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the E-Spire Newsletter ~ May 28, 2017
The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Ascension Sunday
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Click HERE if you would like to view the printed version of this newsletter.
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Capers Last Sunday
May 28, 2017
Reception at noon in the Parish Hall
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This coming Sunday will be Capers Cross' last Sunday as Organist/Choirmaster at St. Philip's Church.
As announced in January, he will be entering retirement after 22 faithful years of service to our parish. He and his wife, Nancy, will remain in Charleston, and we will continue to be blessed by their presence in worship at St. Philip's. Please continue to keep Capers and Nancy in your prayers!
Join us in the Parish Hall immediately following the 10:30 a.m. service for a reception in his honor.
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The East Graveyard is Temporarily Closed for Repairs
The east graveyard (surrounding the Church) is temporarily closed for further inspection and repairs to the church roof and parapets.
Plans are being developed to affect repairs, but in the meantime, please observe the taped-off "Do Not Enter" areas. Out of an abundance of caution, the Church and graveyard will not be open to visitors during the week until the area can be properly secured for safety.
All church services and scheduled events will continue as usual.
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Congratulations to our Graduates!
Graduating from High School
- Harry Gregorie, IV, Porter-Gaud School, attending University of South Carolina
- David Grubbs, Porter-Gaud School, attending University of South Carolina
- Emily Huey, Wando High School, attending Winthrop University
- Liza Johnson, Ashley Hall School, attending Clemson University
- Elizabeth Moore, James Island High School, attending University of South Carolina
- Philip Kuhn, Philip's Exeter Academy, attending University of Chicago, fall '18
- John Rink, Porter-Gaud School, attending University of South Carolina
- Brandon Barber, Vanderbilt University, Communication Studies and Spanish
- Adam Graudin, Clemson University, Political Science
- Judge Hanger, Clemson University, Computer Engineering
- Mary Hollis McGreevy, Emory University, History and International Studies
- Corey Martin, University of Southern California, Business/Motion Picture Business
Do you have a loved one graduating from high school or college this month?
Please click HERE to email his/her name(s) so that we can recognize him/her in the inSPIRE.
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Vacation Bible School Surf Shack: Catch the Wave of God's Amazing Love June 19 - 22, 2017
Have you signed up for VBS yet?!
Don't miss out on the coolest VBS ever!
Grab your Hawaiian shirt or hula skirt and join us as we catch a wave in St. Philip’s awesome VBS program, Surf Shack: Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love
!
The dates are June 19 – 22 and will run from 9 am – 12 pm. Join us Thursday evening (June 22) as we celebrate the end of VBS with an evening of Summer Family Fun (details to follow).
VBS is for graduates of 3K (your child must have turned 3 before September 1, 2016) through graduates of 6th grade. Registration forms will be available online the first week of April. The fee for the week of VBS is $25 per child.
Click
HERE
to register your child(ren) for VBS now.
A reminder: KidCheck will be used during VBS for check-in. Click HERE for info.
Questions? Contact Amy Watson Smith at (843) 722-7734 ext. 271 or by email.
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Awesome Volunteers Needed for VBS
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A VBS of this awesomeness will require many helpers before, during and after the event.
Whether you have a special skill or talent, simply have a heart for children’s ministry or are just willing to do whatever is it takes to get the job done…
we need you!
A nursery for ages 3 and under will be available for volunteers and staff while you are helping out with VBS.
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Haiti Annual Feast Day Trip Supplies Needed
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21 - 26
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The Annual Feast Day mission team is asking the parishioners of St. Philip's for donations of several items to be taken to Haiti for use in the church and for teaching:
• New or gently used wind, string or keyboard instruments. Help the children make a joyful noise unto the Lord!
• Reading glasses from dollar stores (1.50 - 2.25 sight rating is the most common need).
• General dental supplies-adult and children's toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss.
Items may be dropped off in the church office or we can pick them up. Financial donations for these items are also welcome.
St. Philip's is the sole supply source for our sister church community, and these donations are hand-delivered each year by the mission team. We thank you in advance for your kind and generous donations for these basic needs.
Questions? Contact Gerry or Suzanne McCord, (G) 843-224-1342, (S) 843-224-1630.
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Join Us in the Adult Choir During the Summer!
Many choir members are away during the summer, so your help is needed. If God has given you the gift of song, please use it for His glory and for the good of your church. You will be greatly blessed! The ability to read music is helpful, but not a necessity.
Our first rehearsal will be Wednesday, May 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The rehearsal schedule is limited during the summer, so your commitment will be mostly on Sunday mornings. Choir members will meet in the choir room at 9 a.m. on Sundays, and will rehearse twice during June and three times during August. No July rehearsals!
Interested? Contact our Interim Director of Music, Pat Gould, at 843-364-9552 or by email to arrange for a very simple audition.
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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
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Piccolo Spoleto at St. Philip's
May 27 - June 11 in the Church
St. Philip's is fortunate to host to so many wonderful musical performers each year during the Piccolo Spoleto festival. Many of the events are free! Click HERE to check out the full schedule of events being held in our church sanctuary this year.
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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.
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We pray for the sick: Debbie Anderson, Mac Baldwin, Gerda Clark, Sally Fine, Tracy Graudin, Bee Hamrick, Harriet Hutson, Joe Livesay, Betty Owens, Benjamin Schools, Jerry Sifford, Johnson Smith, Jean Wallace, and Lindsay Wing.
We grieve with and pray for: Cynthia Runge and family on the death of her mother, Alma Marie Folz, on May 4.
We pray for our expectant parents: Sam and Carrie Little, John and Sallie Robinson, Charles and Mary Baarcke.
We pray for protection for: Becca, Janie, and Wills Baird, Michael Burris, Ellis Domenech, George Hoefer, and Edward Pritchard, serving in our Armed Forces.
We pray for our home missions: H.E.L.P., Lowcountry Orphan Relief, Porter-Gaud Chaplaincy.
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.
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The Seventh Sunday of Easter
Collect for the Day:
O God, the King of glory, you have exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven: We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless, but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Savior Christ is gone before; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Lectionary Readings:
- Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36
- Acts 1:1-11
- 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
- Luke 24:44-53
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Congratulations to Charles and Lauren Cook on the birth of their daughter, Hazel Holling Cook, on May 16.
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St. Philip's Regular Weekly Worship Services
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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
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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
Click HERE to view the lay server schedule for this Sunday.
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.
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Christian Education Classes are in Recess for the Summer
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All children, youth & adult Sunday school classes are now in recess for the summer. The Rector's Bible Study is also in recess. Classes will resume in the fall.
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The inSPIRE newsletter will continue to be published on its regular weekly schedule until May 31. During the summer, the inSPIRE will be produced every other week, with Wednesday mailing dates as follows: June 14 & 28, July 12 & 26, Aug 9 & 23
The regular weekly schedule will resume with the September 6 mailing date.
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Click HERE to view our dynamic church calendar, which is updated daily.
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Click HERE to view this week's static calendar, as it appears in the printed version of the inSPIRE.
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Click HERE to see a list of our current Bible study and
Christian Education ministry offerings!
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ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH
142 Church Street | Charleston, SC 29401
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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