Worship With Us on Trinity Sunday!
Worship with us on Trinity Sunday! The Rev. William K. Christian III is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
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Worship With Us on the Fifth Sunday of Easter!
Worship with us on the Fifth Sunday of Easter! The Rev. Justin C. Hare is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
House of Prayer: May Prayer Points
Answered Prayers (Thank You, Lord): 1. For reaching our Shine the Light Campaign goals. Thank you for Maybank Hagood and team. 2. For great turnout at the Tea Room. 3. For the 30+ children confirmed last month and the 80+ adults to be confirmed later this month. 4. For the wonderful Holy Week and Easter services. For the success of using the Parish Hall for the Palm Sunday and Easter service overflow....
Goal! Current Pledges and Donations Put Shine the Light Campaign Over the $21.5MM Mark
At the announcements during the 10:30 service on Sunday, May 11, campaign co-chair Maybank Hagood, flanked by co-chairs Karen Phillips and Martha Freshley, took to the eagle to share that a few days earlier, the campaign had raised pledges and donations surpassing that mark. The congregation responded with a very enthusiastic round of applause....
Congratulations to Our Graduates!
Congratulations to Our Graduates! O Eternal God, bless all schools, colleges, and universities, that they may be lively centers for sound learning, new discovery, and the pursuit of wisdom; and grant that those who teach and those who learn may find you to be the source of all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen....
Worship With Us on the Fourth Sunday of Easter!
Worship with us on the Fourth Sunday of Easter! The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Worship With Us on the Third Sunday of Easter!
Worship with us on the Third Sunday of Easter! The Rev. William K. Christian III is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Long-Distance Grandparenting: Nurturing the Faith of Your Grandchildren
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!
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!
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. ...
Worship With Us on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday!
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. ...
Diaper Drive and “Saturday Serve” Bless Lowcountry Pregnancy Center
Last week’s diaper drive was a huge success! Thank you, St. Philippians, for answering the call to help out one of our home mission ministry partners, Lowcountry Pregnancy Center (LPC), which provides life-affirming reproductive health and family services in a compassionate Christian environment....
Keep ReadingSurprise Baby Shower at Senior Send-Off!
Our last senior high night of the ’23-’24 youth group season was marked by surprises, laughter, tears, and amazing fellowship! Our sweet youth groupers threw me a surprise baby shower. I went home with bags of books for Baby Baldwin! My husband and I are so excited to read our son all the wonderful stories that we were gifted....
Keep ReadingWorship With Us on the Day of Pentecost!
Worship with us on the Day of Pentecost! The Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller, Rector, is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Keep ReadingMomentum Gathers for a Classical Christian School at St. Philip’s
The Rev. Jeff Miller’s special announcement and teaching on Sunday, May 5, were particularly exciting for those of us at St. Philip’s who have spent the last several years discussing, praying, hoping, and planning for a classical Christian school that is dedicated to raising up students as ambassadors of Christ steeped in traditional and classical learning. ...
Keep ReadingCongratulations, Graduates!
Congratulations to Our Graduates! O Eternal God, bless all schools, colleges, and universities, that they may be lively centers for sound learning, new discovery, and the pursuit of wisdom; and grant that those who teach and those who learn may find you to be the source of all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ...
Keep ReadingGod at Work in Uganda
Jayne and Tom Gurley, Tammy and Guv Gottshalk, Shaun Gillis, MD (Bozeman, MT), and Jean Chamberlain Froese, MD (Toronto, Canada), and I arrived in Mukono, Uganda, at midnight on Saturday, April 20. We stayed in guest quarters at Uganda Christian University (UCU), awakening on Sunday morning to a gentle rain. We made our way to a modern open-air pavilion on campus to atte...
Keep ReadingWorship With Us On the Sunday After Ascension Day!
Worship with us on the Sunday After Ascension Day! The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Keep ReadingPraising God in Rwanda
As we grow in our relationship with Christ, we know that God calls us to humble ourselves, to share our bread with the hungry, to free the oppressed and to provide clothing for those living on the margins of society. While living in Rwanda for almost six years, I took this mandate seriously. I lived on the main street of a town called Ruhengeri, which is situated in the no...
Keep ReadingCultivating a New Culture: St. Philip’s Begins Planning for a Classical Christian School
In 476 A.D., the great Roman Empire, which had brought peace and security to the world, fell to the Barbarians, marking a turning point in western civilization. The Barbarian invasion was able to succeed because after years of economic volatility, power struggles, religious upheaval, poor leadership, porous borders, gratuitous violence, pandemics, and marked moral decline,...
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