We are just six days away from our Red Cross blood drive! If you're able to donate blood and you haven't yet made an appointment, please take a moment to make one now! Making an appointment guarantees your spot and minimizes or eliminates wait time on the day of your donation.

Of course, walk-ins are always welcome, and free parking in the church parking lot (on the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets) will be available for donors and volunteers.

As you are likely aware, this July we had to close the north balcony and the historical entry gates to our church. This closing was necessary for the safety of our parishioners as well as visitors and tourists. The north balcony has had falling plaster as a result of water intrusion and our beautiful gates have experienced structural failure over the years, which has resulted in a safety hazard.

The vestry authorized the building committee to investigate and fix the problems of the gates and the balcony. To that end, we employed an engineer, Eddie Porcher, PE, with Stantec Engineering. Eddie was involved in the sanctuary’s restoration thirty years ago, as well as the restoration of the Parish House and Ministries Hall twenty years ago. He has a heart for St. Philip’s and is a superbly competent engineer. We have also retained Ryan Magee of Magee Ratcliff Construction. Ryan has done extensive restoration work around Charleston, both with NBM Construction and with his own firm. 

If you would like remote viewing details and are not already on the Rector's Bible Study email list, please join by filling out the form at the link below. You will also receive updates such as schedule changes, weather-related cancellations, etc.

We're back! Sunday School, the Rector’s Forum, and almost all of our in-person Bible studies and classes have resumed or are resuming this week! (Wednesdays Alive! starts a week from today.) Read all about it in the fall discipleship brochure!

Lewis’s book The Abolition of Man is widely considered to be his most prophetic and perhaps even his most important nonfiction work. Lewis himself called it “almost my favorite among my books.” One example of its significance is the fact that National Review selected it as seventh on its list of “The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Century.” Lewis believed that the Western world was in the process of rejecting the natural law foundation of objective right and wrong and the existence of Truth, which would eventually amount to the collapse of society and usher in a dystopian reality in which Christianity was marginalized. In the foreword to his novel That Hideous Strength, Lewis says it is a fictionalized story that seeks to illustrate the main points he makes in The Abolition of Man. Join us as we unpack the important themes in these eerily relevant books and reflect on what they mean for us today in terms of living boldly for Christ in an increasingly secular age. Questions? Contact the Rev. Brian McGreevy at (854) 429-1938 or bmcgreevy@stphilipschurchsc.org.

Have you gotten to know our bishop coadjutor candidates? Each has recorded an introduction video that is available now on our diocesan website, adosc.org. And this week, the candidates are visiting different churches in our diocese so that clergy and delegates can meet them, ask them questions, and learn more about them.⁠ They will be at St. Philip's tonight at 6:00 for the third walkabout session, which will be streamed live so that YOU can learn more about the candidates, too!

If you can help out once in a while, please contact Irene Rowe at (843) 568-1999 or artisanpaint@gmail.com. 

The ECW is looking for a few volunteers to serve on the New Mothers Committee. This committee helps women transition from “expecting” to “mothering” by providing a meal, prayers, and encouragement. If you would like to help, please contact Gigi Dobbins at gigimccartydobbins@gmail.com.

Where? Waterfront Park (1 Vendue Range, meet at the pineapple fountain)

When? This Saturday, September 18

What time? 9:00–11:00 a.m.

What should I wear? Old clothing that you don't mind getting dirty, old shoes, etc. We will be in the marsh cleaning up trash!

What else should I bring? Water, towel

Questions? Contact youth minister David Gilbert at dgilbert@stphilipschurchsc.org.

St. Philip’s has purchased automatic external defibrillator (AED) devices to help save lives should an emergency occur at our church. Doug Ringer, a licensed instructor, will be facilitating a class to train members of the congregation in the use of these machines and in basic CPR technique. The video-driven class (date/time to be determined) is a single session that will last approximately 3.5 hours.

If you are interested in serving our church by learning to apply these life-saving skills, please contact Doug at (423) 827-6596 or ringdoug@gmail.com.

Theology on Tap is a twice-monthly gathering of young adults in Charleston who long for meaningful conversation about life and God, and it’s now available as a podcast!

Although this series is geared toward those in their 20s and 30s, people of all ages will enjoy the thoughtful discussions between the Rev. Justin Hare and the Rev. Brian McGreevy, plus the Q & A sessions that follow.

Click the link below to subscribe on iTunes––it will be available on Google soon. And if you’re a young adult who’s free every other Tuesday, come join us in the Whiskey Room at Henry’s on the Market––we meet next on September 28. Doors open at 7:00 and the talk begins at 7:30. Cash bar with apps provided by St. Philip’s. Park for free in the St. Philip’s lot, and bring a friend!

Do you have a favorite hymn? Or is it hard to pick just one? On October 3, the St. Philip’s Choir is available to sing all of your favorites so you don’t have to choose!

Each request is $10, which will support the choir as they prepare for their residency at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London next summer. Would you like something special? You may request a particular descant or organ accompaniment for a donation of $25. Of course, any amount over that is greatly appreciated! And the choir tithes, so ten percent of donations received will be given to the church.

We never know how bad the effects of a natural disaster will be, so we must prepare ahead of time. South Carolina Emergency Management Division has put together a comprehensive guide to show you how to prepare for an emergency and what to do when one is upon you. Take some time to look it over right now and take the steps necessary to keep you and your loved ones safe.

Marshall sent along some pictures with his email, and it was clear that he was born to be a smile ambassador––so of course he’s hired! But there’s only so much ground he can cover. If you know of anyone who’d like to join Marshall’s smile team, please tell him or her to apply at the church office!

If you follow St. Philip's on social media, you already knew about our latest hire. But if this is news to you, why don't you take a minute to click the buttons below and follow us right now so that you, too, can be among the first to hear breaking news?

Call Juanita Orvin, who will connect you with a prayer minister who will pray for your concerns over the phone.

juanitaorvin@gmail.com or (843) 884-4018

Call Suzanne McCord, head of the prayer chain, and she will pass your request on to members of the chain.

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

Sep. 21 ~ Blood Drive (12:00–6:00 p.m., Parish Hall)

Sep. 22 ~ Wednesdays Alive! service, supper, classes resume

Oct. 1-3 ~ Women’s Retreat at Camp St. Christopher

Oct. 3 ~ Hymn Sing (5:00 p.m. in the church)

Oct. 9 ~ Men’s Summit (virtual)

Oct. 10 ~ Choral Evensong (5:00 p.m. in the church)

Oct. 13 ~ Generations Ministry (Grandparents) Kick-Off 

Oct. 23 ~ Workday at Camp St. Christopher

Oct. 26 ~ ECW Fall Dinner (6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall)

We pray for the sick: Elizabeth Bowles, Judith Carr, Sarah Clarkson, Charles Cornwell, Gerry Dickinson, Sally Fayard, Elizabeth Flowers, Mary Forbes, Lisa Frampton, Juli Garland, Dave Gund, Mary Anne Hanckel, Susan Hemminger, Maude Hornsby, Claudia Kolster, Joe Livesay, Connor Lowndes, Sarah Marshall, Brumby McLeod, Beverly Melvin, Mike Mullins, Juanita Orvin, Olivia Palmer, Isla Pearce, Valerie Rouillard, Bill Sammons, Fran Sanders, Jay Schrimpf, Elizabeth Scott, Larry Scoville, Lynne Scoville, Anne Shaver, Rose Tisdale, Hope Walters, Liz Williams, Lindsey Wing.

We pray for our expectant parents: Jon and Olivia Hipp Black, Kimbrell and Bruce Blackwood, Justin and Molly Hare.

We pray for protection for Becca Baird, Chris and Julia Beasley, Graham Blunt, Henry Clayton, Ben Colyer, David Daughtridge, Hayes Fair, Tripp Hathaway, Morgan and Mason Herring, Andrew Kane, Horry Kerrison, Charles Kirkman, Frazier Kulze, John Mason, Zach McFadden, Philip Middleton III, Jackson Miller, Edward Pritchard, and David Scott serving in our Armed Forces.

We pray for our home mis

We pray for our home missions: Star Gospel Mission, Tricounty Family Ministries, Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, and St. John's Chapel.

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 the Global Water Center, for The Persecuted Church, and for St. Jean Baptiste, our sister church, and the schools in Haiti.