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Diocesan House Construction Update
 PARRISH - Site work for our new Diocesan House continues at DaySpring. The land has been graded and trees have been cleared in preparation for the laying of the foundation. The chipped trees from the site will become mulch for DaySpring.
Contractors hope to begin work on the foundation before Christmas. Follow the work online at www.episcopalswfl.org |
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New Beginnings Registration Under Way 
PARRISH - New Beginnings, a ministry that shares the love of Christ with youth in grades 6-8, is now holding registration for their February session.
In the New Beginnings program, adults from local parishes team with high school youths to minister to attendees, supporting them in their faith and encouraging them to be positive about their family and community.
The New Beginnings program begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 and continues until Sunday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. Activities include a series of songs, skits, films, tapes, and small group discussions. Topics such as God's love, prayer, self, friends, parents, siblings and school are explored with talks introduced by the high school youth and adult members of the team. This is the 51st New Beginnings event. The cost is $100; the registration deadline is Feb. 15. Attendees can register and pay online at www.episcopalswfl.org.
Questions? Contact the Director of New Beginnings, Jackie Overton, at 941-488-7714 or youth@stmarksvenice.com.
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People News: Four Set for
December 10 Ordination
ST. PETERSBURG - On Saturday, December 10, The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith will ordain the following to the Sacred Order of Deacons:
- Charles Roy Allison, II (Nashotah House, Nashotah, Wisconsin)
- Jean Ann Hite (General Theological Seminary, New York City, New York)
- Michelle Alisa Ortiz (Sewanee/University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee)
- Micheal John Sircy (School for Ministry Development, Sarasota, Florida)
The service will be held at 11 a.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, 140 4th Street N., St. Petersburg. Clergy are asked to vest in cassock, surplice and red stole. A reception follows.
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In the News: Edison at St. Luke's, Fort Myers
Miscellaneous news clippings from around the Diocese:
- Feature News: In 1929, Thomas Edison was expected to take time away from his "rubber experiments" to attend St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Fort Myers. According to a recent feature in the Fort Myers News-Press, the inventor of the light bulb only once spent a Christmas at his southern compound. While the rest of Fort Myers was enjoying General Electric's novelty Christmas lights, the inventor of the light bulb was apparently content with "just an old-fashioned Christmas." See the story at www.news-press.com.
- Diocese Publications: In their newsletter The Sandpiper, All Angels by the Sea on Longboat Key reported that they are assisting St. George's, Bradenton in an effort to support the St. George Food Pantry. With the economic downturn, the food pantry is now assisting over 150 families.
- National Anglican Journal: The winter edition of The Anglican Digest published a poem by Sandy Davis of Church of the Good Shepherd, Venice. The Digest is published four times per year by SPEAK, the Society for Promoting and Encouraging Arts and Knowledge of the Church. See the edition here.
Has your parish been mentioned in the news? Tell the Diocese by sending a link to gpollard@episcopalswfl.org |
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Wednesday
December 7
A.D. 2011
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On the Web: Parish Takes on Human Trafficking
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News Items Sought For Next Edition
of Bridges
Send your news items, including people news and events, to gpollard@episcopalswfl.org
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New Ministry Celebrations in
The Diocese
Upcoming installations for new rectors:
On Sunday, January 8th, 2012, The Rev. Susan Latimer will be installed as a rector of St. Catherine's Episcopal Church in Tampa. Clergy are asked to vest in cassock, surplice and white stole; at St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, 502 Druid Hills Road, Temple Terrace, 33617.
At 4 pm. on Sunday, January 15th, 2012, The Rev. Ronald C. Kowalski will be installed as a rector of Church of the Good Samaritan. Clergy are asked to vest in cassock, surplice and white stole; at Church of the Good Samaritan, 2165 NE Coachman Road, Clearwater, 33765.
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Looking Back: 40 Years Ago
Diocese News from
the December 1971 edition of
The Southern Cross
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Just for fun, items from the November/December 1971 issue:
- The Diocesan Altar Guild held a meeting at St. Wilfred's. The Rev Edward C. Chalfant, Vicar of St. John's, Clearwater, spoke on his own experience at a mission church, where linens and vessels were placed with the congregation for safe-keeping and cleaning between services. Often a Styrofoam "tabernacle" picnic chest conveyed the items between home and worship.
- The Diocese thanked the "charming young pages excused from school to run for coffee and ballots" at the 1971 Convention and remarked on the "new beards" on clergy.
- St. John's, Naples formally opened on November 21, 1971, with the Rev. Tom Moss as vicar.
- The Rev. Joseph Weaver and his wife Shirley have joined Church of the Good Shepherd, Dunedin.
- A loan to the Bishop William Crane Gray Inn was reduced to $61,000.
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A Morning Prayer Passage for Advent in The Book of Common Prayer:
"In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God."
Isaiah 40:3
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