Quick Links and Reminders

The Bell Ringer
May 10, 2020

Ways to Give:
  • Click here to give online.
  • Text-to-Give: Text myadvent to 73256 to receive a link where you may complete your donation. Standard text charges may apply.
  • Mail a check to the church - 141 Advent St., Spartanburg, SC 29302

The YouTube channel is accessible through our website menu:
Worship>Sermons Online>Worship Online or http://churchofadvent.org/worshiponline.
Mary H. Wright Teacher Appreciation
Joy Oates and Julie Schwartz handed out Teacher Appreciation gifts this week to the MHW teachers. We love partnering with you!
Announcements
Forward Day by Day Booklets Available on Tuesday, May 12, from 10am to 4pm:  You are welcome to use the visitor’s entrance to Satterlee Hall (the one with the buzzer) and pick up a booklet from the foyer table. Envelopes will be available if you would like to make a donation to defray the cost. The envelope may be slid under the glass door leading to the reception area. Please be mindful of social distancing.

Carillon Listening Opportunities: You are welcome to come to the church campus and remain in your vehicles.
  • Sundays - 11:30am
  • Tuesdays - 5:30pm
  • Thursdays - 12:15pm

Office Closing - Monday, May 25: The office will be closed for Memorial Day.




Stay tuned for more information about our upcoming Virtual Vacation Bible School!

Graphic by Lindsey Brakhage
In the News
Habits of Grace: Look for the helpers
May 4, 2020

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is offering Habits of Grace, a  weekly  meditation to help Episcopalians cope during the COVID-19 pandemic. 


[Episcopal News Service]
Pandemic puts some bishop retirements on hold, delays elections, alters dioceses’ consecration plans
May 5, 2020


[Episcopal News Service]
Slowly and cautiously, some Episcopal churches in Europe start to reopen
May 8, 2020


[Episcopal Relief & Development]
Moments That Matter: One Mother's Story

"Millicent, a 29-year-old local community leader, lives with her family in Kasirere, a small village located in Kisumu County, Kenya. Her husband, George, serves as the bishop of a local indigenous church, while Millicent cares for their five children. She participates in Moments That Matter (MTM), a program partnership of  Episcopal Relief & Development  and Anglican Development Services of Nyanza (ADS-Nyanza) that focuses on early childhood development, helping children achieve their full potential and grow to become contributing members of their communities."

Global Community Recorder Orchestra
'Lascia Ch'io Pianga'
Bishop Waldo recently joined more than 100 musicians of all levels and ages from all over the world, coming together to perform George Frederic Handel’s, “Lascia Ch’io Pianga” (Let me weep).

The performance is dedicated to:
- Helpers who are caring for sick and displaced people
- Behind the scenes people working in grocery stores and collecting trash
- Friends healing from the virus and also those grieving the loss of loved ones

Enjoy this beautiful piece, and look for Bishop Waldo's appearance at the 3 minute mark!
Episcopal Church of the Advent
141 Advent Street, Spartanburg SC 29302 
864-585-2268