When my daughter and son-in-law announced in May of 2021 that they were moving to Seattle with my then almost-one-year-old granddaughter, I was both happy for them and sad for me. It was a great opportunity for them and a chance to explore a new area of this beautiful country we live in, but it really posed great consternation for me and my husband. They had been living near Columbia, and we had gotten plenty of opportunities to spend time with them and our newest granddaughter. ...
Worship with us on the Second Sunday of Easter, Confirmation Sunday! The Rt. Rev. Chip Edgar III, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details....
Join us for worship on Easter! The Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller is preaching at our services of Sunrise Holy Eucharist on the Parish House lawn (6:30 a.m., contemporary) and Festal Eucharist of the Resurrection with choir and orchestra at 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. Because of the scaffolding in the sanctuary, overflow seating for the later services will be available in the Parish Hall. ...
Please join us Maundy Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and Good Friday at noon for worship! We are also offering Stations of the Cross at 6:00 p.m. on Good Friday, with a fellowship supper preceding. ...
For many centuries, Christians have spoken of the season of Lent and then of Holy Week leading up to Easter as a journey, a road, a pilgrimage that we are walking by faith in the company of our fellow believers. But even as we approach this journey afresh each year, it is all too easy to think that we know the destination and have been there before, and thus to lose our sense of wonder and awe at what Jesus accomplished. Easter again—that’s nice. Ho hum…...
Click the link below to read the St. Philip's eSPIRE, the email version of our weekly inSPIRE newsletter, which is packed with information about all that's going on in the life of our parish....
Worship with us on Palm Sunday! The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Answered Prayers (Thank You, Lord): 1. For St. Philip’s Academy’s Primary School Director, Trisha Reese. For the school subcommittees finalizing details for the school and for the children registered for the fall. 2. For the successful GriefShare ministry. 3. For Water Mission’s Walk for Water. 4. For the successful gathering at the Prayer as Worship workshop. 5. For the annual meeting and new Vestry members. 6. For the donations that have come in for the Shine the Light campaign. For all those overseeing the plans and daily operational progress. 7. For Nathan Youngman and his work crews and their excellent work restoring St. Philip’s Church. 8. For the wonderful staff at St. Philip’s. 9. For the Flower Guild and Altar Guild volunteers. 10. For Gospel Night with Ann Caldwell. 11. For the very well-attended spiritual gifts workshop series....
Thanks be to God and all his mercies! We have just returned from our fifth Three Rivers Outreach Medical Mission to Liberia in west Africa. Many thanks to you all and to the clergy of St. Philip’s Church for your donations and prayers....
Worship with us on the Fifth Sunday in Lent! The Rev. Justin C. Hare is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Join us for worship this Sunday, the First Sunday After Christmas Day! The Reverend Brian K. McGreevy will be preaching; read on for in-person and online options. ...
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Join us for worship online on Christmas Eve! Registration for in-person worship has closed, but both our 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. service will be streamed live. The Reverend Jeffrey S. Miller, Rector, will be preaching....
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St. Philip's is offering a lot of ways for you to celebrate the birth of our Savior this week! We've got two Christmas Eve services this year, and we hope you will join us live online at either 5:00 or 8:00 p.m. if your name wasn't drawn in the reservation lottery. We are also offering a service of Holy Communion on Christmas Day at 10:00 a.m. (in-person only), and our ser...
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Join us for worship this Sunday, the Fourth Sunday in Advent! The Reverend Marc R. Boutan will be preaching; read on for in-person and online options. ...
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As Christians we live with a foot in two worlds: one illuminated by the victory of the cross and the sure and certain hope of Christ’s victory over sin and the grave, and one where everything has been broken and tainted by the Fall, where with all creation, we await with longing the second coming of Christ, when He will mend all that is broken and make right all that is ...
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In today's devotion, Justin sings little bit of Hebrew as he shares with us one of his favorite texts of Scripture, Psalm 121. This psalm, a Song of Ascent sung by the Jews as they made their way up to Jerusalem, holds deep encouragement for us today....
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Join us for worship this Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent! The Reverend Andrew R. O'Dell will be preaching; read on for in-person and online options. ...
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Take a closer look with the Rev. Marc Boutan this morning at Isaiah 40:1-2, which may not mean exactly what you think it means: "Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins."...
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Ever since November 2019, I have been a Leader in Training for the middle school youth group. When lockdowns started and everything became virtual, I missed helping the middle school youth grow in their walk with Christ. Every Friday night, I thought to myself: “What would middle school have been like today if the virus never existed?” When lockdowns were lifted, schoo...
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Prepare for the Third Sunday in Advent by spending a few minutes with the Rev. Brian McGreevy, who will dispel some misconceptions you may have about Charles Coffin's "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry" and show those who long to be free from the shackles of sin that they may have hope....
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