Worship with us on the Sixth Sunday of Easter!
Worship with us on the Sixth Sunday of Easter! The Rev. Andrew R. O'Dell is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
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Worship With Us on the Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday!
Worship with us on the Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday! The Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Summer Outreach Opportunities
With most of our regular church activities in summer recess, now is the perfect time to think about other ways to fill your time! Add the following events to your calendar, and then think about other ways you can serve the community and our home missions ministry partners by yourself or with your family and friends! ...
Senior Send-Off at Church and Youth Group
Sunday, May 21, was a big day for our high school seniors! During the 10:30 service, they came forward for a gift, Rebecca McLaughlin’s Confronting Christianity, and a blessing from youth minister David Gilbert, who asked that the Lord fan into flames the spiritual gifts that He has anointed them with, so that over the next four years of college, they may live in holiness, fulfill His Kingdom work, and lead souls to His great love. ...
Worship With Us on the Seventh Sunday of Easter
Worship with us on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, the Sunday After the Ascension! The Rev. Andrew R. O'Dell is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Congratulations, 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....
The Holy Spirit Opens Doors
Do you find joy in sharing the love of Jesus Christ? Do you appreciate our beautiful church, her three centuries of faithful ministry and her symbolically meaningful architecture? Would you enjoy sharing our sanctuary with others? Then please come and join St. Philip’s Open Door Ministry, a ministry of Hospitality and Evangelism!...
Excursion to Millford Plantation
Seniors of St. Philip’s were invited on a special excursion and private tour of Millford Plantation in Sumter County on Friday, May 12. Accompanied by Jeff Miller, Bill Christian, and Brian McGreevy, about 40 of us set off from St. Philip’s in our very comfortable motor coach on a beautiful spring morning. The outing turned into an opportunity to visit two magnificent historic sites, and it fully lived up to expectations for fun and fellowship. ...
A Letter to the Congregation from Tea Room Co-Chairs Amanda Ayers and Hope Gamble
Dear St. Philip’s Family, After a year of planning, it is difficult to believe that the 2023 Tea Room has come and gone! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the gift of another year of service. It was a tremendous week, and St. Philip’s ministries are going to be incredibly blessed by your hard work and commitment to this enormous undertaking. The word “enormous” might not be large enough......
Worship With Us on the Sixth Sunday of Easter!
Worship with us on the Sixth Sunday of Easter! The Rev. Justin C. Hare is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
The St. Philip's inSPIRE
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....
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 ReadingSenior Send-Off on Senior Recognition Sunday
During the 10:30 service on Sunday, May 22, our high school seniors were invited up for a gift, Rebecca McLaughlin’s Confronting Christianity, and a blessing given by youth minister David Gilbert:...
Keep ReadingThrough the Narrow Gate
During the week of the 2022 Tea Room, the Open Door Ministry at St. Philip’s kept the sanctuary open for prayer and visits from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. On Wednesday, I served as a greeter with Penn Hagood from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. If you had asked me before we began how many visitors I anticipated might come in that three-hour window, I probably would have said...
Keep ReadingThe Growth of Spiritual Life
I don’t always find it to be so, but this Lent was a challenging season of self-examination that continues. However, in a recent moment of quiet, the Lord impressed upon me a very uplifting analogy between our spiritual lives and the physical pattern of conception, pregnancy, and birth....
Keep ReadingWorship With Us on the Fifth Sunday of Easter!
Worship with us on the Fifth Sunday of Easter! The Rev. Ryan T. Streett, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS, and former Assistant for Young Adult and College Ministry at St. Philip's, is preaching. Read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Keep ReadingHouse of Prayer: May Prayer Points
Answered Prayers: 1. For wonderful participation in all of the Holy Week and Easter services. 2. For the State Supreme Court decision that found in favor of St. Philip’s and 13 other churches to keep their properties. 3. For the wonderful success of the Tea Room outreach. 4. For the successful completion of the Foundations class. 5. For the 40-plus adults confirmed ...
Keep ReadingWorship 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. ...
Keep ReadingMission Update: La Gonâve Haiti Partners
Our sister church, St. Jean Baptiste, along with the other nine churches on the island of La Gonâve in Haiti, are pressing forward with miraculous progress in spite of the lingering pandemic and travel restrictions, tragic political unrest and violence, food and medical insecurities, and severe drought. Truly we have witnessed the power of the Holy Spirit over the past tw...
Keep ReadingWorship with us on the Third Sunday of Easter!
Worship with us on the Third Sunday of Easter! The Very Rev. Dr. Henry L. Thompson III (Laurie), Dean of the Trinity School for Ministry, is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
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