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Thursday, June 26, 2008:
Bishop
Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando.
Readings:
Psalm
105:1-22;
Num.
17:1-11;
Rom.
5:1-11;
Matt.
20:17-28
Sunday, June 22, 2008:
Bishop
Howe celebrates Eucharist at Church of the Incarnation, Oviedo.
Readings:
Jeremiah 20:7-13 &
Psalm
69:8-11 (12-17) 18-20;
Romans
6:1b-11;
Matthew 10:24-39
Sunday, June 8, 2008:
Bishop
Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Matthew's, Orlando.
Readings:
Hosea
5:15--6:6 &
Psalm
50:7-15;
Romans
4:13-25;
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
Sunday, June 1, 2008:
Bishop
Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Edward's, Mount Dora.
Readings:
Genesis 6:9-22, 7:24; 8:14-19 &
Psalm 46
Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28(29-31);
Matthew 7:21-29
Readings:
Psalm 146,
147;
Zechariah 2:10-13;
John
3:25-30
Thursday, May 22, 2008:
Bishop
Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando.
Readings:
Psalm
18:1-20;
Prov.
7:1-27;
1 John
5:13-21;
Matt.
11:25-30
Sunday, May 18, 2008:
Bishop
Howe celebrates Trinity Sunday Eucharist at All Saints, Enterprise.
Readings:
Psalm 8
or
Canticle 2 or
13;
Genesis1:1--2:4a;
2 Corinthians 13:11-13;
Matthew 28:16-20
Sunday, May 11, 2008:
Bishop
Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Margaret's, Inverness.
Readings:
Psalm
104:25-35, 37;
Acts
2:1-21 or
Numbers 11:24-30 ;
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or
Acts
2:1-21;
John
20:19-23 or
John
7:37-39
Sunday, May 4, 2008: Bishop
Howe celebrates Eucharist at All Saints, Winter Park, delivering
three sermons:
Sermon from the 7 a.m. service
Sermon from the 8:45 a.m. service
Sermon from the 11 a.m. service
Readings:
Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36;
Acts
1:6-14;
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11;
John
17:1-11
Sunday, April 27, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist
at Holy Presence, DeLand.
Readings:
Psalm
66:7-18 ;
Acts
17:22-31;
1
Peter 3:13-22;
John
14:15-21
Sunday, April 13, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist
at Holy Trinity, Melbourne.
Readings:
Psalm 23;
Acts
2:42-47;
1
Peter 2:19-25;
John
10:1-10
Sunday, April 6, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist
at Good Shepherd, Lake Wales.
Readings:
Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17;
Acts
2:14a,36-41;
1
Peter 1:17-23;
Luke
24:13-35
Sunday, March 30, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist
at St. Luke & St. Peter Episcopal Church, St. Cloud.
Readings:
Psalm 16
Acts
2:14a, 22-32;
1 Peter
1:3-9;
John
20:19-31
Sunday, March 23, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist
on Easter Sunday at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando.
Readings:
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24;
Acts
10:34-43;
Colossians 3:1-4;
John
20:1-18)
Sunday, March 16, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates
Palm Sunday Eucharist at Good Shepherd, Maitland,
Fla.
NOTE: Bishop Howe wishes to
acknowledge his appreciation for the teaching by Dr. Tom Skinner
that provided the basis for this sermon.
Readings:
Psalm
31:9-16;
Isaiah
50:4-9a;
Philippians 2:5-11;
Matthew (26:36-27:10) 27:11-54(55-66)
Sunday, March 2, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist
on the Fourth Sunday in Lent at St. Jude's, Orange City,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 23;
1
Samuel 16:1-13;
Ephesians 5:8-14;
John
9:1-41
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist
on the Third Sunday in Lent at Church of the Messiah, Winter Garden,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 95;
Exodus
17:1-7;
Romans
5:1-11;
John
4:5-42
Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist
the Second Sunday in Lent at St. Francis, Bushnell,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 121;
Genesis
12:1-4a;
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17;
John
3:1-17
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2008:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. James, Ormond Beach,
Fla., at the
opening of the 39th Diocesan Convention.
Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Peter's, Lake Mary,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 29;
Isaiah
42:1-9;
Acts
10:34-43;
Matthew 3:13-17
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Holy Child, Ormond Beach,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 72:1-7,10-14;
Isaiah
60:1-6;
Ephesians3:1-12;
Matthew
2:1-12
Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Nicholas church plant,
Poinciana,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 147
Isaiah 61:10— 62:3;
Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7;
John
1:1-18
Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Holy Trinity, Fruitland
Park,
Fla. His sermon
offers compelling support for the parish stewardship efforts.
Readings:
Psalm
146:5-9
Isaiah
35:1-10;
James
5:7-10;
Matthew 11:2-11
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Holy Faith, Port St.
Lucie,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
Isaiah
11:1-10;
Romans
15:4-13;
Matthew
3:1-12
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007: Bishop
Howe celebrates Eucharist at the ordination of Russell Wohlever, All
Saints', Winter Park, Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 122
Isaiah
2:1-5;
Romans
13:11-14;
Matthew 24:36-44
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007: Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at
Diocesan House, Orlando,
Fla.
Kamehameha and Emma
Readings:
Psalm
33:12-22
Acts
17:22-31
Matthew 25:31-40
Read more about Kamehameha and Emma
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church, Fort Pierce,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 46;
Jeremiah 23:1-6;
Colossians 1:11-20;
Luke
23:35-43
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 98;
Malachi 3:13--4:2a,5-6;
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13;
Luke
21:5-19
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm [83;
1
Macc. 1:1-28;
Rev. 19:1-10;
Matt.
16:1-12
Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Trinity Episcopal Church,
Vero Beach,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 32;
Isaiah
1:10-20;
2 Thessalonians 1:1-5(6-10)11-12;
Luke
19:1-10
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 149;
Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10,13-14;
Revelation 7:2-4,9-17;
Matthew
5:1-12
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Sebastian, Melbourne
Beach,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 121;
Genesis 32:3-8,22-30;
2 Timothy 3:14--4:5;
Luke
18:1-8a
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at
Diocesan House, Orlando,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 147
Ecclesiasticus 38:1-4,6-10, 12-14
2
Timothy 4:5-13
Luke
4:14-21
Sunday, Oct. 10, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. David's, Lakeland,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm
37:1-18
Habakkuk 1:1-6(7-11)12-13;2:1-4;
2
Timothy 1:(1-5)6-14;
Luke
17:5-10
Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. Patrick's, Ocala,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm
51:1-18;
Exodus 32:1,7-14;
1
Timothy 1:12-17;
Luke
15:1-10
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007:
Bishop Howe celebrates Eucharist at St. John the Baptist, Orlando,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 1;
Deuteronomy 30:15-20;
Philemon
1-20;
Luke
14:25-33
Readings:
Psalm 119:97-104
Ecclesiasticus 51:13-22;
Matthew 11:27-30
Thursday, July 12, 2007:
The homily is from Thursday Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando,
Fla. The readings
are from July 11, in observance of
Benedict of Nursia.
Readings:
Psalm
34:1-8
Proverbs 2:1-9
Luke
14:27-33
Thursday, July 5, 2007:
The homily is from Thursday Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando,
Fla. The readings
are from July 4, in observance of
Independence Day.
Readings:
Psalm 145
or 145:1-9;
Deuteronomy 10:17-21;
Hebrews 11:8-16;
Matthew 5:43-48
Sunday, June 24, 2007:
The sermon is from the 80th anniversary celebration at St. Simon
the Cyrenian, Fort Pierce,
Fla.
Readings:
Psalm
63:1-8;
Zechariah 12:8-10; 13:1;
Galatians 3:23-29;
Luke
9:18-24
Readings:
Psalm
31:1-5
1 John
3:13-16;
Matthew 10:34-42
Thursday, June 14, 2007: St. Basil the
Great.
(Click here
for more information from the Lectionary) The homily is
from
the morning
Eucharist at Diocesan House, Orlando, Fla. (The Bishop's remarks to
"Woody" at the end of the homily refer to the confirmation of Prof.
Garwood Anderson, who is moving from Asbury Theological Seminary to
Nashota House, in Wisconsin.)
Readings:
Psalm
139:1-9 or
34:1-8
1
Corinthians 2:6-13;
Luke
10:21-24
Sunday, June 10, 2007: The Second Sunday of
Pentecost.
The sermon is from
the 10 a.m.
service, Sunday, June 10 at St. Luke-the-Evangelist Episcopal
Church, Mulberry, Fla.
Readings:
Psalm
30:1-6 (7-11), 12-13
1
Kings 17:17-24;
Galatians 1:11-24;
Luke
7:11-17
Sunday, June 3, 2007: Trinity Sunday.
The sermon is from
the 9:30 a.m.
service, Sunday, June 3 at Shepherd of the Hills, Lecanto, Fla.
Readings:
Psalm 29
or
Canticle 2 or
13;
Isaiah
6:1-8;
Revelation 4:1-11;
John
16:(5-11)12-15
Readings:
Psalm 113
or
Canticle 9;
Zephaniah 3:14-18a;
Colossians 3:12-17;
Luke
1:39-49
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Bishop Howe John W.
Howe became the third Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida on
January 1, 1990, succeeding the Rt. Rev. William H. Folwell. Bishop
Howe was born November 4, 1942. He and Karen L. Elvgren were married
September 1, 1962. Their children are Katherine Howe Rickwald, John
III, and Jessica Jones.
Bishop Howe was ordained deacon in 1967, priest in 1968 and became
Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Central Florida on April 15,
1989. The Chief Consecrator was the Rt. Rev. Edmond L. Browning,
Presiding Bishop (#630), and co-consecrators were the Rt. Rev.
William C. Frey, Bishop of Colorado (#627), the Rt. Rev. Alden M.
Hathaway, Bishop of Pittsburgh (#761), and the Rt. Rev. Adrian D.
Caceres, Bishop of Eduador (#657).
Bishop Howe earned a B.A. in philosophy, University of Connecticut,
in 1964 and M. Divinity, Yale Divinity School, 1967. He was awarded
Doctor of Divinity degrees from Yale in October 1989, from
University of the South, Sewanee, in 1990 and from Nashotah House in
1991.
He was President of the University of Connecticut Christian
Fellowship from 1952 to 1964. He was a staff member of InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship 1964-69; Chaplain, The Loomis School, Windsor,
Connecticut, 1967-1969; and Chaplain, Miss Porter’s School,
Farmington, Connecticut, 1969-72. He became Associate Rector, St.
Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Sewickley, PA, serving from 1972 to
1976; then Rector of Truro Episcopal Church in Fairfax, Virginia
from 1976-1989. During that time, Truro, located about 15 miles west
of Washington, D.C., grew in size to more than 3,000 members with an
operating budget of over $3 million, half of which was spent on
Missions and Outreach.
Bishop Howe has conducted preaching and teaching missions throughout
the United States and in some three dozen other countries around the
world. He was founding member of S.O.M.A. (Sharing of Ministries
Abroad), an Anglican ministry seeking to bring renewal to indigenous
churches. He was also one of the founders of Trinity Episcopal
School for Ministry, in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.
His publications include three books and numerous magazine articles.
He was editor of Kerygma magazine, now called Mission and
Ministry.
He co-authored the 1988 Resolution on Abortion and the Sanctity of
Human Life adopted by the 69 General Convention of the Episcopal
Church in Detroit. He is former President and Chairman of the Board
of the National Organization of Episcopalians for Life (NOEL) and he
is a former president of the Fellowship of Witness.
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