The St. Philip's e-SPIRE--May 27, 2018

~ the e-SPIRE Newsletter ~

May 27, 2018

The First Sunday After Pentecost: Trinity Sunday

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Summer crept up on us!

Many activities and Christian education classes recess for the summer, so be sure to check with your study leader or keep an eye on the calendar for changes.

Now in recess for the summer:

Wednesdays Alive! fellowship suppers (5:30 service continues through June), College Fellowship, "C.S. Lewis and the Christian Life," Rector's Thursday Bible Study, Rector's Forum, All Sunday School classes

Thank You, St. Philip's!

Above left: A Tricounty Family Ministries representative loads up on May 22.

Above right: Volunteer can-counter Bowen Barber stands in front of 710 cans and 415 boxes on May 20.

Thank you to our St. Philip's community for sharing your hearts, your time, and your spirit of giving with our Home Missions partners, Tricounty Family Ministries. You all donated 710 cans and 415 boxes of food during the week of May 20th!

The shelves at Tricounty Family Ministries will be stocked and grocery bags will be filled a little more, assuring parents that children will be fed while away from school this summer.

As this important work is ongoing, we hope to have another drive for Tricounty Family Ministries this fall, so please keep an eye out for that news.

"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35

Thank you again!

The Home Missions Team

Click to read Tricounty's thank you letter to St. Philip's

Click for more pictures

The Chattanooga Boys Choir:

Visiting Choir at this

Sunday's 10:30 Service

Founded in 1954, the Chattanooga Boys Choir is the oldest boychoir in the Southeast and one of the most highly regarded boychoirs in the United States. St. Philip's has the pleasure of hosting them during this Sunday's 10:30 service. The boys will sing the Introit, the Offertory Anthem, and the Canticles, and they will lead our congregation in the singing of the hymns.

Learn more about the Chattanooga Boys Choir

Click here to register

Email Sarah Stuhr

Click for Father Thompson's bio

Congratulations To Our Graduates!

Graduating from High Schoo l

Toby Cramer, Porter-Gaud School,

attending Babson College

William Samuel Houston Davis, Porter-Gaud School,

attending University of South Carolina

Adelaide Elizabeth Dixon, James Island Charter High School (International Baccalaureate), attending University of Miami

Baker Franklin, Porter-Gaud School,

attending University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Leland Freshley, Porter-Gaud School,

attending Clemson University School of Business

Peter James Goff, Blueridge Academy

Charles W. Hartsock, Porter-Gaud School,

attending Elon University

Monet Lescow, Academic Magnet High School,

attending Davidson College

Anne McGreevy, Porter-Gaud School,

attending South Carolina Honors College at USC

Elizabeth (Elise) Pickford, Trinity Academy,

attending College of Charleston

Eric Pickford, Trinity Academy,

attending College of Charleston

Emma Wallace, James Island Charter High School

Graduating from College or Graduate School

Rodney Andrews, Duke University,

Master of Science in Nursing, Adult and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner–Primary Care

James Calvin Barkley, Wofford College,

B.A. in Government, Minor in Business

Lauren Ashley Beasley, University of Virginia,

B.S. in Nursing

Anne Merrill Crawford, Clemson University,

B.S. in Parks and Recreation and Tourism Management

Savannah Jane Dixon, Duke University,

B.A. in International Studies, Minors in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Pol. Science,

attending the School of Oriental and Asian Studies–

Master of Science in the Politics of Conflict, Rights, and Justice

Derrill Taber Hagood, University of Virginia,

Master of Arts in Literature

Langdon A. Hartsock, Jr., Clemson University,

B.S. in Industrial Engineering

Delia Joyce Wichmann Hipp, University of South Carolina,

B.A. in Criminal Justice

Eliza Huey, Clemson University,

B.S. in Biochemistry, B.S. in Genetics,

attending University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Katherine Louise Hefner, Medical University of South Carolina,

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Kathleen MacNeil, University of Buffalo,

Master of Fine Art

Meridith Reid McKenzie, University of South Carolina,

B.S. in Hospitality Management, Minor in Business Administration

Jeffrey Scott Miller, Jr., Grove City College,

B.A. in English,

attending University of South Carolina School of Law

Tyler Newman, College of Charleston,

B.S. in Computer Science

Emma Barnwell Wannamaker , University of South Carolina

B.A. in Elementary Education

Lillian Cash Wright, University of Texas at Austin,

B.S. in Nutrition

Buy your tickets online

When filling out your information, be sure to note that you are with

St. Philip's so that you will be seated near other St. Philippians in the diocesan

block, and WEAR RED to the game to show that you are part of the Diocese of SC!

Tickets purchased using the link above will be available at will-call.

Musical Instruments, Reading Glasses, and Toothbrushes Needed!

Haiti Annual Feast Day Mission ~ June 20-25, 2018

The team heading to Haiti will hand-carry your generous donations of:

Musical instruments: 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, 1.75, 2.00, and 2.25 sight ratings are the most common need.

General dental supplies : adult and children's toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss.

Items can be dropped off in the church office, or we will gladly pick them up. We thank you in advance for your kind and generous donations for these basic needs .

Gerry McCord : (843) 224-1342 or gerrymccord@gmail.com

Suzanne McCord : (843) 224-1630 or suzanne1959@gmail.com

Virtual Prayer Vigil

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, wrote these powerful words:

“More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.”

United by this truth, we invite you to join us in praying for the just and merciful resolution of the ongoing litigation between the Diocese of South Carolina and The Episcopal Church (TEC). We are asking for two volunteers each day, Monday-Saturday, to commit to spending time in prayer and fasting as they are able. Volunteers may pray wherever they are, or they may come to the prayer room at the Ministries Hall during the day. We will all join together in prayer as a church family on Sundays.

Prayers for Justice and Mercy

Online sign-up

Join the St. Philip's Choir This Summer!

"He who sings prays twice!" (attributed to St. Augustine)

Singers of all ages are encouraged to join the St. Philip's Choir. Try it for the summer; we hope you will stay throughout the year! Men are especially invited, but all voice parts are welcome.

Can't read music? No problem - we'll help you! You will be seated next to a staff singer who must be able to read music well.

No time for rehearsal during the summer? Again, not a problem. There will be no rehearsals during June, July, or the first half of August. Choir meets at 9:00 AM each Sunday during the summer to rehearse familiar anthems. Join now and attend rehears- als through May to learn much of the summer music. A simple audition is necessary.

Can't sing? You can still assist with the choir. During the summer, we must complete the inventory begun last summer, clean closets and choir rooms, and move music from the very full file cabinets to new ones. Anyone can help!

Please contact Pat Gould at 843-364-9552 or write to pgould@stphilipschurchsc.org . God will bless you through your music!

Email Pat Gould

New or Updated Offerings and Opportunities

Open Door Committee (weekdays): We are seeking additional volunteers to swell our ranks as we OPEN OUR DOORS for the summer. It is an honor and pleasure to be an ambassador for St. Philip's. We have needs for volunteers for weekday shifts of 10:00-12:00, 12:00-2:00, and 2:00-4:00 pm. Come and join this important, necessary, and fun ministry. We offer complete training and assistance. You will absolutely love it! If you can give two hours of your time during the week, please call Ed Pendarvis (843-819-7842) or Elizabeth Bowles (843-722-0271).

Centering Prayer (Thursday mornings): Pringle Franklin will lead Centering Prayer (silence in God’s presence) from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursdays in the Prayer Room in the Ministries Hall. Please contact Pringle at franklin.pringle@comcast.net to be added to the text list. We will touch base on Wednesdays by text each week to see who is able to participate.

Prayer Ministry (by appointment): Do you have a need or burden that you would like help with? This ministry offers an extended time of confidential prayer with a member of the clergy and trained lay person. For more information or to make an appointment, contact Juanita Orvin at 843-884-4018 or the Rev. Marc Boutan at mboutan@stphilipschurchsc.org or 843-722-7734.

Congratulations to Andy and Emily Yoho on the birth of their son, George Henry, on May 17.

I, the Rev. Andrew O'Dell, publish the Banns of Marriage between Steven Alexander Boger and Lauren Ashley Beasley. If any of you know just cause why they may not be joined together in Holy Matrimony, you are bidden to declare it. This is the second time of asking.

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!

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 .

We pray for the sick: Tracy Graudin, Bee Hamrick, Susan Herman, Ken Holden, Steven Lilly, Kelsey Brockbank Lipscomb, Joe Livesay, Rena Mack, Betty Owens, Katerina Protopapa, Edmund Rhett, Antoon Rijswijk, Benjamin Schools, Malia Spears, and Lindsay Wing.

We pray for protection for: Becca, Janie, and Wills Baird, Graham Blunt, Henry Clayton, Ellis Domenech, Tripp Hathaway, George Hoefer, and Edward Pritchard, serving in our Armed Forces.

We pray for our home missions: Star Gospel Mission, Tricounty Family Ministries, Life Resources, St. John's Chapel, and the Open Door Committee.

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.

St. Philip's Regular Weekly Worship Services

Collect (Trinity Sunday):

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of thy Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see thee in thy one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, for ever and ever. Amen .

Lectionary Readings:

Isaiah 6:1-8
Romans 8:12-17
John 3:1-17
Psalm 29

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. – 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.

Click HERE to view the current spring schedule.

Click HERE to view the summer 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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ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH

142 Church Street | Charleston, SC 29401

(843) 722-7734 | www.stphilipschurchsc.org

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8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday | 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday

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