~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
August 11, 2019
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
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No inSPIRE or eSPIRE next week
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Let Me Hear Your Song
by Bill Haber, Canterbury Choir parent
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When we moved to Charleston in 2010, we found a house on Church Street, a few short blocks from the church. Victoria turned three shortly afterward, and it was time to find a preschool. We found a spot for her at the little school at St. Philip’s, and we met Jo Hethcox, who invited Victoria to participate in the Cherub Choir. Once she started, she loved singing and there was no turning back.
One particular day months later, Victoria accompanied me on a short walk to the post office at the Four Corners of Law at Meeting and Broad. We walked through the easement that leads to the parking lot connecting Ropemakers Lane to Meeting Street, which put us on the sidewalk where so many flower ladies sell their wares.
One small basket caught her eye, and she asked me to purchase it as a gift for her Mama. I explained to her that we weren’t there to shop, and were just going to the post office to pick something up. We walked on and ran our errand, circling back to make our way home. As we passed the basket, Victoria went to inspect it once more. The woman asked if I wanted to buy it for my child, and I explained I hadn’t brought my wallet along, thanking her for letting us look. Victoria spoke up with a suggestion: “Can I sing you a song?”
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The Canterbury and St. David Choirs were in Europe July 20 through August 6. On their last day in Europe, they visited a cheese maker in Amstelveen and explored Marken, Monnickendame, and Volendam––and encountered lots of animals! Read about their time in England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands on their tour blog!
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Backpack and School Supply Drive
Sunday, August 11 ~ Drop-off has begun
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St. Philip’s is teaming up with Tricounty Family Ministries for a backpack and school supply drive! You can drop off your items at the church office this week, or you may bring them to church on August 11. We especially hope that parishioners shopping for their own children's school supplies this summer might also pick up a few items for less fortunate children.
Tricounty Family Ministries, which is one of our home missions, will collect the supplies and allow underprivileged children to choose a backpack and then 6-8 grade-appropriate items to go in the backpack. Any item or items you wish to donate will be most appreciated!
Please note that this a separate event from our annual "Blessing of the Backpacks" during the 10:30 a.m. service on August 18 when students and teachers may bring their own backpacks in for a blessing.
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25 Years of Partnership:
St. Philip’s and St. Jean Baptiste
by Suzanne McCord, World Missions Committee
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This past June, a group from St. Philip’s visited our sister church, St. Jean Baptiste, in the mountain community of Plaine Mapou on La Gonâve Island in Haiti for the feast of St. John the Baptist (June 24), as we have done almost every year for 25 years. However, St. Philip’s and St. Jean Baptiste are not the only sister churches on the island of La Gonâve. St. Jean Baptiste was the first of the ten community churches on the island to have a sister church in the United States, but now all ten churches have partners, and some even have three or four partnering sister churches.
Each of the small community churches on the island has a lay pastor who preaches and runs the church and usually is the school principal too. The reason each church has a lay pastor is that there has always been only one ordained priest for all 10 churches––until this year! Now there are two.
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Teamwork at LAMB!
by Tammy Gottshalk, World Missions Committee
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Summer is TEAM season at LAMB! Every year, LAMB hosts teams of volunteers who come to Honduras to serve God and the ministry. They do so in a variety of ways. Some teams are specially trained and come to provide a particular service, like our medical and dental teams. They provide health care or dental care not only to our kids at LAMB, but also to poor communities in Honduras that LAMB serves. We have teams that come to do construction projects. Did you know that most of the buildings that house the ministries of LAMB were built by volunteers--the cottages at the children’s home and the school in Flor--all were built by teams who came to Honduras to bless LAMB?
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Hurricane Season is Here:
Can the Disaster Relief Team Help You Prepare or Clean Up?
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The St. Philip's Disaster Relief Team's mission is to provide help, assistance, and hope to our parishioners and neighbors in times of extreme crisis. It is our plan to provide comfort and minor emergency repairs.
If you believe you may require assistance before or after a disaster, please fill out the form below.
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If you would like to volunteer as a toiler, please contact Gerry McCord at (843) 224-1342, or click below to email him.
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After Acts: The Growth of the Early Church
Summer Adult Forum with Dana Heikes
Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall
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How did a small group of Galileans give rise to a movement which would reshape the known world? Come on a journey that will take us through 400 years of Roman and Christian history.
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Blessing of the Backpacks
Sunday, August 18, during the 10:30 a.m. service
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Students and teachers, bring your backpacks/bookbags bags to the 10:30 service on August 18 to receive a special blessing before the start of the new school year! Please note that the date released previously was incorrect; August 18 is the correct date.
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Starting in September:
Financial Peace University
Sundays 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the Chapel beginning September 8
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Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University is
the class that helps you pay off debt, budget, save money, and give generously. Sit down with Tripp Hathaway and the Rev. Ryan Streett in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd and learn about debt snowballs, emergency funds, wealth-building, and more. Joining the class is the first step to financial freedom! Course materials, including the workbook, may be purchased through the church.
If you have questions or you'd like to register, please contact Tripp Hathaway at 571-246-1590 or click below to email him.
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Calling Anyone Who Enjoys Singing Hymns!
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The Resurrection Choir is accepting new members! The presence of this choir makes a huge difference at funerals. No rehearsals, no anthems, no audition! Just lead the congregation in singing familiar hymns at parish funerals. Please contact Pat Gould at
pgould@stphilipschurchsc.org
or 843-364-9552.
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Would you like to take another listen to Sunday's sermon? Or were you out of town and you missed it the first time? Sermons, the Rector's Forum, and more are available on our website,
stphilipschurchsc.org/sermons-classes
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Never miss a sermon! Click below to subscribe to our Sermons podcast.
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SAVE THE DATE
Aug. 11 ~ Backpack and School Supply Drive
Aug. 18 ~ Blessing of the Backpacks (note date change from previous publications)
Aug. 23 ~ St. Philip's Choirs sing the National Anthem at the RiverDogs game
Sep. 8 ~ Rally Sunday
Sep. 28-30 ~ New Wineskins Conference
Oct. 25-27 ~ Parish Retreat at Kanuga (registration opening soon)
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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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Do you have a loved one you would like added to our prayer list?
Please provide his or her name by calling the church office, 843-722-7734
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We pray for the sick:
Rhett Ambrite, Kimberly Barnett, Katie Burris, Nicholas Corbett, Elizabeth Flowers, Joe Gilchrist, Tracy Graudin, Jonathan Hanger, Mary Hatcher, Bailey Jones, Joe Livesay, Callie McLaurin, Jean Gray Mohs, Peter Moore, Carroll O’Neal, Fran Pritchett, Edmund Rhett, Antoon Rijswijk, Benjamin Schools, Sarah Bella Slagsnol, and Lindsey Wing.
We grieve with and pray for: John Blincow and family on the death of his father, Dr. J. Keith Blincow, on July 28.
We grieve with and pray for: The family of Earl “Baron” Fain IV, who died on July 31.
We pray for our expectant parents:
Ryan and Jennie Emerson,
John and Kelsey Lipscomb, Sam and Carrie Little, Boykin and Thomas Anderson, Katie and Ruben Perez-Phillips.
We pray for protection for:
Becca Baird, Julia Beasley, Graham Blunt, Henry Clayton, Ben Colyer, David Daughtridge, Hayes Fair, George Hoefer, Andrew Kane, Charles Kirkman, Frazier Kulze, John Mason,
Clay McLaurin, Ned Montgomery, Edward Pritchard, and David Scott serving in our Armed Forces.
We pray for our home missions:
Star Gospel Mission, Tricounty Family Ministries, Life Resources, St. John's Chapel, and the Open Door Committee.
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.
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St. Philip's Regular Weekly Worship Services
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Collect for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 14:
Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right, that we, who cannot exist without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lectionary Readings for Sunday
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- Genesis 15:1-6
- Psalm 33:12-22
- Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
- John 2:1-12
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Sundays
8:15 a.m. – Holy Communion: Rite I, in the Church
10:30 a.m. – Holy Communion: Rite I, in the Church (on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays)
10:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer: Rite I, in the Church (on the 2nd and 4th Sundays)
Wednesdays
8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer, 1928 Prayer Book, in the Chapel
5:30 p.m. – Wednesdays Alive! Holy Communion: Rite II, in the Church (Sept.–June)
Lay server schedules are sent out quarterly, one month prior to the start of each quarter.
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If you are unable to serve, please make an effort to find a substitute, and let
Felicia Lescow
in the church office know who will be substituting for you.
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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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