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November 19, 2017
The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
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Rector's Update on Mediation
Dear St. Philip’s family,
By order of Judge Joseph Anderson, the mediation taking place between the Diocese of South Carolina and the Episcopal Church has been recessed until December 4 and 5. No reason has been given, but we will continue to stay the course and be about the Lord’s business. As we await a decision from the South Carolina Supreme Court, I ask for your daily prayers on behalf of the parish and Diocese.
The Vestry and I will keep you informed of any changes or updates.
Yours in Christ Jesus,
Jeff+
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SC Religious Leaders File Amicus Brief in Support of Diocese
On Friday, November 10, 106 South Carolina religious leaders of varying denominations filed an
amicus curiae
brief in support of the Diocese of South Carolina’s Petition for Rehearing. Below is the conclusion; the brief in its entirety, along with other documents and information regarding the history and status of litigation between our Diocese and the Episcopal Church, is available for viewing on the Diocese’s website,
diosc.com
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If the ruling ... is allowed to stand, no South Carolina congregation can avoid having its property expropriated by an affiliated denomination. The denomination can always transfer ownership simply by passing unilateral rules at church conventions. It does not matter who holds title, what the donor of the property intended, who paid for and maintained the property, whether the denomination’s interest is publicly recorded, what the rules were when the congregation joined the denomination, whether the congregation then held title in its own name, or even whether the denomination then existed. The Court’s decision awards half a billion dollars of property to Appellants by applying internal canons that were never embodied in any ordinary contract or recorded in any deed, and that were instead unilaterally adopted centuries after local congregants purchased the property and founded their local churches. Effectively, the court applied implied trust theory by another name, granting Appellants all of the benefits of ownership and none of the burdens—like having to pay insurance costs or the mortgage, or facing liability for conduct or injuries occurring on the property. No other private entity in South Carolina, secular or religious, enjoys that right. That establishment of a particular religious structure violates the First Amendment. For the foregoing reasons, this Court should grant Respondents’ Petition for Rehearing.
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Report from God’s Rock Garden on La Gonâve
by Sam Robinson, World Missions Board
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On October 3, 2017, members of La Gonâve Haiti Partners met with Water Mission’s David Inman and Kevin Herr in Charleston, SC. Water Mission explained their programs, equipment, and capabilities. Their mission is to provide clean, safe purified water including innovative sanitation installations to communities like the ones being supported by the Partnership.
Partnership members explained the need for water purification and storage at the 11 partner communities that need to be assessed by Water Mission with recommendations as to what can be done and the cost for providing the work and equipment to achieve purified drinking water. Water Mission offered to assess each partner village and prepare a proposal of what would be required. They offered to submit this project for funding to a donor, Tim Chisolm, for consideration. Water Mission would accept a project for funding only if it included the water purification component.
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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
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Tonight, 11/15: Chicken and Pasta Casserole
No service Thanksgiving week
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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, Jim Black, Sally Fine, Jimmy Gallant, Tracy Graudin, Norwood Grinalds, Holden Grooms, Ben Hagood, Bee Hamrick, Susan Hemminger, Joe Livesay, Betty Owens, Alfred Pinckney, Kathy Ravenel, Benjamin Schools, Michael Walsh, and Lindsay Wing.
We grieve with and pray for: Beth Black and family on the death of her mother, Betty Petteway, on November 7.
We grieve with and pray for: The family of Frances Evans Read, who died on November 8.
We grieve with and pray for:
John Macmurphy and family on the death of his brother, Mac Macmurphy, on November 1.
We pray for our expectant parents:
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:
H.E.L.P., Lowcountry Orphan Relief, and 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 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 24th Sunday after Pentecost
Collect for the Day (11/19):
Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that, by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Lectionary Readings:
- Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18
- Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
- Matthew 25:14-30
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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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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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142 Church Street | Charleston, SC 29401
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