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~ the eSPIRE Newsletter ~
May 5, 2024
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
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Please Note: Elevator in Parish House Is Currently Out of Order | | |
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If you would like to be notified when repairs have been completed, please click the link below. We apologize for the inconvenience. | |
Today: Monthly Men's Lunch
Noon in the Parish Hall
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All men of the community are invited to enjoy a delicious lunch and hear testimony from Hugh Weathers, South Carolina's Commissioner of Agriculture. | |
Tomorrow: Grandparents@Prayer
11:00 to 11:45 a.m. in the Chapel
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This drop-in prayer session is conveniently timed for you to stop by before the Rector’s Bible Study to pray intentionally for your grandchildren. Resources are provided, and prayer team members are available to pray with you if you’d like. This is the final drop-in before summer recess. | |
Friday and Saturday: Discover Your Gifts for Ministry!
Two-day workshop in Philadelphia Alley, May 3 & 4
Friday 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Sunday: Special Rector's Forum, Cinco Carnival, and Evensong! | |
9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall | |
3:00 p.m. on the Parish House Lawn | |
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Regular worship and Sunday school schedule; Rector's Forum announcement at 9:30 a.m.
We have an incredibly special day in store for our St. Philip's family this Sunday, beginning with a very special announcement during the Rector's Forum!
Cinco Carnival: Free to Attend!
GAMES • CAKE WALK • DOUSE YOUR CLERGY • PINATAS • JUMP CASTLE • FACE-PAINTING • PAPA GRANDE FOOD TRUCK • KONA ICE TRUCK
Then join us from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. on the Parish House lawn as we gather for an old-fashioned, family-friendly carnival with a Mexican twist–it’s Cinco de Mayo, after all! There will be games and prizes (including a cake walk!), a jump castle, face-painting, and even an opportunity to douse your clergy–so much fun and fellowship as we raise awareness for the Shine the Light Campaign! Kona Ice and Papa Grande food truck will be on site (cash and credit cards accepted).
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Choral Evensong Led by the Canterbury and St. David Choirs
After all the festivities, head back to the sanctuary at 5:30 p.m. for a contemplative service of Choral Evensong led by the youth of the Canterbury and St. David Choirs.
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Come Further Up, Come Further In
Monday, May 6 ~ 7:00 p.m.
Henry's on the Market
Prayer, teaching, discussion, and fellowship for men of all ages!
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Theology on Tuesdays
Tuesday, May 7 ~ 7:00 p.m.
Henry's on the Market
Conversations for young adults about life and God.
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Diaper Drive
for the Lowcountry Pregnancy Center
Sunday, May 12
What’s needed:
• Diapers (sizes 4, 5 & 6 especially)
• Wipes
Drop-off options:
• Sunday, May 12, at church
• May 13-17 at the church office
• Saturday, May 18: bring with you to Lowcountry Pregnancy Center for Saturday Serve!
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Other Upcoming Events and Registrations | |
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May Saturday Serve: Lowcountry Pregnancy Center
Saturday, May 18, 9:00 –11:00 a.m. ~ LPC in North Charleston
Come help us serve our friends and mission partners at Lowcountry Pregnancy Center! The May “Saturday Serve” will begin with a tour of the Center, followed by various opportunities to serve, including very light spring cleaning, knitting or crocheting baby booties (please bring your own supplies), and unloading diapers collected from St. Philip’s diaper drive.
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ECW Springtime Celebration
for every church woman!
Tuesday, May 14 ~ 5:30 p.m. on the Parish House lawn
Join Every Church Woman for a springtime celebration on the Parish House lawn. Let us know you're coming, and invite all women of the community to join us for fellowship, delicious bites, and an opportunity to learn more about the ways the ECW is involved in our parish!
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Is Someone in your Family Graduating This Year?
Senior Recognition Sunday
May 19 during the 10:30 service
We will be recognizing our hardworking high school and college (or graduate school) seniors on Senior Recognition Sunday, May 19, and in that week’s inSPIRE and eSPIRE (mailed and emailed May 15). If someone in your family is graduating this spring or graduated in December, please submit his or her information at the link below!
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VBS Registration Now Open!
June 17–20 ~ current 3K-5th-graders and volunteers (youth and adult)
Join us for a Jungle Journey through the Bible at St. Philip's Vacation Bible School (VBS) 2024! Our Good News Cruise begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation as we discuss why our God deserves all the glory forever (1 Timothy 1:17). Volunteers are also needed!
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Answered Prayers Close Out Tea Room Week | |
It seems to take a few days every year for the Tea Room word to spread, and while it can be nice to ease back into the routine (which one is table 28 again? can you get the curried chicken salad as a sandwich? what happens when someone wants to buy an orchid?), our Tea Room is a fundraiser for our missions and ministries, and we need customers––and desserts to sell to those customers!
Above left: Four nurses from Ohio who always plan their annual girls’ trip to Charleston around the Tea Room dates.
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On Tuesday, the Tea Room Committee put out the call for more desserts––especially Huguenot Torte––and our St. Philip’s family, including Marnie Bibee (pictured here following the Huguenot Torte recipe directions she read herself), answered!
And during the opening blessing on Thursday, the Rev. Andrew O’Dell prayed that the people would come. “Oh boy, did the Lord provide!” wrote Tea Room co-chair Amanda Ayers in that evening’s email to volunteers. “We were slammed, full tables inside and out, for at least two hours.” She went on, “Honestly, this is how it has been throughout this entire Tea Room season––any time we have had a worry or a need, we asked, and God answered. It really has been amazing. He is a God who listens to us and is so, so good!”
Thank you to the everyone who lent a hand this year, whether you helped serve the customers, made dessert, donated to the gift shop, or came and dined with us––Tea Room 2024 was a success because of you!
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Lowcountry Fellowship of Christian Athletes Annual Banquet
St. Philip’s was well represented with three tables at the annual Lowcountry FCA banquet, held Monday, April 22, at Trident Technical College in North Charleston. Attendees heard from Jessica Kolp, author of Leaving It All on the Field: How My Faith and Sports Training Restored My Life, and learned about how God is moving through the FCA ministry.
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New Home Missions Booklet Available in the Church Office
The Home Missions Team’s seeks to empower St. Philip’s to be the salt and light of Christ in our community by partnering with frontline Christian ministries to bless those in need. A new booklet, available now in the church office, gives an overview of each of these ministry partners, as well as a comprehensive list of ways for you to get involved either individually or with your family or friends.
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Foyer Groups Open Door to True Community
by Jill A. Settle
My husband, John, and I were both raised in the church––John as a lifelong St. Philippian, while I officially joined St. Philip’s six years ago. We had not experienced true community until we began actively engaging with our church family. Through serving, studying God’s Word, and sharing meals, our faith has grown in ways we didn’t expect. Our worship is more meaningful, as we have continued to “do life” with fellow parishioners.
On Sunday, we concluded our fifth (or sixth) round of foyer group dinners. While we are a little melancholy when they come to an end, we look forward to what’s ahead. These gatherings have given us joyful opportunities to build community and get to know parishioners in all stages of life, many of whom have become our dearest friends. Foyer groups are an expression of “agape love” in its truest sense.
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Twinning Is Winning at the Tea Room!
When Martha Vetter arrived at the Tea Room last Wednesday for her hostess shift, she was delighted to see Sallie Robinson, whom she fondly remembers as Sallie Bennett, one of her students from her days of serving as St. Philip’s Director of Christian Education. But what made their meet-up extra fun was that they were dressed almost exactly alike!
Below: Sallie with her younger siblings.
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Regular weekly events and services | |
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Midweek Morning Prayer
Wednesdays at 8:00 in the Chapel
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Wednesdays Alive!
come-as-you-are service of midweek Holy Communion followed by supper and C.S. Lewis class
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Tonight's Supper: Pasta Bar
Next Week's Supper: Creamed Curry Chicken
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This Sunday's Service and Class Information | | |
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The Rev. Andrew R/ O'Dell is preaching at our services of Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and Holy Eucharist and Baptism at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school for children of all ages begins at 9:15 a.m., and the Rector's Forum begins at 9:30 a.m. | |
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When a mystery insect appeared in the church office last week––and presenting it to other members of the staff elicited "ew!" and "gross!" instead of the hoped-for "Oh, look at that [fill-in-the-blank]!", it was off to Google we went. (After first releasing it into the Tea Garden courtyard behind the church office, of course.)
And the prickly little creature turned out to be...a ladybug! In its larval stage. Who knew that ladybugs didn't just spring into existence all spotted and dainty and capable of making folks go "ooooooooh" instead of "ewwwwwwww"? Not we.
If you follow St. Philip's on social media, you already knew about this little larva's indoor adventure. But if you hadn't heard, 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 insect news?
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IMPORTANT DATES
May 1 ~ Monthly Men's Lunch (noon in the Parish Hall)
May 2 ~ Grandparents@Prayer monthly drop-in (11:00–11:45 in the chapel)
May 3–4 ~ Spiritual Gifts Workshop
May 4 ~ Anglican Women’s Gathering (Pawleys Island)
May 5 ~ Special Rector's Forum (9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall)
May 5 ~ St. Philip’s Cinco Carnival (3:00 p.m.)
May 5 ~ Choral Evensong with the Canterbury and St. David Choirs (5:30 p.m.)
May 12 ~ Diaper Drive for Lowcountry Pregnancy Center
May 14 ~ ECW Springtime Celebration
May 15 ~ Final Wednesdays Alive! service/supper/class
May 16 ~ Pop-Up Chamber Concert (11:00 a.m.)
May 16 ~ Final Rector’s Bible Study
May 18 ~ "Saturday Serve" for Lowcountry Pregnancy Center
May 19 ~ Graduating Senior Recognition Sunday, Final Sunday school, Final Rector's Forum, Final High School Youth Group
May 22 ~Adult Confirmation
May 24~ Final Middle School Youth Group
June 17–20 ~ Vacation Bible School (VBS)
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We pray for the sick: Virginia Barnwell, Elizabeth Bowles, Diane Christensen, Karen Collins, Mary Forbes, Mike Goodwin, Myron Harrington, Dana Heikes III, Marvin Kirkland, Rena Mack, Paula McNamara, Eric Panizza, Lou Parker, Barbara Sainsbury, Fran Sanders, Esther Spade, Pete Sperr, and Libby Wright.
We grieve with and pray for Elizabeth Hagood and family on the death of her father, John Alexander McMillan III, on April 19.
We grieve with and pray for the family of Ellen Stuart Pringle Read, who died on April 23.
We pray for our expectant parents: Sarah and Wyatt Baldwin, Olivia Hipp and Jon Black, Katy and Andrew Brown.
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:
O God, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man’s understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards thee, that we, loving thee in all things and above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; 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:
- 1 John 4:7-21
- Psalm 33:1-8, 17-21
- John 15:9-17
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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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