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Memorial Bricks
🧱 Leave a Lasting Legacy at St. Edward’s Looking for a meaningful way to honor a loved one or celebrate a special moment? Memorial bricks offer a beautiful and lasting tribute in our Memorial Garden—a place of reflection, prayer, and remembrance for our parish family....
Easter at St. Edward’s: A Journey of Faith
Easter at St. Edward’s: A Journey of Faith Easter has always been at the heart of St. Edward’s—but in the early years, it was more than a celebration. It was a testament to faith, determination, and a community that refused to wait for “perfect” conditions to worship....
Prayer Shawl Ministry: A Story of Calling and Care
When I transferred my membership to St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, Mount Dora, in June of 2010, I was already knitting prayer shawls—but for another church. My sister’s church in Tennessee had a Prayer Shawl Ministry, and during the weeks we spent there, knitting...
The Laying of the Cornerstone
The Laying of the Cornerstone at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church March 11, 1959  “For you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone.” — Book of Common Prayer Remembering Our Beginning On...
An Evening with Dennis: A Story of Faith, Growth, and Calling
Our postulant for the diaconate, Dennis Hartenstein, shared moments from his life and faith journey with attendees at St. Edward’s Dinner & More event earlier this month. And, boy, was it much, much more than just a shared meal with fellowship and a talk by...
Sacred Work on a Public School Stage
How St. Edward's is bringing blessing to Mount Dora High School's theater program Three times a year, I gather with a few dozen high school students in a darkened theater space. We sit in a circle, electronic candles flickering, soft instrumental music playing....
The Lenten Prayers: Youth Study Series
This year through Lent, our youth studied the Lenten Prayers (the Collects for Lent in the Book of Common Prayer). This study allowed them to dive deep into the central ideas of what Lent is really about, and reflect on our own fallenness. It was a beautiful time of...
Surgeon General’s Warning for Youth (Parent Night Conversations)
Another youth minister I know did an anonymous survey with their youth group, asking them what the most pressing things they wanted to learn about were. Their overwhelming response... mental health. Youth today know that they are facing a mental health crisis, and...
The Advent Prayers: Youth Bible Study Series
The Book of Common Prayer contains a series of Advent prayers (called collects) which are prayed each week through the season leading up to Christmas (starting on page 211). The prayers are a great sources of inspiration and theological foundation through this holy...
Youth Summer Bible Reading Challenges
Summer is always a great time to stack up that reading list with some great books. And we always like to get our youth group engaged more with the Bible. So, we're running a few youth Summer Bible reading challenges this year to keep our youth in the Word regularly....
The Wisdom Books: Youth Bible Study Series
There's much more to the Holy Scriptures than a bunch of stories and rules for life. There's a great deal of guidance on how to live a good life. That's where the Wisdom books come in. But it's not all just straightforward tips for living your best life. You really...
How To Engage Your Youth Over Summer (Parent Night Conversations)
As Summer approaches, we're all about to have a bunch of kids with nothing to do! So rather than simply allowing them to plant their faces in a screen and lay around in their jammies all day (like my own kids would prefer to do), we discussed some ways to engage the...
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