America's Birthday at St. Andrew's Episcopal

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Lake Worth, FL celebrated a wonderful civic 4th of July service last night. The choir was wonderful, especially on The Battlehymn of the Republic.

Lake Worth historian Helen Green did a great dramatic presentation of the history of the Statue of Liberty.

The reception was beautiful.  

Pictures above:

1) Refreshment table

2) Father Paul Rasmus in his really cool Florida patriotic shirt with flags and hibiscus

3) Your's truly

4) Larry getting some food

Tonight it's off to the ocean on the Palm Beach Princess where we hope it doesn't rain and where we should get some awesome pictures of the fireworks being shot off from barges on the intracoastal waterway along West Palm Beach

The Very Rev. John Tidy Lectures at Integrity of the Palm Beaches

The Very Rev. John Tidy (left) All Soul's Episcopal Church, Miami Beach, FL

The Rev John Tidy was asked by Bishop Frade to be the priest-in-charge at All Souls Episcopal Church on South Beach. It is the only Episcopal church in Miami Beach.  Prior to coming to the Episcopal Diocese of SE Florida, Father Tidy, from England, served as Rural Dean of Kingston, Diocese of Southwark, UK and as Dean of St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem.

Father Tidy gave a great lecture on his experience living in Jerusalem and the plight of the Palestinian people. He spoke of his hope for full inclusion of G/L/B/T Anglicans within the Anglican Communion and expressed his heart felt appreciation for The Episcopal Church's leading the way.