~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
October 6, 2019
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
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LAST CHANCE: Register for Kanuga today!
Deadline extended 24 hours
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Don’t miss your chance to join your church family for a weekend in the mountains—take a moment to register now! Kanuga is great for young families, empty-nesters, single people, couples...absolutely everyone. If you’re new to St. Philip’s and don’t know many people yet, this is the perfect way to meet some new folks...please join us! You have until 5:00 p.m. today, October 2, to reserve your spot. Click below for details and to register.
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TODAY at noon in the Parish Hall
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“Trusting God:
A Leap of Faith in the World of Business”
First Wednesday Men’s Lunch
with the Rev. Brian K. McGreevy
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Before the Rev. Brian McGreevy was ministering to the people of Charleston and acting as St. Philip’s resident C.S. Lewis scholar, he owned a bed and breakfast with his wife, Jane. Before that, he had spent some fifteen years in law and international management consulting, rising through the ranks to become Managing Director of LOMA, an Atlanta-based trade association of more than 1,200 insurance and financial services companies in 80 countries. Find out how God intervened in his life in the midst of major career success to call him to a deeper faith in following Him as he and Jane and their family left that life and started their own business in Charleston.
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Preaching tonight: The Rev. Dr. Paul Myint Htet
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Please join us in welcoming the Rev. Dr. Paul Myint Htet to St. Philip's tonight! Dr. Htet, the General Secretary of The Church of the Province of Myanmar
(formerly Burma), will give the homily at the 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays Alive! service of Holy Communion. Come as you are, and please remember to join us in the Parish Hall for supper afterward and for Christian formation at 7:00.
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Spiritual Gifts Registration Deadline is TODAY at 3:30!
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Discovering Your Gifts for Ministry
This Fri., Oct. 4 (7-9 p.m.)-Sat., Oct. 5 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.)
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Did you know that God has given each one of us gifts for ministry? Experience the joy of discovering just what those gifts are during this two-day workshop led by Brian McGreevy and Andrew O’Dell. Many people in our parish have already discovered their spiritual gifts––it’s your turn now!
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Calling all kids 4th-12th Grade!
This Sunday, October 6: Acolyte Training
9:15 a.m. in the Church
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All children 4th-12th grade are invited to attend the annual acolyte training session given by acolyte master Colby Broadwater. At this session, new acolytes will learn the responsibilities of each of the roles, and returning acolytes will learn the finer points. All new, returning, or prospective acolytes and adult acolyte mentors are strongly encouraged to attend. Sunday school teachers are aware that children may miss class.
If you would like to sign your child up to be an acolyte or you need to update your acolyte's information, please fill out the form below or call the church office at (843) 722-7734. Returning acolytes may also use this form to update information or let the church office know of plans to attend training.
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Preaching this Sunday, October 6:
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Barnett
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St. Philip’s welcomes the Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Barnett, former bishop of North Sydney, as preacher this Sunday! Bishop Barnett has written several books about the historical figure of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. He lives in Sydney with his wife, Anita.
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About the Evening
Every
Church
Woman is invited to enjoy a delicious dinner provided by Kairos and spend an evening with the Very Rev. Dr. Peter C. Moore, director of the
Anglican Leadership Institute and scholar-in-residence at St. Michael’s Church in Charleston. Dr. Moore holds degrees from Yale, Oxford and the Episcopal Theological School, and he is the founder of
FOCUS, a ministry seeking to bring Christ to students attending independent secondary schools along the east coast. He has written several books, including A Church to Believe In.
Dr. Moore’s talk, “An Unsung Hero: A Woman’s Discipleship in the Face of Adversity,” will highlight the work of an American woman who became an important figure in spreading Christianity in China in the 1940s. Childcare will be available by request.
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To help us get an accurate headcount, please let us know you're planning on coming by clicking below. Please also help us spread the word about this special evening by liking and sharing this event on Facebook!
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Meals and So Much More:
Touring Tricounty Family Ministries
by Mary Rohaley
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On Wednesday, September 25, Jill Settle and I rode with Amey Warder to Tricounty Family Ministries in North Charleston to take a wonderful tour with the executive director, Sue Hanshaw. They are doing such great work there by giving hope to people in crisis.
I have known about Tricounty Family Ministries for years, but I didn’t realize all the services they offered for people! Besides the meals that St. Philippian volunteers often help with by preparing or serving food, I learned about the food pantry, Healing Hands health clinic, the clothes closet, job placement, and legal and social services. I love the Pass the Purse ministry, where you can fill a purse (new or slightly used) with feminine hygiene products, toiletries, hair elastics, or any other little things you think a woman might need or want in her purse. What a great project to do with your kids that gives others hope while showing the younger generation that others may not have access to the little things we always have, like toothpaste and soap.
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The Red Cross Bloodmobile is Coming to St. Philip’s!
In Partnership With Tricounty Family Ministries
Wednesday, October 9, 2:00–7:00 p.m.
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On Wednesday, October 9, drink your water, eat a good breakfast and a nice, big lunch, and come on down to St. Philip’s to give the gift of life––one unit of blood can save up to three lives! Our goal is 24 donors, which would mean 72 lives saved––WOW!
Please consider making an appointment today to be one of those 24 donors. An appointment guarantees your spot and therefore
minimizes or eliminates any wait time.
All donors will receive a free pass to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Learn more and schedule your appointment below. Walk-ins are also most welcome!
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Youth Group: Need We Say More?
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If you have children in middle school or high school who have not yet checked out St. Philip’s youth group, they are missing out big time. But it’s never too late to join the fun!
Drop your middle-schooler off at the Parish House Fridays at 6:00 p.m., and drop your high-schooler off Sundays at 6:00 p.m. Both groups enjoy dinner, a teaching, and games (the middle-schoolers tend to work up a sweat––bring a water bottle!). Youth group, like all of St. Philip’s offerings, is open to the community, so bring a friend!
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Representing St. Philip’s at the New Wineskins Conference
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The Most Rev. Dr. Foley Beach (left), Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), and the Rev. Lawrence McElrath of the Provincial Office of ACNA listen to the Most Rev. Benjamin Kwashi, General Secretary of the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), preach during the closing plenary of the 2019 New Wineskins conference. (photo from
Instagram, @the_acna
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Several St. Philippians joined other members of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina and people from all around the world at the New Wineskins 2019 Global Missions Conference at the Ridgecrest Conference Center just outside of Asheville, NC, September 26-29. The theme of the weekend was “Better Together,” and it was a time for renewal, worship, and prayer as well as an opportunity for those working to spread the Gospel to share strategies for advancing God’s kingdom across the globe.
“The conference was a God-filled time of seeing the amazing ways the Lord is at work in his world, reaching out in saving love to those who don’t know him from all parts of the globe, and of meeting the very ordinary and extraordinary people through whom He is doing this work.” said Tammy Gottshalk, a member of St. Philip’s World Missions Committee who attended with her husband, Guv. “It was a glorious time of worship together with people and tongues from over 50 of the earth’s 192 nations! A little taste of what heaven will surely be like as we all praised God together. So very powerful!”
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An invitation from Life Resources
One of St. Philip's Home Missions Partners
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Prayer Ministry at St. Philip's
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“My House shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
Isaiah 56:7
Do you wish to learn to pray or would you like someone to pray with you or for you? Come join some of the following opportunities in helping St. Philip’s continue to fulfill the call of being a house of prayer.
Thursdays
Centering Prayer led by Pringle Franklin
8:00 a.m. in the Prayer Room (Ministries Hall)
This ministry is open to all who desire to venture deeply in God’s presence in a small group setting. It ends with a time for prayer requests and short focused prayer.
Next Step Intercession led by Frenchie Richards
9:30 a.m. in the Prayer Room (beginning October 17)
This group is open to those who want to learn and those who feel led to pray for our country, the city, the church, clergy, and other nations.
Prayer Ministry led by Juanita Orvin
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in the Prayer Room (by appointment)
This ministry offers one-on-one healing prayer for any cares or concerns. It can also be a time not only to receive prayer but also to have an opportunity to learn how to pray and encourage others.
Other Prayer Ministries
“The effective fervent prayers of the righteous avail much.”
James 5:16a
about the following prayer opportunities.
- Prayer Chain led by Suzanne McCord (coming soon)
- Prayer Teams led by Frenchie Richards (offered during Wednesday and 10:30 Sunday services)
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Tonight's supper: Creamed Chicken over Rice
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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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.
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
Oct. 6 ~ Guest preacher: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Barnett
Oct. 6 ~ Acolyte training (9:15 in the church)
Oct. 8 ~ ECW Fall Dinner (6:00 in the Parish Hall)
Oct. 9 ~ Blood drive (2:00-7:00)
Oct. 10 ~ The Gathering (6:00 at The Cigar Factory on E. Bay)
a Life Resources event
Oct. 14 ~ Columbus Day (church office closed)
Oct. 20 ~ Canned Food Drive (for Tricounty Family Ministries)
Oct. 25-27 ~ Parish Retreat at Kanuga
Oct. 25-27 ~ Anglican Women’s Retreat
Nov. 10 ~ Choral Evensong (5:00 p.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; Beth Avery; Katie Burris; Elizabeth Flowers; Robert Gould; Tracy Graudin; Ben Hagood, Sr.; Jonathan Hanger; Jiri Jilich; Joe Livesay; Jean Gray Mohs, Peter Moore; Carroll O’Neal; Fran Pritchett; Edmund Rhett; Antoon Rijswijk; Benjamin Schools; and Lindsey Wing.
We pray for our expectant parents:
Ryan and Jennie Emerson, Sam and Carrie
Little, Boykin and Thomas Anderson, Katie and Ruben Perez-Phillips, Oliver and Courtney Iselin.
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 the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 22:
Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve: Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy, forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Readings for Sunday
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- Habakkuk 1:1-13, 2:1-4
- 2 Timothy 1:1-14
- John 4:1-26
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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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