~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
November 24, 2019
The Last Sunday After Pentecost, Christ the King
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No printed inSPIRE next week
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Gratitude for Gene Lesesne, God’s Humble Servant
by Marnie Kerrison, ECW Spiritual Advisor
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Along with several verses of Scripture, the following served as Marnie Kerrison’s devotional before the November ECW (Every Church Woman) board meeting last week.
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Gene Lesesne (center) volunteering in the kitchen with family members during the 2017 Wassail Bowl
If you were at the last ECW meeting in October, you may have heard me mention off the cuff that if we were to lose Gene Lesesne, the Tea Room could not go on. Gene is 82 years old, rides his bike almost daily 20 miles, was a Naval aviator, and flew for Pan Am Airlines as a commercial pilot until he went to teach at the Citadel in the PE department. He was married to Anne, who was a nurse instructor at Trident Tech until she was disabled by rheumatoid arthritis. He was her caregiver until her death just about five years ago. He has two daughters: Angela Clark, who runs the preschool with Lee Moore here at St. Philip’s, and Jessica Martin, who attends and volunteered here as a Sunday school teacher for years. His first great-grand was recently baptized here. I do not know how long the Lesesne family has been attending St. Philip’s, but I know they have a legacy of serving quietly. They have been responsible for the Wassail Bowl celebration every year for as long as I remember.
Well, as you all may know, last week Gene was volunteering at the polls in same ol’ Gene Lesesne fashion, and he passed out, was given CPR, and was sent by ambulance to MUSC, where they were able to open his chest up and wrap the aorta to stop the bleeding from an aortic dissection. Essentially he was bleeding inside his body. God provided someone at the polls who could sustain Gene’s blood flow until help could arrive.
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Meet at the Horse Lot on Chisolm St. downtown to go door-to-door to collect canned goods for Tricounty Family Ministries! You'll be helping people in your community while enjoying fellowship with other youth groupers (and earning your service hours if you need them)!
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C.S. Lewis Symposium: A Capsule Look
by Elizabeth Scott
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Elizabeth Scott (left) with the Rev. Brian McGreevy, Lavinia Thaxton, and Josie May
On a recent November mid-week, a small group of St. Philippians traveled up to the glorious mountains of North Carolina to attend a much-touted (by our beloved priest and C.S. Lewis aficionado, Brian McGreevy ) C.S. Lewis symposium. The conference was a packed time filled with insights and sharing to encourage us and engage us on our Christian journey. People from 28 states, England, and Malta were drawn to the beautiful village of Montreat for this experience, officially titled “C.S. Lewis: Influence and Relevance Today.”
The symposium delivered on that topic and so much more. Some of the greatest and most recognized Lewis and Inkling scholars came together to share not only the relevancy but the works themselves and the writers behind them.
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The Vestry Nominating Committee is now accepting names of prospective nominees for the next Vestry “class.” Please click the link below to read the senior and junior wardens' November 14 letter regarding the process. Copies of the letter are also available in the church office and the narthex.
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Registration for this event is officially at capacity, but do not lose heart! Call the church office at (843) 722-7734 to join the wait list. And if you've already registered but now find that your plans have changed, please let the church office know so that someone from the wait list may get a seat at the table.
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Christmas Eve Ministry Opportunity
Nativity Tableau, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. services
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Help us make this Christmas Eve a time of reverent worship as we celebrate the eve of our Lord's birth. This is always a special service with a powerful word from God delivered by our rector, beautiful music by our choirs, and visual splendor provided by the Flower Guild. But with all the activity of the season, it is easy to lose sight of why we celebrate Christmas!
You can help return our focus to Christ our Lord by volunteering to participate in the Nativity tableau, which will be presented at both the 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. services.
We are specifically looking for tall male angels for both services and a Mary and Joseph for the 10:30 service. Volunteers should be ages high school to young adult. (A beard for Joseph is a plus but not a requirement.)
If you are willing to serve in this capacity, please contact Bill Warlick at (843) 810-9926 or click below to email him.
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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
- No Rector's Bible Study on Thanksgiving Day
- Youth Group and children's choirs will not meet Thanksgiving week
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The Advent Drop-In is on a SATURDAY this year!
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Sunday, December 15, 10:30 a.m.
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If you answered yes to the above question, then...
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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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Tonight's supper: Lasagna
No service, supper, or classes next week
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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
Dec. 7 ~ Advent Drop-In at the Rectory (3:00-6:00 p.m.)
Dec. 13 ~ The Greening of the Church (9:00 a.m.)
Dec. 15 ~ Lessons and Carols (10:30 service), followed by Wassail Bowl reception and poinsettia delivery
Dec. 18 ~ Community Carol Sing and Lunch (12:30 p.m.)
Dec. 24 ~ Christmas Eve Services
- 4:30 p.m. Christmas Pageant (register your child)
- 7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite I (children’s choirs)
- 10:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite I (St. Philip’s Choir)
Dec. 25 ~ Christmas Day Service (10:00 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: 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; Jacqui Luce; Peter Moore; Stuart Philp; Bruce Rawl; Aranell Ray; Edmund Rhett; Benjamin Schools; Rachel Shore; David Smythe; and Lindsey Wing.
We pray for our expectant parents:
Ryan and Jennie Emerson, Oliver and Courtney Iselin.
We grieve with and pray for:
Georgia Bell and family on the death of her father, Donald Camp, on November 12 and her mother, Izetta Camp, on November 16.
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
Christ the King
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Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in thy well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings for Sunday
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- Jeremiah 23:1-6
- Revelation 19:11-16
- Luke 23:32-43
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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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