~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
March 20, 2022
The Third Sunday in Lent
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Let’s Go, Team St. Philip’s!
Walk for Water: Saturday, March 26, at 10:00 a.m.
Riverfront Park in North Charleston
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Team St. Philip’s has raised almost $1,000 for Water Mission since last week! It’s not too late to join the team and walk with them in person on March 26––it’s also not too late to help Water Mission provide safe water to those affected by the global water crisis. Do both at the link below!
Questions about the walk?
Contact team captain Jill Settle:
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The Rt. Rev. Charles Edgar III Consecrated as Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina |
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A message from the diocese: We welcome our new Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Chip Edgar, who was consecrated Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul. As preacher, the Rev. Dr. Jamey Graham said he’s been “planted to produce,” and we, right alongside, are called to that mission. Let’s commit to praying regularly for our new bishop, his wife, and family, and laboring alongside him to produce fruit in the vineyard to which we’re called.
Photo by Joy Hunter
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Bishop Lawrence Expresses Gratitude at Diocesan Convention |
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From the diocese: In his final address to the Convention of The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, Bishop Mark Lawrence thanked various groups for their partnership these last 14 years. “If I have stood firm and at times resolute and perhaps even resilient, it is because you have stood firmly beside me,” he said.
The Convention, which was held Friday, March 11, 2022, at Saint James Anglican Church, Charleston, was shortened to enable the consecration of our new bishop, the Rt. Rev. Chip Edgar, to be held the next day, Saturday, March 12.
Photo by Joy Hunter
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Welcome to the St. Philip’s Music Team, Zippy Hood! |
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We are very happy to announce that Alexandra “Zippy” Hood is going to be joining the St. Philip’s team this summer as the Associate Music Director!
In the music department’s March 15 video announcement, Zippy said, “One of the things I love about life is getting to know our community. I love getting to know our children, the people here, the families––so I’m looking forward to a great musical season with all of you ... I’m just super blessed to be here.”
Organist and Choirmaster Chris Walchesky said that once the children’s choirs resume in the fall, he and Zippy are going to hit the ground running. “I’m super excited about the fall and for all the things God has in store, and ... I think it’s going to be really fun,” he said.
“It’s going to be amazing,” Zippy agreed.
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This Sunday: Ambassadors Class Encore
Bring Your Questions!
This Sunday, March 20 ~ 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel
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After a packed six weeks of going through Rebecca McLaughlin’s 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity, several people have requested a special encore session to go more deeply into these important topics. To that end, you are invited to join us this Sunday, March 20––plan to bring your questions! If you missed a session or two or weren't able to join us, catch up at the link below. The handouts and slides are available in each episode’s “downloads” section. See you Sunday!
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Abundant Blessings During the LAMB Board Mission to Honduras
By Maybank Hagood, LAMB Board Chair
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“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”––Ephesians 3:30
At the end of February, five St. Philippians who sit on the board of the LAMB Institute, one of St. Philip’s world mission partners, journeyed to Honduras: Susan Keller, Guv and Tammy Gottshalk, and my wife, Elizabeth, and I. Board member Joanna Macmurphy was involved with upcoming wedding festivities and was unable to make the trek to Tegucigalpa.
We travelled with the other board members, Joseph Klosik of St. Peter’s Mt. Pleasant and Jim McCormick from Dalton, GA, as well as Margaret Merritt, LAMB Executive Director, and Sue Cuthbert, LAMB Development Director. It was the board’s first mission to Honduras since August 2019 and the first group to visit LAMB founder Suzy McCall and the ministries since COVID struck in the spring of 2020.
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"Lord, Will Those Who Are Saved Be Few?" |
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We were so very blessed by the Most Rev. Dr. Foley Beach's visit with us on Sunday! The Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, who was in town for the consecration of Bishop Edgar, made time to preach at both services and speak at the Rector's Forum––all after losing an hour to the time change Saturday night. Listen to his sermon at the link below. |
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Other recordings from last week |
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There was certainly a lot going on at St. Philip's last week! Click the links below to listen to the talks from the March 9 men's lunch or March 10 ECW spring dinner! |
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An Invitation for All Grandparents:
The Southeastern Intentional Grandparenting Conference
April 1-2 ~ St. Paul's Church, Summerville
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Deacon Joyce Harder of Christ Church in Mt. Pleasant recently wrote a letter to her congregation, letting them know that she was attending the Southeastern Intentional Grandparenting Conference in April and inviting all grandparents to join her. This except from her letter explains how very important this conference is:
Due to the shifting tides of an increasing secular and technological culture, our current generations of parents and grandparents face a whole new set of challenges in passing on faith in our Triune God to our children and grandchildren. As grandparents in particular, how can we counter the cultural secularization of our grandchildren as we interact with them? How can we bless our grandchildren by modeling and articulating to them that Jesus is Lord and worthy of all praise and loyalty? How can we leave a Christian heritage for generations to come?
Consider God's commands to teach His precepts to the generations below us.
- “…teach them to your children and your grandchildren.” Deuteronomy 4:9 NKJV
- “You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.” Deut 6:7
- “One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4
This regional conference is for today's Christian grandparents who want to be inspired and equipped to exercise their unique influence on their grandchildren by passing on their faith and disciplining those precious ones. The lineup of national speakers and workshops is quite compelling, and I sense that participating in this conference will be quite a positive game changer for those who attend and for their families. If you are grandparents, please come! If your parents are grandparents, please invite them to attend!
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Tea Room Volunteer Sign-Up
St. Philip’s Tea Room: May 2-6, 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. daily
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Did you get your Tea Room letter and volunteer form in the mail last week? Great! You may return your form to the church office OR go ahead and sign up online now! There's a place for everyone, so please review the options and consider where you can volunteer your talents! Curious what the waiters, greeters, and kitchen helpers actually do? You can find that out on our website!
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Okra soup time! We need your help making our famous okra soup! Aluminum containers with covers are available at the church office, and we are accepting soup now through opening day. Please follow the recipe below. (If you don't see an image below, you may need to turn images on in your email.)
Note: Before delivering the soup to the church, please freeze it in an aluminum pan provided by the church (available in the church office) and contact sexton Ben Singleton during church office hours only at (843) 475-9765 to arrange drop-off at the Parish House freezer. One pan can hold one batch of soup.
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Lenten Challenge in Full Swing:
Just keep reading!
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How's everyone doing with their Lenten challenge? Remember to keep reading and keep tracking your progress––and don't get discouraged if you miss a day or two, because imperfect progress is still progress! |
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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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Registration Open for Preschool Summer Camp
Session 1: June 6-10; Session 2: July 18-22
9:00 a.m.–12 noon
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We are pleased to offer once again Preschool Summer Camp for babies through age three! Two sessions are available (campers must have been born after September 1, 2018), and at each session, the children enjoy socializing while engaging in age-appropriate activities. Registration form is available at the link below. |
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Tonight's supper: Taco Bar
Next week's supper: Beef Stew
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Receive Email Updates, Remote Viewing Options |
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If you would like to receive updates such as schedule changes and weather-related cancellations and you are not already on the Rector's Bible Study email list, please join by filling out the form at the link below. |
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Potential Traffic Alert: St. Patrick's Day |
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A note from Rachel Murphy: Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, and as such there are two parades taking place downtown for the occasion. The second parade is most impactful for those attending Bible study, but here are details for both events:
- Parade #1 begins at 10 a.m. March 17 outside of St. Patrick Catholic Church at King and Radcliffe streets. It will then travel south on King Street, turn onto Broad and end at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Parts of King, Radcliffe and Broad streets along the parade route will be closed at 8:45 a.m. The parade will conclude around 11:15 a.m.
- Parade #2 will begin at 11:15 a.m. at Hibernian Hall at 105 Meeting St. It will travel south on Meeting Street, East on Broad Street, North on East Bay Street, West on Queen Street and South on Meeting Street back to Hibernian Hall. That celebration is expected to conclude around noon.
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This Week's Service Information |
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The Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller, Rector, will be preaching this Sunday at our services of Holy Communion at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. |
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Your inSPIRE is on the Way! |
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Gus and the rest of the furry office helper crew have been lying low recently, so we were so grateful to our young sexton-in-training, Cecilia Walchesky, for helping out with this week's inSPIRE printing. We do have a very dedicated volunteer who comes by each week to get the inSPIREs folded and folded again in preparation for the mailing, but isn't it always helpful to have an extra set of hands on hand?
Now, before you go worrying about Miss Walchesky's salary and whether or not she's going to try to get Juli Garland to bump her up without Vestry approval, know that the communication office provided yesterday's payment of six (6) M & M's and three (3) mandarin orange slices from a personal account––no impact whatsoever on the church budget.
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If you follow St. Philip's on Instagram or Facebook, then you already knew what Cecilia was up to in the church office yesterday. If you don't, what are you waiting for? |
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Would You Like Someone to Pray With You? |
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To pray WITH someone:
Prayer appointments are available with trained prayer ministers for personal needs related to healing for physical, emotional, or spiritual needs. All meetings are confidential and can be arranged by contacting Juanita Orvin ( juanitaorvin@gmail.com) or Frenchie Richards frichards7@aol.com.
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
Mar. 26 ~ Walk for Water (9:00 a.m., Riverfront Park)
Mar. 27 ~ Choral Evensong (5:00 p.m. in the church)
Apr. 1-2 ~ Intentional Grandparenting Conference
Apr. 5 ~ Monthly Men’s Lunch (12 noon in the Parish House)
Apr. 5 ~ Palm Cross Supper (following 5:30 p.m. service)
Apr. 9 ~ Easter Egg Hunt (10:00 a.m.)
Apr. 17 ~ Easter Day
Apr. 24 ~ Youth Confirmation Sunday
Apr. 27 ~ Adult Confirmation
May 2-6 ~ St. Philip’s Tea Room
June 6-10 ~ Preschool Summer Camp session one
June 13-16 ~ Vacation Bible School (VBS)
July 18-22 ~ Preschool Summer Camp session two
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Membership Directory
Are you looking for a fellow parishioner's contact information? Our directory is online! Click the "My St. Philip's" button on our homepage, stphilipschurchsc.org, to log in or sign up for an account. And for easy access on your phone, download the Church Life app!
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We pray for the sick: Arthur Applegate, Rachel Arentsen, Baby Avera, John Colwell, Banks Cummings, Linda Dennis, Maffett Dowd, Sally Fayard, Elizabeth Flowers, Mary Forbes, Debbie Foster, Pat Gould, Jayne Gurley, Mary Anne Hanckel, Dara Heikes, Susan Hemminger, Robert Johnson, Robert Kizer, Claudia Kolster, John Legare, Fritz Lloyd, Lindsay Long, Connor Lowndes, Molly Margaret O’Quinn, Beverly Melvin, Zan Murphy, John Murray, Ulrika O’Neil, Elaine Pendarvis, Valerie Rouillard, Fran Sanders, Jay Schrimpf, Richard Scott, Lynne Scoville, Pete Sperr, Jim Ueberroth, and Lindsey Wing.
We pray for our expectant parents: Lauren and Allen Davis, Felicia and Tim Evans, Katie and Ruben Perez-Phillips, Lauren and Ashton Phillips, Jane and Randell Stoney III.
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, Andrew Kane, Quin Kane, 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 and world missions: Star Gospel Mission, Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, 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.
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Collect for Sunday:
Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; 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 5:1-5
- Psalm 103:1-12
- Luke 13:1-9
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ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH
142 Church Street | Charleston, SC 29401
Church Office Hours
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday
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