Please join us and welcome our new members––no registration required. College Fellowship (6:30 in the Youth Room) and Mere Christianity (7:15 on Zoom) will go on as usual.

We are delighted to relaunch St. Philip's Children's Worship during the 10:30 service beginning this Sunday, April 18th.

A few things have changed, so please review the information at the link below to ensure a safe and smooth transition.

Reservations for this Sunday's services of Holy Communion at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. open today at 9:00 a.m. Children's worship and childcare during the 10:30 service are available for infants and young people through third grade, with limited capacities within each age group. You may register at the link below after first registering to attend the 10:30 service, or you may call the church office at (843) 722-7734 to reserve space.

Each year during Holy Week, we join together on Good Friday to remember Jesus Christ’s death on the cross. We often think that the term “Good Friday” is a misnomer. How can this day be “good” when Roman soldiers mocked Jesus and then crucified Him on a stake that was shaped like a cross? How can this day be “good” when our Savior and Lord Christ cried out, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me”? How can it be “good” when the heavens shrouded the world in mystifying darkness for three hours in the middle of the day?

We know now, after God raised Jesus from the dead, that this terrible, frightening, confusing, “good” Friday became known in Scripture as the day of Jesus’ glorification! When Jesus died on the cross, according to Scripture, He was glorified. He became the true Lamb of God, as John the Baptist had prophesied, who took away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Thus, Good Friday was the day, for Christians, that spiritual DEATH DIED—and that IS good. During this Easter season, let us find hope that physical death is really just one breath away from sliding spiritually across an invisible veil into God’s eternal presence, where all pain, tears, fear, anxiety, and depression have disappeared, and we are filled with the indescribable peace of God—that peace that “passes all understanding.”

We celebrate the life and legacy of Gene Lesesne, the first volunteer to serve at Water Mission alongside George and Molly Greene. For nearly 20 years, Gene faithfully volunteered in our Charleston office. He even traveled to seven countries to participate in our work.

On Monday, St. Philip's high-schoolers and their leaders enjoyed some Spikeball, volleyball (too windy for Frisbee!), and a beautiful sunset on Folly Beach––their first beach evening of 2021! There are more to come for both high schoolers and middle schoolers, so stay tuned!

Questions about youth group? Contact youth minister David Gilbert or associate youth minister Sarah Silcox.

The full St. Philip's Choir will present Evensong on Sunday, June 6. If God has given you the gift of a voice to sing his praises, we invite you to join us. Remember, if you can speak, you can sing! Men are especially needed. Socially distanced rehearsals resume on Wednesday, April 21, at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall (remember your mask, please).

Do let us know to expect you so we can have music prepared for you, and consider joining us as we serve in London as resident choir at St. Paul's Cathedral in August 2022.

Call Pat Gould at (843) 364-9552 or email her at pgould@stphilipschurchsc.org if you have questions or you're ready to give choir a try.

We are planning a St. Philip's parish workday at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center on Saturday, May 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lunch is provided!

Please sign up by Wednesday, April 28, so we know how many folks to plan for. Also, please bring gardening gloves and clippers for yourself if you have them handy!

Questions? Email Robby Marion or call (843) 296-4085.

St. Philip's is hosting a table at Lowcountry Pregnancy Center's annual fundraising banquet! If you would like to reserve a seat with us, please contact Jane McGreevy at (843) 793-9832 or janemcgreevy@yahoo.com. You may also reserve your own seat or table or watch online; click the link below to register or learn more!

About the event: Keynote speaker Dr. Anthony Levatino and his wife, former nurse Cecelia, share what it was like to perform over 1,200 abortions and the toll it took on their family. Their story of their conversion to pro-life has educated and motivated audiences throughout the world.

St. Philip's is looking for occasional help with our audio system during Sunday morning services, special services, and special events. Would you like to learn a new skill while serving your parish? Contact Florance Anderson at fanderson@stphilipschurchsc.org to learn more.

Mere Christianity began as a series of radio talks during the darkest days of World War II in England. Lewis was asked by the BBC to do the talks because so many people were living in fear and anxiety and were feeling that the world was crumbling around them, that "the wheels had come off the bus." Our culture today is beset with many of those same anxieties, albeit for different reasons. Lewis's broadcast talks were then edited by Lewis and published in book form as Mere Christianity. The book is still remarkably fresh today and serves as an encouragement to the believer, a winsome challenge to the doubter, and an effective apologetic for the unbeliever.

Do you receive Fr. Brian's updates and weekly wrap-up emails? Click here to read his last wrap-up email, and if you'd like to join his email list, let him know!

How many times have you heard that THE best way to spend your lunch hour in Charleston––or wherever you are––is at the Rector's Bible Study? Probably a whole lot––so if you haven't checked it out yet, it's time you finally see what everyone is talking about! Make yourself a sandwich, grab your Bible and a seat on your couch, and click the link below a few minutes before noon tomorrow. See you (on Zoom) then!

When Gus arrived at the church office on Thursday afternoon, he was a little nervous. He'd never been to a job interview before (he was only eight-and-a-half weeks old at the time), and even though his big sister, 11-year-old Carly, had recommended him for the part-time office helper job (a job Carly herself has done and done well), he wasn't sure the Rector would approve him.

Gus's nervousness showed when the Rector called him over to his chair, but he instantly relaxed when his prospective boss wrapped him in his arms. And as soon as their noses touched, Fr. Jeff knew he'd found his new helper, and Gus knew he was hired. Hooray! After that, it was time to meet some of his coworkers, all of whom seemed happy to have him on board. Congratulations, Gus––we know you will do a great job!

If you follow St. Philip's on social media, you found out about St. Philip's newest hire last week. But if you don't, how about you click one or both of the links below and give us a follow right now so you can be among the first to hear stories like these?

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

April 18 ~ 20s-30s Lowcountry Boil (4:00-6:00 p.m. on the Parish House Lawn)

April 24 ~ Annual Women's Gathering (Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant)

May 1 ~ St. Philip's Workday at Camp St. Christopher

May 9 ~ Diaper drive for Lowcountry Pregnancy Center