~ the E-Spire Newsletter ~ July 30, 2017 ~  The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost August 6, 2017 ~ The Transfiguration of our Lord

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! There Will Be No inSPIRE Next Week ! The inSPIRE is now on the summer publication schedule, produced every other week, with the remaining Wed mailing dates as follows: Aug 9 & 23. The regular weekly schedule will resume with the September 6 mailing date.

St. Philip's Welcomes the Streett Family Thank you, St. Philippians, for your hospitality and generosity at the "Meet and Greet" and "Pounding" on July 23!

Click HERE to see more photos from Sunday's Meet & Greet.

We Have an App for That! St. Philip's Church Life Mobile App   The Church Life app is a convenient way to access elements of the My St. Philip’ s Member Portal easily from your smart phone. You can search for, view, and contact other church members directly from the app, or you can make a donation to St. Philip’s, all with a few clicks from your phone! You will need to have a My St. Philip’s login (username / password) before you will be able to use the Church Life app. If you have never logged in to the My St. Philip's Member Portal before, please CLICK HERE, and then click the “Need a Login, Click Here” link. To download the Church Life app, from your smart phone, go to your app store and search for "Church Life" (it is a free download). When the download is complete, sign into the Church Life app using your My St. Philip’s login email address and password. For more information, visit our website.

Sign Up Now for Children's Choirs Now is the time to sign your children up for St. Philip's Children's Choirs. Although we will resume choir rehearsals after Labor Day, auditions are now being held for the Canterbury and St. David Choirs (rising fourth grade and above). Please call Jo Hethcox at the church office, 843-722-7734, to make an appointment.  Auditions are not necessary for the Cherub, St. Nicholas, or St. Cecilia Choirs, and you may register for these three choirs on St. Philip's website.  www.stphilipschurchsc.org/music-ministry-choirs

Join Us in the Adult Choir ! Weekly rehearsals resume on Wednesday, August 9 promptly at 6 p.m. for Adult Choir. Join us as we learn new music for Rally (Welcome Back) Sunday and Lessons and Carols. There is room in the choir for YOU! A simple audition will ascertain where you should be in the choir. All voice parts are most cordially welcome, but especially those who sing tenor and bass. Help us as we build the St. Philip’s Choir and offer our talents to God’s glory! Soli Deo Gloria! Interested? Contact our Interim Director of Music, Pat Gould, at 843-364-9552 or by email to arrange for a very simple audition.

Tools for Nicaragua Dr. Dana Heikes’ son, Dana III, has been living and working in a seaside hamlet, Popoyo, on the western coast of Nicaragua. He has noticed that many young men are willing to work, but cannot afford to purchase tools. Can you help? If you have small electric or hand tools that you would like to donate, please contact Dana Heikes, MD, at 843-530-2209.

Summer Adult Forums Sundays at 9:15 a.m. in the Parish Hall Study on Philippians and Malachi Dana Heikes has been leading a summer Adult Forum series on Philippians and Malachi. Danas class will meet two more times, on July 30 and on August 6. Bring your Bible! Questions? Contact Dana Heikes at 843-530-2209 or by email. New Series on the Parables in Matthew's Gospel begins August 13 On Sunday, August 13, The Rev. Jeff Miller will begin a new summer Adult Forum series on the parables from Matthew's Gospel. The series will run for several weeks, and all are welcome to join! Questions? Contact Rachel Murphy by email.

Blessing of the Backpacks Sunday, Aug 20 On Sunday, August 20, during the announcements at the 10:30 a.m. service, all students (children, youth, high school, and college), as well as teachers and school administrators are invited to come forward to have their backpack (or laptop, messenger bag) blessed by our clergy for the upcoming school year. Participants will receive a special tag for their bag as a gift!

Get Ready for Rally (Welcome Back) Sunday! Sunday, Sept 10 Save the date for Rally Sunday, the first Sunday after Labor Day, when all of our regular programming will resume, including Christian Education, Sunday School, Adult Forums, youth choirs, Bible studies, and more! We will kick off the day with programs for all ages during the 9:15 a.m. Sunday School hour, followed by a single worship service at 10:30 a.m. Don’t miss the delicious BBQ lunch in the Parish Hall at noon! It will be a great time of fellowship; a time to reconnect, meet new folks, and find out what St. Philip’s has to offer!

Register Now for Youth Confirmation Class First Class Sunday, Sept 10 All 7th graders are invited to participate in a year of Youth Confirmation classes, exploring the principals of our Christian faith through study of the Bible, the Apostles’ Creed, and of the Book of Common Prayer. The class meets on Sunday mornings, beginning on Rally Sunday, September 10. Parents are asked to join their student at 9:00 a.m. in the Parlor for the first class. Questions? Contact class teacher, Al Phillips, by email or phone 843-906-8200. To Register: Click the red button to fill out our registration form.

Register Here

Do you have a loved one that you would like added to our prayer list? Please provide their names by calling the church office, 843-722-7734.

We pray for the sick: Debbie Anderson, Sally Fine, Tracy Graudin, Ben Hagood, Bee Hamrick, Jeanne Hartnett, Llewellyn Kassebaum, Kelsey Lipscomb, Joe Livesay, Bo Morrison, Betty Owens, Trudie Owings, Alfred Pinckney, Benjamin Schools, Jean Wallace, and Lindsay Wing. We grieve with and pray for the family of Bob Nuttall, who died on Sunday, July 16. We pray for our expectant parents: John and Sallie Robinson, Charles and Mary Baarcke, Chris and Dorothy Blalock, Zack and Larsen Spinelli, Ryan and Anna Streett. We pray for protection for: Becca, Janie, and Wills Baird, Graham Blunt, Colby Broadwater IV, Ellis Domenech, George Hoefer, Edward Pritchard, and Stephen Wathen, serving in our Armed Forces. We pray for our home missions: Open Door Committee and One-Eighty Place. We pray for our world missions: For Suzy McCall and LAMB, for the medical missions to Honduras, for Martha Vetter's mission to victims of genocide and AIDS in Rwanda, for Water Mission, and for St. Jean Baptist, our sister church, and the schools in Haiti.

The 8th Sunday after Pentecost Collect for the Day (July 30):  O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.  Lectionary Readings: Psalm 128 Genesis 29:15-28 Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

The Transfiguration of our Lord Collect for the Day (Aug 6):  O God, who on the holy mount didst reveal to chosen witnesses thy well-beloved Son, wonderfully transfigured, in raiment white and glistening: Mercifully grant that we, being delivered from the disquietude of this world, may by faith behold the King in his beauty; who with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.  Lectionary Readings: Psalm 99 Exodus 34:29-35 2 Peter 1:13-21 Luke 9:28-36

St. Philip's Regular Weekly Worship Services

Sundays 8:15 a.m.   – Holy Communion Rite I, in the Church 10:30 a.m. – Holy Communion Rite I, in the Church (on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays )                      10:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer Rite I, in the Church (on the 2nd and 4th Sundays) Wednesdays 8:00 a.m.   – Morning Prayer, 1928 Prayer Book, in the Chapel 10:00 a.m. – Healing & Holy Communion Rite II, in the Church (September-May) Click HERE to view the lay server schedule for the next few Sundays. If you are unable to serve, please make an effort to find a substitute, and let  Felicia Lescow  in the church office know who will be substituting for you.  Lay server schedules are sent out quarterly, one month prior to the start of each quarter. Click HERE to view the current summer schedule.

Christian Education Classes are in Recess for the Summer All children and youth Sunday school classes are in recess for the summer. Classes will resume on Rally Sunday, September 10.

Click HERE to view our dynamic church calendar, which is updated daily.

Click HERE to view this week's static calendar, as it appears in the printed version of the inSPIRE.

Click HERE to see a list of our current Bible study and Christian Education ministry offerings!

ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH 142 Church Street | Charleston, SC  29401 (843) 722-7734 | www.stphilipschurchsc.org Church Office Hours 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday | 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday

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