New Representative Appointed for Dominican Republic
The Rev. Mac Magee will be the new representative from The Episcopal Church in South Carolina to the Dominican Development Group. A deacon serving at Grace Church Cathedral, he takes over from the Rev. Jason Roberson, who is leaving Holy Cross Faith Memorial in Pawleys Island to begin a new call at Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, VA,…
Clergy Transitions
The Rev. Lauren Kay has been called to serve at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Sanford, Maine, starting July 21. Lauren, who was ordained to the transitional diaconate from our diocese on June 15, recently received the Master of Divinity degree at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.
Episcopal Church Women: An Update from Province IV
Earlier this month, our Diocese was represented at the annual Province IV gathering of Episcopal Church Women (ECW) by two members, including Jackie Robe, past president of Province IV ECW. Jackie offers the following report:The Episcopal Church in South Carolina was represented June 3-5, 2019 at the Province IV ECW Annual Meeting at Trinity Retreat…
Voorhees: Scholarships and Summer Plans
The Scholarship Committee of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of The Episcopal Church has awarded scholarships to six Voorhees College students and a Voorhees graduate for the 2019-2020 academic year. Each student will received a total of $4,533.00. According to the Rev. James Yarsiah, Chaplain at Voorhees, all the recipients are Episcopalians and serve…
Learning How Episcopal Relief & Development is Helping Others
The following article appeared in the June-July edition of Words of Grace, the monthly newsletter of Grace Church Cathedral. Clark Cromwell is Grace’s parish coordinator for Episcopal Relief & Development. He recently attended a meeting sponsored by Episcopal Relief & Development in Houston, Texas. In early May I attended an Episcopal Relief & Development meeting…
A Letter from the Standing Committee
ee a copy of the Standing Committee’s letter of June 11, 2019 here. The text follows: Dear Faithful People of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, “The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building…
Bishop Appoints Chaplains to the Retired
The Rev. Jennie Olbrych and the Rev. M. Dow Sanderson have been appointed by Bishop Skip Adams to serve as Chaplains to the Retired for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Working in cooperation with the Church Pension Group, chaplains to the retired provide local support to retired clergy, their spouses, and surviving spouses. The…
Education for Ministry: A Deeper Journey
Three churches in our diocese offer a unique program for non-ordained people to worship, reflect and explore their Christian faith through Education for Ministry. June is a great time to consider joining EfM when the 2019-2020 session begins this fall. Two churches recently celebrated with parishioners who completed EfM’s four-year course of study: All Saints,…
Clergy Transitions
Charles Jenkins has been named Associate for Pastoral Care at Christ Church in Greenville, in the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Charles, who is a candidate for ordination to the diaconate from our Diocese on June 15, began work on the Christ Church staff on June 1. He recently completed post-graduate work in Anglican Studies…
Bringing Home Experiences from Justice Pilgrimage
The Very Rev. Adam Shoemaker, rector of St. Stephen’s, Charleston, recently returned from a weeklong Justice Pilgrimage of clergy representing the 20 dioceses in the southeastern United States who make up Province IV of The Episcopal Church. Here is his report from his experience. I have recently returned from representing our diocese at a pilot…
Diocesan Council Creates Youth Commission
With the growth in youth ministry across the diocese, the Diocesan Council on May 16 unanimously approved the creation of a Diocesan Youth Commission that will shape the vision for our diocesan ministry to middle school and high school students and plan events and resources to help young people grow in their life in Christ….
Two Grants Programs to Fund Church Initiatives, Needs
Churches in The Episcopal Church in South Carolina now have two grant processes available to seek funding from the diocese thanks to programs and funding approved by the Diocesan Council and the Trustees this month. For several years the diocese has offered the Mission Grants Program to encourage and fund new initiatives. This program has…