(St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church press release) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC – St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church has announced $15,000 in awards to seven local nonprofits who are the beneficiaries of the 2018 Rich Jacobs Memorial Pro Am Golf Tournament. On on August 9, St. Stephen’s hosted a reception in their Parish Hall to distribute the net…
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…
St. Francis Episcopal Church in Charleston was forced to cancel services on July 22 after a roof failure and flooding at their worship space, Stuhr’s Chapel in West Ashley. Initially it was thought that St. Francis might be displaced for up to eight weeks, but ongoing assessment has church leaders hopeful they can return on…
Bishop Adams and the wardens and vestry of Calvary Episcopal Church in Charleston have announced that the Rev. Matthew McCormick will be Calvary’s new priest-in-charge effective in August. Ordained in 2008, Fr. McCormick is a graduate of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania; he has received a Masters of Theology degree from Luther…
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….
Many Episcopalians are looking forward to vacationing in Europe this summer. Did you know that there are many Episcopal churches in Europe, and they would love to welcome you? The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe and their Bishop-in-Charge, the Rt. Rev. Pierre Whalon, extends a warm welcome to come and worship on Sundays with…
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…
The Diocesan Mission Grants Committee has awarded $116,900 in grants to mission congregations of our diocese, approving all eight grant requests it received for 2018. The committee met May 31 to review the applications and hear in-person presentations. The Diocesan Trustees had initially approved $100,000 for the grant cycle, and since then have approved the…
Nancy Amis of Grace Church Cathedral recently returned from attending a three-day training sponsored by The Episcopal Church to equip Episcopalians as advocates, allies, and ambassadors for refugees and the ministry of refugee resettlement. “Love God, Love Neighbor” was sponsored by Episcopal Migration Ministries. Nancy says she had a wonderful time meeting with fellow Episcopalians at the training in…
The Rev. Rob Dewey of the Lowcountry Community Chaplaincy has been presented with a national award from the Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association and its ReadyCommunities Partnership. Dr. Rosalie J. Wyatt of the CCROA and and Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie presented the award at a recent Mount Pleasant Town Council meeting. Since 2006, CCROA and the ReadyCommunities Partnership…
(St. Mark’s Episcopal Church press release) St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and the Town of Port Royal have signed an agreement for St. Mark’s to purchase historic Union Church from the town. The church is located at 1011 11th Avenue. St. Mark’s, the only Episcopal Church north of the Broad River in Beaufort County, has been meeting at…
UPDATED MAY 22 with new links… scroll down Whether you woke up early Saturday to watch the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live, or you didn’t tune in at all, chances are you’ve heard people talking about Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s passionate wedding homily, heard by billions around the world on…
