~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
January 16, 2022
The Second Sunday of Epiphany
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Men's Lunch Today at Noon! |
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Art Auction This Saturday! |
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A note from Pat Gould: Saturday is the day we have all been waiting for! Join us at 5:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall for an art auction to benefit the St. Philip’s Choir as we prepare for our trip in August 2022 to serve as resident choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. Live remote bidding will also be available!
Original artwork has been donated by such notable artists as William Warlick, Charles DeAntonio, Steve Graudin, Susan Gaillard, Paula McNamara, John Townsend, and Amelia (Mimi) Whaley––plus we have Audubon Elephant prints! Artwork available for every budget! We greatly appreciate cash and checks (no processing fees!), but we also accept cards for your convenience.
The silent auction begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. Join us for hors d'oeuvres prepared by members of the choir, plus wine and beer! Bidding for the live auction begins at 6:00 p.m. Enjoy musical entertainment as well––bring a friend!
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Now on regular schedule:
- Wednesdays Alive! service, supper, C.S. Lewis class
- Rector’s Bible Study
- Sunday School, Rector’s Forum
- Youth Group
- inSPIRE/eSPIRE
- All choirs
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Thanksgiving for a Long Obedience in
One Direction: A Tribute to Gerry McCord
by Susan C. Keller, World Missions Committee
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“If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.” Isaiah 58:10 |
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This past December marked 25 years that Gerry McCord has served St. Philip’s as chair of the World Missions Committee at St. Philip’s. That is twenty-five years! Also in December, Gerry stepped down from this role, and I will be stepping into it. As I considered this task, I marveled at Gerry and at his servant’s heart through these many years. Gerry lives his life for the Kingdom in the spirit of another beloved saint of God who has gone on to be with the Lord, Gene Lesesne. Both quiet, humble, sacrificial, very behind-the-scenes kind of guys, but always quietly working in ways that impact lives for Jesus. |
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Gerry McCord (left) with Miles Barkley and Brian McGreevy in Haiti in 2012
Did you know, for example, that Gerry has led a mission team to Haiti from St. Philip’s every year since 1995? And since 1995, he has helped sustain a Haitian-American partnership with a number of U.S. churches throughout the southeast, in which each U.S. church has a sister church in Haiti. Gerry served as regional director of church partners from 1996-2010 and then served as director for all U.S. and Haiti partners from 2010-2012. Gerry’s leadership in this partnership of churches eventually grew to the formation of the non-profit La Gonâve Haiti Partners in 2013, of which St. Philip’s is still a partner with our sister church St. John the Baptist in Haiti.
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Church Office Closed Monday, January 17 |
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The church office will be closed Monday, January 17, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. In the event of a pastoral emergency, please contact the Rev. Bill Christian at (843) 327-0791. |
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Thank You for Un-Greening! |
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With many key volunteers and staff members staying home last week due to pesky ... cold-like symptoms (or exposure to friends or family with cold-like symptoms), we found ourselves in urgent need of helping hands come 9:00 Friday morning, when the un-greening of the church was scheduled to begin.
We put out the call via email, Facebook, and Instagram, and before we knew it, all the help we needed had arrived! Thank you so much to Caroline Burns, Neyse Barkley, Jane Jilich, and Kat Phillips for leading the way, and thank you to all who answered the call and worked so tirelessly until the job was done! We are so grateful for you!
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New Offering for Women:
The Gospel-Centered Parent
Wednesdays beginning January 12 ~ 4:00 p.m. in the Parish House, room 111
Leaders: Leah Simmons, Beth Bailey
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This class is a time of fellowship, encouragement, and spiritual growth that meets during the children’s choirs’ Wednesday rehearsals.
About The Gospel-Centered Parent, written by Rose Marie Miller, Deborah Harrell, and Jack Klumpenhower: “Our children are precious to us, so naturally we want to protect them and guarantee their safety and happiness. We want to get it right, so our children will be all right. But we live in a broken world where things don’t always (or never?) go as planned. Children make mistakes and, if they are honest, parents know they make mistakes too. So it’s easy for parents to live in fear, regret, confusion, and sometime hopelessness about parenting and the children they love. Is there a better way? Can you learn to live by faith, to trust the God who made you and your children with their past, present, and future? How can Christian parents live by faith as they parent their children?”
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Theology on Tap Next Tuesday, January 18! |
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Attention, 20-30-somethings––have you checked out Theology on Tap? We kicked off 2022 last week, and we’ll be meeting again this Tuesday, January 18, at 7:00 in the Whiskey Room at Henry’s on the Market for drinks (cash bar), apps (provided), and meaningful conversation about life and God. The topic will be “Achieving Greatness in a Competitive World: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Ambition.” We welcome all questions, which you can submit anonymously through a texting app.
Although this series is geared toward those in their 20s and 30s, since it’s available as a podcast, people of all ages can enjoy the thoughtful discussions between Justin Hare and Brian McGreevy––plus the Q & A sessions that follow––by visiting our website, stphilipschurchsc.org/theology-on-tap. You can also click “downloads” for Justin’s takeaway documents or hit the subscribe button for the Apple podcast (available on Google, too!). Contact Justin Hare if you’d like more information: jhare@stphilipschurchsc.org or (854) 429-1937.
Theology on Tap meets every other Tuesday at Henry’s on the Market. Free parking at the church parking lot is available.
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Spiritual Gifts Workshop This Weekend!
Friday, January 14, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 15, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
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God has given you (yes, you!) gifts for ministry, and there is no greater joy than discovering these gifts and finding ways to use them in the service of Christ. Join Brian McGreevy and Andrew O’Dell for a two-day Spiritual Gifts Workshop at St. Philip's! Lunch will be provided on Saturday. Questions? Drop Joy a line.
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
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Fervent: A Women’s Study of Prayer
Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m in the Parish Hall ~ February 8–March 15
Leaders: Margaret Donaldson and Charlotte Williams
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Does your prayer life need a boost? Join Margaret
and Charlotte as we embark on a 6-week study of
the Priscilla Shirer book Fervent. We will take a
hard look at what the enemy wants us to believe
about ourselves, our families, our identities, our
relationships, our pasts, and our fears. By studying
what the Bible tells us about the power of prayer
and the Father to whom we pray for all things, we
will form a battle plan for serious prayer.
Bring your Bible and a notebook to our first meeting
on February 8 at 9:00 in the Parish Hall. We will
have your books for you.
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December High Tea and Theology |
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On December 20, the Rev. Bill Christian visited some ladies at Sandpiper in Mt. Pleasant for another edition of High Tea and Theology. They enjoyed each other’s company immensely as they sipped on tea and discussed this month’s topic, the Feast of the Incarnation, and anything else that came up! |
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Christmas at St. Philip’s––Watch or Rewatch! |
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Christmas Eve 2021 was much the same at St. Philip’s as it’s been in years past: Christmas pageant at 4:30 followed by two services of Festival Holy Eucharist complete with a live nativity scene outside. Our rector, the Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller, delivered “Some Good News for a Change,” but some more good news is that if you had to miss one or more of the services, you can still watch them on our YouTube channel! |
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Tea Room Planning Is Underway!
May 2-6, 2022 ~ 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. daily
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Folks, the 2022 Tea Room IS ON! Many of you already know that the delicious lowcountry Tea Room lunches and desserts don't make and serve themselves––Tea Room requires many helping hands: servers, hostesses, kitchen helpers, bakers, etc.
But did you know that many folks are involved in the planning process, too? The planning is going on NOW, and Tea Room co-chairs Amanda Ayers and Ashley Warnock would love your help! Contact Amanda at (843) 696-1852 or amandabear79@yahoo.com to get involved!
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Tonight's supper: Creamed Curry Chicken Over Rice
Next week's supper: Taco Bar
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Come to Youth Group This Weekend!
Middle School: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. on Fridays in the Youth Room
High School: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. on Sundays in the Youth Room
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Youth group is open to all 6th–12th-graders of St. Philip’s and the surrounding community. Plan to play hard and pray hard. Questions? Contact youth minister David Gilbert at dgilbert@stphilipschurchsc.org or (843) 708-3795.
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This Week's Service Information |
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The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy will be preaching this Sunday at our services of Holy Communion at 8:15 and 10:30. |
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Official First-Name Basis |
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When our cemetery guard cat first reported for duty, he was quite a mystery. What was his name? How old was he? Where did he live? What was his expected salary?
As time went on, we learned a little bit more about him. For example, he's the definition of self-motivated, picking up extra duties anywhere he can get them. Parking enforcement? On it. Wedding crowd control? It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it––and he's on it.
And then, finally, he showed up to work sporting some new hardware around his neck, and we learned his name!
St. Philippians, allow us to introduce you officially to our newest part-time staffer, Charlie!
If you see him on campus, please thank him for his diligence and give him a little scratch behind his ears. And tell him we'll need an address to send him his 1099.
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If you're just now meeting Charlie, it sounds like you have some catching up to do! Give us a follow on Facebook and Instagram, and miss out no more! |
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Would You Like Someone to Pray With You? |
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To pray WITH someone:
Contact Frenchie Richards, who will connect you with a prayer minister for a private appointment: frichards7@aol.com or 843-345-8797.
To ask for prayer FOR someone:
Call Suzanne McCord, head of the prayer chain, and she will pass your request on to members of the chain:
Both options are always confidential.
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Save the Date
Jan. 17 ~ MLK, Jr. Day ~ Church office closed
Jan. 18, Feb. 1 ~ Theology on Tap
Jan. 23 ~ Young Adult Oyster Roast
Feb. 2 ~ Men’s Lunch (12 noon in the Parish Hall)
Feb. 20 ~ Choral Evensong (5:00 p.m.)
Feb. 21 ~ Presidents’ Day (church office closed)
Mar. 2 ~ Ash Wednesday (services at noon and 6:00 p.m.)
May 2-6 ~ St. Philip’s Tea Room
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Membership Directory
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We pray for the sick: Arthur Applegate, Harry Carr, Maffett Dowd, Sally Fayard, Mark and Cindy Fields, Elizabeth Flowers, Mary Forbes, Mary Anne Hanckel, Dara Heikes, Susan Hemminger, John Jerger, Kevin Kane, Claudia Kolster, Joe Livesay, Fritz Lloyd, Lindsay Long, Connor Lowndes, Molly Margaret O’Quinn, Beverly Melvin, John Murray, Karen Nix, Juanita Orvin, Olivia Palmer, Isla Pearce, Owen Ravenel, Valerie Rouillard, Fred Riley Jr., Fran Sanders, Jay Schrimpf, Larry Scoville, Lynne Scoville, Pete Sperr, Lindsey Wing, Libby Wright, and Richard Wright.
We grieve with and pray for Ellen O’Dell and family on the death of her brother, Lawrence Patrick Timoney, on December 23.
We grieve with and pray for the family of Nancy Price Sifford, who died on January 6.
We grieve with and pray for the family of Horry Heriot Kerrison, who died on January 7.
We grieve with and pray for Elizabeth Morrison and family on the death of her mother, Susan Robertson, last week.
We pray for our expectant parents: Kimbrell and Bruce Blackwood, Katie and Ruben Perez-Phillips, Lauren and Ashton Phillips.
We pray for protection for Becca Baird, Chris and Julia Beasley, Graham Blunt, Henry Clayton, Ben Colyer, David Daughtridge, Tripp Hathaway, Morgan and Mason Herring, Horry Kerrison, Frazier Kulze, John Mason, Zach McFadden, Philip Middleton III, Jackson Miller, Edward Pritchard, Nathaniel Rollings, and David Scott serving in our Armed Forces.
We pray for our home missions: Star Gospel Mission, Neighbors Together, 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.
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Collect for Sunday:
Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and all the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Readings for Sunday:
- 1 Corinthians 12:12–27
- Psalm 113
- Luke 4:14-21
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