Parishioners packed the Parish Hall for the 2023 Parish Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 5, a joyous occasion filled with the Good News and good news––of parish life after litigation, of a surplus of funds, of vibrant ministry, of a most generous bequeathal, and of plans to ready the physical St. Philip’s for the next generation.

During his address, the Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller, Rector, shared that the numbers in the pews are increasing, and when someone mentioned to him recently that communion “takes so long,” his response was, “Hallelujah!” What a wonderful “problem” to have! Young adults are flocking to Theology on Tap every other week, and the children’s choirs, under the direction of Zippy Hood, are even above pre-pandemic numbers. While some churches are doing away with Sunday school, our classes are going strong––for adults and children alike.  

About the speaker: Evie West, a former L.A. gang member turned police officer, is a testimony to the power of Jesus Christ to change lives. As a two-time teen mother, Evie was faced with the option to terminate her second pregnancy. Her decision to choose life for her son led to her passion for speaking about abstinence and the sanctity of life. She is the author of Revolving Choices: Playing Roulette with Life.

We are putting out a call to all the generous givers of our parish and beyond––our youth need gift baskets for bingo prizes and big-ticket items (artwork, sporting event tickets, a weekend at your vacation home, etc.) for our raffles to help make March 19 an unforgettably fun evening!

Visit our registration page to see the gift basket suggestions––or simply let your own creative juices flow, of course! And be sure to register! Parishioners and friends of all ages ($25 per adult and $5 for children 5–12) are encouraged to come enjoy unlimited pasta and salad, bingo, and fellowship beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall on March 19. Beer and wine wristbands are available for $10. 



Questions or ready to donate? Please contact David Gilbert at (843) 708-3795 or dgilbert@stphilipschurchsc.org!

What gorgeous weather and beautiful fellowship we had at Saturday’s parish oyster roast at the home of Nancy and DuBose Egleston!



Friends connected over steaming oysters and cold beverages, catching up for the first time since last Sunday’s service, their last Bible study or Theology on Tap, or maybe just wherever they’d been together the night before. Sometimes the name tags helped folks put faces to names or vice versa, and new friendships were forged. Thank you to the Eglestons for graciously hosting their St. Philip’s Church family! 

If you would like to make a contribution to the Easter Flower Fund as a memorial or in thanksgiving for a loved one, please fill out the online form at the link below.

Printed forms are available in the church office or in the narthex, but the online form is highly recommended for accuracy.



Donations may be made through our website or by check. Please be sure to fill out the form first; names written on envelopes, memo lines, and in online giving notes cannot be used. 

Other Opportunities for Grandparents

Wine and Cheese Reception at the Anderton residence on April 23––stay tuned for details!

Camp Jubilee Registration Open Now!

TONIGHT: Wednesdays Alive!

TOMORROW: Rector's Bible Study

The Rev. Justin C. Hare will be preaching this Sunday at our services of Holy Communion at 8:15 a.m. and Morning Prayer with the children's choirs at 10:30 a.m.

The Sketchy Venmo Option

If you went to get something to drink at the oyster roast on Saturday and happened to notice the St. P's swag at the other end of the bar, you might've asked Rachel Murphy how you could pay––because you want to help support the youth's mission to Honduras and also because...St. P's swag is cool. Rachel might have told you that there were three ways to pay: cash, check, or the sketchy Venmo option––her Venmo. You probably would've laughed at her joke––someone who doesn't know our Rachel might be wary of paying a church through someone's personal Venmo, but you of course would know there's nothing sketchy about it.

You would probably have been surprised, then, when you approached the sign with the QR code to see that Rachel had actually put "sketchy Venmo option" in print! Way to commit to the bit, Rachel!

If this is the first you're hearing of the not-actually-sketchy Venmo option, it means that you either A) didn't go to the oyster roast and are currently wondering how YOU can score some St. P's swag (stop by the office), or B) you don't follow St. Philip's on social media. Or both. Thank goodness both are easy fixes––one you can even do right now by clicking those little buttons below!

Important Dates

March 3–8 ~ Dental Mission to Honduras (please pray)

March 10–11 ~ Diocesan Convention (Bluffton)

March 19 ~ Italian Bingo Night (5:00 p.m.)

March 22 ~ SC Prayer Breakfast (Columbia)

March 26 ~ Guest preacher Ken Boa

March 31 ~ Lowcountry Pregnancy Center Annual Banquet

April 2 ~ St. Mark Passion: A Passion Oratorio (5:00 p.m.)

April 2–9 ~ Holy Week and Easter (service schedule)

April 8 ~ Easter Egg Hunt

April 16 ~ Youth Confirmation Sunday

April 23 ~ Generations Ministry Wine & Cheese for Grandparents (off-campus)

April 24-28 ~ Tea Room

April 28–29~ Southeastern Intentional Grandparenting Conference

May 1~ Lowcountry Fellowship of Christian Athletes Annual Fundraising Banquet

June 19-22 ~ Vacation Bible School (VBS)

June 26–30 ~ GrandCamp 2023

We pray for the sick: Arthur Applegate, Tim Bass, Elizabeth Bowles, Tory

Bowles, Diane Christensen, Karen Collins, Cullen Crowley, Sally Fayard, Mary Forbes, Robert Gould, Dana Heikes III, Susan Hemminger, Susan Keenan, Robert Kizer, Claudia Kolster, Thomas Legaré, Libby LeLand Puckette, Wes Lewis, Rena Mack, Elaine Pendarvis, Eli Penn, Bill Phillipps, Valerie Rouillard, Fran Sanders, Pete Sperr, Margaret Swanson, Jenny White, and Lindsey Wing.

We pray for our expectant parents: Kimbrell and Bruce Blackwood; Elizabeth and William Bryan; Torrey and Ryan Knapp; Ainsley and Dominic Monda, Demontre and Minka Parish; Scottie and McCoy Penninger.  

We pray for protection for Becca Baird, Graham Blunt, Henry Clayton, Ben Colyer, David Daughtridge, Eric Gaines, Morgan and Mason Herring, Andrew Kane, Quin Kane, Horry Kerrison, Frazier Kulze, John Mason, Zach McFadden, Philip Middleton III, Jackson Miller, Edward Pritchard, Nathaniel Rollings, and David Scott.

We pray for our home and world missions: Star Gospel Mission, Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, Lowcountry Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Suzy McCall and LAMB, for the medical missions to Honduras, for ministry to victims of genocide and AIDS in Rwanda, for the Persecuted Church, for Anglican Frontier Missions, for Uganda Christian University Partners, for Water Mission and the Global Water Center, and for St. Jean Baptiste, our sister church, and the schools in Haiti.

Collect for Sunday:

Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings for Sunday:

• Romans 1:16-25 
• Psalm 95 
• John 4:3-30, 39-42