Men of St. Philip's (and beyond!), you're invited to the return of the Monthly Men's Lunch today at 12 noon in the Parish Hall (second floor of the Parish House, corner of Church and Cumberland Streets)! You will dine on Chef Connie Stahl's pork tenderloin as you listen to the Rev. Justin Hare's faith journey, "From the Duke Golf Team to the Priesthood: A Circuitous Story of God's Grace." Bring a friend!

Free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the lot on the corner of Church and Cumberland (across from the Parish House). St. Philip's Church presents these luncheons in partnership with St. Michael's Church, The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, and Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston. Men of all faiths are welcome and encouraged to attend.

This is a new monthly column that shares tips, books, and other resources to help you in your intentional grandparenting journey. If you have an activity or resource to share, please contact Jane McGreevy (janemcgreevy@yahoo.com) or Lynn Dayton (lland312@gmail.com).

We also need your help coming up with a catchy name for our column! Submit your ideas to Jane or Lynn. The winner will receive one of the books from our book collection.

Looking for a great way to get to know others in the St. Philip’s family? We are pleased to announce the return of Foyer Groups! “Foyer” is a French word meaning “hearthside”––implying the warmth of a close, small group of friends sharing a common friendship. Whether you are longtime St. Philippian or a relative newcomer, we encourage you to participate to help strengthen the bonds of affection in our church family.

A Foyer Group will consist of eight to ten persons, married or single, assigned at random, and meeting, on a rotating basis, in each other’s homes once a month for about six months, to share a meal, conversation and fellowship, beginning in the fall and spring. These are strictly social evenings and the keynote is simplicity. There is no agenda, other than having dinner and fellowship for a few hours. Generally the host provides the main dish and others bring the rest of the meal (appetizer, salad, side, or dessert). If you’re concerned about accommodating a group in your own home, please sign up and share hosting with another, or consider hosting a casual backyard evening. If you are not a cook, there’s always bread and wine! It is a social evening with a real purpose—to know one another better and build a stronger sense of community in the Body of Christ at St. Philip’s as we practice the gift of hospitality.

Questions? Contact the Rev. Brian McGreevy at (843) 722-7734 ext. 1938 or via email at bmcgreevy@stphilipschurchsc.org. Ready to register? Click the link below!

Almost every day we watch, read, or hear about people all around the world who are facing unbelievable challenges like hunger, slavery, war, imprisonment, lack of health care, and more. Do you wish you could talk to someone who has actually been there and really knows what is happening? Do you ever wonder if God may want you to do something about it?

There actually is a place where you find out more: New Wineskins Missionary Network. Their mission is to mobilize Anglicans for authentic, cross-cultural partnership around the world. Every three years, they host the New Wineskins Conference in Black Mountain, NC, and it is attended by missionaries from around the world. This is a unique opportunity to talk to real people who live and work in these dangerous and difficult places, who have firsthand knowledge of what is going on and how God is at work in the midst of it all.

Every Church Woman is invited to the ECW’s Fall Dinner with guest speaker Barbara Boatwright, licensed clinical psychologist and founder and director of Life Resources, a Christian mental health resource center in Charleston. Please come out and enjoy our first evening gathering in two years. Let us know you’re coming by calling the church office or registering at the link below.

Dear St. Philip’s Family,

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are at the heart of our faith as Christian people, and one of the most compelling depictions of these events takes place every ten years in Oberammergau, Germany. I invite you to join me June 11 through 20, 2022, on a special "Renaissance and Reformation" pilgrimage to see the world-famous Passion Play and to visit Wittenberg, the place where Martin Luther nailed the ninety-five theses to the door of the castle church and ignited the Protestant Reformation. Our journey will carry us along the famous Danube, the River of Kings, from Budapest to the picturesque Bavarian village of Ettal. We have obtained the very best tickets available for the Passion Play and we will enjoy fellowship, breathtaking views, and magnificent cathedrals and abbeys along the way. This is a unique opportunity since COVID-19 bumped the Passion Play by two years, and it promises to be an inspiring and exciting experience! Mark your calendars and make your reservations!

Faithfully,

Jeff+

Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Parish House, Room 109

Ages 4k-3rd grade

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 and weather-related cancellations.

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 also 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 a link below to subscribe. 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 October 12. 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!

If you've been reading your eSPIRE or following St. Philip's on social media, you can probably tell that the church office is a bustling place. We've got people working full-time and part-time, we've got volunteers making copies and stuffing envelopes and answering phones, we've got Bible studies, we've got prayer groups, we've got missions meetings and vestry meetings––we've got all sorts of things going on all the time.

So when part-time office helpers like Gus show up to help with printing, check inventory, prune bushes, and keep the Tea Garden squirrel-free, they run into lots of folks eager to dole out the best perks of the job: treats, pets, hugs, pets, and treats!

If you work in an office and are considering bringing on a part-time helper, you should not feel obligated to provide these perks, but they are certainly good for the morale of the entire team––not just your part-time helper!

If you follow St. Philip's on social media, you already knew about all about the hugging, petting, and treat-giving that's been going on. 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 you can be among the first to hear stories like this?

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

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

frichards7@aol.com or (843) 345-8797

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

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

Oct. 12 ~ Theology on Tap (off-campus, 7:00 p.m., Henry’s)

Oct. 15 ~ Generations Ministry (Grandparents) Kick-Off Coffee (9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall)

Oct. 23 ~ Workday at Camp St. Christopher

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

Nov. 14 ~ Choral Evensong (5:00 p.m. in the church)

We pray for the sick: Elizabeth Bowles, Charles Cornwell, Gerry Dickinson, Sally Fayard, Elizabeth Flowers, Mary Forbes, Dave Gund, Mary Anne Hanckel, Susan Hemminger, Maude Hornsby, John Jerger, 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, Leroy and Ruthie Simmons, Jason Stryker, Rose Tisdale, Hope Walters, Liz Williams, Lindsey Wing.

We grieve with and pray for: Susan Keller and family on the death of her mother, Sarah Clarkson, on October 4.

We pray for our expectant parents: 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 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.