando, appointed to 2-year term
Committee on Constitution and Canons
The Rev. Christopher Brathwaite, Interim Rector, St. Peter’s, Lake Mary, appointed to 1-year term The Rev. Christopher Rodriguez, Rector, Trinity, Vero, appointed to 1-year term The Rev. Gary Jackson, Rector, St. Mark’s, Cocoa, to 1-year term Mr. William Grimm, Chair, Emmanuel, Orlando, to 1-year term Mr. Sid Glynn, All Saints’, Lakeland, to 1-year term Mr. Council Wooten, Diocesan Chancellor, All Saints’, Winter Park, to 1-year term as Consultant
RESOLUTIONS: RESOLUTION C-1: Add Section 8 to Diocesan Canon VI Presenters: Diocesan Board of Directors Date: Nov. 20, 2017 Canon VI Diocesan Board and Officers Section 8 Budget and Assessment (a) The Diocesan Board shall adopt an assessment of its churches at a rate not to exceed 12% of the
Congregation’s plate and pledge income as part of its annual budget to be presented to the Convention. (b) Plate and pledge income includes plate offerings, pledge payments and regular support used for operations as reported on line 3 in the church’s prior year Report of Episcopal Congregations and Missions (otherwise known as the Parochial Report). To be effective Jan. 1, 2019
RESOLUTION C-2: Amend Diocesan Canon XV Section 1 (e)
Presenters: Diocesan Board of Directors Date: Nov. 20, 2017 Amend Diocesan Canon XV Section 1(e) as follows: (e) That it has contributed to the ministry and mission of the Diocese of Central Florida the equivalent of at least the assessment approved by the Diocesan Board for the calendar year prior to the Convention to which the application is submitted.
RESOLUTION C-3: Amend Diocesan Canon XV Section 5 (a) Presenters: Diocesan Board of Directors Date: Nov. 20, 2017 Amend Diocesan Canon XV Section 5(a) as follows: (a) Contributing to the ministry and mission of the Diocese of Central Florida the equivalent of at least the assessment approved by the Diocesan board within the prescribed calendar year.
RESOLUTION C-4: Amend Diocesan Canon XV Section 6 (a) Presenters: Diocesan Board of Directors Date: Nov. 20, 2017 Amend Diocesan Canon XV Section 6(a) as follows: (a) Contributing to the ministry and mission of the Diocese of Central Florida the equivalent of at least the assessment approved by the Diocesan Board for the calendar year.
– Compiled by Marilyn Lang
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Impacting the Future
Brewer also spoke with fondness of his friendship with Bishop Lloyd Allen of Central Florida’s partner diocese in Honduras, who is unable to leave his country due to political unrest. Requesting prayer for Allen and his people, Brewer noted that nearly all the bishops in Province 9 (Central/South America) remain opposed to the passage of gay marriage liturgies. Genuine inclusion, Brewer said, has been thwarted by the denomination’s commitment to majority rule and would be more adequately reflected by acknowledging differences in theology, geography, and culture and moving toward a consensus. Working the political system, he said, “doesn’t look like the church of the New Testament to me.” Instead, Brewer charged attendees to embrace their neighborhoods with prayer, wise counsel and genuine inclusion, acknowledging, “Our help is in the name of the Lord, maker of heaven and earth.” “We are here to serve together,” Brewer said. “Let’s do it.”
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A Homecoming for Dr. Katherine Cobb Former Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy trustee takes over as school president By Nina Keck
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or 60 years, Holy Trinity has focused on educating and nourishing the whole child – mind, body and spirit – in the Episcopal tradition. Dr. Katherine Cobb, the first president of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, plans to continue that practice. A former provost and associate vice president for Eastern Florida State College (formerly Brevard Community College), Cobb officially was named Holy Trinity’s president on April 17, 2017, by the school’s Board of Trustees, according to a report in the Space Coast Daily. She was officially installed as president on Nov. 15, 2017, at the Scott Center, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Upper School campus. Bishop Gregory Brewer officiated and preached at the installation service. The installment as president served as a homecoming of sorts for Cobb. She worked in a variety of positions
for Eastern Florida State College and also served three stints as a member of Holy Trinity’s Board of Trustees: 1989-93, 2003-09 and 2012-14. The former lawyer takes over for Holy Trinity headmaster James Landi as the school transitions to a new principal model of leadership. “Our vision is to have our students master core academic content while learning to work collaboratively with skills necessary to succeed in a global workforce,” said Cobb, who graduated from Stetson University in DeLand and later received her Juris Doctor from Stetson College of Law. “However, most importantly, we also keep in mind our students need to be well-balanced – to play sports, to play instruments, take drama and art and, of course, to have the time to simply be children. “We have a great school, but we are always working together to make it even better: to retain our amazing faculty and attract new talent when Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy president, Dr. Katherine Cobb, second from right, poses with Lower School students in the campus’ Cub Café. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL ACADEMY
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Newly installed Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy president, Dr. Katherine Cobb, far left, poses with members of the Upper School’s speech and debate team, from left, Mary Stallard, Olivia Christie, Emily Cleveland and coach, Dr. Rick Ramnath.
the need arises,” Cobb said. In her new role, Cobb will provide direction and oversight for 145 full- and part-time faculty and staff, and 850 students at two campuses. “We plan to expand and improve our physical facilities in the next three to five years so that we can meet the needs of our growing student population,” she said. “We are also adding new programs, enrichments and offerings such as a new drone racing team, an IDEAS Center, and we will be incorporating ‘microterms’ into our schedule,” Cobb said. “These one-week, one-quarter credit terms offered over school breaks and in the summer will allow students to explore subjects they do not necessarily have time to study during the normal semesters.” Cobb’s progressive thinking can be traced to her familiarity with the school. She has been part of the Holy Trinity community for more than 20 years. “My son, Alex, and my daughter, Ali, both began in Holy Trinity’s early childhood program, and they graduated in 2006 and 2011, respectively,” Dr. Cobb said. She and her husband, Mark, were active volunteers. “I’ve been the soccer
coach, a homeroom mom, and anything else they could think of!” Dr. Cobb said. “I feel so blessed to have been called ‘back home’ to serve this school that I have loved for so many years.” In addition to a great career, education and accolades, Cobb can add breast cancer survivor to her list of accomplishments. “As a cancer survivor, I have learned not to take life for granted, and I strive daily to discern God’s will for my life,” she said. “God protected me from what could have been serious consequences of cancer in order to prepare me for living a life to glorify Him.” On the day of her installation as president of Holy Trinity, Cobb’s dear friend, the Rev. Joy Willard-Williford, whispered something very impactful to her: “‘God has chosen you to be in this place at this time for his purpose,’” Cobb recalled. “As I pondered what she said, I was so very confident that being able to lead Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy was God’s plan for me from the beginning. As a parent, a volunteer and a trustee for the school, I knew and loved the school. Being able to take on this new role was a dream come true.” – Jeff Gardenour contributed to this story
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Former Wingmann Counselor to Run Summer Camps
Floating dock as it was
J.J. Joseph brings enthusiasm, strong background to new position By Jeff Gardenour
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.J. Joseph always has loved connecting with people. Whether it has been as a high school basketball player, camp counselor or working as an insurance adjuster, Joseph enjoys meeting others and accomplishing things.
Joseph, 30, will get plenty of opportunity to utilize his people skills after accepting a position as summer camp director at Camp Wingmann in Avon Park. A part-time employee who will live with his wife, Angela, and 1 ½-year-old son, Isaiah, on-site at Wingmann, he will be part of a two-man operational team at the popular youth retreat. The Rev. Bill Yates, who worked for 16 years as the director at Camp Wingmann before stepping down in 2014, hired Joseph as one of his first managerial decisions upon returning to the camp as interim director. Joseph is a former Wingmann camper and counselor.
New wood on dock
Father Bill Yates, the interim director of Camp Wingmann, left, has a laugh with new summer camp director J.J. Joseph, center, and his wife, Angela, at this year’s Diocesan Convention in Vero Beach.
“We want to connect with schools, we want to connect with day care, we want to connect with after-care programs, we want to account for all those things and then go to them and say: ‘What can camp offer you?’” Joseph said. “And then build relationships with them. I think that’s really going to help us.” Joseph’s enthusiasm for Wingmann can be traced to his days when he was a camper and later a counselor under Yates. He said Wingmann personnel will continually look for ways to make the retreat better and more meaningful, including the addition of more camps and opportunities for youth gatherings.
“I think one of the obvious things is J.J. Joseph, a former Camp that we want this camp to bust out at Wingmann camper and the seams, be overflowing with kids,” counselor, has taken over said Joseph, a Miami native. “One of as summer camp director “That’s something we always think for Camp Wingmann. the biggest things we want to do startabout,” he said. “I remember years ing off is we want to kind of change our back, we had (a) camp … for people image in a sense and really become a struggling with HIV. We always are place for the community, the local community surlooking to do things like that. What we’re going to rounding us, as well as for the Episcopal Church, but do exactly, we’re going to brainstorm.” we’re doing that right now. One of his first brainstorm sessions will be how to
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draw high schoolers back to Wingmann. The camp has had a couple high school retreat weekends cancelled recently because of low registration numbers. “Word-of-mouth is one of the best ways to get people in,” said Joseph, who moved to Sebring when he was 3 years old and graduated from Sebring High in 2005. “We want to do a better job connecting with the current high schoolers that we have by giving them resources, and when I say resources, not necessarily pamphlets, but encourage them and motivate them. Say, ‘Hey, invite your friends and bring them here.’ “We want to do a better job connecting through social media,” Joseph said. “The things we want to do locally and connecting with the community is we’ll have a good span. And we hope that will in turn bring in some high schoolers.” Conversely, Joseph comes into a camp that has been enormously popular for its summer camps and winter camp, as well as “New Beginnings,” a week-end camp designed for middle-schoolers. He praised outgoing camp director the Rev. Deke Miller for the work he did during his four years in charge.
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CAMP WINGMANN “I think he has accomplished a good bit,” Joseph said. “I know there’s some Catholic groups that are now utilizing the camp that were not utilizing the camp before. They have a lot of weekends booked throughout the year.
are we going to do? Then we need to start thinking about how can we expand our capacity. There’s a lot of talks about building because we have a lot of land so we can have a bigger dining hall, bigger recreation areas, things of that nature.”
“He’s really put himself out there and branched a little bit outside the Episcopal Church,” Joseph said. “But at the end of the day, although we honor the Episcopal Church, we are a Christ camp. As long as we can spread the love of Jesus to whomever we can get our hands on, that’s what we want to do. And that’s what he has done. And I appreciate that.”
Joseph’s enthusiasm already has made a big impression on some folks, including Yates. “J.J. is such an incredible guy,” Yates said. “He is so energetic, shows enthusiasm, great ideas, works really hard, loves the Lord and is great with kids. When he was a counselor years ago, he was the best male counselor that I had.”
Joseph is familiar with working with different religious groups. He calls himself “a church mutt,” having grown up in the Church of Christ and then going to his father’s Nazarene Church before attending Faith Pentecostal in Avon Park and then My Father’s House. “My Father’s House was a nondenominational church in Sebring,” he said. “That’s where I felt like I finally extended my hand back out to God and shook His hand.”
Yates said Joseph’s responsibilities now will be completely different from his own. “J.J. is going to be running the summer camp program,” Yates said. “That’s his total responsibility. He will be dealing with the staff. He will be dealing with the minute-to-minute working with programming and the various things that happen. He will be interacting with the counselors who are there.
“My job is that I’m basically going to be the coach,” Yates said. “I will be mostly behind the scenes, looking after things from an overall perspective. He is going to be the frontline out there. It’s sort of like I’m going to be the head coach of the football team, and he’s the quarterback. I’m really excited. It’s a new model. We haven’t tried this before. But I’m really excited. I think that somebody with his talent and with his dedication to the Lord, summer camp will be fantastic!”
He grew into his own at Camp Wingmann and then went off to Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne and earned an associate’s degree. He then went to YMI (Youth Ministry Institute) in Orlando and earned a two-year certificate in youth ministry. Joseph currently is working toward his bachelor’s degree in youth ministry through Southwestern College’s online program. “Now, this (position at Wingmann) is good for me because there’s a lot of connections already made,” he said. Joseph, whose official start date was Feb. 1, 2018, also works as an insurance adjuster in the fall, a seasonal position that works perfectly with his job at Wingmann. As for the future at Wingmann, he said it’s all about how far the camp can go. He said he is not worried about the damage the camp sustained last summer during Hurricane Irma. “We’re definitely in a place right now where we can get the camp 100 percent running the way it was before,” he said. “But that’s not even the goal because we know we can do that. What we want to do is take it even further. We want to figure out how we can expand. Get more students there. “I believe that without a shadow of a doubt, we’re going to have a waiting list for every camp session,” Joseph said. “OK, now, when we get to that, what
Keeping campers active and learning about Christ will be J.J. Joseph’s primary responsibilities as the new summer camp director at Camp Wingmann.
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Donated Ski Boat Will Ramp Up Fun at Camp Wingmann 17-foot Malibu will take kids tubing on Trout Lake By Jeff Gardenour
Hundreds of kids will experience the thrill of high-speed tubing this summer when Camp Wingmann camps are held – thanks to a generous donation.
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amp Wingmann interim director Father Bill Yates announced Feb. 13 that a beautiful 17-foot Malibu ski boat has been donated to the retreat in Avon Park. The boat will allow camp leaders to take four youths at a time for tubing on Trout Lake. “It’s wonderful”, Yates said. “The kids will have a blast riding the tube this summer!”
Water activities will be one of many fun things for youth to enjoy when Camp Wingmann kicks off its summer camp season on Sunday, June 10. Camp St. Mark, which runs June 10-15, is the first
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Father Bill Yates: Interim Director
Camp Wingmann interim director Father Bill Yates stands next to the 17-foot Malibu ski boat that was recently donated to the camp. The boat will be used for tubing in this year’s summer camps.
of six weeklong camps for various age groups. Registration opened March 1. Through the years, hundreds of youth from around the Diocese of Central Florida and beyond have participated in the annual camps. The camps are so popular that many former campers return and serve as counselors once they have graduated high school and turned 18. “We have had good turnouts for years,” Yates said. “They love the whole experience. It’s a lot of fun and games. But we also do some serious things. We spend time at the chapel. They (the campers) ask questions about God that maybe they wouldn’t be comfortable asking a parent.” Some of the sessions traditionally push the camp to near capacity (120), especially the camps for middle schoolers. “With the middle schoolers, we will get between 85 and 90 campers,” Yates said. “Then, when you factor in 24 staff, volunteers, two clergy, myself and others, we easily go over 120. We really pack our dining hall.” Yates said Camp Wingmann draws many returnees for spiritual reasons. “For many, it becomes a spiritual habit,” he said. “Every year, they come back. They are ready to come back and get pumped up again. Many of them go on to be counselors, themselves.” Camp Wingmann also sees familiar clergy. Leaders like Canon Tim Nunez, the
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Rev. Brian Garrison from St. Barnabas Church in DeLand, and the Rev. Alison Harrity from St. Richard’s Episcopal Church in Winter Park – to name a few – come and serve as chaplains for one of the sessions. “The clergy really enjoy camp as they lead chapel services and get in on the fun,” Yates said. There is also a new staff at Camp Wingmann now that Father Bill is in charge. In addition to hiring J.J. as summer camp director, Angela Joseph, his wife, is the new bookkeeper; Robert Santana is the new maintenance man; and his wife, Leilani Santana, is the registrar. Miguel Caban continues as yardman/custodian, Vicki and Dave Colman are winter volunteers, and Joanie Yates returns as kitchen manager. J.J., Angela, and Robert are former camp counselors returning to work at the camp they love. All of the staff are part-time employees. “We are excited about our new staff,” Father Bill said. “They all love God and enthusiastically want to be a part of the Camp Wingmann team!”
Fun will abound at all six camp sessions this summer. For more information on Camp Wingmann’s summer camp schedule, please see page 20 in this issue.
J.J. Joseph:
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Angela Joseph: Bookkeeper
Joanie Yates:
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Leilani Santana: Registrar
Robert Santana: Maintenance
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Yates said this will mark the first time in a while that campers will enjoy tubing as part of the water activities during Camp Wingmann’s summer camps. Other water activities include sailing, kayaking and swimming.
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Kids take time out to share their messages with chalk on the sidewalks of Camp Wingmann.
Middle Schoolers Find Christ Through ‘New Beginnings’ Popular retreat continues to draw hundreds to Camp Wingmann By Jeff Gardenour
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ringing middle schoolers to Christ is a fun thing for staff members at Camp Wingmann. It’s all about “New Beginnings” through an array of activities, food, prayer, laughter and more.
A weekend retreat established by the Diocese of Central Florida more than 30 years ago, New Beginnings is one of the more popular events at the Avon Park camp. Designed for middle school students ages 12-15 but run by high school students and supervised by youth leaders, clergy and other adults, the retreat has helped scores of youth grow in love for themselves, for others and for Jesus. That trend is expected to continue March 9-11 when the spring 2018 New Beginnings retreat will be held. New Beginnings is also held once in the fall. “We expect a great turnout of at least 100 youth and adults to be in attendance this March,” said the Rev. Phyllis Bartle, rector of St. Jude’s Episcopal Church
in Orange City and one of the event’s organizers. Bartle said speakers and musical talent will come from adults and students from around the diocese who volunteer their time to make sure that the Lord is proclaimed and all are allowed to flourish in their faith. They also will help motivate the campers to enjoy and learn from the many activities, which include skits, music, small-group gatherings, swimming, playing and more. The format that New Beginnings has used has been noticed and utilized by others, far and wide. “The format for this middle school retreat was so popular that it spread throughout the United States and even to Ireland,” Bartle said. “It is based and grounded in ‘relationship.’ Relationship with self, peers, siblings, parents, Jesus and the world. The youth explore different aspects of those relationships and begin to grow in each of them.” The uniqueness of Camp Wingmann has helped New Beginnings as well. The huge retreat center in northern Highlands County has an old-time Florida feel that enamors visitors time and again. “New Beginnings has become a favorite weekend retreat for many students because it allows them to experience the love of God in the pristine setting of Camp Wingmann,” Bartle said. “They make lifelong friendships with those who come from all over the diocese.
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“The teens are allowed and encouraged to come to the weekend again and again to the point that many go on to become leaders themselves and serve as small-group leaders, prayer team members and in many other roles,” Bartle said.
Youths enjoy canoe time at Camp Wingmann.
For more information about New Beginnings, call Bartle at 386-775-6200, email her at phlealess@aol.com, or access the website link at http://cfdiocese.org/episcopalyouth/event/ new-beginnings/ on the internet.
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Former Wingmann Director Returns to Popular Retreat
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The Rev. Bill Yates will work in part-time capacity at Avon Park camp By Jeff Gardenour
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hen Camp Wingmann lost its director last fall, Diocese of Central Florida officials turned to a familiar face to run its popular retreat. The Rev. Bill Yates, who, along with his wife, Joanie, helped revive the camp in 1998, has returned as camp director, albeit in a different fashion. He
will serve as interim camp director in a part-time role, replacing the Rev. Deke Miller, who left to become vicar of Holy Cross Church in Winter Haven. Yates, who has served the last 3 ½ years as vicar at Church of the Redeemer in Avon Park, said it has been a seamless transition replacing Miller and returning to his former stomping grounds. “He’s been really great,” Father Bill said of Miller. “We’ve spent a lot of time together working things out. I don’t think it could have been any better. The fact that I was there for 16 years makes it real easy, just catching up with what’s happening the last three or four years.” Father Bill came to Wingmann in 1998 when three camp alumni purchased the property with the vision of returning the retreat to its former glory. Camp Wingmann hosted its first retreat in 1928 and ran successfully for 50 years until the diocese sold the property in 1978. The property changed hands several times before it was repurchased in 1998 by former Wingmann campers. “My wife and I came here in 1998 to actually restart Camp Wingmann, to
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Father Bill Yates, left, is the interim director at Camp Wingmann. He introduced new summer camp director, J.J. Joseph, center, and his wife, Angela, at the Diocesan Convention.
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bring it back from what at that time was in pretty dismal shape,” Father Bill said. “It had been defunct for a long time.” Father Yates takes over a camp that currently can take 120 youths or adults at a time, a number that is based on its dining room capacity. Wingmann’s summer camps are enormously popular, and winter camp also has been a big draw. Equally as popular are Wingmann’s New Beginnings weekend camps, which are designed for middle-schoolers. With the Yateses back in the fold, Wingmann is sure to keep drawing big turnouts for its camps. Father Bill said his wife, Joanie, has swag all on her own. “In camp, she is called ‘Mama Joanie’ because she has been a camp cook for a long time now,” Father Bill said. “Her gift is hospitality and looking after people, caring for people. The kids pick up on that.” Hospitality is everywhere at Camp Wingmann. Father Deke Miller led a clean-up of the camp after Hurricane Irma, an effort that involved 80 volunteers and a big team of professionals sent from Lake Wales by the Rev. John Motis. All worked hard in removing downed trees and picking up the entire campus. “They got it all cleaned up so that the camp looks really good,” Father Bill said. “We still have two buildings that need repair. One is the roof on the building which contains the Father Bill Yates, interim director at Camp Wingmann, right, enjoys a golf outing with his wife, “Mama Joanie,” food services manager.
office and Retreat House. The roofer is coming in March to fix that one. “The other building was our lakefront building where we lost honestly, about one-third of the building,” Father Bill said. “I’ve gotten some volunteers lined up. In the next few months, we are going to be rebuilding it.” Although the camp has fundraisers to help defray expenses, Father Bill said donations are the lifeblood of Wingmann: “We had a good insurance settlement. It has pretty much covered the damages that we have had. We are feeling good about that. What we also need is continual donations for operating funds. That’s been something from the very beginning. Being a ministry to kids, we can’t charge enough to pay for year-round upkeep and staff. So, we have a number of people for years and churches who have donated on a regular basis, a larger number, but we also could use more.” Looking ahead, Father Bill said he is hoping to increase the visibility of Camp Wingmann and attract more youth to camps. “Our goal has always been for kids to come there, have a great time and get to know Jesus in a personal way, and get to grow in their faith,” he said. “That’s been our founding philosophy from the very
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CAMP WINGMANN beginning. I think our long-term goal right now is to increase ... the visibility of the camp. In the next year, we’re going to be in a lot more social media of all various kinds, being a lot more out there, being a lot more in contact with people, just raising awareness of the camp.” One of Father Bill’s first moves since returning as camp director was hiring a summer camp director: J.J. Joseph, a former Wingmann camper and counselor. Like Father Bill, Joseph will work in a part-time capacity.
“We are just trying to find the Holy Spirit in this,” Father Bill said. “We’re going where the Lord leads us. This seems to the direction to go right now. J.J. is such an incredible guy. He is so energetic, shows enthusiasm, great ideas, works really hard, loves the Lord and is great with kids.”
Joanie, left, and Father Bill Yates pose in front of Yates Hall in 2014. Father Bill is now interim director at Camp Wingmann.
Bishop Greg Brewer, center, blessed the new outdoor altar last summer at Camp Wingmann. Members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew Dunnellon chapter constructed and presented the altar.
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew By Jeff Gardenour Presents New Altar to Wingmann
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ski boat, tubing activities and a summer camp director will not be the only new things this summer at Camp Wingmann. Youths also will get the chance to pray and reflect before a new altar. Former Camp Wingmann director Deke Miller announced last year that the Brotherhood of St. Andrew presented a new altar for the spacious retreat in Avon Park. The multipurpose altar was officially dedicated and christened last July by Bishop Greg Brewer. But this marks the first summer that the altar will be used throughout all six camp sessions.
“The altar is now being used as a portable altar, allowing it to be utilized in the hall, as well as outside,” said Father Ed Bartle, an associate rector at St. George’s Episcopal Church in The Villages and the Diocesan Coordinator for the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The chapel, which was constructed by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew chapter in Dunnellon, is made of Southern yellow pine and took approximately two months to build, according to
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spokesman Skip Simpson. Cost of the materials was $250. “The pine was factory-weather sealed and then resealed at completion,” Simpson said.
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Bartle said the idea for the new altar came at a meeting of chaplains in February of 2017 at Camp Wingmann. The chaplains presented the idea to Miller. “The camp director at that time wanted to form an outside chapel,” Bartle said of Miller. “He wanted it to be in the natural environment. We asked Deke and he said he would love to have this outdoor chapel. So, the brothers in the Dunnellon chapter said they would take care of it.” Bartle said Bishop Brewer loved the new altar: “He went out and blessed it. I think he was thrilled with it.” The new altar has been such a big success that Bartle said expansion is being planned. “We’re hoping to continue to build that chapel area out there now. Put in some natural seating. It’s just out in the area,” he said.
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CAMP WINGMANN 2018 CALENDAR March 9-11 New Beginnings
June 24-29 Camp Trinity
A weekend retreat that is one of the more popular events at the Avon Park camp. Designed for middle school students ages 12-15 but run by high school students and supervised by youth leaders, clergy and other adults, New Beginnings has helped scores of youth grow in love for themselves, for others and for Jesus.
Third session of summer camp is open to elementary school age campers in grades three through five. Registration opened March 1, and closes one week prior to the start of the camp session.
Speakers and musical talent will come from adults and students from around the diocese. Activities include skits, music, small-group gatherings, swimming, playing, prayer, and more. For more information about New Beginnings, call Bartle at 386-775-6200, email her at phlealess@aol.com, or access the website link at http://cfdiocese.org/episcopalyouth/event/ new-beginnings/ on the internet.
June 10-15 Camp St. Mark
July 8-13 Camp St. Peter Fourth session of summer camp is open to senior high school age campers entering grades nine through 12. Registration opened March 1, and closes one week prior to the start of the camp session.
July 15-20 Camp St. Francis Fifth session of summer camp is open to middle school age campers entering grades six through eight. Registration opened March 1, and closes one week prior to the start of the camp session.
First session of summer camp is open to senior high age campers entering grades nine through 12. Registration opened March 1, and closes one week prior to the start of the camp session.
July 22-27 Camp St. Mary
June 17-22 Camp St. Barnabas
REGISTRATION NOTE: Individuals can register online at: https://www.campwingmann. org/register/ on the internet. For more information, call 863-453-4800 or email camp leaders at campwingmann@gmail.com via the internet.
Second session of summer camp is open to middle schoolers entering grades six through eight. Registration opened March 1, and closes one week prior to the start of the camp session.
A counselor shows off her Alice in Wonderland costume during line dancing last summer at Camp Wingmann.
Campers participated in guitar lessons last summer at Camp Wingmann.
Sixth session of summer camp is open to elementary school age campers in grades three through five. Registration opened March 1, and closes one week prior to the start of the camp session.
Young campers enjoy a fun moment during a session last summer at Camp Wingmann.
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Our Saviour Parishioners Offer Mentorship to Girls in Need Deacon Mueller part of team ministering at Okeechobee facility By Jeff Gardenour
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t the Okeechobee Girls Academy, all girls matter.
Officials at the residential facility under the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice employ gender-responsive services using a Girls Matter curriculum. Residents receive treatment for a variety of issues, including sexual abuse, substance abuse, domestic violence, trauma and crime-specific topics. But it may be cookie decorating, game time, arts and crafts, and music that Steadfast Ministries workers provide that are making real change in residents’ lives. A small group of people from Church of Our Saviour in Okeechobee can attest to that.
“Our goal is to share Christ, His love, His forgiveness and His healing with each and every resident,” Mueller said. “We want them to be confident in knowing they are never alone, that His presence and His peace is always with them!” Mueller and five other certified parishioners from Church of Our Saviour have teamed with three members from a local United Methodist Church to mentor girls ages 13-18 at Okeechobee Girls Academy. “Mentors are matched one-to-one with a young woman (mentee) for the duration of her stay at OGA,” Mueller said. “Mentors offer a source of friendship, encouragement and guidance to their mentee. During their visit, the mentor and mentee can
play approved games, have devotionals, do arts and crafts or just talk. “Additionally, we offer a Bible study once a month, and there will be periodic visits to Church of Our Saviour for Sunday services planned at the discretion of the OGA facility administrator,” Mueller said. Steadfast Ministries encourages four contacts per month – at least two in-person and two by mail, Mueller said. “Of course, if mentors want to visit more frequently, it is a blessing for the girls,” Mueller said. “Currently, we offer a one-hour Bible study for all 32 residents once a month. Additionally, one-on-one mentoring sessions are held three times a month.
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“We also sponsor special scheduled events for all residents such as cookie decorating, game time, arts and crafts, music, etc., and continue to brainstorm activities that would appeal to the entire group,” Mueller said. Currently, each visit lasts approximately one hour, with weekend visitation
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A veteran of various ministries over the last 10 years, Church of Our Saviour Deacon Kay Mueller and several parishioners last October partnered with Steadfast Ministries – a ministry to incarcerated youth based out of Lutz in the Tampa Bay area – to minister to the needs of Okeechobee Girls Academy residents in a long-term capacity. Several Our Saviour parishioners completed the required training, application process and background screening for clearance and held their first official meeting with the girls at Okeechobee Girls Academy on Oct. 28, 2017, in a “meet-and-greet” format, Mueller said. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY KAY MUELLER
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Parishioners who are ministering and assisting youths in the Okeechobee Girls Academy are, from left: Lonnie Kirsch, Dayna Foster, Robyn Claveria, Deacon Kay Mueller, Opal Wolff, Cynthia Yoder, Laura Jones, and Karen Browning. Kirsch, Wolff and Yoder are members of a local Methodist church, while the rest are members of Church of Our Saviour in Okeechobee.
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sometimes lasting up to two hours. The response has been heartwarming for mentors. “With each visit, we always receive a very warm welcome, but we are also feeling a deeper trust and a heightened anticipation of, ‘When will you be back!’” Mueller said. “During Christmas, we personally delivered gift bags to each of the girls containing an array of toiletries, socks, candy and books made possible by the generosity of our parishioners at Church of Our Saviour. “The girls’ appreciation and excitement were overwhelming,” Mueller said. “One young lady asked me if she could pray. We formed a circle, holding hands, and the depth of love and spirit present in her prayer brought me to tears. It was a precious gift of intercession to hear that bore witness to the love of Christ within her.”
Church of Our Saviour Deacon Kay Mueller, far right, is helping to mentor youth at the Okeechobee Girls Academy. She also stays very active in her church, pictured here.
Church of Our Saviour’s involvement with Steadfast Ministries and Okeechobee Girls Academy is a prime example of Bishop Greg Brewer’s message of “Evangelism – Embracing Our Neighborhoods” that was delivered at the recent 2018 Diocesan Convention in Vero Beach. But Mueller said the outreach ministry for Okeechobee Girls Academy can actually be tied to the bishop’s address three years earlier:
“Amidst the leadership of our rector, Father Jim Shevlin, we are collectively identifying, developing and implementing ministries to share the good news of Christ Jesus and serve the needs of our community,” Mueller said.
“As our bishop shared in his convention address in 2015: ‘The prime purpose of the local church is not pastoral care. It is worship and a pattern of discipleship and pastoral care that sends people into mission. That’s the litmus test. It’s not about how many people fill the pews. It’s what happens outside the pews in a way that actually makes a substantive difference in the life of your community.’
Mueller, however, admitted that ministering at facilities like Okeechobee Girls Academy is not for everyone. She and fellow mentors shared the ministry opportunity with Church of Our Saviour’s congregants and welcomed all to participate. Although only six have completed the certification process, another one is currently in process, and one other is seeking guidance through interaction and prayer.
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“Due to the varying circumstances resulting in the girls’ residency at Okeechobee Girls Academy, this is not a ministry for everyone,” Mueller said. “It is critical that each mentor be committed to providing consistency and continuity, as well as caution, constraint and compassion in listening, consoling and responding.” The efforts of the mentors, however, have borne fruit. The ministry at the facility is showing some residents the path to Christ. “The program is still in its infancy stages at Okeechobee Girls Academy, but we have already had wonderful opportunities to minister to the girls through fun activities, prayer and church ser-
vices,” Mueller said. “During a recent visit to Church of Our Saviour by Bishop and Mrs. Brewer, eight of the girls, accompanied by two chaperones, attended our Rite II service and shared lunch with us.
“These young women are seeing beautiful examples of the love of Christ through the amazing volunteers who have followed the call to be the hands and feet of Jesus in this world,” Mueller said. “I have no doubt that God is at work in this place and in the hearts of these young women.”
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Diocese Celebrates Ordinations of Transitional Deacons
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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida celebrated the ordination of four transitional deacons on Monday, Jan. 29, at The Cathedral of Saint Luke in Orlando. To commemorate this achievement, the ordinands joined us for a Q&A about how they were called to ordained service and what their goals are, going forward.
Bishop Greg Brewer, center, stands with the Diocese of Central Florida’s transitional deacons after their ordinations on Jan. 29: from left, Jim Louttit, Kathy Hulin, Katie Gillett, and Kevin Bartle.
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Current city of residence:
Winter Springs Present church:
St. Peter’s, Lake Mary
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Kevin Bartle signs his Declaration of Conformity during his ordination as transitional deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
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Please briefly summarize what churches you have served at, and in what capacity (title, committees): Having grown up in the diocese and lived in different areas of the greater Orlando area, I have attended and served at multiple churches within the diocese. Youth minister: Holy Spirit, Apopka; Resurrection, Longwood; Incarnation, Oviedo; St. Peter’s, Lake Mary. I’ve volunteered on the worship teams at Resurrection, Incarnation and St. Peter’s. I have also been involved in youth ministry on the diocesan level, helping with Happenings, Soul in the City, G.Y.C. (Great Youth Celebration), Youth Quake, etc., and especially serving as one of the weekend advisers for New Beginnings
When did you feel a call from God to become a transitional deacon, and how have you responded (schooling, etc.)? I was serving as the worship team leader for a New Beginnings weekend a few years ago when I felt a call to ordained ministry. This was an appropriate setting, since it was at my first New Beginnings weekend when I was in seventh grade that I first truly listened to the words of the Nicene Creed and began to understand that the stories I had been taught in Sunday school were more than just individual episodes. I realized (that) come together (it was) making a greater story of which we all are a part, and that God was working to have a relationship with me. Both experiences, the first as a youth and the second years later, left me feeling humbled and, at the same time, loved.
What are your future goals, and where would you like to serve? This is a question I have no answer for outside of, I hope to go wherever God leads me. I am a living testimony to the adage, “If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.” I would never have expected to be where I am today, and I am grateful when I look back and see how God has continually been at work in my life. I don’t think I can predict where I will be in the future, but I fully believe I will again be able to look back and see how the different paths God puts me on lead me back to Him. My hope is to be open to and aware of whatever next step He places in front of me and that I will continually have the faith required to take it. I will serve God and his church wherever that will be. Please see ORDINANDS, Page 24
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Current city of residence:
Durham, North Carolina (for school) Present church: My home and sponsoring parish is St. Mary of the Angels Episcopal Church, Orlando, that I attend and serve here when I am in Florida. While at school, I attend and will be serving at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cary, North Carolina. Additionally, I have a community of faith with the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies at Duke Divinity (School).
Please briefly summarize what churches you have served at, and in what capacity (title, committees): St. Mary of the Angels Episcopal Church, Orlando: Served as an acolyte and lector since 2003-2004, LEM since 2008, Thurifer since 2014, member of Daughters of the King since 2006, violinist at services since 2006, assisted and part of the Altar Guild since 2011, pastoral assistant (internship) June 2014-July 2015. At St. Augustine’s Chapel, Nashville: Altar Guild member, lector, LEM 2011-2013, [Community of Faith Wesley] Canterbury Fellowship at Vanderbilt University, lector and LEM 20112014, Service Chair 2013-2014. At Diocese of Central Florida, assistant to the Canon for Vocations 2014-2015. At St. George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville: seminarian intern for summer of 2016. At Episcopal Center at Duke University: Seminarian intern 2016-2017 [Community of Faith] Anglican Episcopal House of Studies, Thurifer, lector, acolyte, LEM, Sacristan, Officiant at Offices 2015-present (note: this is where I will be learning and serving as a deacon while I finish seminary). St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cary, North Carolina: Seminarian (volunteer) intern 2017-present (note: this is where I will be learning and serving as a deacon while I finish seminary). Katie Gillett, a student at Duke Divinity School, signs her Declaration of Conformity during her ordination as transitional deacon into the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
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While studying abroad in London, I had a profound experience of God’s grace and love enveloping and clothing me during a service of Evensong at Westminster Abbey. It was at this moment I received clarity as to my vocation in life. Throughout my undergraduate studies, I strove toward being a physician for the sick and elderly; but at this moment, I realized I was called to be a physician of souls – a representative, leader and teacher for people to learn and grow in the knowledge of God’s infinite love and grace. While attending one Evensong, I remember a feeling beyond words Katie Gillett – which I can only describe as a sense of awakening and a home – that led to my desire to want to learn and worship more. During this Evensong service, I was moved to tears from the liturgy, the readings, the sermon and the music. Ultimately, all combined to a moment of clarity in which I felt in my deepest conscience a realization of what my prior life experiences were shaping to form me into the work I needed to do in the world.
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Name: Kathryn “Katie” Gillett
When did you feel a call from God to become a transitional deacon, and how have you responded (schooling, etc.)?
After my trip to London in 2013, I spent the last year of my undergraduate work exploring my vocation personally, understanding the call I experienced and the implications of a decision to commit to full-time Christian service.
What are your future goals, and where would you like to serve? Honestly, with the Lord’s help, I hope to live into both my baptismal and ordination vows – (including, but not limited to) committing myself to the trust and responsibility of the life of ministry; respect and be guided by my bishop; be faithful in prayer and reading and studying Scripture; seek and serve Christ in all; seek not my glory but the Lord’s. From discernment in community, divinity school, field education placements, I feel called to parish ministry and would like to serve in a parish, but, I am open to seeing how the Lord will use me in ministry and where I will be called to serve.
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Name:
Kathy Hulin
Current city of residence:
Lakeland
Present church:
Kathy Hulin
Please briefly summarize what churches you have served at, and in what capacity (title, committees):
I serve in Lakeland. I am the director of family ministries at All Saints’ Episcopal Church.
My ministry career began in 1997 in Baltimore, where I served at Lee Street Memorial Baptist Church as church administrator and Music and Missions teacher. In 1998, I added the responsibilities of Minister of Music, social studies teacher and VBS Director. My husband and I moved to Richmond, Virginia, in 2000 so I could attend Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond as a full-time Master of Divinity student, and while there, I served Bethel Baptist Church and Second Presbyterian Church in their music ministries. I was a seminarian at Grace Baptist Church, and in 2004 I was called by Woodland Heights Baptist Church as their minister of music. In 2007, I was called to serve as associate pastor for music and worship by First Baptist Church of Ahoskie, North Carolina. In 2010, my husband was hired by Southeastern University and we relocated to Lakeland. I volunteered in worship leadership at a small Baptist church in Lakeland before being called to serve as the children’s choir and youth ensemble director at All Saints’ Church in 2013.
When did you feel a call from God to become a transitional deacon, and how have you responded (schooling, etc.)? During October 2014, my husband
Kathy Hulin smiles prior to being ordained to the transitional diaconate in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
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What are your future goals, and where would you like to serve? All Saints’ Church continues to be a wonderful place to serve and a beautiful fit for my unique gifts and talents, so I hope to be here for several years to come as one of our clergy. Soli Deo gloria.
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and I took a weekend vacation to New York, and while worshipping at St. Thomas’ Church in Manhattan, I heard the call from God to ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. I shared that calling with Father Al Jenkins and Father Reid Hensarling at All Saints’ upon my return and then proceeded to listen for God’s voice and embarked upon the journey as prescribed by our diocese. In December 2014, I began my full-time position as director of family ministries, which has fostered relationships that provide a loving and supportive community in which to discern and develop the calling.
Transitional deacons, from left, Jim Louttit, Kathy Hulin, Kevin Bartle and Katie Gillett exit the church after their ordinations on Jan. 29.
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Current city of residence:
Maitland
Present church:
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Maitland, Florida Please briefly summarize what churches you have served at, and in what capacity (title, committees): My wife, Jane, and I have served God in a number of churches within the Episcopal laity for 48 years. We have always prayerfully sought God’s will as to how to best serve him. In congregations, I have served as a Lay Eucharistic Minister and Visitor, teacher, vestry member, search committee member and member of the Healing Order of St. Luke. As a physician in family practice and geriatrics, I have been able to serve people in congregations as well as in the community as medical director of Hospice of Central Florida; as a founder of the Hope and Help Center for AIDS in the Diocese of Central Florida; and as a teacher of Continuity of Care and Geriatrics for Florida State University’s College of Medicine’s Orlando campus.
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Name: James Louttit
in Memphis. Subsequently we moved back to Florida, continuing to be active both in the churches and in the communities where we lived. As I have matured, I’ve discerned a call to serve the people of God through ordained ministry. Jane and I met with and prayed with Bishop John Howe, who advised me to begin courses in Anglican studies, part time – as I was still a practicing physician – at Asbury Theological Seminary’s Dunnam Campus in Orlando. When the Anglican tract closed at Asbury, and upon my retirement from the practice of medicine, Jane and I relocated to Sewanee, Tennessee, where I am completing my studies for a master of divinity degree at the School of Theology at the University of the South.
What are your future goals, and where would you like to serve?
Jim Louttit is all smiles after his recent
I will finish my master of divinity at the School of Theology of the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee, in May 2018 and will serve God in the Diocese of Central Florida.
ordination as transitional deacon in the – Compiled by Jeff Gardenour Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
I was nurtured in the church, having been born the younger son of a bishop. Honoring and serving God was a given in my family. While in high school, I felt a call from God on my life. I met my wife in church when we were college students; both of us felt called to serve God. We were married while I was in school at the University of Tennessee College Of Medicine
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When did you feel a call from God to become a transitional deacon, and how have you responded (schooling, etc.)?
Bishop Greg Brewer, center, stands proudly with the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida’s four transitional deacons after their ordinations on Jan. 29: from left, Jim Louttit, Kathy Hulin, Katie Gillett, and Kevin Bartle. Standing behind the ordinands is Canon of the Ordinary Tim Nunez.
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DIOCESE • March 2, 7-8:30 p.m. – The Mystery of Faith (a musical liturgy worship event)
St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church, DeLand https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mystery-of-faith-amusical-liturgy-worship-event-tickets-42326439520
March 1-4 – Women’s Cursillo Weekend
Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center, Oviedo
March 3, 8:30 a.m.-noon – Lenten Retreat Grace Church, Port Orange
March 5-9 – Bishops’ Meeting; Camp Allen, Texas
Bishop Greg Brewer at Spring House of Bishops’ Meeting; Camp Allen, Texas
March 7, 14, 21, from 5:45-7 p.m. – Wednesday Evening Soup and Salad Educational Lenten Program
Event held every Wednesday during Lent at St. Richard’s Episcopal Church, Winter Park. Event to explore contemplative practices; led by spiritual director Reiki Master and contemplative prayer group leader Tiffany Lane. Lenten program will focus on various forms of contemplative practices that will help people broaden and deepen their prayer practices. Prayer has many forms, and ancient contemplative practices that are rooted in early Christian tradition will be explored. Each evening begins with a light dinner and then presentations of Guided Meditation/Imagery on March 7; Centering Prayer, March 14; and Spiritual Gazing, March 21.
March 9 – New Beginnings Youth Retreat Camp Wingmann, Avon Park
March 9-11 – The Women’s Retreat, “Be Still and Know That I Am God”
Presented by Holy Trinity, Melbourne, and Church of Our Savior, Palm Bay; the Rev. Beth Pessah, featured speaker; at Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center, Oviedo. Registration opened Feb. 1; deadline to register March 4. www.HolyTrinityMelbourne.org
March 10 – Healing Event
“Second Half Second Wind” with Josh Acton, presented by Healing Order of St. Luke at Episcopal Church of St. Mary, Belleview. Cost is $10. Register by March 5 by calling 352-347-6422.
March 10 – Ordination
Ordination of the Rev. Sean Duncan to the priesthood, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport, Louisiana.
March 11, 2 p.m. – Cathedral Concerts Downtown
Virtuosic Duo: Douglas Major (organ) and Richard Watson (trumpet), at The Cathedral of Saint Luke, Orlando.
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March 11, 3:15 p.m. – Organ recital by Don Ingram, followed by Evensong at 4 p.m. Joint choirs of St. Augustine of Canterbury and Trinity Episcopal Church. Event at Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach.
March 11 and 18, 9:30-10:15 a.m. – Sunday Morning Adult Education, 2018 Special Lenten Series
“The Promise of Ashes Walking the Way through Reflection and Meditation” to be held at St. Richard’s Episcopal Church parish hall, Winter Park. Each session, participants will receive a handout with short selections or artwork for exploration, short biography of the artists, suggested reflection and meditation for upcoming week, and relevant biblical passages.
March 12-13 – Bishop Greg Brewer at STS Ecumenical Retreat San Pedro Center, Winter Park Presented by the Society of the Holy Trinity: Florida Chapter www.societyholytrinity.org
March 14, 10 a.m. – Youth Ministers Meeting
Meeting with lunch at diocesan office, Orlando. Reserve a lunch by emailing Beverly Jennings at bjennings@cfdiocese.org
March 24 – Live classes at ICS (Institute of Christian Studies)
Diocesan office, Orlando: Prayer Book Spirituality & The Universe Next Door http://icscourses.org/general-courses/
March 25 – Palm Sunday
Observed at churches throughout the Diocese of Central Florida.
March 29, 7:30 p.m. – Maundy Thursday
Foot washing. Bishop Greg Brewer will celebrate Holy Eucharist at Cathedral of Saint Luke, Orlando.
March 30 – Good Friday
Observances at churches throughout the Diocese of Central Florida. Good Friday service with Bishop Brewer at The Cathedral of Saint Luke, Orlando, noon-3 p.m.
March 30, 7:30 p.m. – Cathedral Concerts Downtown Tenebrae for Good Friday, at The Cathedral of Saint Luke, Orlando.
March 31, April 1 – Easter Eve and Easter services
Observed at churches throughout the Diocese of Central Florida.
April 5, 10 a.m. – Celebration of Holy Eucharist with Confirmations and Receptions Bishop’s Oratory, Orlando
Diocesan Office, Orlando
April 21 – Live Class at ICS (Institute of Christian Studies)
Diocesan Office, Orlando: The Episcopal Church in America http://icscourses.org/general-courses/
April 22, 2 p.m. – Cathedral Concerts Downtown
Young Musicians in Concert: Vivaldi’s “Gloria” with orchestra, at The Cathedral of Saint Luke, Orlando
St. John the Baptist, Orlando
May 4-6 – Two-Day Cursillo Weekend Canterbury Retreat & Conference, Oviedo
May 9, 10 a.m. – Youth Ministers Meeting
Meeting with lunch at diocesan office, Orlando. Reserve a lunch by emailing Beverly Jennings at bjennings@cfdiocese.org
May 31, 5 p.m. – Trinity Prep Baccalaureate
Site to be announced
June 10-15 – Summer Camp
April 12, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – CFESA Meeting
April 25, 11:30 a.m.1 p.m. – Administrative Assistants’ Celebration Luncheon
June 6-8 – Province IV Synod Meeting
First 2018 summer session, Camp St. Mark, at Camp Wingmann, Avon Park. Camp is for senior high school-age campers entering grades nine through 12. Registration opens March 1 and closes one week prior to the start of the camp session.
June 17-22 – Summer Camp
Second 2018 summer session, Camp St. Barnabas, at Camp Wingmann, Avon Park. Camp is for middle school campers entering grades six through eight. Registration opens March 1 and closes one week prior to the start of the camp session.
Bishop Brewer Visitation Schedule 3/18/18 (a.m.) St. Alban’s, Auburndale 3/18/18 (p.m.) St. Michael’s, Orlando (Priesthood Ordination – Favazza) 3/25/18 St. Francis, Bushnell (Palm Sunday) 3/29/18 Cathedral, Orlando (Maundy Thursday) 3/30/18 Cathedral, Orlando (Good Friday) 4/1/18 Cathedral, Orlando (Easter Sunday) 4/8/18 St. John’s, Melbourne 4/15/18 No Visitation 4/22/18 No Visitation 4/29/18 Trinity, Vero Beach
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 2021 W. State Road 426, Oviedo
5/6/18 All Saints’, Winter Park
June 3, 6 p.m. – Cathedral Concerts Downtown
5/20/18 St. Francis in the Fields, Louisville, KY (DEPO)
Evensong for the Feast of Corpus Christi, at Cathedral of Saint Luke, Orlando.
June 5-7 – Province IV House of Bishops Meeting
Kanuga Conference Center; Hendersonville, North Carolina
5/13/18 All Saints’, Lakeland 5/27/18 Emmanuel, Orlando 5/31/18 Trinity Prep, Winter Park (Baccalaureate) 6/3/18 St. Peter’s, Lake Mary 6/10/18 All Saints’, Enterprise Bishop Brewer’s visitation dates are subject to change. Please refer to www.cfdiocese.org for the most current visitation listing.
Events and dates subject to change. Please check www.cfdiocese.org for the most current listings.
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