Join Us for Worship this Sunday, October 18, 2026

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

The Episcopal Church of the Messiah,

4221A North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, SC!

Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 10:00 a.m.

The Rev. Jim Craig, Celebrant

All Saints' Sunday

REMEMBRANCE

OF THE DEPARTED

As is our custom, we will remember the Faithful Departed

on All Saints Sunday, November 1st. 

To have the name of your loved one who has passed since November 1st of 2025, read aloud and remembered please share their name by Monday, October 26.

You may either:

1. email the office with their first and last names.
2. write their first and last names on the clipboards in the back of the church and in the Church Center.

VICAR AWAY

Fr. Roy will be away through Thursday, October 22. While he’s away, Fr. Jim Craig will be available for pastoral care needs and will be the celebrant for worship on October 18.

Rick Stall (843.449.2752) (Sr. Warden), Monica Orosz (Jr. Warden), and Patty Tate (Parish Secretary) can be reached for any assistance other than pastoral care.

LEARNING IS A LIFE-LONG ENDEAVOR

George Dowis, Bishop Ruth, Charlie Jordan at

Sewanee's Homecoming Banquet

LEARNING TO LOVE AND SHARE JESUS

Children’s Program

September 20, 2026

CHURCH DIRECTORIES ARE AVAILABLE!

Thanks to everyone who updated or confirmed their information. The updated printed directories are available in the back of the church and in the Church Center. If you prefer a digital (pdf) version, request one by email.

NOTE: TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF ALL, THE DIRECTORY IS FOR USE BY CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY AND FOR CHURCH-RELATED PURPOSES ONLY.

LAND PURCHASE

The signing of purchase documents occurred the week of Saint Patrick's Day in multiple locations, beginning with Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley’s signing of the documents in Charleston on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2025.

GOOD TO KNOW

GLUTEN-FREE WAFERS AVAILABLE!

If possible, let the greeter know before worship begins on Sunday morning. Otherwise, let them know as you get in the line to receive communion.

Messiah Clergy

Vicar - Roy Tripp

Associate Priest - Jim Craig

Associate Priest - George Welles

Messiah Staff

Director of Music - Charles Jones Evans

Parish Secretary - Patty Tate

Children's Sunday School & Nursery Leader - Chelsea Lesko

Messiah Vestry

Senior Warden - Rick Stall

Junior Warden - Monica Orosz

Member - Kristi Burch

Member - Eileen Fairchild

Member - Chrissy Oppegaard

Member & Clerk - Patrick Patterson

Treasurer - Peggy Kovacs

Vicar - Roy Tripp

The Vestry typically meets the third Monday of each month

at 5:00 p.m. in the Upper Room.

The next meeting is Monday, September 21.

What's going on in our Diocese?

To find out, simply sign-up for their weekly newsletter!

Two Bible Study Groups at Messiah

all are welcome to join either group at any time

Tuesday Evening Study Group

The Tuesday Study group meets at the home of Charlie and Amy Jordan. This group, led by Charlie, hosted by Amy has been meeting for over a decade. Email Charlie Jordan for more information or visit our website.

On Tuesday September 15, Amy will begin a study on the Beatitudes using John Stott’s workbook “The Beatitudes: Developing Spiritual Character.” Please join us at 6pm for dinner and 6:45 for a discussion. Amy has books available for purchase for $10.

Women's Wednesday Bible Study

The Women's Bible Study meets Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Upper Room. They discuss their lesson. They challenge one another. They share their experiences. They support one another. They laugh. Click here for more details.

The Women's Bible Study is on hiatus for the summer months.

They will start again in September. Details to come.

If you are in need of pastoral care, contact our vicar,

Rev. Roy Tripp.

If you would like the Intercessory Prayer Team to lift up yourself, family, friends, or circumstances click here.

All requests are confidential.

WEEK BEGINNING OCTOBER 18

Sunday, 10:00 a.m., Worship in the Church

Following worship, join us in the Church Center

for refreshments and fellowship.

Monday, 5:00, Vestry Meeting, Church Center

Tuesday, 6:00 p.m., Jordan’s Tuesday Evening Study (weekly)

Wednesday, 10:00 a.m., Wednesday Women’s Bible Study (weekly)

Wednesday, 5:00 p.m., Choir Rehearsal (weekly)

LOOKING AHEAD. . .

October 29 – 31, 236^th Annual Diocesan Convention

November 1, All Saints Day, 10:00 a.m. Worship

November 22, Thankful Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Worship

Hello!

As Parish Secretary, my primary focus is on three areas:

·        Communications – including the e-newsletter, Sunday’s bulletin, social media, and our website.

·        Supporting our Vicar, Roy Tripp.

·        Membership – transferring memberships, reaching out to visitors and the like.

Contact me (email or 843.999.0888) with any questions or assistance you may have in these areas. If you have any questions or concerns that don’t fall within the areas above, reach out to me and I’ll put you in contact with the person who can best help.

I do ask for your assistance with content for communications. Your input is invaluable.

·        Let me know about any events or projects you may be coordinating.

·        Take photos of any events or projects that would be good to include in communications; send photos to the office.

·        Suggest any improvements or corrections.

·        Suggest any ideas for social media content.

My office hours are typically Tuesdays 8:00 to noon and Wednesdays & Thursdays 8:00 to 4:00. Please know that I may be out of the office for short periods of time for church errands or lunch break; and on occasion it is necessary to switch days or take time off. If you need to meet with me for more than a few minutes, I recommend an appointment as my work does include meetings and deadlines. When I am the only one in the office, I keep the door to the building locked and the door to the Church Center unlocked. Call the office number, 843.999.0888, and I will let you in the building.

Together In Christ,

Patty Tate

Dear Reader:

The Rev. Roy Tripp is now Vicar of Messiah Episcopal Church. I am writing with deep gratitude and genuine excitement as I introduce myself as your new Vicar. I am honored to have accepted the call to serve the Church of the Messiah, and I look forward to beginning this shared ministry together.

What makes this call especially meaningful to me is the opportunity not only to serve this parish, but for my wife, Liz Devoir and I to live among you here in Myrtle Beach. I will be the first of your vicars to reside in the community, and I believe deeply that ministry is strongest when the church is rooted in the everyday life of its people—present, visible, and engaged.

I come to you with a deep love for parish ministry: worship that is reverent and alive, pastoral care that is personal and faithful, and a church that knows its neighbors by name. Alongside this, I bring an entrepreneurial approach to spirituality—one that is creative, adaptive, and attentive to how the Holy Spirit is already at work beyond our walls. In a storefront setting especially, I see opportunity: to experiment, to listen closely, and to grow organically as a community shaped by prayer, hospitality, and mission.

My hope is that the Church of the Messiah will continue to be a place where tradition and imagination meet—where ancient faith speaks clearly to present lives, and where all are welcomed to encounter Christ with honesty and hope.

I am eager to meet you, to hear your stories, and to begin discerning together what God is calling us to be and to do in this season. Please know of my prayers as we prepare for this new chapter, and I ask for yours as well.

With gratitude and anticipation,

The Rev. Roy Tripp