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The ‘Last” Lambeth Conference?
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 11:12am

  The first Lambeth Conference was convened in 1867 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Thomas Longley over an “internal problem” in the fledgling Anglican Church of South Africa.  The Bishop of Cape Town had deposed Bishop John William Colenso for his writings that allegedly “contravened and subverted the Catholic Faith.”  Colenso appealed to the English courts, and was reinstated.  There were then two Bishops claiming jurisdiction in the same diocese, and Archbishop Longley became convinced the matter had grave implications for the entire Communion.  A significant number of the Bishops refused to attend that first Lambeth Conference, believing its authorit

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Concluding Presidential Address to the Lambeth Conference 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 11:32am

I began the second of these plenary addresses with a reminder of the question, ‘What is Lambeth ’08 going to say?’ And I suggested that we also needed to ask ‘Where are we going to speak from?’ I hope that in recent days there has been some growing clarity about both of these questions and how we answer them: but today there is no avoiding the question of the central message, and I have the rather dangerous task of trying to discern some of what tha

St. Edward’s, Mount Dora, awards scholarships
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 1:30pm

St. Edward’s Episcopal Church in Mount Dora recently awarded almost $5,000 in scholarships to eight recent graduates from Mount Dora High School:

❏ Stephanie Miller, daughter of Doug and Nancy Woodard, who plans to attend Florida Gulf Coast University and pursue an athletic-training program.

 ❏ Pierce Schwalb, son of Andrew and Diane Schwalb, plans to attend Rollins College and major in business.

 ❏ Kathryn Smith, daughter of Barbara Smith, plans to attend Lake-Sumter Community College and then the University of Florida and major in education.

Kairos Prison Ministry teams forming
Friday, October 10, 2008 - 5:37pm

Paul Boehm, a member of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Titusville, is calling for volunteers to work on Kairos teams, visiting inmates at Central Florida prisons.

 “I will be the leader for Kairos #63 at Tomoka October 23-26 and my friend Carla Rhodes, also of St. Gabriel’s, will be the leader of the ladies Kairos #10 at Lowell November 4-7,” Mr. Boehm said.

 Tomoka Correctional Institution is near Daytona Beach and Lowell Correctional Institution is in Ocala.

Uncommon trio converge on Tennessee Mountain
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 11:23am

“Started with my family for Sewanee, Tenn.,” writes Bishop William Crane Gray in his diary for July 22, 1895 “to attend meeting of Trustees of the University of the South.” Two days later he had arrived at Sewanee “after a most delightful ride through Middle Tennessee.” The university is situated on 10,000 acres atop the Cumberland plateau, an idyllic setting for its students to study learn, and live.

Central Fla. builds relationships with Honduran counterparts
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 10:51am

Parishes in the Diocese of Central Florida are increasingly heeding the call to form one-on-one relationships with Honduran congregations, the diocese’s Honduras Commission reports, building on the already strong, 34-year companion diocese relationship between Central Florida and the Diocese of Honduras.

 Parish-to-parish relationships with the churches in the Diocese of Central Florida and the churches in the Diocese of Honduras are being encouraged and developed through the work of the Commission. To date, six Central Florida churches are in those relationships and more are being added each year.

Soul in the City
Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 9:36am

Summer vacation is often a teenager’s opportunity to relax from a hectic school year filled with academic pressure, sports and other activities. But for over 150 students and leaders from across our diocese and beyond, this summer was also an opportunity to serve Christ here in Orlando. Soul in the City 2008 was a tremendous week of ministry that included students from eight churches and a team of students from the Bahamas!

October 2008 Central Florida Episcopalian
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 1:18pm
Episcopal Church to hold 'Day of Repentance' to apologize for participation in slavery
Friday, October 10, 2008 - 5:39pm

Atwo-day solemn observance has been planned for Oct. 3-4 at the historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, Pa., where the Episcopal Church will publicly apologize for its involvement in the institution of transatlantic slavery. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will serve as celebrant and preacher at the October 4 service of repentance.

Give a Net … Save a Life … Merry Christmas
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 1:34pm

 Dear Diocesan Family,

 Over the past several months a Select Committee, working under the leadership of Canon Nelson Pinder, has been considering the role the Diocese of Central Florida might play in addressing the Millennium Development Goals. As you are undoubtedly aware these goals were developed by the leaders of the world’s nations in cooperation with the United Nations.

            And in two successive General Conventions The Episcopal Church has committed itself to the vision of eliminating extreme global poverty by working to implement the Millennium Development Goals. Each diocese has been asked to commit itself to addressing one or more of these goals.