Your prayers and presence are requested as two candidates for Holy Orders from our Diocese, Lauren Kay and Charles Jenkins, are to be ordained to the transitional diaconate on Saturday, June 15 at 11 am at Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston. Charles is completing his studies at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.,…
Voorhees College and the Rev. Dr. James Yarsiah have announced that he will conclude his service as Voorhees Chaplain and Vicar of St. Philip’s Chapel at the end of this semester. Fr. Yarsiah was called to Voorhees in 2011 and was instrumental in restarting the Canterbury Club, bringing the Voorhees Choir to General Convention in…
The Reverend Dr. John Romig Johnson, 83, Senior Priest Associate at St. Stephen’s, Charleston, died February 5. A graduate of Furman University and the General Theological Seminary, he received his Ph.D from Union Theological Seminary. Before coming to St. Stephen’s, he served at Old St. Andrew’s, Charleston; he was rector of St. John’s, Staten Island, NY from 1999-2005 and also…
The Rev. Paul Gilbert has announced he will retire from active ministry and conclude his service as priest-in-charge of The Episcopal Church on Edisto effective June 2. Fr. Gilbert has served at Edisto since August 2015 and has been active in ordained ministry for more than 40 years. Previously he served in our diocese as director of the Little School at…
The Rev. Dr. John DeWitt Stonesifer has been called as the Interim Rector at All Saints, Hilton Head Island. He will begin his work with All Saints in February. While a priest for over three decades, John has focused on serving as a professional interim priest for the last 18 years, working with over 20…
The Reverend Bob Diehl, a retired priest who served as supply clergy for several congregations in our diocese, died this morning after a prolonged illness following heart surgery in October. The combined congregations of Good Shepherd and St. George’s in Summerville will celebrate his life with a requiem Eucharist at St. George’s, 9110 Dorchester Rd.,…
The Rev. Bryce Wandrey has been appointed priest associate at Grace Church Cathedral beginning January 1, 2019. Ordained in the Church of England, he was received as a priest of The Episcopal Church in May, and is currently the middle school chaplain of Porter-Gaud Episcopal school in Charleston. Fr. Wandrey previously served as parish priest…
Bishop Adams and the Wardens and Vestry of St. James-Santee, McClellanville have announced that the Reverend Jill Williams will be the new Vicar of St. James-Santee beginning on the First Sunday of Advent, December 2. The Rev. Williams is the Lower School Chaplain at Porter-Gaud, an Episcopal school in Charleston, and will continue to serve…
The Reverend Canon John Zahl has been called to serve as 13th Rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Bedford, NY, in the Diocese of New York, beginning September 1. He has served at Grace Church Cathedral for nearly 6 years, along with his wife Deirdre and their daughter Daphne. The Zahls’ final Sunday at…
Bishop Skip Adams and the wardens and vestry of Holy Communion, Charleston have named the Rev. Jeff Richardson as the new Priest in Charge. He and his wife Patty will be at Holy Communion beginning Sunday, August 12. Fr. Richardson has been serving as Vicar of three churches in recent years: St. Catherine’s, Florence; St….
I recently watched again the inspirational Ron Howard movie “Apollo 13” – the story of a crippled spacecraft with astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert finding a way to survive a malfunction and return to earth. Mission Control in Houston is working just as hard to bring them home. The mission changed from landing…
Bishop Skip Adams has appointed the Rev. William Coyne as the new Missioner for Returning Congregations for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, a new diocesan staff position created to assist parishes and missions that are returning to The Episcopal Church. “This new ministry is a way for our diocese to manifest good care of…
