Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)

EYC Mount Dora is the youth group for St. Edward's Episcopal Church serving middle school and high school youth. We meet every Sunday from noon to 2pm, with lunch provided.

Building Relationships

Our weekly meetings start with (free) lunch and time to just hang out and talk, and finish with free-time to continue building relationship. Additionally, we do a variety of fun, recreational activities outside of our weekly meetings.

Bible Study

The core of our weekly meetings is our Bible study discussions. We learn how to read and study the Scriptures, and practice good study and application of the Word through group conversation. Our goal is to develop sound interpretation techniques and grow in our love for the Word of God.

Community Service

Students are encouraged to explore ways to live out their faith through a variety of ministry opportunities and community service projects. Out goal is to serve locally, and through service trips like Soul in the City (organized with other youth groups in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida).

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I had the opportunity to share with our youth our experiences from #soulinthecity25. I led them through a sort of panel discussion, having them share their thoughts on the service projects, the worship and teaching, the fellowship experience, and their biggest take-away from the week.

And it reminded me (not that I forgot) what an incredible experience this mission trip is for these youth... so formative in so many ways.

I was surprised when one of them even talked about how grateful they were that I took their phones away from them for the week, because it forced them to really connect with one another face-to-face!

A parent of one of the youth sent me the last pic of when I was closing in prayer, pointing out, "look at their hands." The fact that they connected with one another like that when it was time to pray just further illustrates the deep connection they have and their desire to keep that connectedness going after that week.

These youth continue inspire me. And I love having a front row seat to seeing what God is doing in their lives.

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Day 5 of #soulinthecity25, and that`s a wrap!

What a great last day as we celebrated the Eucharist together and worshiped with everything we had. Then we enjoyed a celebratory feast for lunch, and played in the water for a little final fun.

We also spent a little time asking the kids about their highs from the week, and they shared so many incredible moments they experienced at projects, during worship, and just in conversations throughout.

This one is going to leave a mark...

It`ll leave a mark on the community we served all week. And I pray that the Church of St Luke and St Peter team can leverage these community relationships for a long time to come.

And it`ll leave a mark on the 60 youth who showed up to serve this week. The experience and the teaching they got will last them a lifetime. (And the same goes for most of us adults who were there too.)

And a big shout out to the incredible team of youth leaders from around the @cfdiocese ... these are the people who make all of this work. It`s an honor to serve alongside them all and I pray that the Lord would bless them and their ministries.

If you want to know more about how you can support our youth, let me (Deacon Dan) know!

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Day 4 of #soulinthecity25 was another incredible success! These youth are serving SO well, and experiencing God in such an incredible way!

I (Deacon Dan) continue to hear stories and witness myself people who are moved to tears by what these youth are doing to serve this community this week. The city of St. Cloud is certainly feeling their presence this week!

And we finished the night with a lesson that turned our discussion this week into a very real-world and relatable thing, and many of our kids found that they could relate and apply it right away.

We`re capping it off tomorrow with a Eucharist service, some fun activities, and a celebratory feast!

What a great week!

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Day 3 of #soulinthecity25, and wow! I just hope these youth are truly picking up on the impact they are having.

I (Deacon Dan) asked them during our worship time tonight about their experiences today, and one young lady shared how she was hanging out with an older woman in a nursing home who asked her about what they were doing. And when the girl told her about our week and what we`re doing all across the community, the older woman cried because she was so moved by it.

Also today I saw and old veteran at the American Legion tell our youth not to thank him for his service... he says he did it so that people like us could do what we do, and then thanked our youth team for THEIR service.

Then tonight in worship, we heard from two people from The Jesus Film org (one who is local, and the other who recently came to the U.S. from a predominantly Muslim country and shred his story of stepping out into the work God prepared him for (as a Christian). It was an incredibly moving and powerful story!

And I`ve been asked by youth here to sit with them and have random theological conversations... these youth are hungry for the Truth and are diving deep into the Word to find it.

I`m excited to see what these last two days will bring, and I`m confident that it`ll continue to be life-changing for all of us!

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Day 2 of #soulinthecity25... two words.... uh mazing!

These youth contine to pour themselves out joyfully in the community of St. Cloud. We had kids painting and doing cleanup at an AmVets station (where they met and worked with a vet of both the Army and Navy who was on the USS Iowa during the turrett explosion that killed 47 of his shipmates), more park cleanup, more making PB&J sandwich bags for people who need them, and several other cool projects.

Then in the evening, we had Mike Beam, a former youth minister in the Diocese (who was part of planning the first Soul in the City events). Today he and his wife run the Russell House, a home for atypical kids (and kids who have grown up). As we continue through our focus on Ephesians 2:10, he shared the story of Grandma Russell, who started Russell House, showing us the power of stepping out and saying "yes" to the needs that we encounter. It`s what we were created for... to do good works.

Later in the evening, youth join one of several other activity groups (my favorite being the Bible study how-to group where they learn how to unpack the scriptures and then wrestle with difficult passages).

These youth continue to dive deep into this experience, and I pray that it would leave a LONG lasting impact on them. I believe this is the kind of thing that can shape and define this generation... and they are HUNGRY for this stuff too!

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Day 1 of #soulinthecity25 is in the books, and it`s been a GREAT first day!

Youth split up for various projects, including making PB&J sandwich bags for people in need, making cards for people who are sick, park cleanup, and several other cool projects.

And in our evening worship, we kicked of our series for the week on Ephesians 2:10, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

The first night we focused on the first part of that verse (with a message from Deacon Dan)... for we are His workmanship. And we dove into our identity in Christ as a masterpiece (contradicting all of the other voices that tell us otherwise). And it`s in this identity where we find value and purpose (which carries us into the rest of the verse).

The youth are all looking forward to an amazing Day 2 and building on the impact we`re already having in the community in St. Cloud!

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🙌 "I will, with God`s help."

This simple phrase from our baptismal covenant reminds us that we don`t walk alone — and now you can wear that truth in style!

🖤 Grab one of our brand-new tees to support #EYCmountdora — your purchase helps fund youth group activities, retreats, and service projects.

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📜 "A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances." -- Ezekiel 36:26-27 NRSV

That`s a wrap on an amazing week of camp with the high-school age kids!

Thank you campwingmann, for a great week filled with lots of fun times, deep conversations, and incredible worship! And I`m so proud of everyone who was in on winning the coveted Silver Bible Award (which was everyone). 🤓

I pray that all of the youth there remember whose image they are created in, and that they walk confidently in that identity. And that they would learn to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit in their lives. 🕊

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The EYC Mount Dora Shop

Visit the shop online to see all available products, included the featured gear shown below. A portion of all sales goes towards the general fundraising efforts for the group that helps get youth to camps, retreats, and other important events.