Our 2025 diocesan convention fell on two consecutive blessedly beautiful days in Charleston last weekend. (The torrential downpour came the following day!) Well before the 4:00 p.m. service of Holy Eucharist on Friday, March 14, the official start of the convention, the campus was abuzz with activity: sign-laminating, flower-arranging, nametag-stuffing, food-prepping, table-setting, coffee-making, and much, much more––not even a midday power outage in the Parish House and Chapel could slow anyone down!...
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! The Rev. Justin C. Hare is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
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.” ...
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. ...
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! The Rev. Dr. Chris Royer, Executive Director of Anglican Frontier Missions, is our guest preacher; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
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! The Rev. Brian K. McGreevy is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. ...
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....
Evangelism. Up until one week ago, I was scared of that word. It carries so much meaning, so much responsibility. On Sunday, January 20, Canon J.John came and spoke at the Rector’s Forum and preached that morning. While I was unable to hear his talk at the Rector’s Forum (I’m definitely listening to it this week!), I heard his sermon. It was so spirit-filling and en...
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If you prayed, volunteered your time, gave a gift, or supported Water Mission in other ways throughout the past year, then you helped us serve more than 600,000 people with safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions in 2019. Together, we were the hands and feet of Christ. We… • completed safe water projects in 182 communities and 20 countries, • provided des...
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I love to cook. Browsing through recipes and then preparing them for my family and friends is one of my favorite things to do. To me, I am showing my love for them by taking the time to follow each step and make the preparations for a wonderful meal as my gift to them––and, of course, when my children were younger, to ensure their proper physical growth and health. ...
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Our family has purchased freshly cut Frasier fir Christmas trees from Wishon Tree Farm for several years. This year was no different. Our friends Faron and Ethan Atwood, a father and son from Sparta, NC, oversee this tree lot by the American Legion at 968 Folly Road every year....
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With a heart for mission, the generous friends and family of St. Philip’s Church donated 315 gift cards this year! Teachers and families in need in our community were given these $25 gift cards that allowed them to decide how to spend their money. I am grateful and fueled by God’s guidance and devotion. ...
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For many St. Philippians––as well as neighbors and visitors who worship with us annually––Christmas Eve is the most special day of the year because of the traditions we look forward to as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Christmas Pageant, the first of our three Christmas Eve services, is a time for the youngest members of our congreg...
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Preparations for this year’s Lessons and Carols service, which falls annually on the Third Sunday in Advent, began months ago when Pat Gould, the St. Philip’s Choir director; Jo Hethcox, director of the Cherub, St. Nicholas, Canterbury, and St. David Choirs; and Andrea White, the St. Cecilia Choir director, began choosing the anthems their choristers would be singing t...
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The Christmas Eve service is so beautiful and special to my heart for so many reasons. I was raised in a non-Christian home and didn’t come to the Lord until I was 22. I was visiting Charleston for Christmas (this was before Jordan Warlick and I were wed) and it was my first time meeting her parents, Bill and Carolyn Warlick. They discovered I wasn’t a Christian and st...
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Last month, St. John’s Chapel, a mission church of our diocese, hosted “Unity in the Community,” an afternoon of BBQ, music, and fellowship that aimed to foster peace while raising funds for security in a neighborhood plagued by crime. St. Philip’s made a donation to the cause and helped promote the event, and the leadership of St. John’s was very grateful:...
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Just before noon on Friday, December 6, the Parish Hall was abuzz with women of St. Philip’s, their guests, and other ladies from across our diocese, all of whom had come to enjoy an elegant luncheon while listening to renowned speaker Susan Alexander Yates deliver her Advent message: “Finding Peace in a Season of Uncertainty.”...
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