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January 14, 2018: The Second Sunday After the Epiphany
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College Fellowship Resumes Tonight! And ...
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The Rev. Ryan Streett and his wife, Anna, welcomed their son, Jonah Timothy, yesterday at 11:00 a.m. The youngest Streett weighed in at 7 lbs., 14 oz., and he and his mother are doing great! Congratulations to the Streett family!
Following the 5:30 pm Wednesdays Alive! service and supper, join the Rev. Ryan Streett and your peers in the Youth Room of the Parish House for the first College Fellowship of 2018! (No cigar-smoking will be allowed.)
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A New C.S. Lewis Forum Begins TONIGHT!
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Whether you are a longtime fan of C.S. Lewis or completely new to his works, come join the Rev. Brian McGreevy from 7 to 8 p.m. in the church parlor on Wednesdays for a new forum entitled “C.S. Lewis and the Christian Life.” We will explore Lewis’s life and work through the lens of his important insights for living Christianly in a post-Christian culture, looking at meaning and purpose, friendship, beauty and joy, suffering, hope, and apologetics. As a point of departure for discussion, our text will be
If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis
, by Oxford professor and noted Lewis scholar Dr. Alister McGrath.
Questions? Please contact the Rev. Brian McGreevy
at 843-722-7734 ext. 270 or via email at bmcgreevy@stphilipschurchsc.org.
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Calling All Shutterbugs!
Did you venture downtown last week? Did you get close enough to 142 Church St. to get a picture of St. Philip’s in the snow? If you have pictures to share, please email them to Lea Andrews at
landrews@stphilipschurchsc.org so that we can put them on
our Facebook page. We’d also love to share them with the Diocese, which is compiling pictures of snowy Diocesan churches.
At left, the St. Philip’s steeple plays background to icy branches and falling snow.
Photo used with permission. © Samuel Hodges Photography.
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Adult Confirmation Begins Sunday, January 14:
All are Welcome!
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Would you like to…
•Learn more about what we believe as Christians
and why we believe it?
•Understand what makes the Anglican church unique?
•Make new friends in the St. Philip’s community?
•Become a member of this body of believers through
the sacramental rite of confirmation?
•Reaffirm your faith in Jesus Christ?
If you answered, “yes” to any of these questions, then consider this your formal invitation to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the Parlor of the Ministries Hall, beginning January 14, for our Adult Confirmation series. “I’ve already been confirmed,” you say? Not to worry! All are welcome, including those who simply seek a “refresher” on the fundamentals of the Christian faith! The Rev. Andrew O’Dell will lead us in a weekly adventure as we explore the answers to the questions posed above. Click the link below to register, and for more information, feel free to drop Andrew a line, and we’ll look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
The Rev. Andrew R. O’Dell, Senior Associate
phone: (843) 722-7734 ext. 276
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Walking Anew While Following the Light
by Martha Vetter
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10)
I love this verse! I am especially intrigued by the phrase, “For we are his workmanship." The word “workmanship” is translated from the Greek word
poiema
. In English, the word “poem” is also a derivative of this root. Is it not beautiful to consider that God artistically designed us in the same way that a poet would write a poem--each phrase crafted to reflect the light of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ! In the same way, I love the way that God is moving in the life of a Rwandese youth named Issa Havugimana to conform him more beautifully into the image of God and to bring him out of darkness into magnificent light!
As you may remember from a previous Inspire article, Issa, whose name in Arabic means “Jesus,” is a formerly Muslim youth who broke his lower leg. He had no money to see a doctor and the bone protruding from the open wound became infected with a serious life-threatening staph infection. With assistance from friends who serve at the Dufatanye Cooperative, Issa had orthopedic surgery in late April to repair the fractured leg. Soon after surgery, he prayed to make Jesus his Lord and Savior. He has since been attending Bible study and even now his father and mother are drawing closer to Jesus, despite their Muslim background! I recently learned that his mother never wanted to become a Muslim in the first place, but her husband made her convert. She is thrilled that Issa has become a Christian and now feels the freedom to return to Christ too! The father has been attending Bible study, and I am convinced that he is also slowly recognizing the true Light of the world!
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Have you returned your Stewardship Card?
Financial planning for 2018 is well underway, and your Stewardship Plan is an integral part of that process. Please return your card to the church office (by mail or in person) by
Monday, January 22
, so that the Vestry and the St. Philip’s Financial Administration might have an accurate representation of fiscal projections.
St. Philip’s Church
Attn: Juli Garland
142 Church St.
Charleston, SC 29401
Extra Stewardship Cards and copies of the Rector’s letter are available in the church office and in the Narthex, and you are also welcome to put your card in the offering plate on Sunday. Alternatively, you may submit your plan online by clicking below. Please remember to submit only one card OR one online plan. Putting your name on your plan is optional.
Did you receive your offering envelopes?
Some of the boxes of envelopes that were sent out a few weeks ago were damaged and returned to us, so please call the church office at (843) 722-7734 if you did not receive yours.
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Music Ministry Opportunity:
Support Canterbury Choir Choristers!
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The Canterbury Choir of St. Philip’s has been invited to sing at the Worship Service of the convention of the American Choral Directors Association, Southern Division, on February 22, 2018. This is not only a huge honor for the choristers and their director, Jo Hethcox, but also an amazing opportunity to minister to church choir directors throughout the Southeast region. This is the first time in many years that a church choir has been invited to perform at this convention, and our hope is that this will be a continuing trend in years to come.
We would like to have a sponsor from the congregation for each chorister. As a sponsor, you will be asked to pray for your chorister now as we prepare for this and especially when we travel to Louisville, Kentucky, February 21-24.
This is a wonderful way to support this ministry and a great way to get to know choristers and understand the commitment each chorister makes to the St. Philip’s choir program and in service to the Lord. You may also choose to sponsor one of our fabulous accompanists, Elwin Garret or Anne Warf.
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Sign Up For a Foyer Group!
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Looking for a great way to get to know others in the St. Philip’s family? Consider joining a Foyer Group! “Foyer” is a French word meaning “hearthside” – implying the warmth of a close, small group of friends sharing a common friendship. Whether you are long-time St. Philippian or a relative newcomer, we encourage you to participate to help strengthen the bonds of affection in our church family.
A Foyer Group will consist of eight to ten persons, married or single, assigned at random, and meeting, on a rotating basis, in each other’s homes once a month for about six months, to share a meal, conversation and fellowship, beginning this month. These are strictly social evenings and the keynote is simplicity. There is no agenda, other than having dinner and fellowship for a few hours. Generally the host provides the main dish and others bring the rest of the meal, from appetizer to dessert. If you are concerned about being able to accommodate a group, please sign up and share hosting with another. If you are not a cook, there is always bread and wine! It is a social evening with a real purpose—to know one another better and build a stronger sense of community in the Body of Christ at St. Philip’s as we practice the gift of hospitality.
To sign up, please call the church office at (843) 722-7734 or click the link below.
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ALI Lectures Tonight and Next Wednesday!
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Tonight's Supper: Lasagna
Next Week: Chicken Penne
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Membership Directory
Are you looking for a fellow parishioner's contact information? Our directory is online! Click the "My St. Philip's" button on our homepage,
stphilipschurchsc.org
, to log in or sign up for an account. And for easy access on your phone, download the Church Life app!
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Do you have a loved one you would like added to our prayer list?
Please provide his or her name by calling the church office,
843-722-7734
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We pray for the sick:
Debbie Anderson, Sally Fine, Tracy Graudin, Ben Hagood, Bee Hamrick, Joe Livesay, Betty Owens, Kathy Ravenel, Frank Rogers, Benjamin Schools, John Thornhill, Sherri Vallario, Elizabeth Williams, and Lindsay Wing.
We grieve with and pray for:
The family of Felicia Morrison, who died on January 3.
We pray for our expectant parents:
Reagan and Ashley Jackson, Zack and Larsen Spinelli.
We pray for protection for:
Becca, Janie, and Wills Baird, Graham Blunt, Colby Broadwater IV, Ellis Domenech, Tripp Hathaway, George Hoefer, and Edward Pritchard, serving in our Armed Forces.
We pray for our home missions:
Canterbury House, Charleston Bible Society, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
We pray for our world missions:
For Suzy
McCall and LAMB, for the medical missions to Honduras, for ministry to victims of genocide and AIDS in Rwanda, for Water Mission, and for St. Jean Baptiste, our sister church, and the schools in Haiti.
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St. Philip's Regular Weekly Worship Services
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The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Collect for the Day (1/14):
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that thy people, illumined by thy Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever.
Amen
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Lectionary Readings:
- 1 Samuel 3:1-10
- Ephesians 5:15-20
- John 1:43-51
- Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17
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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
5:30 p.m.
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Wednesdays Alive! Holy Communion Rite II, in the Church
Lay server schedules are sent out quarterly, one month prior to the start of each quarter.
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to view the current winter schedule.
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.
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