~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
November 17, 2019
The Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
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Don't Miss Your Chance to Register!
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Friday, December 6, at 12 noon in the Parish Hall:
Finding Peace in a Season of Uncertainty
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Ladies, come enjoy lunch at St. Philip’s with our special guest, Susan Alexander Yates! Her topic will be “Finding Peace in a Season of Uncertainty.” Doors will open at 11:30.
Susan is a mom to five children (including a set of twins) and grandmother to 21 (including a set of quadruplets!). Susan and her husband John, the retired senior pastor of The Falls Church Anglican, have been married 50 years. Susan has written 15 books and speaks on the subjects of marriage, parenting, faith, and women’s issues. On her website,
susanalexanderyates.com
, she blogs on the topic of “Wisdom for Each Season.”
Registration is limited to 120 attendees, and our diocese is also promoting this event. Register today by clicking below, or call the church office at (843) 722-7734.
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St. Philip’s Youth “ReGenerate”
at Camp St. Christopher
by Sarah Silcox, St. Philip’s Youth Leader
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And being found in human form, Jesus humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. ––Philippians 2:8-11
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photo by Sarah Silcox
Last weekend, high school students from across our diocese came together for “ReGenerate,” a weekend retreat at Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook Island. The main verse for the weekend was Philippians 2:8-11, and our speaker, Nate Morgan Locke, a youth evangelist with Christianity Explored Ministries, talked about how sometimes we put on different hats (like different identities) when we are in different social scenes. He told us that as Christians, we should have the same integrity, rooted in Christ, in all of our social realms. Another strong point that he reminded us of is that we are never done growing in our relationship with Christ. There is always something that we can change and there are ways that we can continue to get closer and closer to Jesus!
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Fall Youth Service Project:
Canned Goods Collection
Saturday, November 23, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Meet downtown at the Horse Lot on Chisolm St. at 10:30 a.m. on November 23 to “knock on the doors of hearts and homes!” (David Gilbert)
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The Violin: A Parable
by Gloria Avent
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Once upon a time, there was a master violin maker whose greatest joy was to make the most beautiful violins in the world. With each new instrument that he created, he went to great effort and expense. When each was complete, he would spend many hours testing its limits by playing it as only he could. For he dearly loved each one.
With each, he carefully cured the wood, molded its pieces to create the necessary curves, and worked tirelessly to cut and bend the wood into shape and then to glue the pieces together. He sanded and polished and sanded and polished again and again. After each step, he waited for the wood to conform to his work, for only with time would the instrument make beautiful music.
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Christmas Pageant Registration Open Now!
Parts available for children ( 3+ years) and youth
Christmas Eve, 4:30 p.m.
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Last day to order your shirt is Friday!
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Thanksgiving Week Changes to Note
- The church office will close at noon on Wednesday, 11/27, and reopen Monday, Dec. 2 at 8:30 a.m.
- There will not be a printed inSPIRE Thanksgiving week
- No Wednesdays Alive! service, supper, or classes on 11/27
- Youth Group and children's choirs will not meet Thanksgiving week
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Tonight's supper: Taco Bar
Next week: Lasagna
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Tonight at 7:00 after worship and supper!
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Come join us in the Parlor of the Ministries Hall (corner of Church and Queen Streets) for a weekly excursion into one of C.S. Lewis’s most interesting and accessible books,
The Screwtape Letters
, led by the Rev. Brian McGreevy. A fictional correspondence between a senior devil and a junior devil about how to tempt Christians away from their faith, this book also serves as an engaging and challenging primer on what it means to follow Jesus in a hostile culture. All are welcome!
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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.
Accompanying slide presentations for certain classes are also available for download.
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Never miss a sermon! Click below to subscribe to our Sermons podcast.
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SAVE THE DATE
Nov. 28 ~ Thanksgiving Day (Holy Eucharist: 9:00 a.m.)
Dec. 7 ~ Saturday: Advent Drop-In at the Rectory (3:00-6:00 p.m.)
Dec. 13 ~ The Greening of the Church (9:00 a.m.)
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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; Harvey Brockinton; Katie Burris; Elizabeth Flowers, Meredith Gale; Robert Gould; Tracy Graudin; Janet Hanger; Jonathan Hanger; Bobby Hood, Sr.; Gene Hunt; Gene Lesesne; Barbara Lisle; Joe Livesay; Peter Moore; Stuart Philp; Bruce Rawl; Edmund Rhett; Benjamin Schools; Rachel Shore; and Lindsey Wing.
We pray for our expectant parents:
Ryan and Jennie Emerson, Oliver and Courtney Iselin.
We grieve with and pray for:
The family of Vernelle Boyd Gunter, who died on November 2.
We grieve with and pray for:
Nancy Love and family on the death of her sister, Jane Binder, on November 6.
We grieve with and pray for:
The family of Ben Hagood, Sr., who died November 9.
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,
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
Sunday
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Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that, by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Readings for Sunday
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- Malachi 3:13-4:6
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6-16
- Luke 21:5-19
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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.
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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