The Episcopal Church

Chapel of the Incarnation - Episcopal Chapel House


1522 West University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32603
(Across from Library West)
A ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida
The Right Rev. Samuel Johnson Howard, Bishop
The Rev'd Dr. Nancee Martin-Coffey, Chaplain
AN ANCIENT FAITH IN A NEW MILLENNIUM - A community of worship, fellowship, and spiritual growth
serving the University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College


Progressive Dinner 09

Welcome!

Gator Chomp

getting ready for Progressive Dinner

St Catharine's, Jax. friends

watching the Homecoming Parade

Shayna and her Dad

JML

Chapel Homecoming King and Queen 2009!

Carlos and Michael return!

Gator Sunday 2009

Welcome Week BBQ, August 2009

Mission Board Retreat 10 09

May queen

in the garden

warming up

Band 10 09

Gators!!!

Josh, aka St. Michael

Josh hanging out

bubbles!

newlywed surprise party

s veil

surprise wedding party

Chapel Altar Guild President

more dancing

dancing

Gator Sunday

gator talk

before the real gators arrived

in the garden

super photographer of the evening--from AZ!

Chaplain and juvenile gator

our 'boat' and gator

Gator chomp

Gators in Chapel!

J and stuffed gator

garden time

baby gators

3 Lovely Chapelites

grad students go to volleyball game

Jen WOW preacher

feeding us so royally!

Welcome Week BBQ, August 2009

Nolan and BBQ cooking at Chapel House

badminton, BBQ before Welcome Week mass

summertime fun

premarital counseling

eucumenical-minded

all sorts of music at the Chapel

Harpist at the Chapel

tabling at the Reitz

napping at the Chapel

summer Pre Theo

Chapelite Locks of Love donors

heading to Austin for a Ph.D. program!

nearly tubing the Itchatucknee

We recycle!

Pre Theo

our Chaplain

summer time meal

Episcogators for Locks of Love

summer band

Sacred Heart of Jesus

smiling ladies

near seawall

seawall

Episcogator and Episconole workers

Randomites

ladder

Trinity Episcopal Church, Galveston

Houston!

art gallery, Jax. airport

launching from Jax.

aiport

art show in April by Alan

art show 2

art show

returning to the place they made marriage vows 42 years ago

UF spring graduates

2009 graduates

Gene's famous lemon (graduation) cake

band, April 2009

former Chapelite living in Sewanee

invasive eliminators!

Earth Day Communion, on the Avenue

0910 leaders

fun!

pointing out invasives

emerging leaders

21!

preacher

Easter Worship Team

no fedora this year

violaist

substitutes for egg baskets!

P on Easter

Easter Eve

K in the garden

J on Easter day

J and ferns

testing the eggs

found!

ready to hunt for eggs

Easter eggs!

2 generations

Seder group

new little friends

Amy & 5 week old baby

kitchen workers, St. Francis Center

St. Francis Center

cooking and spaghetti making

Stations of the Cross, MDGs

Seder table

awards

Chapel Seder group

Hillel tour

Sisters in Christ

Palm Sunday meal

Lent Preachers

retreatants at cross

s'more making

Lenten retreat

ready for presentations

board moving

helping

Chaplains

scooter

Shrove Tuesday at the Chapel

service with CCC

great acolytes!

in the sacristy

Father Roy, guest preacher

Pre Theo

confirmed, received, and reaffirmed

Theological Sunday

azaleas & Mary

studying

Ktista and parents

niffins galore!

Convention

hanging out at Chapel House

baking

back packing

Christians Concerned for the Community

inwithit

smashers

toting, lifting, helping

missing wheel

Hawthorne landfill

Confirmation with Bishop Howard

Author of March "Diocesan"piece of Bishop Howard

Former Gator returns to the Chapel to preach on Theological Education Sunday

Joy, Theological Education Sunday

meeting new friends at Convention

Delegates to 09 Convention

Convention booth

Communion service in January 2009

Bishop Howard and confirmand

2 confirmand and Chaplain

Confirmand's mother comes for confirmation!

Confirmand

Bishop visits the Chapel!

Bishop and Chaplain

Bishop Howard greets two generations!

newly confirmed!

Garcia and Bishop Howard

Chapel leaders and Bishop Howard

Bishop Howard greeting Chapelites

Confirmand!

Stephanie and the Bishop

Bishop Howard and our band

friends, cakes, and fun

cheering for our Gators!

new ping pong champion!

Welcome Week BBQ, spring 2009

the Chapel at night

John the Baptist

Geoff, altar artist

SEC excitement!

engaged Gators

Gator chomping

Chapelites celebrating Gator win

grounds' clean up

Cuba Christmas card writing

welcomed to FSU

half time fun

Episcogators and Episconoles

Episconoles and Episcogators gather after Holy Eucharist

Divided by colleges, UNITED IN CHRIST!

Half Time Entertainment

We are welcomed to Ruge Hall

more utubing!

utubing fun

our new beautiful banner

Chapelite

our new "Episcopal Church Welcomes You" sign

cheering on the Gators

Caricatures abound

bread Gator

former Chaplain Fr. Harold and Elena

1920s party

seeking shelter under brellies!

watching the paraders at Chapel House

Gator paraders

parade watchers

Former Chapelites and friends

Chapelites at Camp Weed

Lincoln and Lauren made a brunch feast!

Exploratory Weekend, Camp Weed

delicious quiches!

Gator brunch

Chefs Lincoln and Lauren

Enjoying a delicious brunch

a rainy Homecoming parade

Rain? oh well!

Homecoming 08 parade

Gator skate float

Gator head

Gator float

toting load up stream

Shore Payne's

Warming Up at Payne's Prairie

Jen Honda

Janelle and Daniel

Elena

Tires Galore!

stream dwellers

Dong Oh

Josh and Alison

Welcome Week Smiles!

Welcome Back Gators!

servers

sanctuary

beginning our worship

what a great Gator stole!

croquet is such fun!

dining outside

enjoying some nice company...

croquet on the lawn

Blessing of Backpacks, Laptops, and Satchels

Lovely Singers

Dinner

welcome back Sunday

tabling

these two taught us how to swing dance...

dipping amidst dancing

Dance Party

Leaders gather for an early centuries Eucharist

dipping at Dancing under the Stars

dance teachers

Dancing Under the Stars

tabling at Reitz

welcome back Sunday meal

kitchen angels

Chapel Leaders, fall 08

Summer band gathers for a photo

Smoothie night at the Chapel

new friends and smoothies

indulging our four legged friends!

enjoying a smoothie

canine friend!

praising God for rain!

writing prayers

Bishop and confirmands

family (Martin girls)

continuing to celebrate confirmation into the Episcopal Church!

Sven receives a blessing from the Bishop

Confirmands and stained glass window

The Right Reverend John Howard and Garcia

Our Chaplain obtains her Doctor of Ministry from Sewanee

Our chaplain meets the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

Communion on the beach

on the steps of St. Peter's Episcopal Church

shark!

shark attack, sort of...

Jelly fish patrol

Leaders gather for a retreat at the beach

2008-2009 Leaders

Gathering

Friends meet at the Chapel

Cook Extraordinary and two helpers

most-helpful clean up crew

What a wonderful banquet we had!

End of the year banqet on the breezeway

Starke strawberries

sisters in Christ

graduates cutting cake

two of our three graduates

graduate Syrita

graduation cake

Hamming it up on Earth Day

garden study

Soccer Hooligans

Earth Day

pausing from weeding

croquet on the lawn

Earth Day Communion on the front lawn

planting on Earth Day

heave-ho in the garden

Earth Day in front of newly planted tree

Leader of the band

Tea olive tree is planted in the front

trimming the azalea bushes

Chapelite makes it onto 2008 UF Football poster...

Congrats to one of our May 2008 UF grads!

Off to UF baseball game

Alberta, Albert, and friends

relaxing at Chapel House

with Easter chicks abounding

Easter belles

Hanging out at Chapel House

finding the prize at the Seder Meal

This is a friendly alligator, despite appearances!

pulpit

Our 1939 baptismal font

Prayer Station

Adorned for Easter!

Next year in Jerusalem!

Seder meal guests

Birthday party at Chapel House

what hospitality

abloom

pleased to be in Micanopy

In the Chapel, preparing for worship

smiling chapelite

discussing some songs

Marshmellow and hot chocolates--yum!

all smiles!

happy and smiling

Kitchen smile

Choices

Enacting the Gospel

In the Chapel

Pausing for a photo after worship

Taking a break from studying

Our friends from St. Mark's, Starke, who bring us delicious meals!

2008 Diocesan Convention table

MLK Jr. Vigil readers from Chapel of the Incarnation and St. Augustine Roman Catholic Student Center

UF President Machen and two students

Chapelite Leader

Chapelites who served as readers at the MLK Day

Episcogator at Reitz Ampitheater

jamming on the breezeway with Paco

Friendship in Christ

Singing praises to the Lord!

Our cafe-like study garden all dressed up

Kings of the heap

Hanging out at Chapel House

Our chaplain and her husband

How much we appreciate our friends who bring home-cooked meals to us on Sunday nights.

Chowing on ribs!

Tender

Getting ready for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner

Enjoying a meal together

Fellowship in Christ's name

Hello . .

praying before a meal

vocals in our band

one of the many meals in our Common Room

food and fellowship

Music on the grounds

BBQ time

Welcome Week BBQ

Diving into the BBQ!

Welcome Week's BBQ

getting ready for a community meal

Mary in our garden

Visiting in the garden

students at the Chapel of the Incarnation

sofas in our sanctuary

We are located on West University Avenue, right across from Library West.

Gator Man comes to Chapel House!

Deon and the gator

Our Praise and Worship Band is so very talented.

Sweet Water Creek, Payne's Prairie, Clean Up Day

Chapel House students gather for a Sunday meal

Feasting at the riches of Christ's table

Gator fans

Football game day parking at Chapel House

We are members of the Episcopal Church.

We are a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida.

Some of the trash we helped collect at Sweet Water Creek, Payne's Prairie

Leaders Josh and Sam

We will have labyrinth walks during Lent

Tentative!

inviting rocking chairs

Chapel of the Incarnation

Our Chaplain

Gathering for Worship with the Episconoles (photo by Carlos Delgado)

UF and FSU students gather after a Mexican Fiesta

Chomping and Chopping. . . (photo by Carlos Delgado)

Reaching to our Friends Poster by Sam Heath

UF & FSU Episcopal Chaplains (photo by Carlos Delgado)

Former Chapelites return home for FSU game

Gator power

Gator Chomp!

Nolan preparing his delicious BBQ for us

worship time

Blessing of the Backpacks

We are nurtured

inside the Chapel

study garden

Episcogators!

Clowning around