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~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
June 23, 2024
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost: Proper 7
no inSPIRE or eSPIRE newsletter next week
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Sunday: Special Presentation
Come and See Uganda––
Without Actually Going There!
9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall
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St. Philippians of all ages are invited to witness an unforgettable presentation given by Jayne and Tom Gurley, Fred Willis, and Tammy and Guv Gottshalk, who will be sharing the impact of the Gospel of Jesus Christ upon a nation! Hear their personal stories and see pictures and videos from their recent mission to Uganda––and enjoy a brief safari!
Come introduce yourself or your family to world missions and discover why Jesus commands us to “GO” to all the nations (Matthew 28:19-20).
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Tuesday: Summer Blood Drive
June 25 ~ Noon to 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
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Friends, we need YOU to help us reach our goal of 45 appointments set by signing up and/or encouraging three others to sign up! Donors are needed in June to ensure there's enough blood available throughout the busy summer months, and every pint collected can save up to three lives! Click below to make an appointment and/or volunteer at the drive. Donors will receive a $15 e-gift card to the retailer of their choice! | |
Theology on Tuesdays
June 25 ~ 7:00 p.m. at Henry's on the Market
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Adult Forum Summer Series
Sundays June 30–August 4
9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall
Join Guv Gottshalk and Steve Graudin at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall on Sundays beginning June 30 for a six-week video-based series, “Life Changing Prayer: Approaching the Throne of God” by Jim Cymbala, founder and pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church in Brooklyn, NY.
Following the video, there will be time for discussion and questions on the video or any topic relating to prayer.
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Endless Summer Youth Group
Wednesdays beginning July 10, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Our excellent Endless Summer program is back for another year of fun for all rising 6th - 12th grade students. We hope you can join us and bring a friend. This is an awesome opportunity to stay connected to your youth group fellowship.
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A Brief Introduction to Classical Christian Education
by Trisha Reese, Classical Christian School Planning Committee
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Within the word “educate” is a hidden story that takes us all the way back to the ancient Roman Empire, and then to the Greeks, and even further back to the ancient Hebrews. The word comes from two Latin words: ex and ducare. When put together, they mean “to lead out.”
The Greek philosopher Plato described education as the process of liberating mankind from a prison of darkness, staring at shadows and thinking they were real, to being led out into the sun to see all that was actually true, good, and beautiful. The Apostle Peter, quoting from the book of Deuteronomy, reminded the early Christians that they were “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that they may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” When the plot of education is lost, the stakes in education are high: lie vs. truth, ugliness vs. beauty, prison vs. freedom, darkness vs. light. As St. Philip’s plans a new classical Christian school, our prayer is that this story of education will best prepare, protect, and lead out the next generation to proclaim the excellencies of Him who calls.
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St. Philippians Bless Star Gospel Residents With Steak Dinner and Financial Support
by Gantt Folline, Home Missions Team Chair
Several of the men and women of the Home Missions Team had the blessing of serving a steak dinner—complete with salads, Texas toast, baked potatoes, and cheesecake—and sharing fellowship with the guests of Star Gospel Mission on Monday, June 3. A band of brothers (Briggs Huddleston, PJ Kuyler, Scott Wallinger, Lee Batchelder, Rhett Smith, Jason Ayers, and I) pulled together to acquire the food at The Chef Store, and we prepared the meal in the Parish House kitchen.
It was an honor to serve these men of the Kingdom, watch them break bread, to have some fellowship, to get to know several of them, and share some stories. My heart is speaking and I want to write it down. If I could pull those men aside, I would tell them this banquet is only the beginning. Preparations are being made for a far Greater Banquet—a Wedding Feast—and they are all invited.
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A Journey to the Heart of the Reformation
by the Rev. Justin C. Hare
For two weeks in the middle of May, I was honored to join several other ACNA clergy and lay leaders in Wittenberg, Germany, to study in the same university halls which once held the likes of Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. This two-week course of study in the Wittenberg Center for Reformation Studies was a key component of the Anderson Trane Fellows program, a new fellowship created by the American Anglican Council (AAC) designed to train future leaders in the ACNA by “enhancing the fellows’ seminary studies and providing them with opportunities to pastorally apply their fellowship training in the churches and other mission contexts in which they serve.” With one of the goals being “to build a network of future colleagues and connect them with willing mentors who will resource them into their future,” fellows represent dioceses across the ACNA.
So why Wittenberg, Germany?
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Introducing Our First Parish Nurse: Susan Keller
New Ministry Launching at St. Philip’s
The Vestry of St. Philip’s Church is pleased to announce a new ministry: parish nursing! Susan Keller, RN, will be serving in this volunteer position.
A parish nurse, now commonly known in other churches as a faith community nurse, is a registered nurse who acknowledges spiritual care as an essential component of caring for the health of a person within the context of a church community. This return to our Christian roots of caring for the whole person––body, soul, and spirit––began in the 1980s and now has grown to include many thousands of parish nurses across the nation. There are currently 56 such nurses in South Carolina.
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Weekly Service Information | |
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Midweek Morning Prayer
Wednesdays at 8:00 in the Chapel
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This Sunday's Service and Class Information | | |
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The Rev. Jeffrey S, Miller is preaching at our services of Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and Morning Prayer at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School is in summer recess. All adults are invited to a special presentation about Uganda at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Nursery and children's church during the 10:30 service are available year-round. | |
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Remember when we called out Mr. Snail in the last eSPIRE for begging for a job and then falling off the face of the earth?
Well, either he's on our email list or someone forwarded the eSPIRE to him (before you ask, YES!! Of course this is the same snail!! And no...of COURSE this is not merely a coincidence!!!), but on the very morning that eSPIRE went out, he was busy decorating one of the first-floor office windows with a very intricate free-form pattern, waiting to tell his side of the story and pleading for another chance at joining the St. Philip's workforce.
Now, we all know that summer is when things slow down in the church office for a bit. We administrative staff are a bit underwhelmed by his level of commitment to the job, though, and we worry that if we bring him on now, he may simply disappear when the pace ramps back up in the fall. Thoughts? Job for Mr. Snail yea? Or nay?
If you follow St. Philip's on social media, you already knew about about the return of Mr. Snail. But if this is news to you, why not take a minute right now to give us a follow so that you, too, can be among the first to hear about schedule changes, special events, and all the latest church office news?
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IMPORTANT DATES
June 23 ~ Special Presentation: Come and See Uganda (9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall)
June 25 ~ Red Cross Blood Drive (noon to 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall)
June 25 ~ Theology on Tuesdays (7:00 p.m. at Henry's on the Market)
June 30 ~ Adult Forum summer series begins (9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall)
July 4-5 ~ Church office closed
July 10–August 7 ~ Endless Summer Youth Group (Wednesdays 6:00–8:30)
July 28 ~ Men's Choir Sunday (all men of the parish are invited to sing with the choir!)
August 11 ~ Women's Choir Sunday (all women of the parish are invited to sing with the choir!)
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We pray for the sick: Lisa Allis, Elizabeth Bowles, Judith Carr, Diane Christensen, Karen Collins, Sheppard Davis III, Mary Forbes, Larry Fowler, Emily Meyer Hall, Ricky Hanckel, Myron Harrington, Dana Heikes III, Marvin Kirkland, Rena Mack, LaVonne Marshall, Sarah Marshall, Amy McGreevy, Ann Rhett, Fran Sanders, Esther Spade, and Pat Wardlaw.
We grieve with and pray for Pringle Franklin and family on the death of her mother, Anne Baker Pipkin, on June 7.
We grieve with and pray for Chloë Huddleston and family on the death of her brother, Raymund Singleton, on June 7.
We grieve with and pray for the family of John Peter Sperr, who died on June 14.
We pray for our expectant parents: Sarah and Wyatt Baldwin, Olivia Hipp and Jon Black.
We pray for protection for those serving in the armed forces: Becca Baird, Janie Baird, Henry Clayton, David Daughtridge, Eric Gaines, Andrew Kane, Quin Kane, Horry Kerrison, Frazier Kulze, John Mason, Philip Middleton III, Jackson Miller, Edward Pritchard, Nathaniel Rollings, David Scott, and Asada Williams.
We pray for our home and world missions: Lowcountry Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hope to Home, Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, Star Gospel Mission, 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.
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Collect for Sunday:
Lord of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Readings for Sunday:
- Job 38:1-11
- Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32
- Mark 4:35-41
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ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH
142 Church Street | Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 722-7734, www.stphilipschurchsc.org
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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