Canon C. John Thompson-Quartey, our own Canon for Ministry Development and Congregational Vitality, is a finalist in the Bishop Coadjutor search for the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. God willing, “Walkabouts” with candidates will begin in Spring 2022 with...
The Rev. Edgar Otero Ruiz celebrates his first mass as a priest immediately following his ordination. On January 26, 2022, The Rev. Edgar Otero Ruiz was ordained into the Sacred Order of the Priesthood at Grace Episcopal Church in Gainesville. The service was well...
At most weddings, we quote St. Paul, “love is patient, love is kind, love does not insist on its own way.” We swoon so much at those words we miss the punch line at the end of the chapter, “…put to an end childish ways!”. In other words, grow up! If I could give the...
We say of ourselves we are divided. It certainly looks and feels that way most days. What can being church mean at times like these? It means when the world says division, we say “body.” St. Paul gives us that word and image to understand how we ought to live with one...
“One day we will have to stand before the God of history and we will talk in terms of things we’ve done. Yes, we will be able to say we built gargantuan bridges to span the seas, we built gigantic buildings to kiss the skies. Yes, we made our submarines to penetrate...
Remember the starry night, the camels, and the three curious travelers? Remember the question that launched them? “Where is the child?” It’s a good question to lead us into 2022. Life with God is an adventure, at least it should be – a seeking, finding, offering...
