• TEMPLE TERRACE - On Sunday, Jan. 8, the Rev. Susan Latimer was installed at St. Catherine of Alexandria Episcopal Church. MORE
     
  • CLEARWATER - On Sunday, Jan. 15, the Rev. Ron Kowalski was installed at Good Samaritan. MORE
NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE; CLICK ON HEADLINES OR MORE

Lawrence New Interim Rector at Good Shepherd, Venice

VENICE - The Rev'd. Canon John E. Lawrence is now the part-time Interim Rector of Church of the Good Shepherd, Venice. MORE

USF Chapel Center Begins New Book Series 

TAMPA - Do you know of parish youth who attend USF or know of college-age students in the Tampa area? Encourage them to attend the new Christian book study session at the Episcopal Chapel Center. The selection is Rob Bell's Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. MORE
Registration Opens for Camp at DaySpring

PARRISH - Summer camp plans are afoot at DaySpring, the retreat center of the Diocese of Southwest Florida. MORE

New Beginnings Spots Fill Up 

 

PARRISH - New Beginnings, a ministry that shares the love of Christ with youth in grades 6-8, is holding registration for their February session. MORE

 

Happening is Happening in March

 

PARRISH - Registration for Happening #67 is under way. Happening is a unique experience weekend for teens that helps foster a personal, more meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ. MORE 

 

Local Parish Programs Win National Support  

 

SARASOTA - Four parish-based programs have been awarded grants from the Jubilee Ministry of The Episcopal Church in New York City. MORE    
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Youth Mission Trip, From Trinity-by-the-Cove Church, Naples

NAPLES - In the days following Christmas, the youth at Trinity-by-the-Cove joined other area Naples Episcopal churches to go to the Dominican Republic to offer their time and talents to minister to the needs of children at the Good Samaritan Children's Shelter. MORE

 

House of Prayer Hosts Cornerstone Kids Benefit 


TAMPA - The Lincoln-Douglass Ball, a formal event honoring a famous inter-racial friendship, this year will flaunt an "Island Masquerade" theme when it takes place Feb. 4. MORE 

PARISH EVENTS ACROSS THE DIOCESE:

 

 

TAMPA - The Bethune Cookman University Concert Chorale will be presented in concert at St. James House of Prayer, Tampa, Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 3 p.m. MORE

 

 

TAMPA - Nationally renowned recording artist Fran McKendree will lead an evening worship service at St. James House of Prayer on Feb. 23, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. MORE

 

 

LONGBOAT KEY - The theme of All Angels 2012 Lenten series is "Remember that thou art dust". Beginning on February 29th the 5-part series will focus on practical considerations affecting our final years. MORE

    

Lenten Quiet - From: All Souls Episcopal Church, North Ft Myers

FT. MYERS - There will be a Lenten Quiet Day on March 10 at All Souls Church. Pre-registration is required: contact Nancy Pimpinella (cell) 239-910-0332 or call the church office 239-997-7685. MORE

 

Biblical Scholar Crossan Speaks in Sarasota - From: St. Boniface

SARASOTA - John Dominic Crossan, the Biblical scholar, author and lecturer will speak at Saint Boniface Episcopal Church on Feb. 11-12 as part of the Boniface Center Speaker Series. MORE

Tuesday January 24
A.D. 2011
Number III

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Inside This Issue:
Naples Youth Mission Trip
Bethune Cookman Chorale
Diocesan House Update
Diocesan Events
Parish Pilgrimage; Kneelers Available
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A Video History of Florida Bishops
A quick history of Florida bishops from the 19th century to today. Click on Bishop John Durham Wing for a breezy review.  

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PARRISH - Construction crews this week poured the footings for a new Diocesan House at DaySpring; masons will begin laying block the week of Jan. 22. MORE


Diocese Events

 

VENICE - The Rev. E. Angela Emerson, the minister for stewardship development for the Diocese of Vermont and the president of the Episcopal Network for Stewardship, will host a workshop Sat., Feb. 18. MORE

  

 

The session topic "Dialogue: Searching for Common Ground" will introduce the concept of dialogue and how it can be used to help people with profound differences stay in relationship. MORE 

  

Chrism Mass on Feb. 23

 

ST. PETERSBURG - The annual Chrism Mass with the blessing and distribution of oils will be held at the Cathedral. Lunch and clergy gathering following. MORE 

 

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More February Events in Diocese   

  

The women's ministries in the Diocese of Southwest Florida will gather at DaySpring for The Miracle Continues, a Day of Inspiration on Sat. Feb. 25, 2012. Click HERE for MORE.

The Cathedral Church of St. Peter will host the Walking the Mourner's Path bereavement training program. Click HERE for MORE.

Dia de la Candelaria, the Latino version of Presentation of Our Lord, will be celebrated Feb. 2 at St. Mary's, Palmetto. Click HERE for MORE.
Briefs: Men Pilgrimage to Israel

SARASOTA - "Behold the Man", the Second Annual Episcopal Men's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, is set for April 23 to May 4, 2012, with Course Director, Fr. Andrew Mayes and Course Chaplain, Fr. Eric Hillegas.  MORE 

 

 

SARASOTA - The Historical Society of Sarasota County has for sale kneelers that were once part of the Crocker Memorial Church. MORE

 
Looking Back
to 1972: Presiding Bishop Hines Visits the Diocese

History from the
January 1972 edition of
The Southern Cross 
  • The Presiding Bishop, The Most Reverend John Eldridge Hines, conducted a three-hour service at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Clearwater.
  • The Diocese celebrated Bishop Hargrave's Tenth Anniversary.
  • The Rev. John Ellis Large retired after 10 years of ministry with the Diocese. His special interest was in healing ministries. 
  • The Episcopal Churchwomen gave $12,492.67 to the United Thank Offering's Fall Ingathering. The group was set to meet at the Sarasota Motor Hotel; the general chairman of the meeting is Mrs. B.C. Booth, Sarasota Deanery Director.
  • "God Is Not Dead" author Gertrude Behanna, a woman whose life was described as a "parable of the prodigal daughter", spoke at St. Andrew's Tampa. 
  • St. John's Tampa installed a new pipe organ built by Casavant in Quebec.  

A Morning Prayer Passage for Epiphany in The Book of Common Prayer:  

"I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth." Isaiah 49:6b