This Sunday, October 11, will be Holy Communion at the 8:15 service and Morning Prayer at the 10:30 service (second Sunday of the month).

Reservations for worship and childcare (10:30 only) will continue to open Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. You may register at the link below or call the church office at (843) 722-7734 to reserve space.

The livestream project is progressing nicely, and we will soon be announcing a start date for realtime worship from home––keep an eye on your eSPIRE! In the meantime, service videos will continue to be recorded and uploaded to our Vimeo and YouTube channels for viewing on Sunday evenings.

Parents of middle- and high-schoolers, this workday will also serve as a youth group service project! If your tween or teen would like to help out and hang out (with old friends and new friends!), please contact youth minister David Gilbert at (843) 708-3795 or dgilbert@stphilipschurchsc.org.

It was great to see everyone (on the computer screen) at last week's Rector's Bible Study! All are invited to join again this week as the Reverend Jeffrey S. Miller continues his study of the Gospel of Matthew.

Pat Gould, Chris Walchesky, and Andrea White are so excited about resuming children's choir rehearsals today! Thank you to all who have signed up!

Not yet registered? No problem! Register now OR when you drop your child off today (children ages three through third grade) or tomorrow (fourth grade and up). All children ages three and up are welcome and encouraged to participate!

Cherub Choir (ages 3–4): 4:00–4:30 p.m.

St. Nicholas Choir (ages 5-6): 4:30–5:00 p.m.

St. Cecilia Choir (grades 2-3): 4:15–5:15 p.m.

Canterbury Choir (4th grade–high school, unchanged voices): 6:00–7:30 p.m.

St. David Choir: (7th grade–college): 6:00-7:30 p.m.*

Questions? Contact Pat Gould at (843) 364-9552 or pgould@stphilipschurchsc.org or Chris Walchesky at (724) 504-5767 or cwalchesky@stphilipschurchsc.org.

––Article XXVII “Of Baptism,” The Book of Common Prayer

Pandemic restrictions have kept our congregation from witnessing several recent baptisms, so we are sharing the happy news here! Let us welcome into Christ’s one holy catholic and apostolic Church these children who have been recently baptized:

Do you have baptism news to share? Click here to email a picture to Lea Andrews.

Over the past two weeks, you’ve likely noticed our increased use of the piano and the gallery organ at the back of the church. The reason for this change was that our main organ console, located in the chancel, had been gutted and sent to the organbuilders’ shop in Denver, North Carolina, for refurbishment. This organ, our third in this building, was built in 1978 by the firm Casavant Frères of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Earlier this year, St. Philip’s contracted with Cornel Zimmer Organ Builders of Denver to refurbish the 1978 console. This same firm has been at work over the past years bringing the Citadel’s Summerall Chapel pipe organ back to life.

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.

If you would like to begin reading the book, I would encourage you to get a copy and read one chapter aloud and then let that chapter "percolate" for a day or two before reading the next one. The chapters are short but packed, and it is easy to get lost if you read too much too quickly. Because the book was originally broadcast in serial format, reading one chapter at a time and doing so out loud will help you recapture the pace Lewis intended.

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.

Middle School Youth Group (6th-8th grade): Fridays 6:00-8:00 p.m.

High School Youth Group (9th-12th grade): Sundays 6:00-8:00 p.m.

The St. Philip's Youth Group is open to the youth of St. Philip's and the surrounding community.

College-aged (and beyond!) St. Philippians and friends, join your peers and the Rev. Justin Hare for food and conversation tonight at 7:00––bring a pal! Questions? Call/text Justin at (843) 478-3443 or click below to email him.

Last Thursday, the Rev. Andrew O'Dell shared with us the importance of listening to God's calling. Yesterday, the Rev. Justin Hare explored the encouragement we can receive from the exaltation of Jesus Christ in Philippians 2:5-11. Click the images above to watch!

I, the Reverend Brian K. McGreevy, publish the Banns of Marriage between William King Bryan III and Elizabeth Gaillard Long. If any of you know just cause why they may not be joined together in Holy Matrimony, you are bidden to declare it. This is the first and only time of asking.

I, the Reverend Jeffrey S. Miller, publish the Banns of Marriage between Grant Phillips Eversmann and Tara Kate Mahoney. If any of you know just cause why they may not be joined together in Holy Matrimony, you are bidden to declare it. This is the second time of asking.

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

Start by following St. Philip's on Instagram and liking our page on Facebook. You'll receive lots of suggestions for connecting with other St. Philippians!

October 15 ~ LAMB's Party With a Purpose (virtual)––Register here.

November 7 ~ 13th Annual Lowcountry Walk for Life––Learn more.

We pray for the sick: Dotsy Boineau, Kelsey Brockbank, Katie Burris, Brian Cook, Hal Dyer, Elizabeth Flowers, Mary Forbes, Robert Gould, Janet Hanger, Jonathan Hanger, Dan Kohn, Reed Kurtz, Mac Leppard, Joe Livesay, Mason Paul, Harold Robling, Charles Truluck, Mike Walsh, and Lindsey Wing.

We pray for protection for Becca Baird, Chris and Julia Beasley, Graham Blunt, Henry Clayton, Ben Colyer, David Daughtridge, Hayes Fair, George Hoefer, Andrew Kane, Horry Kerrison, Charles Kirkman, Frazier Kulze, John Mason, Philip Middleton III, Jackson Miller, Ned Montgomery, 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, St. John's Chapel, and the Open Door Ministry.

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 10/40 Tribal Commission, for Water Mission, and for St. Jean Baptiste, our sister church, and the schools in Haiti.