Southern Deanery Prison Ministry Coordinator Honored
Pamela Guess, a member of Christ Church Denmark and coordinator of the Changing Hearts and Minds Ministry of the Southern Deanery, was honored as Volunteer of the Year at the Estill Federal Correctional Institution on April 4, 2018. Estill FCI is a medium security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security satellite campus, with…
Prayer Book Conference Encourages Deeper Connections
The Episcopal way of worship has a framework and structure that can help all kinds of people make a deeper connection to God, scholar and author Derek Olsen says. But in order to invite people to experience that, he says, we have to understand it ourselves – and our Book of Common Prayer gives us…
A Message of Thanks from the Rev. Bill Redfield
The Reverend Bill Redfield, our keynote presenter on November 11 at the 227th Diocesan Convention, sent this letter of thanks to the diocese. Dear People of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, It was my great honor and pleasure to be with you at your diocesan convention. I give deep bows to all the delegates,…
Report from the 227th Diocesan Convention
More than 300 delegates, visitors and guests representing the 31 congregations of our diocese and friends from across the Church gathered at All Saints Episcopal Church on Hilton Head Island November 10-11 for the 227th Diocesan Convention of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. The theme of the Convention was “The Wisdom of the Body,”…
Praying for Peace
On August 17, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd hosted “Summerville Stands in Unity,” a vigil for Heather Heyer, for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and for the terrorist attack in Barcelona. Organized by students in the congregation, the service included prayers and music. A bake sale and free-will donations raised about $1,500, which was donated to the Charleston NAACP and the Jewish Federation of Charleston. A local TV report on the vigil is here, and the Summerville Journal-Scene also published an…
Pilgrims Return from ‘El Camino de Santiago’
From July 30-August 9, the Ven. Calhoun Walpole led a group of pilgrims to Spain to walk the final stage of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage road. The “Camino de Santiago,” as it is popularly known, has been a pilgrimage road traveled by Christians for well over a thousand years. The trip began in Madrid, after which the pilgrims traveled by bus to the town of Sarria where…
‘It’s a Privilege to Be an Anglican’
New deacon reflects on summer program at Canterbury Cathedral The Reverend Jason Roberson, Deacon and Curate at Holy Cross Faith Memorial in Pawleys Island, spent the first two weeks of June at Canterbury Cathedral in England. He participated in the annual Anglican Scholars Pilgrimage program in residence at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, forming part of a…
South Carolina Members Meeting with Union of Black Episcopalians This Week
The Union of Black Episcopalians is holding its 49th annual conference July 23-26 in the Philadelphia area, and three members of our diocese have sent word that they are attending. The conference theme is “Like a Mighty Stream Let Justice Roll: Absalom, Jehu and Beyond.” Dr. W. Franklin Evans, President of Voorhees College, addressed the conference today. Voorhees is one of two historically black…
Episcopal Youth Event
A team from our diocese attended Episcopal Youth Event (EYE17), the Episcopal Church’s international youth gathering, which is held every three years. They were among 1,300+ participants, workshop leaders, speakers, and volunteers who gathered together with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and other church leaders at the University of Central Oklahoma July 10-14. Youth ParticipantsMadison Clayton, St. Francis, CharlestonCece Connelly, Grace…
General Convention Deputies at Province IV Synod
Please keep Bishop Adams and our General Convention Deputies in your prayers this week as they are at Kanuga, the Episcopal Conference Center near Hendersonville, NC, for the 2017 Province IV Synod meeting, beginning this afternoon. This is one of two Synod gatherings held in preparation for the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, which happens in July 2018. Bishop Adams arrived at Kanuga…
New President of Voorhees College
Voorhees College celebrated a new beginning on April 7 in a service inaugurating its new president, Dr. W. Franklin Evans, shown here with Bishop Adams and Bishop Andrew Waldo (left) of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Both bishops officiated at the investiture service and Holy Eucharist. Bishop Adams was the preacher; you can read his sermon below. Voorhees is one of two historically…
Bishop Frank Griswold’s Visit
The Most Reverend Frank Griswold (shown here with Dean Michael Wright) was the guest preacher at the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. services on Sunday, April 2 at Grace Church Cathedral. He also led a presentation on “Prayer: An Exploration” during the adult Sunday school hour. Bishop Griswold served from 1997-2006 as the Presiding Bishop of The EpiscopalChurch. Find more photos of his visit here.