St. Philip’s family and friends, now's your chance to join our Walk for Water team and come out for an incredible day of fellowship and service that you will remember for years to come!

Every dollar helps Water Mission build safe water solutions for individuals and communities around the world, so let’s spread the word! Invite a friend, neighbor, or coworker to walk with us or to sponsor your walk!  

Ciao, benedizioni a voi miei fratelli e sorelle.

Hello, many blessings to you, my brothers and sisters! 

“Bingo!” someone shouted through the packed Italian restaurant.

Wait, what? Bingo in an Italian restaurant? “Restaurant” may be a bit of an exaggeration, but the Parish Hall was transformed into a beautiful space for our youth group fundraiser on March 19. We had the Edison bulbs hanging from the rafters, red-and-white checked table cloths, wine bottles filled with twinkling lights, and olive trees. There were images of Italy on the big screen, Italian music, pasta, garlic bread, laughter, love, family, wine, and beer, and the youth group, dressed in all black, was serving the hungry patrons. And Fr. Andrew got his Tiramisu! We even had a dramatic mobster hit when four notorious STP Crime syndicate members (Lil’ Slim, Fat Tony, Fast John, and Pretty Boy Danny) realized that one of their arch-rivals, Jackson “Peaches” Ayers, was in their house. So they surprised him as he was eating his fettuccine alfredo. They threw a bag over his head, gave him some concrete slippers, and carried him out the door to sleep with the fishes. There were also two “wise guys” in collars cracking jokes and being rowdy! So it isn’t an exaggeration after all. I truly felt like I was in an Italian restaurant with 175+ members of my family.

If you would like to make a contribution to the Easter Flower Fund as a memorial or in thanksgiving for a loved one, please fill out the online form at the link below.

Printed forms are available in the church office or in the narthex, but the online form is highly recommended for accuracy.



Donations may be made through our website or by check. Please be sure to fill out the form first; names written on envelopes, memo lines, and in online giving notes cannot be used. 

I woke up early on the morning of December 9th with the first line of a poem in my mind. I knew the Lord had given me the thought, so I got up and went to my computer. What followed was several hours of the unfolding of the following poem.

I thought the poem was simply to be one of my gifts to family members, as this was something I had done on other occasions. However, as Christmas passed and the New Year arrived, I began to pray, as I usually do, for a word or theme for the New Year. Nothing seemed to stand out. Then, as Lent drew near, I realized that the title of the Christmas poem, “Emmanuel,” was the word for me for 2023.

Regular Sunday school, adult forum, nursery,

and Children’s Church schedule

8:15 a.m. Holy Communion: Rite I and Liturgy of the Palms

10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: Rite I and Liturgy of the Palms *

5:00 p.m. Charles Wood's St. Mark Passion: A Passion Oratorio

*Nursery available

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion: Rite I

Wednesdays Alive! service/supper/class in recess during Holy Week

6:00 p.m. Holy Communion: Rite I

Rector's Bible Study in recess on Maundy Thursday

12 noon Good Friday Liturgy

5:00 p.m. Fellowship Supper

6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross (on the lawn)

Church office closed on Good Friday

6:30 a.m. Holy Communion: Rite II (on the lawn)

7:30 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast (Parish Hall)

9:00 a.m. Holy Communion: Rite I (in the church)*

11:15 a.m. Holy Communion: Rite I (in the church)

The church office will be closed Easter Monday and Tuesday

Grandparents, Join the Andertons in Their Home for a Wine and Cheese Reception!

Sunday, April 23, 4:00–6:00 p.m.

Come enjoy wine and refreshments at the home of Amy and Joe Anderton on Sullivan’s Island while you learn about the 2023-2024 plans for Generations Ministry, including quarterly speakers, small-group options, fellowship events, resources, and outreach opportunities! Bring your requests for speaker topics as well as suggestions for how the Generations Ministry team can better equip grandparents to nurture the faith of their grandchildren. Parents, you are welcome to come learn about the ministry and bring your own parents even if they do not attend St. Philip's Church. All are welcome! Please let us know your plans at the link below.

Generations Ministry was developed at St. Philip's Church in 2018 to encourage, empower, and equip grandparents in their God-given role of passing faith in Jesus Christ to their children, grandchildren, and future generations. 

Camp Jubilee Registration Open Now!

TONIGHT: Wednesdays Alive!

TOMORROW: Rector's Bible Study

Dr. Ken Boa will be our guest preacher this Sunday at our services of Holy Communion at 8:15 a.m. and Morning Prayer at 10:30 a.m.

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Important Dates

March 31 ~ Lowcountry Pregnancy Center Annual Banquet

April 2 ~ St. Mark Passion: A Passion Oratorio (5:00 p.m.)

April 2–9 ~ Holy Week and Easter (service schedule)

April 8 ~ Easter Egg Hunt

April 16 ~ Youth Confirmation Sunday

April 23 ~ Generations Ministry Wine & Cheese for Grandparents (off-campus)

April 24-28 ~ Tea Room

April 28–29~ Southeastern Intentional Grandparenting Conference

May 1~ Lowcountry Fellowship of Christian Athletes Annual Fundraising Banquet

May 9 ~ Generations Ministry Dessert and Q&A with Jeff Miller

May 11 ~ ECW Spring Social (6:00 p.m.)

May 13 ~ Seniors’ Excursion to Millford Plantation

June 19-22 ~ Vacation Bible School (VBS)

June 26–30 ~ GrandCamp 2023

We pray for the sick: Johnny Anderson, Arthur Applegate, Tim Bass, Elizabeth Bowles, Tory Bowles, Diane Christensen, Karen Collins, Cullen Crowley, Sally Dunbar, Sally Fayard, Mary Forbes, Robert Gould, Dana Heikes III, Susan Hemminger, Susan Keenan, Marvin Kirkland, Robert Kizer, Thomas Legaré, Libby LeLand Puckette, Wes Lewis, Rena Mack, Elaine Pendarvis, Eli Penn, Bill Phillipps, Valerie Rouillard, Fran Sanders, Pete Sperr, Margaret Swanson, Jenny White, and Lindsey Wing.

We grieve with and pray for Bettina Kokinakis and family on the death of her sister, Claudia Meysen Kolster, on March 18.

We grieve with and pray for Cynthia Patteson and family on the death of her father, Harold Reed Patteson, Sr., on March 20. 

We pray for our expectant parents: Kimbrell and Bruce Blackwood; Elizabeth and William Bryan; Torrey and Ryan Knapp; Ainsley and Dominic Monda, Demontre and Minka Parish; Scottie and McCoy Penninger.  

We pray for protection for Becca Baird, Graham Blunt, Robert Cale III, Henry Clayton, Ben Colyer, David Daughtridge, 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, and David Scott.

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

O Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men: Grant unto thy people that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Readings for Sunday:

• Romans 6:15-23 
• Psalm 130 
• John 11:18-44