CENTRALFLORIDAEPISCOPALIAN NEWS FROM THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
SEASON LEADS INTO CALM OF SUMMER
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FROM ASH WEDNESDAY THROUGH EASTER AND BEYOND: A Diocesan Journey
The darkened church following the Maundy Thursday service, all night watch being kept by parishioners at Grace Ocala until Good Friday morning. Photo by Barbara Trow
The Episcopal Church IN CENTRAL FLORIDA Based in the 15-county heart of our booming, diverse Sunshine State. Companion to the Diocese of Honduras. Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer IN THE UNITED STATES A community of 2.5 million members in 118 dioceses in the Americas & elsewhere. Established in 1789. Presiding Bishop: The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori IN THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION A global community of 70 million Anglicans in 500 dioceses. Covers 164 countries in 38 member provinces. Archbishob of Canterbury: The Most Rev. Justin Welby
Central Florida Episcopalian Continuing The Palm Branch (1894), diocese (1971)
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The Rt. Rev. Gregory Brewer Bishop
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The Rt. Rev. John W. Howe The Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson The Rt. Rev. Hugo Pina-Lopez The Rt. Rev. John Said Retired Bishops The Rev. Canon Ernest Bennett Canon to the Ordinary The Ven. Kristi Alday Archdeacon Joe Thoma Editor & Communications Officer Fina Florez Design Editor Erick Perez Subscription Manager
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Easter Children’s Sermon
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Easter Sunday at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
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Celebrating at St. James Episcopal
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Easter Service at Grace Ocala
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Church RI Our Savior
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St. Paul’s Church, St. Matthew’s Church, St Michael’s Church
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St. Richard’s Church
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Where’s the Hat!!
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BISHOP GREGORY O. BREWER
Faith & Fun Bishop Greg and Laura Lee Brewer recently visited St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Orlando, where he confirmed a group of young people and adults.
Under the leadership of Fr. Jabriel S. Ballentine, shown at left with Bishop Greg and parishioner Jackie Bailey, each of the confirmands is undertaking a dynamic communityimprovement project.
Read more about the projects in the next issue of the Central Florida Episcopalian. Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist 1000 Bethune Drive Orlando, FL 32805 Telephone: 407-295-1923 Website: orlandoforerunner.org Facebook: OrlandoForerunner Email: stjohneps@bellsouth.net
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Diocesan news online Go to www.cfdiocese.org to read the latest updates, view videos of the convention, and check for upcoming event announcements. Meet Our Clergy Bishop Brewer’s Sermons Find a Church Resources Deployments
Bishop’s Visitations Bishop Brewer will visit the following churches this summer:
JUNE 15 Inverness, St. Margaret's 22 Lake Mary, St. Peter's 29 Cocoa, St. Mark's
JULY 6 Palm Bay, Our Savior 13 Ocala, St. Stephen's 20 Orange City, St. Jude's 27 Cocoa Beach, St. David's by the Sea
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Easter Children’s Sermon by Rev. Patricia Kant Roberts at St. John the Baptist
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Easter Sunday at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
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Celebrating at St. James Episcopal, Ormond Beach
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Easter Service at Grace Ocala All photos taken by 13 year old James Rubin, who is an Acolyte at Grace
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1.- Deacon Mike Anderson & Fr. Jonathan French with the Grace Ocala congregation process along Ft. King Street singing hymns. 2.- Kim Melvin & Dave Rubin, Verger, ready for the procession, Grace Ocala. 3.- Grace Ocala congregation assembles for Palm Sunday procession about a block away with Fr. Jonathan French, rector. 4.- As the procession goes around the block, people could join in along the route. 5.- Grace Ocala listens as Fr. Jonathan begins the service from the steps of the Lively House. 6.- The singing continues as everyone enters Grace Ocala for Palm Sunday.
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7.- The acolytes lead everyone up Broadway Street toward Grace Ocala for the Palm Sunday service. 8.- Deacon Mike Anderson reads the Gospel. 9.- Grace Ocala, singing as they process through the historical district. 10.- Grace congregetion prays before continuing the Palm Sunday. 11.- Grace Ocala Palm Sunday procession stops part way along the route to begin the liturgy. 12.- Chalice Ministers Joe Morgan & Karen Kudia with Rev. Mike Anderson, Deacon.
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Church Of Our Savior, Palm Bay, FL Photos by Bob Leonard
The people are blessed with incense on Easter morning
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EASTER VIGIL SUNRISE: Moses Vani, Rev. Loren Fox, David Leonard, Deacon Tom Williams, Charles Doyle, Maeve, Paulina, Esha, Caitlin The people enjoy an Easter breakfast
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Children and adults surrounding Fr. Loren Fox prepare for the Easter Egg Hunt
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Easter Service at Grace Ocala All photos taken by Jane Ann Rubin, Acolyte, and Newsletter Editor
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, St. Michael’s First night of the Great Easter Vigil Communion Class
HAT OF THE MONTH! Where’s that Hat? ¿Dónde está el sombrero? Round VII
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St. Richard’s Church, Winter Park
As many know, Laura Lee Brewer has a hat for every occasion. Her chapeaus are showcased when she accompanies Bishop Greg Brewer on his weekly visitations to our Central Florida churches. The first person correctly names the church location of Laura Lee’s Hat of the Month, above, will win a valuable prize from the CFE Storehouse of Treasures. E-mail responses to: jthoma@ 19 cfdiocese.org.Ŷ
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EPISCOPALIAN News from the Diocese of Central Florida June, 2014
Vol. 116, No. 4
Fifty Days of Easter leads into Ordinary Time
T
he feast of Easter is a season of fifty days, from Easter Eve through the Day of Pentecost. From early times the Greek word pentecost (fiftieth day) was used also for the whole Paschal season. During this season there is no fasting. The Council of Nicaea (325) directed that Christians are to pray standing. The word “alleluia” (praise the Lord) is said or sung repeatedly, which contrasts sharply with the season of Lent when the alleluia is omitted. The color of liturgical vestments and hangings is white or gold. The BCP notes that it is customary for the Paschal candle to burn at all services of the Easter season. The “Alleluia, alleluia” may be added to the dismissals and their responses during the Great Fifty Days. Easter is not a single day. It is a season that begins on Easter Sunday and continues for seven full weeks. This seven-week cycle is known historically as the Great Fifty Days or the Week of Weeks. During this time, the church celebrates the Lord’s resurrection, His appearances to the disciples after Easter, His post-resurrection teachings, His ascension into heaven, and the disciples’ eager anticipation of the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Ascension Day, the 40th of the Great Fifty Days, is frequently commemorated with a special evening worship service since it always falls on a Thursday. After his ascension, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, June 8, and build our relationship with the risen Christ during this season. This is a also good time to review what we are both individually, and as a Church, doing to fulfill Christ's "Great Commission" to go into all the world and preach His Gospel (Good News) of Salvation. The liturgy changes in an important way after the Day of Pentecost. Rather than taking place within specific seasons, each with its own theme, this period does not have one overall theme. Each Sunday takes its theme from the Gospel reading for that day and from the biblical and liturgical meaning of Sunday as the Lord’s Day.