A Pastoral Letter from the Bishop on the SC Supreme Court Decision
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley has offered a pastoral letter with the people of the diocese regarding the opinion published today by the South Carolina Supreme Court. Read it at this link. April 20, 2022 Dear Friends in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, Earlier today, the South Carolina Supreme Court posted a final decision on the property case that has…
A Christmas Message from Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley
The Rt. Rev. Ruth Woodliff-Stanley shares the video message below with the diocese as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ this coming Saturday. In light of the recent increase in transmission of COVID-19 throughout the country, and considering those who may be traveling to be with family during the holidays, she reminded all…
Clergy Conference, Holy Eucharist
Two TurningsJohn 20:11-18 and Psalm 126 John 20: 11-18: But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman,…
231st Diocesan Convention, Sending Eucharist
231st Diocesan ConventionHoly Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church, Pawleys IslandSermon given at the Sending Eucharist on November 13, 2021 There is a day I will remember forever. It began with an early morning short plane ride then a bus ride to a place north of Chang Mai, Thailand where Lek Chailert has made a home…
Bishop is Seated at Cathedral
In a beautiful service of Choral Evensong on the Feast of All Saints, the Rt. Rev. Ruth Woodlliff-Stanley was formally seated at Grace Church Cathedral on Sunday, November 7. At the start of the service, the cathedral doors were closed and, following tradition in the Episcopal Church, she used the diocesan crozier to knock several…
Sermon at Grace Church Cathedral, Seating of the Bishop
The Feast of All SaintsThe Seating of the Bishop in Grace Church CathedralNovember 7, 2021 There is a sound I know of my shoes on metal. The metal is textured and thin, welded together with old bolts. The bridge has born many people, and dogs too. Children have raced over it with abandon, with no…
Ruth Woodliff-Stanley Ordained and Consecrated the 15th Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina
The Right Reverend Ruth Morse Woodliff-Stanley was ordained and consecrated as the 15th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina. Woodliff-Stanley is the first female to lead the diocese as bishop, and the first full-time diocesan bishop serving the diocese since…
Sermon at Calvary, Charleston
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Good morning! What a joy to be with you today. What an honor. Thank you, Congregation of Calvary and Mother Ann, for having me and for welcoming our guests. I love being a people who follow the lectionary—And then there are days like today… my first sermon as your bishop. And the…
The Rev. Canon Ruth Woodliff-Stanley is Officially Bishop-elect
Earlier today, the Episcopal Church shared the news that our Standing Committee has been notified that the required majority of bishops and standing committees with jurisdiction have consented to the May 1, 2021, election of the Rev. Canon Ruth Woodliff-Stanley as the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina. Plans are moving forward for…
The Rev. Cn. Ruth Woodliff-Stanley Elected XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina
The Reverend Canon Ruth M. Woodliff-Stanley was elected today to be the fifteenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina during a Special Meeting of Convention held for the purposes of the election. Once consecrated in October, Bishop-elect Woodliff-Stanley will be the first female to serve as bishop in the more than 200-year history…