And God is Able
In the midst of this time of uncertainty, I hope you are well. May you find safe shelter not only in “social distancing,” but especially in drawing close to Him who is our true Dwelling Place...
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Worship With Us on the Second Sunday in Lent!
Worship with us on the Second Sunday in Lent! The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Worship With Us on the First Sunday in Lent!
Worship with us on the First Sunday in Lent! The Rev. Justin C. Hare is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
Shout for Joy to the Lord! Preparing Our Campus for the Next Generation of Disciples
When our Rector, the Rev. Jeff Miller, opened Sunday’s annual meeting, he surveyed the packed Parish Hall, the paper plates balanced on laps and the people without seats propped against the walls, and said, “Look around the room. This is why we need to expand the Parish Hall.” ...
Join Us for the Annual Meeting This Sunday!
Worship with us on the Last Sunday of Epiphany: The Transfiguration, and then join us for lunch and the annual parish meeting and lunch! The Rev. Andrew R. O'Dell is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
“Train Up a Child”––and Yourself!
I come from professional and volunteer church musicians on both sides of my family, and I’ve had a career in church musicianship, so I was naturally eager to read Paul Reese’s recent article in the inSPIRE, “Why Do We Have Music in the Church?” And when I read a particular sentence at the very end of Paul’s article, I felt I wanted to write about my experience with the very thing he was talking about....
Worship With Us on World Mission Sunday!
Worship with us on World Mission Sunday! The Rev. Dr. Chris Royer, Executive Director of Anglican Frontier Missions, is our guest preacher; 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....
Worship With Us on the Sixth Sunday of Epiphany!
Worship with us on the Sixth Sunday of Epiphany! The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
World Mission Day at St Philip’s: February 23
With Guest Preacher the Rev. Dr. Chris Royer, Executive Director of the Anglican Frontier Mission What is “frontier mission”? An honest question! And one that is often overlooked by the Body of Christ. Frontier mission is, in Chris Royer’s own words, “taking the gospel where the church is not.” How does Anglican Frontier Mission (AFM) reach these very difficult-to-reach areas? They send cross-cultural workers either among these peoples or in close proximity to them....
House of Prayer: February Prayer Points
“My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” ––Isaiah 56:7 Answered Prayers (Thank You, Lord): 1. For St. Philip’s Academy’s new primary school director, Trisha Reese. 2. For the school subcommittees finalizing details for the school. 3. For the successful start of our new GriefShare ministry. 4. For the increase in attendance at the Wednesday night service. 5. For Water Mission’s ministry and provisions for the needs of those in North Carolina and beyond. For Kent Keller’s outreach to provide trailers and the construction of outdoor steps helping those get into the units....
Join Us For Online Worship On Sunday!
St. Philippians and Friends, Even though we "broke the Internet" last Sunday when we, along with members of other churches across the country, went online in droves to worship, we are going to give the same streaming platform another shot this Sunday, the Fifth Sunday in Lent! Here is a link to the stream, which will begin a few minutes before 10:30 a.m. with the prelud...
Keep ReadingRector's Update: Looking Ahead and Online Resources
Dear Saint Philippians, Many of you have written and emailed to thank us for last Sunday’s online service; we are delighted that it was a blessing. As we move forward, still uncertain as to how long we will be prevented from worshipping together in the church, I want to provide you with some sense of what you may expect in the weeks to come. Because the situation is f...
Keep ReadingDo You Have Needs? Or Would You Like To Help Those Who Do?
St. Philip’s is assembling a response team for our church members while we are all experiencing the challenges of COVID-19. This is a united effort of the Compassion Committee, the Home Missions Team, the Disaster Relief Committee, and our clergy. We are here to help each other!...
Keep ReadingThe Great Commission: By the Power of the Holy Spirit
We celebrated Mission Sunday last week and had the opportunity to highlight the many ways that we as a congregation at St. Philip's are “doing mission,” or reaching out to others with the love of God in the name of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. Mission is an integral part of what God calls us to do as Christ-followers. While the Great Commission is commonl...
Keep ReadingA Letter From the Rector: Cabin Fever and Being Still Before the Lord
Dear St. Philip’s family, This past week of social distancing has been a surreal and difficult experience for the majority of Americans. Many are beginning to think that if the coronavirus doesn’t get them, “Cabin Fever” will. Not since World War II or the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 50s have the American people been so inconvenienced or threatened with long...
Keep ReadingWhen the Church Broke the Internet
We dotted all our I's and crossed all our T's; we had every hair in place and all our ducks in a row, but we weren't prepared ... for breaking the Internet! Thanks to everyone who joined us for worship on Sunday! Even though the service didn't come to your living room in quite the mode we were expecting, you were unfazed, and most of us were able to worship together jus...
Keep ReadingJoin Us For Online Worship On Sunday!
St. Philippians, we are pleased to announce that we are all set for online worship on Sunday, March 22, at 10:30 a.m.! Here are a few things to note: 1. The service will remain available online after the stream is over. This means that should you miss the service for any reason, you will still be able to watch later. 2. A service bulletin is available for you to view or ...
Keep ReadingUnderstanding God's Presence: 2020 Mission to LAMB
Last Thursday, March 12, the jet landed in Charleston carrying our returning members of the St. Philip’s––St. Michael’s mission team to LAMB in Honduras. What a fantastic week! Mission accomplished: ninety dental patients treated––mostly children and some adult support staff––at the LAMB Children’s Home in San Buenaventura, and two buildings on site paint...
Keep ReadingAn Observation of John Dickson's "A Doubter's Guide to Christianity"
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect of this talk on a Wednesday evening at St. Philip’s, except that it would be relatively short and sweet. Really, the word “doubters” in the title caught my attention. I have many people in my life who question the Christian faith and some who claim to be atheists, so I attended hoping to pick up a few tools in defense of the faith...
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