It’s not too late to register for our young adult–family ministries summer send-off! Come on down Sunday for a time of encouragement and community while we’re all getting into our fall routines. 

We will begin the afternoon with live music and an outdoor happy hour time for adults while the youth and children have age-appropriate programming and mingling of their own. 

Later we will split into young adult and parent groups for a brief but intentional time of encouragement and to hear about ways to get plugged in this fall. Afterward, we will come back together and enjoy a pasta bar so we can carb load for the race that is set before us! 

Please register ASAP at the link below. Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is appreciated!

Registration information:

Adults: $20 (pay-what-you-can option available)

Youth and kids are free!

August 17, 2022: Mere words fall short when describing the grandeur of Sir Christopher Wren’s magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral, which opened in 1710. This week, as our choir expertly sings Evensong each day, I feel as though God is giving us a foretaste of our heavenly home. An aura of God’s love for us surrounds us! Jeff Harbin, Director of Music at St. Helena’s in Beaufort, put it perfectly: “There was a moment when I looked up into the eyes of Jesus and, with the beautiful music surrounding me, felt like I was standing before Heaven’s throne. A foretaste of glory divine!”

About Theology on Tap: Theology on Tap is a gathering for young adults in Charleston who long for meaningful conversation about life and God. We’ll be meeting again Tuesday, August 30, at 7:00 in the Whiskey Room at Henry’s on the Market for drinks (cash bar), apps (provided), and conversation. Next week's topic is "Intergenerational Friendships: The Why and How of Mentoring Relationships" with special guest Bishop Chip Edgar.

At each of our meetings, we welcome your questions, which you can submit anonymously through a texting app. Free parking at the church parking lot is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring a friend!

We will continue our biweekly schedule through the fall, so if you can't make it August 30, be sure to stop by September 13!

On August 14, the people of Haiti remembered the one-year anniversary of the 7.2 earthquake that rocked the southern half of the country. This devastating earthquake was followed by a tropical storm that hit the same southern area of the country and washed away some of the few buildings that remained after the earthquake. The unelected prime minister of Haiti gave a speech to remember this anniversary because Haiti still has no president to give a speech. Their president was killed July 7, 2021, just one month before the earthquake. And still today no one has been found responsible for the assassination. With no official government, gang violence has grown stronger as rival gangs vie for control of Haiti. Many innocent Haitians are suffering and dying as a result. 

The list could go on. You may think to yourself that nothing good is happening in Haiti. But you would be wrong! 

St. Philippians Sam and Carol Robinson, Gerry and Suzanne McCord, and Miles Barkley all attended the annual partnership meeting of La Gonâve Haiti Partners in Atlanta July 28–July 30. We all came away amazed at the progress made over the last year in spite of all of these challenges. 

“My house shall be called a house of prayer

for all nations.” ––Isaiah 56:7

“The effective fervent prayers of a righteous

man avails much.” ––James 5:16a

Answered Prayers (Thank You, Lord):

1. For the State Supreme Court’s August 17 ruling, which granted property rights to six of the seven parishes that petitioned for a rehearing.

2. For a wonderful and successful pilgrimage to England for our choir.

Prayer Points for Local Needs

1. For extra measure of wisdom for the Rt. Rev. Chip Edgar, our diocesan bishop, and the Rt. Rev. Ruth Woodliff-Stanley, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.

2. For good health and safety for Jeff on his sabbatical and for our other clergy in their travels and time at home.

3. For continuing success for Theology on Tap.

4. For Marc Collins, our director of audiovisual content.

5. For blessings on the new ministry beginning soon, Theology of Beauty, led by Charles DeAntonio.

6. For blessings for the staff and all that they do.

7. For Charleston’s leadership (the mayor, city council, and our governor): for the fear of the Lord to be in all of their meetings and decisions.  

8. For the plans to develop 21 units on Cumberland St. to be changed or stopped. May our letter from St. Philip’s make a difference. Mercy, Lord. 

Can you help out one or two Sundays a month? Click the link below to sign up! Have questions? Contact Dorothy Lancaster at (843) 429-1940 or dlancaster@stphilipschurchsc.org.

Cecilia the sexton-in-training was not on duty yesterday, but she stopped in for an after-school visit and ran into a coworker she hadn't seen in a few months: Gus the office helper!

Gus, who had come by to investigate the cause of an offline printer and to show off some of the skills he picked up at summer camp (and some he'd honed at home––like catching his tail), was happy to see his friend––they've know each other since his age was measured in weeks and hers in months! (They've moved up to months and years respectively.)

If you follow St. Philip's on Facebook or Instagram, then you already knew about yesterday's reunion. If you don't follow St. Philip's...why not? Take a minute now to get connected so that you will always be among the first to hear about upcoming events, schedule changes, and occasional church office shenanigans.

Important Dates

September 5 ~ Labor Day (church office closed)

September 11 ~ Rally Sunday (Sunday school resumes)

September 20 ~ Fall blood drive

September 22-25 ~ New Wineskins Conference

September 28 ~ Svyati Duo organ & cello concert (noon)

October 6 ~ LAMB Dinner Party with a Purpose

October 15 ~ Men’s Summit with Bishop Edgar (St. Paul’s Summerville)

October 18 ~ ECW Fall Dinner with guest speaker Valerie Elliot Shepard

October 19 ~ Generations Ministry event with Valerie and Walt Shepard (10:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall)

October 21-23 ~ Anglican Women's Fall Retreat

October 28-30 ~ Parish Retreat at Kanuga

November 5 ~ Lowcountry Walk for Life

We pray for the sick: Lidia DiPaolo, George Rawling Evans, Sally Fayard, Elizabeth Flowers, Mary Forbes, Robert Gould, Kathryn Heikes, Susan Hemminger, Robert Johnson, Robert Kizer, Alan McNeel, Baby Zan Murphey, John Murray, Marijane and Kenneth Nichols, Molly Margaret O’Quinn, Bill Phillipps, Libby LeLand Puckette, Coco Reed, Valerie Rouillard, Fran Sanders, Pete Sperr, Margaret Swanson, Judy Vandiford, Lindsey Wing, and Harrison Woods.

We grieve with and pray for the family of Robert Hasselle Bowles, who died on August 19.

We pray for our expectant parents: Anna Gray and Ralph Baker, Felicia and Tim Evans, and Carter and Foxy Foxworth.

We pray for protection for Becca Baird, Chris and Julia Beasley, 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, David Scott, and John Self.

We pray for our home and world missions: Star Gospel Mission, Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, 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:

Lord of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; 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:

• Hebrews 13:1-8
• Psalm 112
• Luke 14:1, 7-14