~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
October 13, 2019
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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TODAY starting at 2:00 p.m.
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The Red Cross Bloodmobile is Coming to St. Philip’s!
In Partnership With Tricounty Family Ministries
TODAY, Wednesday, October 9, 2:00–7:00 p.m.
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Your mission today is to drink your water, eat a good breakfast and a nice, big lunch, and come on down to St. Philip’s to give the gift of life––one unit of blood can save up to three lives! Our goal is 24 donors, which would mean 72 lives saved––WOW!
Please consider being one of those 24 donors (and bring a friend!)––we encourage you to make an appointment, as it will guarantee your spot and therefore
minimize or eliminate any wait time. But walk-ins are also most welcome!
All donors will receive a free pass to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Learn more and schedule your appointment below.
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The Worldwide Brotherhood of Christ:
Synopses of the Sermons of Two Pauls Visiting from Across the Globe
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The Rev. Dr. Paul Myint Htet, visiting from Myanmar, spoke at the October 2 Wednesday evening service on Mark 1:9-13, the temptation of Jesus in wilderness following his baptism. Dr. Paul pointed out that the word for “test” and “temptation” are the same word in Greek. In the Old Testament, God repeatedly tested people, such as Abraham and Job, before affirming them. Immediately after receiving baptism and being recognized as the beloved Son of God, Jesus was tempted and tested in the wilderness. As his ministry progressed, Jesus repeatedly confronted and drove out demons. Dr. Paul noted that Jesus was even tested at the end, on the cross, by the onlookers and Roman soldiers. It is inevitable that we will face temptation and be tested. Testing is necessary, but like Jesus, we need not fear, because God is still in control. Dr. Paul concluded by reminding us that we must seek to ensure that we are not an agent of temptation, diverting people from straight enterprise.
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On Sunday, October 6, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Barnett, former bishop of North Sydney, was the guest preacher and spoke on John 4, when Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. Leading the congregation through the text, Bishop Barnett noted that there was something present in the conversation between the Samaritan woman and Jesus. Her water jar, an inanimate object that never contributed to the conversation, stood between the woman and Jesus. After the living God offered her living water, she left her water jar on the ground and ran to town, calling people to come and see the man who knew all she had ever done. Her water jar symbolizes the ordinary in all our lives. The woman left her ordinary, her routine, when she heard the word of God. In the middle of her day, she seized that special moment! Let us learn from this poor, lonely, broken woman to leave behind the ordinary in our lives, the routine that stands between us and Jesus, and listen to his word, then go and tell others to come and see the man. People of St. Philip’s, seize the moment! This is the message of the Gospel.
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Books by Bishop Paul Barnett
now available in the church office
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Making the Gospels: Mystery or Conspiracy
and
A Short Book about Paul: The Servant of Jesus
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ECW Fall Dinner with the Very Rev. Dr. Peter Moore
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Last night, the ladies of St. Philip's and their guests enjoyed a delicious dinner provided by Kairos and spent a lovely fall evening with special guest Peter Moore. Dr. Moore captivated the ladies with the story of Gladys Aylward, an American woman who dedicated herself to spreading the Gospel in China in the 1940s. Click below to see a few pictures.
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Drop-off Begins Tuesday the 15th!
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Canned Food Drive on October 20
benefitting Tricounty Family Ministries
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Tricounty Family Ministries, one of St. Philip’s home missions, is in desperate need of canned goods for their food pantry. The shelves are low because even though Hurricane Dorian did not do the damage we thought it might, kids were out of school and many folks had their work shifts cut. No school meals and light paychecks drove more people to the pantry.
Please bring canned food to the church office beginning Tuesday, October 15. Our final collection day will be Sunday, October 20. Now is your time to give. Every can helps feed a person in our city.
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Polly Dickson: “Bad Cop” with a Servant’s Heart
by Lea Andrews, St. Philip’s inSPIRE editor
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Polly Dickson has been volunteering as a youth leader at St. Philip’s for 17 years, which means, if the middle schoolers are correct when they guess that she’s 25 now, she started when she was just eight years old. For 16 of those years, she’s worked side by side with youth minister David Gilbert, and they’ve developed a leadership style for middle schoolers that works for them. “We joke about it––I’m the bad cop, so he gets to be the good cop,” she explains. “That means I call the kids out if they do something like take too much candy at once, and David can be the fun one.” Polly is comfortable with that dynamic, though, as a lot of her work is done behind the scenes.
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Bach Society of Charleston presents
Bridging the Baroque
with
The Vivaldi Project String Trio
Sunday, October 20, at 3:00 p.m. in the church
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“A storm of electrifying improvisation impelled by a throbbing
metrical pulse.” - The Washington Post.
The Vivaldi Project is a premier period instrument ensemble dedicated to presenting 17th- and 18th-century string repertoire. Praised for its brilliant and expressive playing, The Vivaldi Project presents innovative programs of Baroque and Classical string repertoire that combine scholarship and performance to both educate and delight audiences.
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Does your heart jump with eager anticipation when you hear a phone ring? Do you long to utter the words, “Please hold while I transfer you”? Are you curious about what St. Philip’s is like during the week?
Consider volunteering for a one-hour shift at the front desk! Front desk volunteers answer the phone, greet people who come to meet with clergy or staff with a warm St. Philip's welcome, and partake of all the yummy St. Philip’s coffee they could ever want. And there are usually plenty of goodies left over from Bible studies or Wednesday night dinners to munch on!
If you’d like to give it a go, please call Felicia Lescow at (843) 722-7734, or click below to email her.
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Deadline to register is tomorrow!
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Prayer Ministry at St. Philip's
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“My House shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
Isaiah 56:7
Do you wish to learn to pray or would you like someone to pray with you or for you? Please
click here to learn more about the following prayer opportunities and help St. Philip’s continue to fulfill the call of being a house of prayer.
Centering Prayer led by Pringle Franklin
Thurdays at 8:00 a.m. in the Prayer Room (Ministries Hall)
Next Step Intercession led by Frenchie Richards
Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. in the Prayer Room (beginning October 17)
Prayer Ministry led by Juanita Orvin
Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in the Prayer Room (by appointment)
“The effective fervent prayers of the righteous avail much.”
James 5:16a
Urgent Prayer Team led by Suzanne McCord (for time-sensitive prayer requests––coming soon)
Prayer Teams led by Frenchie Richards
(offered during Wednesday evening and 10:30 Sunday services)
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Tonight's supper: Lasagna
Next week: Taco Bar
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TONIGHT at 7:00 after worship and supper!
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Come join us in the Parlor of the Ministries Hall (corner of Church and Queen Streets) for a weekly excursion into one of C.S. Lewis’s most interesting and accessible books,
The Screwtape Letters, led by the Rev. Brian McGreevy. A fictional correspondence between a senior devil and a junior devil about how to tempt Christians away from their faith, this book also serves as an engaging and challenging primer on what it means to follow Jesus in a hostile culture. All are welcome!
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Calling Anyone Who Enjoys Singing Hymns!
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The Resurrection Choir is accepting new members! The presence of this choir makes a huge difference at funerals. No rehearsals, no anthems, no audition! Just lead the congregation in singing familiar hymns at parish funerals. Please contact Pat Gould at
pgould@stphilipschurchsc.org
or 843-364-9552.
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Would you like to take another listen to Sunday's sermon? Or were you out of town and you missed it the first time? Sermons, the Rector's Forum, and more are available on our website,
stphilipschurchsc.org/sermons-classes.
Accompanying slide presentations for certain classes are also available for download.
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Never miss a sermon! Click below to subscribe to our Sermons podcast.
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SAVE THE DATE
Oct. 14 ~ Columbus Day (church office closed)
Oct. 20 ~ Canned Food Drive (for Tricounty Family Ministries)
Oct. 25-27 ~ Parish Retreat at Kanuga
Oct. 25-27 ~ Anglican Women’s Retreat
Oct. 27 ~ No Sunday School, Rector's Forum (parish retreat weekend)
Nov. 10 ~ Choral Evensong (5:00 p.m.)
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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: Rhett Ambrite; Beth Avery; Katie Burris; Catherine Cousins; Elizabeth Flowers; Robert Gould; Tracy Graudin; Ben Hagood, Sr.; Janet Hanger; Jonathan Hanger; Jiri Jilich; Joe Livesay; Jean Gray Mohs, Peter Moore; Carroll O’Neal; Fran Pritchett; Edmund Rhett; Antoon Rijswijk; Benjamin Schools; and Lindsey Wing.
We pray for our expectant parents:
Ryan and Jennie Emerson, Sam and Carrie
Little, Katie and Ruben Perez-Phillips, Oliver and Courtney Iselin.
We pray for protection for:
Becca Baird, Julia Beasley, Graham Blunt, Henry Clayton, Ben Colyer, David Daughtridge, Hayes Fair, George Hoefer, Andrew Kane, Charles Kirkman, Frazier Kulze, John Mason,
Ned Montgomery, Edward Pritchard, and David Scott 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 10/40 Tribal Commission, 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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Collect for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23:
Lord, we pray thee that thy grace may always precede and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings for Sunday
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- Ruth 1:1-19a
- Psalm 113
- 2 Timothy 2:1-15
- Luke 17:11-19
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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. – Wednesdays Alive! Holy Communion: Rite II, in the Church (Sept.–June)
Lay server schedules are sent out quarterly, one month prior to the start of each quarter.
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
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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