Take a look with the Rev. Brian McGreevy at another great hymn of the church, "To God Be the Glory, Great Things He Hath Done" written in the 19th century by Fanny Crosby, who has an unusual and inspiring story. ...
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....
LAMB Institute continues to be on lockdown along with all of Honduras, with the children attending school online or receiving packets from their teachers every week. Staff members at God's Littlest Lambs Children's Home take strict precautions, and the home continues to be COVID-free. Some other LAMB staff members have had to quarantine with mild cases of COVID, but thanks be to God, no fatalities have hit the ministry. Please continue to keep LAMB and Honduras in your prayers as the medical care there is very substandard and it will be a long, long time before vaccines will be available for the general population. ...
To help ensure the safety of our parishioners and staff given the current surge in COVID-19 cases in our area and the mayor’s recent announcement regarding city office restrictions, we have made the following changes to our office hours and service and activity schedules over the next two weeks:...
Looking back on 2020, we can all say it was more than just a rough year. Vocabulary such as “pandemic” and “quarantine” became commonplace. We missed out on birthday celebrations, graduations, weddings, and funerals. Thanksgiving and Christmas looked very different with smaller family and friends’ gatherings....
Today, revisit the Rev. Marc Boutan's April 27 devotion, in which he shared from breezy Wadmalaw Island the story of a woman who once wrote, "You are nearest your possession of this imparted grace when you realize your own helplessness and your complete dependence upon the Lord." Let this message and the message of 2 Corinthians 12:9 hit home as he closes with his rendition of Dennis Jernigan's "You Are My All in All."...
Join us for worship on the First Sunday of Epiphany, the Baptism of Our Lord! The Reverend Justin C. Hare will be preaching; read on for in-person and online options. ...
Join us for worship this Sunday, the Second Sunday After Christmas Day! The Reverend Andrew R. O'Dell will be preaching; read on for in-person and online options....
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. ...
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....
The Compassion Committee of St. Philip’s would like to share with all of you a powerful and important new component of our ministry that was born from one of our church’s recent Spiritual Gifts workshops. After learning about her gifts of encouragement and faith, along with some complementary gifts, Ann Hunley Harrington asked us about joining one of our note-writing t...
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"I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now." These words from St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians truly express my gratitude for each and every one of you and for your partnership in the Gospel ministry of this church, most ...
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Let's take a look today at another great hymn of the church, one that we will be singing on Sunday even though we are accustomed to hearing it during Advent. The rich text of Charles Wesley's "Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending" is full of excellent theology...
Keep Reading Join us for worship this Sunday, the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost! The Reverend Brian K. McGreevy will be preaching; read on for in-person and online options....
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The Christian life could well be described as being like “staying on the saddle” of God’s will, neither falling to the left nor to the right. Today we look at a set of Proverbs and a reflection from the Psalms to teach us how to do just that....
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On Election Day, take a look with the Rev. Justin Hare at one of the All Saints' Day readings, Revelation 7:9-17, for a simple but encouraging truth. "For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."...
Keep Reading Worship with us on All Saints' Day, November 1! The Reverend Andrew R. O'Dell will be preaching; read on for in-person and online options....
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In the next couple of days, you may be surrounded by costumes and pumpkins and all things Halloween, but let's shift focus to the very important day Halloween precedes: All Saints' Day, one of the Principal Feasts in the Church....
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Unlike most things that have occured in the year 2020, this year’s Diocesan Women’s Retreat at Camp St. Christopher actually lived up to what it claimed to be, and even more! The overwhelming sense that I felt from the first day to the last was shelter from the craziness of the world we are currently living in. Just walking up to Susannah’s House, where the weeke...
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Prepare for November 1, All Saints' Day, by exploring the hymn "For All the Saints" with the Rev. Brian McGreevy. Bishop W. Walsham How's theology-rich text was inspired by Hebrews 12:1, and the words pair beautifully with Ralph Vaughan Williams's familiar tune "Sine Nomine."...
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