Adapted from the weekly email to members of Church of the Mediator by Father George, June 26 2020. Several have asked about “Spiritual Communion.” I’ve written a brief response, as follows: Interest in “spiritual communion” is on the rise as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage our nation and the world making our usual form […]
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3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Why Are You Afraid? This past several weeks the talking heads on the various news programs have been commenting on the fearfulness of our times. I will admit that some of the news is potentially frightening. Yet, once again, we hear Jesus inviting us, no urging us, to let go of our fears. The one […]
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Easter 6, May 17, 2020
Easter 6, 2020 The readings for this Sunday offer a rich variety of material. We have Paul preaching at the Areopagus in Athens telling his listeners that the “Unknown God” they have been worshiping is really the One who created the heavens and earth and gave his only Son for us. Peter reminds us that […]
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Mediator in the news
The Living Church website (livingchurch.org) posted a nice article about Church of the Mediator and its doings during the pandemic. Below is the link to the story. https://livingchurch.org/2020/04/23/rural-florida-church-waits-in-faith-hope-love/
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2nd Sunday of Easter
FROM FATHER GEORGE: Second Sunday of Easter, a.k.a. St. Thomas’ Sunday or “Low Sunday” Our journey through the Great Fifty Days of Easter continues with a story we hear every year on this Sunday – St. Thomas’ story. We all know the story; you can read it at the following link: www.lectionarypage.net/YearA_RCL/Easter/AEaster2_RCL.html. John 20:19-31 When […]
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Welcome
The Episcopal Church of the Mediator welcomes you to Micanopy! We are in the process of updating our website as of late March, 2020. If you have any suggestions, find a problem, a misspelled word or something else, please let us know in the comment section below. ALL CHURCH ACTIVITIES ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE […]