Rhonda Donaldson is a tall, slim elegant woman. The kind of woman one would expect to see with the Tallahassee “ladies who lunch.” Instead, she spends her time as a volunteer for Grace Mission Tallahassee. I met Rhonda during a recent trip to Tallahassee to visit Grace Mission during its once-a-month clothes give-away.

On Sunday, July 23, 2017, the Episcopal Diocese of Florida held a retirement celebration for outgoing Lay Missioner Sue Carmichael, who had served as spiritual leader of the St. Mary’s Episcopal Church for 35 years.

Engaging with Evangelism: by The Rev. Cn. Aaron Smith; Doug Walker, Bishop's Deputy for Advancement & Stewardship and Executive Director of Diocesan Foundation Talks About Stewardship; Bishop's Institute Lay Leadership Workshop on Children's Christian Formation; Book Reviews by Owene Courtney and Keyser Family Celebrations at Church of the Good Shepherd.

A Diocesan Council Restructure Plan developed by Bill Erwin and Jeff Hoffman, past vice-chairs of the Diocesan Council was accepted by the council at its January 2017 meeting. Prayerful and thoughtful consideration was given to the purpose of the Diocesan Council and its role as overseer of the business affairs of the Diocese and acting as the governing body of the diocese in between conventions. To begin the restructuring process our 2017 Diocesan Convention enacted structural changes to diocesan council by making changes to several diocesan canons.