ACNA Hymnal Commission Creates Music Resource Task Force
The twelve-member Hymnal Commission, which was chartered at the June 2023 Meeting of the College of Bishops, met at St. Mark’s Church in Arlington, Texas, from November 13-15. Our task was to develop a process that would produce a Hymnal for the Anglican Church in North America....
House of Prayer: December Prayer Points
Answered Prayers: 1. For the wonderful attendance and message Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing gave at the ECW fall social. 2. For Connie and her team: for the beautiful and tasty food presented at the fall social. 3. For all the new members of our church. 4. For the Foundations Class and those attending....
Worship With Us on the First Sunday in Advent!
Worship with us on the First Sunday in Advent! The Rev. Andrew R. O'Dell is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
We May Not Have a White Christmas, but We’ll Have a Blue Advent!
One of the distinctives of the Anglican way of worship is our liturgical observation of the different seasons of the Church year. The rhythm of these seasons follows that of Christ’s life, so that each year we are reminded of the key events in his life and God’s plan of salvation through prayers and songs and colorful vestments and liturgical hangings appropriate for each season. This year, we will be making a change in our Advent colors from purple to blue, both of which have a long tradition in the Anglican way of worship....
Thank You, Monti and Callie!
Monti Hanger and Callie McLaurin To Retire from Compassion Committee After 15 Years of Service: Monti Hanger and Callie McLaurin began serving as Compassion Committee co-chairs in 2008, faithfully caring for those in our parish who are bereaved, sick, hospitalized, homebound, or otherwise needing encouragement from their parish family. ...
Worship With Us on the Last Sunday After Pentecost: Christ the King!
Worship with us on the Last Sunday After Pentecost: Christ the King! The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details....
Worship With Us on the Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost!
Worship with us on the Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost! The Rev. Justin C. Hare is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Christmas Gift Book Ideas to Nurture the Faith of Children and Grandchildren
Before and after services on Sundays, December 3 and 10, and Wednesday evening, December 6, Generations Ministry will be displaying faith nurturing books for your review to consider giving as Christmas gifts to your children or grandchildren. What a great way to nurture the faith of the next generation by offering them a vehicle to focus their minds on scripturally based literature....
A Missionary Ministry at Our Doorstep!
Each Sunday, we hear the familiar words of what Jesus says is the Great Commandment: to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. In a world where there is much brokenness and where many are not seeking after God, we may find ourselves asking, “What can I do to help share God’s love?” This can seem particularly daunting when we realize that our immediate circle of friends is mostly Christian....
Worship with us on the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost!
Worship with us on the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost! The Rev. Jeffrey S. Miller, Rector, is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Final Exam Care Packages Have Arrived!
As early as Saturday, April 13, college students feeling the weight of upcoming final exams received some goodies in the mail to help them cope with stress and remind them that their St. Philip’s family is here at home rooting for them!...
Keep ReadingRain Stays Away for 2019 Easter Egg Hunt
As Saturday, April 13, was approaching, experts in Augusta, GA, and Charleston, SC, anxiously consulted weather reports to figure out how their events might be impacted if the rain followed through on its threat to pour down. ...
Keep ReadingGod's Divine Wisdom
In July of 2018, a summons ordered me to report to Charleston Municipal Court for jury duty in early August. After reading the very limited exemptions from duty, I realized that resistance was futile and reported on the required Monday morning to fulfill my civic duty....
Keep ReadingElizabeth's Cross: A St. Philip's Tradition
On April 7, 2019, the day of her confirmation, Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey became the fifth Elizabeth to wear her now 99-year-old family cross....
Keep ReadingTeam St. Philip's at Walk for Water 2019
The St. Philip's Church Team, more than six times bigger than last year, gathered at Riverfront Park in North Charleston on Saturday, March 30, and walked three miles to raise awareness of the global water crisis and funds that save lives. Team donations surpassed $2,500! View pictures below. Delete Walk for Water 2019 ...
Keep ReadingLife-Changing Cargo
Let's take another walk down memory lane. This goes back to the early years of the medical ministry from St. Philip's Church to Honduras. Look at the face of this little boy. He looks as if he could be apprehensive or worried. ButI was there, and I know that actually he was entranced, very intent, and totally focused on something he was watching. I'd like to backtrack n...
Keep ReadingAnother Group of St. Philippians Tours Tricounty Family Ministries
We had a wonderful tour of Tricounty Family Ministries last Tuesday! Thank you Sue Hanshaw for teaching us about this important ministry through a complete tour of Tricounty. Feel free to ask Dottie Leonard, Garden Frampton, Mary Perrin O'Kelly, or Clark Hanger about our time together. We all left inspired to continue our support of this ministry. This is "what a mission c...
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