A Word to the Diocese from the Archdeacon
Archdeacon Callie Walpole preached at Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston, on January 7, 2021, following the siege of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6. Watch the video of the homily at this link or by clicking the video below. The text of the homily is below: Time present and time pastAre both perhaps present in time…
Advent, Stewardship, and Appreciation
Today, the President of the Standing Committee and the Archdeacon sent a letter to the congregations of the Diocese on Advent, Stewardship, and Appreciation. Click this link to view the letter. The text of the letter is below: Advent 2020 People, look East. The time is nearOf the crowning of the year. . .Furrows, be glad. Though earth…
Election Results from the 230th Diocesan Convention
The first all-virtual online Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of South Carolina was held November 20-21, 2020. Delegates and visitors logged on from all around the diocese to hear annual updates, worship together, and vote to fill various diocesan leadership positions. The following nominees were elected to serve the Diocese: Standing CommitteeLay: Mary Dianish, Carrington WingardClergy:…
Diocesan Commission Formed for Racial Justice and Reconciliation
A Word from Archdeacon Callie Walpole: We are so pleased to announce the formation of an official Diocesan Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission in the Diocese of South Carolina. Much of this work is already being done by many of you throughout the diocese—some of you for decades, perhaps your whole life, while others of…
McKellar Attends Executive Council Meeting Virtually
Diocesan Ministry Developer Andrea McKellar, who also services on the Executive Council for The Episcopal Church, virtually attended the group’s latest meeting over the weekend. She shared the following update on this most recent gathering: This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my seventh Executive Council meeting. The meeting, originally scheduled to take…
A Word from our Visiting Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Henry N. Parsley, Jr.
Pentecost XVIV Dear Friends in Christ, This has turned out to be a most unusual time to be a “visiting” bishop. I am keenly aware that have not had many opportunities to visit the diocese in person since March. The pandemic has upended many plans. Zoom has been well used and immensely valuable, but I…
Remembering the Rt. Rev. Charles Farmer Duvall, 1935-2020
The Right Reverend Charles Farmer Duvall, retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast, who began his ordained ministry in the Diocese of South Carolina, died on Thursday, October 8, 2020, in Columbia, SC. Born in Cheraw, SC, Bishop Duvall was a child of the Diocese of South Carolina and St. David’s,…
Dr. Walter Limehouse Retires as Diocesan EfM Coordinator
Dr. Walter Limehouse, a member at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Charleston, was honored on Sunday, September 13, 2020 during the Sunday service at Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston, for his 24-year lay ministry as Diocesan Coordinator for Education for Ministry (EfM), a program of theological education. He has announced he will retire from this role, and…
Diocesan Staff Transition
The Reverend Bill Coyne, Missioner for Returning Congregations, is transitioning from his role as missioner back into retirement. Fr. Coyne spent the majority of his ordained ministry in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, where he retired in 2013 after serving 15 years as Archdeacon for Mission. Two years later, after moving to the Charleston area to…
Search Resumes for the XV Bishop of the Diocese of SC
The search for the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina has resumed, after pausing the process on April 22, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Standing Committee unanimously agreed during a meeting on July 28 to restart the search. While exact dates will be difficult to firmly establish because of the uncertainty…
August 2020 Clergy News
The Rev. Dr. Jennie Olbrych has been called to serve as Interim Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church, Charleston. She has served in the Diocese of South Carolina in many capacities since her ordination in 1988 including, most recently, as vicar of St. James-Santee, McClellanville, from which she retired in 2018, and Lower School Chaplain at…
July 2020 Clergy News
The Rev. Dr. Matthew McCormick’s final Sunday at Calvary Episcopal Church, Charleston, will be this coming Sunday, July 26. After concluding his two-year tenure with Calvary, the congregation will celebrate his ministry and express appreciation to him for their time together. Father Matt has also been very involved in Youth Ministry in our diocese as…