We’re pretty sure it was a first for our diocese on Sunday, May 17, when Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley’s visitation to St. George’s, Summerville included a bilingual confirmation! St. George’s now offers a Spanish service each Sunday at 1 pm, led by the Rev. Marivel Milien, associate rector for Spanish and family ministries. The Rev. Michael…
The bishop welcomed the priests and deacons of the diocese—active and retired— for their annual retreat at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center May 11-13. Beth-Sarah Wright, Ph.D., acting director of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing, presented a series of retreat sessions entitled Walking in Newness of Life: Living the Baptismal Covenant in this…
As in years past, the director of Camp St. Christopher has shared a request with the diocese to help support the incredible group of young adults who will serve as summer staff. These leaders give their time, energy, and hearts to create a faith-filled environment for every camper who walks through the gates. Quite simply,…
The “Three Churches United” (Charleston congregations of Calvary, St. Stephen’s, and St. Mark’s Episcopal Churches) are planning a Memorial Day weekend liturgy to remember the Christian witness of the Emanuel Nine, the nine people who were killed during a Bible study at Mother Emanuel AME Church in June 2015. The event will also be an…
On Monday, April 20, the Citadel’s Episcopal Cadet Fellowship welcomed the Rt. Rev. Ann Ritonia who serves as The Episcopal Church’s suffragan bishop for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries. In this role, Bishop Ann supports all Episcopal clergy serving as military chaplains and in the federal agencies such as the Veteran’s Administration and Department of…
The Rev. Adam Shoemaker, who currently serves as rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Charleston, was elected ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island on April 18 by nearly 300 clergy and lay delegates, meeting at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, New York. He was elected on the fourth ballot as one of three candidates standing for the election….
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley will join her staff member, the Rev. Cn. Ramelle McCall, and the co-chairs of the diocesan Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission, Vermelle Simmons and Gail DeCosta next week on a pilgrimage to Cape Coast, Ghana led by the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing (along with other pilgrimage participants from the…
Below is the text of the bishop’s sermon offered during The Great Vigil of Easter at St. George’s, Summerville on Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026: Easter begins in darkness. Early on the first day of the week, before the first light of dawn, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had…
Below is the text of the bishop’s sermon offered during The Great Vigil of Easter at St. George’s, Summerville on Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026: Easter begins in darkness. Early on the first day of the week, before the first light of dawn, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had…
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley will serve as celebrant and preacher at the Great Vigil of Easter offered by the Three Churches United in Summerville (Epiphany, Good Shepherd, and St. George’s) on Saturday, April 4, at 7 pm. The service will be held at St. George’s, Summerville (9110 Dorchester Road) and ALL are welcome! Want to know…
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley invites all members of the diocese to a special service of Compline on Monday of Holy Week, March 30, at 8 pm on Zoom. Here is the link to join the service. In his Ash Wednesday letter to the church, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe encouraged bishops in other dioceses to hold services of prayer…
On Wednesday, March 25, the Most Reverend Sarah Mullally will be installed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, having been confirmed as such in January. In thanksgiving for the new archbishop, Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley will preside at a Choral Eucharist at Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston on the Feast of the Annunciation. The service will be…
