RALLY SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

Sunday School ages 0–18

9:15 a.m. (various locations)

Fellowship, Ministries Fair with coffee and breakfast treats

9:30 a.m. (Parish Hall)

Worship The Holy Eucharist with the Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller, preacher

10:30 a.m. (with the St. Philip's Choir, brass, and bagpipes)

Fellowship Lunch with kid-friendly options and a jump castle, weather permitting

12:00 noon (Parish Hall)

August 31: 4th–12th-grade choir rehearsals

September 8: Middle School Youth Group

September 10: High School Youth Group

September 13: Wednesdays Alive!, K3–3rd choir rehearsals

September 13: Weekly inSPIRE mailings/eSPIRE emailings

September 14: Rector’s Bible Study

September 17: Adult Sunday offerings, including Rector's Forum

Grandparents@Prayer drop-ins are the first Thursday of each month (September–May) from 11:00–11:45 in the Chapel.

Thank you to our volunteers who are coming to the office this morning to help prepare the mailing––we are so grateful! And the more the merrier––if you would like to join us (and enjoy some tasty treats and fellowship), please stop by the church office between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.!

Foundations: A Journey of Faith

with the Rev. Andrew R. O’Dell

9:30 a.m. in Philadelphia Alley

Connecting Our Faith and Work

with the Rev. Justin C. Hare

9:30 a.m. in the Chapel

Children's Choir Registration

Ages 3–3rd grade rehearse Wednesdays

4th–12th grades rehearse Thursdays

Fall Blood Drive

Tuesday, September 26 ~ 12:00–6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall

Diocesan Men's Retreat

October 5–8 ~ Arden, NC



Diocesan Women's Retreat

October 22–25

Mere Anglicanism Conference

January 18–20, 2024

Johann Sebastian Bach knew what he was talking about: coffee is important! And so are the volunteers who make it for the parish on Sunday mornings.

Two of these “Perky People” come in each Sunday mid-September–May to make sure we don’t feel like dried-up pieces of goat! They could use several more volunteers, though, so that each person is on duty only once every six weeks or so. No experience or special coffee knowledge is needed!



If you can help out once in a while, please click the button below to contact Irene Rowe, head of the Perky People!

Church Office Closed on Labor Day

Reopens September 5 at 8:30 a.m.

The church office will be closed Labor Day, September 4. In the event of a pastoral emergency, please call or text the Rev. Justin C. Hare at (843) 478-3443.

The Rev. Andrew R. O'Dell is preaching at our services of Holy Eucharist: Rite I at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Since Dorothy Lancaster joined the ministry team in June 2021, she has been the Director of Ministry to Children and Families, but last week, when she expertly wrangled a Mediterranean gecko from his perch in her second-floor office using only a facial tissue, it became clear that that title simply didn't cover her broad range of duties and talents. She will of course now be known as Dorothy Lancaster, Director of Ministry to Children and Families and Gecko Hunter...wait, is it clear that she is also a gecko hunter? Or does that imply that she ministers to a gecko hunter? Hmm, we may need to clarify that before we order the new name plates and stationery.

If you follow St. Philip's on Facebook and Instagram, then you probably already knew about Dorothy's amended title. But if you're just now hearing the news, don't you think you should take a moment to follow us so that you, too, can be among the first to hear about upcoming events, weather-related schedule updates, and the latest reptilian news?

Important Dates

September 7 ~ Grandparents@Prayer drop-in (11:00–11:45 a.m. in the Chapel)

September 8 ~ Middle School Youth Group resumes

September 10 ~ Rally Sunday (ministries fair, children’s Sunday school, single service at 10:30, fellowship lunch)

September 10 ~ Choral Evensong (5:30 p.m.)

September 10 ~ High School Youth Group resumes

September 13 ~ Men's Lunch with speaker Myron Harrington (12 noon)

September 13 ~ Wednesdays Alive! resumes

September 14 ~ Rector’s Bible Study resumes (noon in the Parish Hall)

September 17 ~ Rector’s Forum resumes

October 1 ~ Furniture/Home Goods Drive for Hope to Home

October 5–8 ~ Diocesan Men’s Retreat (Arden, NC)

October 7 ~ St. Philip’s Day at Hope to Home

October 11 ~ Understanding Spiritual Warfare with Frenchie Richards (7:00 p.m.) 

October 20–22 ~ Anglican Women's Retreat (Epworth by the Sea)

January 18–20, 2024 ~ Mere Anglicanism Conference

We pray for the sick: Tim Bass, Jean Carlton, Diane Christensen, Karen Collins, Silas Cressman, Cullen Crowley, Sally Fayard, Mary Forbes, Dana Heikes III, Susan Hemminger, Ken Holden, George Hooks, Fred Jumper, Marvin Kirkland, Robert Kizer, Wes Lewis, Rena Mack, Allison and Doug McAdams, Alan McNeel, Rene Meyer, Elaine Pendarvis, Eli Penn, Meredith Repik, Sally Rhett, Fran Sanders, Pete Sperr, Margaret Swanson, Lindsey Wing, and Libby Wright.

We grieve with and pray for the family of Jimmy Townsend, who died August 26. 

We pray for our expectant parents: Jill and Alton Phillips.

We pray for protection for Becca Baird, Graham Blunt, William Bruce, Robert Cale III, Henry Clayton, David Daughtridge, Paul Economy, Noah Flowe, 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 Joey Villeneuve.

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

• Romans 12:1–8
• Psalm 26
• Matthew 16:21–27