Many thanks to George Madill for officiating at the Office of Evening Prayer on Saturday evening, and to The Reverend Canon Ernie Bennett for celebrating and preaching at both Sunday services during my absence.  In lieu of my normal reflection I have clipped below part of an excellent article by Matt Morrison of the Winter Park/Maitland Observer on the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.  To access the full article online please follow the link below.  

Maitland Church Makes its Mark

Maitland's Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd on Lake Avenue has been a silent observer of Florida's history for more than 120 years. Like an elderly Southern lady, the church does not shy from showing its age, as if confident in the grace and bearing that age may bestow.

The white and gray wooden sidings and pyramidal roof appear like a scene from a Norman Rockwell photograph and are in contrast to the bright red double doors that beckon in visitors, just as they must have for the first settlers and native Seminole tribes in their day.

Now the Church of the Good Shepherd has solidified its place in the history books {article continued here} 

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