News https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:50:18 -0400 http://churchplantmedia.com/ Worship With Us on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday! https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-maundy-thursday-and-good-friday_2 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-maundy-thursday-and-good-friday_2#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-maundy-thursday-and-good-friday_2 Please join us Maundy Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and Good Friday at noon for worship! We are also offering Stations of the Cross at 6:00 p.m. on Good Friday, with a fellowship supper preceding.

 

Worshipping from home? Join us live!

Those who are worshipping from home may visit our YouTube channel or use the links below to go directly to the video to watch.

Maundy Thursday Livestream Direct Link

View/Print Maundy Thursday bulletin

Good Friday Livestream Direct Link

View/print Good Friday bulletin

The links will go live about 30 minutes before each service, and the recordings will remain available at the same links after the stream ends for viewing at your convenience. If you experience any technical difficulty with the direct link, you may access the stream through St. Philip's YouTube channel homepage.

YouTube: St. Philip's Church (watch live or later)

Here are some notes we have been sharing each week about worshipping online:

  1. A service bulletin is available for you to view or print now. We have reformatted our traditional bulletin so that you may print it at home. People who have both handheld devices and laptops or desktops may choose to view the bulletin on one screen and the service on another, but we also plan to have the words you will need to participate on the worship screen.
  2. Even if you're at home, you may still give your weekly offering online. You may give securely using the link below or at the top of this page. You may also mail your offering to the church office (142 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401).
  3. We are here to help you if you have any questions about the online worship process! Please don't hesitate to reach out through email or to call the church office.

Give securely online

Worship Resources for Families

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Please join us Maundy Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and Good Friday at noon for worship! We are also offering Stations of the Cross at 6:00 p.m. on Good Friday, with a fellowship supper preceding.

 

Worshipping from home? Join us live!

Those who are worshipping from home may visit our YouTube channel or use the links below to go directly to the video to watch.

Maundy Thursday Livestream Direct Link

View/Print Maundy Thursday bulletin

Good Friday Livestream Direct Link

View/print Good Friday bulletin

The links will go live about 30 minutes before each service, and the recordings will remain available at the same links after the stream ends for viewing at your convenience. If you experience any technical difficulty with the direct link, you may access the stream through St. Philip's YouTube channel homepage.

YouTube: St. Philip's Church (watch live or later)

Here are some notes we have been sharing each week about worshipping online:

  1. A service bulletin is available for you to view or print now. We have reformatted our traditional bulletin so that you may print it at home. People who have both handheld devices and laptops or desktops may choose to view the bulletin on one screen and the service on another, but we also plan to have the words you will need to participate on the worship screen.
  2. Even if you're at home, you may still give your weekly offering online. You may give securely using the link below or at the top of this page. You may also mail your offering to the church office (142 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401).
  3. We are here to help you if you have any questions about the online worship process! Please don't hesitate to reach out through email or to call the church office.

Give securely online

Worship Resources for Families

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Worship with us on Palm Sunday! https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-palm-sunday_3 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-palm-sunday_3#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-palm-sunday_3 Worship with us on Palm Sunday! The Jeffrey S. Miller, Rector, is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. 

Worship and Christian Formation

Sunday School for children of all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Click the link at the bottom of this page for more information and to register any first-time attendees. The final session of a special Rector's Forum series for all adults begins at 9:30 in the Parish Hall: "God’s Revelation: Creation and Redemption" with Alan Runyan, Esq. Foundations with the Rev. Andrew O'Dell (registration closed) begins at 9:30 a.m. in Philadelphia Alley, and Molly and Justin Hare's parenting class begins at 9:30 in the chapel. We are offering services of Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Childcare during the 10:30 service, including nursery for children 0-3 and Children's Church for children ages four through 3rd grade, is available on the ground floor of the Parish House (on the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets).

Worshipping from home? Join us live!

Those who are worshipping from home or out of town may visit our YouTube channel Sunday morning or use the link below to go directly to the video to watch. This week's announcements may be found in the printable bulletin (link near the bottom of the page).

Livestream Direct Link

The link will go live at 10:00 a.m., and the video itself will begin at about 10:25 with the prelude. The recording will remain available at the same link after the stream ends for viewing at your convenience.

If you experience any technical difficulty with the direct link, you may access the stream through St. Philip's YouTube channel homepage.

YouTube: St. Philip's Church (watch live or later)

Here are some notes we have been sharing each week about worshipping online:

  1. A service bulletin is available for you to view or print now. People who have both handheld devices and laptops or desktops may choose to view the bulletin on one screen and the service on another, but we also plan to have the words you will need to participate on the worship screen.
  2. Even if you're at home, you may still give your weekly offering online. You may give securely using the link below or at the top of this page. You may also mail your offering to the church office (142 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401).
  3. We are here to help you if you have any questions about the online worship process! Please don't hesitate to reach out through email or to call the church office.

Give securely online

View/print bulletin

Sunday School registration

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Worship with us on Palm Sunday! The Jeffrey S. Miller, Rector, is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. 

Worship and Christian Formation

Sunday School for children of all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Click the link at the bottom of this page for more information and to register any first-time attendees. The final session of a special Rector's Forum series for all adults begins at 9:30 in the Parish Hall: "God’s Revelation: Creation and Redemption" with Alan Runyan, Esq. Foundations with the Rev. Andrew O'Dell (registration closed) begins at 9:30 a.m. in Philadelphia Alley, and Molly and Justin Hare's parenting class begins at 9:30 in the chapel. We are offering services of Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Childcare during the 10:30 service, including nursery for children 0-3 and Children's Church for children ages four through 3rd grade, is available on the ground floor of the Parish House (on the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets).

Worshipping from home? Join us live!

Those who are worshipping from home or out of town may visit our YouTube channel Sunday morning or use the link below to go directly to the video to watch. This week's announcements may be found in the printable bulletin (link near the bottom of the page).

Livestream Direct Link

The link will go live at 10:00 a.m., and the video itself will begin at about 10:25 with the prelude. The recording will remain available at the same link after the stream ends for viewing at your convenience.

If you experience any technical difficulty with the direct link, you may access the stream through St. Philip's YouTube channel homepage.

YouTube: St. Philip's Church (watch live or later)

Here are some notes we have been sharing each week about worshipping online:

  1. A service bulletin is available for you to view or print now. People who have both handheld devices and laptops or desktops may choose to view the bulletin on one screen and the service on another, but we also plan to have the words you will need to participate on the worship screen.
  2. Even if you're at home, you may still give your weekly offering online. You may give securely using the link below or at the top of this page. You may also mail your offering to the church office (142 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401).
  3. We are here to help you if you have any questions about the online worship process! Please don't hesitate to reach out through email or to call the church office.

Give securely online

View/print bulletin

Sunday School registration

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An Interview with Alfred Pinckney https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/an-interview-with-alfred-pinckney https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/an-interview-with-alfred-pinckney#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/an-interview-with-alfred-pinckney Lifelong St. Philippian, Founder of the Charleston Men’s Chorus

Walchesky PinckneyChris Walchesky, Director of Music and Organist, and Alfred Pinckney (right) wrap up their interview on March 13.

Chris Walchesky: You’re well-known as Alfred Pinckney, tenor. How old were you when you began to sing?

Alfred Pinckney: I don’t know how old I was, but I was young. And I was a boy soprano, and I was pretty good! I was one of the better sopranos and became a better tenor when my voice changed, but I was always a first line soloist when I was a boy soprano. You learn so much by singing at a young age. I met friends that I still have today in this church, as we were all in the choir together. It was a wonderful experience. Dottie Leonard, Garden Frampton, and many other of my friends at St. Philip’s began singing in choir together. It was at the end of the Depression and the church was so magnificent: it was air-conditioned, and that was before air conditioning was all over Charleston. It was nice: the church was cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

CW: So you started singing at a very early age and it all started with the music ministries at St. Philip’s?

AP: Yes.

CW: That’s awesome. Can you tell me your earliest memory of John Stainer’s Crucifixion?

AP: I guess it was Cotesworth Means.* I looked up to him, and he was very kind to me as a boy soprano. When my voice changed, they became more interested in me as a singer as they had a male chorus at that time, and as soon as my voice got settled and I became a first tenor––first tenors were very much in demand, as you know––and with that Cotesworth just loved it and he encouraged me as he was also a first tenor. He and Dick Voigt were the steadfast folks on the first tenor side.

* Cotesworth Means was a member of St. Philip’s and was credited in the 1948 Crucifixion program as having instituted the annual service beginning with the 1924 premiere.

CW: Would The Crucifixion have been an ongoing concert in those days? Was it being sung yearly?

AP: It was yearly. And it was always on Good Friday at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I remember the sun coming through the south side windows of the church. It was magnificent and it became a part of my life as it did for many others in those days. Cotesworth Means wanted it to be ... you know, it was very important to him, and he made sure it was important to everybody else.

CW: Do you remember how long The Crucifixion remained a yearly institution?

AP: 25 years?

CW: From that moment?

AP: Well, definitely before then. I don’t remember when it stopped. Cotesworth died and it stopped after that.

CW: Do you remember the first time you sang the piece?

AP: Dick Voigt was getting older at that time and they gradually moved me into the role he had. I took the easy ones first and eventually sang all the tenor solos.

CW: Did you sing it as a member of the choir before then rather than as a soloist?

AP: Yes, I’m sure I have.

CW: With your best guess, over the years, how many times do you suppose The Crucifixion has been sung in Charleston in your lifetime?

AP: Well I’m 84, so maybe over the course of 55 years? Here and at [Church of the] Holy Communion where it was last sung.

CW: They had a tradition of singing it there?

AP: Yes.

CW: Can you tell me the story about Cotesworth Means… when he came to thank you for your leadership in the children’s choirs?

AP: I was playing in front of the house and Cotesworth drove up in his car. This was at the end of the Depression and everyone was still pretty poor. He called me over and he gave me a gross of Milky Ways and at that point I don’t think I had a candy bar in my life! And he gave me a gross of Milky Ways and I thought “this singing isn’t a bad deal!”

CW: Incredible. Will you share with me another important thought you have in regards to The Crucifixion or your experience singing here over the decades?

AP: Music at St. Philip’s Church has meant a lifetime of service for me. I’ve sung in the choir for over 50 years, and I learned music here and I’ve probably gotten better in my 50s and 60s than when I was younger and I guess that’s normal. It’s always important. I started the Charleston Men’s Chorus, and there’s a direct relationship between the CMC and what I learned here. When I went to college and high school I sang. I sang my way through the Coast Guard. I was a soloist in the Coast Guard chorus. I almost didn’t get in, but they let me in the door and then they needed me after I got in. It’s been a lifetime of help. The Good Lord gives you… when he takes away, he gives you something else. I was a great singer… no, I was a good singer, but he gave me the opportunity to sing and he have me the ability to sing. I think it’s important to use the gifts he’s given me for his service. The youth and children’s choirs are so important to the church because it trains children to do what they can do for a lifetime and I applaud the work you all do to keep it going!

CW: Alfred, it’s been a real treat to talk with you. Thank you!

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Lifelong St. Philippian, Founder of the Charleston Men’s Chorus

Walchesky PinckneyChris Walchesky, Director of Music and Organist, and Alfred Pinckney (right) wrap up their interview on March 13.

Chris Walchesky: You’re well-known as Alfred Pinckney, tenor. How old were you when you began to sing?

Alfred Pinckney: I don’t know how old I was, but I was young. And I was a boy soprano, and I was pretty good! I was one of the better sopranos and became a better tenor when my voice changed, but I was always a first line soloist when I was a boy soprano. You learn so much by singing at a young age. I met friends that I still have today in this church, as we were all in the choir together. It was a wonderful experience. Dottie Leonard, Garden Frampton, and many other of my friends at St. Philip’s began singing in choir together. It was at the end of the Depression and the church was so magnificent: it was air-conditioned, and that was before air conditioning was all over Charleston. It was nice: the church was cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

CW: So you started singing at a very early age and it all started with the music ministries at St. Philip’s?

AP: Yes.

CW: That’s awesome. Can you tell me your earliest memory of John Stainer’s Crucifixion?

AP: I guess it was Cotesworth Means.* I looked up to him, and he was very kind to me as a boy soprano. When my voice changed, they became more interested in me as a singer as they had a male chorus at that time, and as soon as my voice got settled and I became a first tenor––first tenors were very much in demand, as you know––and with that Cotesworth just loved it and he encouraged me as he was also a first tenor. He and Dick Voigt were the steadfast folks on the first tenor side.

* Cotesworth Means was a member of St. Philip’s and was credited in the 1948 Crucifixion program as having instituted the annual service beginning with the 1924 premiere.

CW: Would The Crucifixion have been an ongoing concert in those days? Was it being sung yearly?

AP: It was yearly. And it was always on Good Friday at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I remember the sun coming through the south side windows of the church. It was magnificent and it became a part of my life as it did for many others in those days. Cotesworth Means wanted it to be ... you know, it was very important to him, and he made sure it was important to everybody else.

CW: Do you remember how long The Crucifixion remained a yearly institution?

AP: 25 years?

CW: From that moment?

AP: Well, definitely before then. I don’t remember when it stopped. Cotesworth died and it stopped after that.

CW: Do you remember the first time you sang the piece?

AP: Dick Voigt was getting older at that time and they gradually moved me into the role he had. I took the easy ones first and eventually sang all the tenor solos.

CW: Did you sing it as a member of the choir before then rather than as a soloist?

AP: Yes, I’m sure I have.

CW: With your best guess, over the years, how many times do you suppose The Crucifixion has been sung in Charleston in your lifetime?

AP: Well I’m 84, so maybe over the course of 55 years? Here and at [Church of the] Holy Communion where it was last sung.

CW: They had a tradition of singing it there?

AP: Yes.

CW: Can you tell me the story about Cotesworth Means… when he came to thank you for your leadership in the children’s choirs?

AP: I was playing in front of the house and Cotesworth drove up in his car. This was at the end of the Depression and everyone was still pretty poor. He called me over and he gave me a gross of Milky Ways and at that point I don’t think I had a candy bar in my life! And he gave me a gross of Milky Ways and I thought “this singing isn’t a bad deal!”

CW: Incredible. Will you share with me another important thought you have in regards to The Crucifixion or your experience singing here over the decades?

AP: Music at St. Philip’s Church has meant a lifetime of service for me. I’ve sung in the choir for over 50 years, and I learned music here and I’ve probably gotten better in my 50s and 60s than when I was younger and I guess that’s normal. It’s always important. I started the Charleston Men’s Chorus, and there’s a direct relationship between the CMC and what I learned here. When I went to college and high school I sang. I sang my way through the Coast Guard. I was a soloist in the Coast Guard chorus. I almost didn’t get in, but they let me in the door and then they needed me after I got in. It’s been a lifetime of help. The Good Lord gives you… when he takes away, he gives you something else. I was a great singer… no, I was a good singer, but he gave me the opportunity to sing and he have me the ability to sing. I think it’s important to use the gifts he’s given me for his service. The youth and children’s choirs are so important to the church because it trains children to do what they can do for a lifetime and I applaud the work you all do to keep it going!

CW: Alfred, it’s been a real treat to talk with you. Thank you!

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The Crucifixion: A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/the-crucifixion-a-meditation-on-the-sacred-passion-of-the-holy-redeemer https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/the-crucifixion-a-meditation-on-the-sacred-passion-of-the-holy-redeemer#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/the-crucifixion-a-meditation-on-the-sacred-passion-of-the-holy-redeemer This Sunday at 5:00 p.m.: The Crucifixion

On February 24, 1887, the day following Ash Wednesday of that year, John Stainer (1840-1901), then the organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, premiered his sacred work The Crucifixion: A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer at St. Marylebone Parish Church in London. This performance marked the beginning of what would become a turn-of-the-century tradition of Anglican Passion works that follow the traditional format of prior Passions, most notably Johann Sebastian Bach’s Passion works and Charles Wood’s St. Mark Passion, which was sung at St. Philip’s on Palm Sunday in 2023.

The text of Stainer’s Passion contains extracts from the King James Bible and poetic material written by W.J. Sparrow-Simpson (1859-1952), a Church of England vicar, writer, and authority on the life and doctrines of Augustine of Hippo. In composing The Crucifixion, Stainer’s intention was to provide a cantata written on a scale that would put it within the scope of most parish choirs, relying heavily on solo work and harmony in no more than four parts.

Over the past century, some have criticized Stainer’s work as “pedestrian” and “sentimentally Victorian,” but despite Stainer’s dramatic use of Victorian dominant suspensions, this Passiontide work has endured through the generations. The unaccompanied “God So Loved the World” continues to be performed as an anthem in its own right. Particularly significant in the overall scheme of the work are the five hymns designed for congregational participation, two of which have lived on in the life of Anglican hymnody: “Cross of Jesus” and “All for Jesus,” both penned by Sparrow-Simpson.

Let us not forget that Stainer’s aim was one in modesty: to provide a Passiontide meditation which ordinary choirs could perform and to which congregations could immediately relate. At the time there was no such piece, and in this respect he was undoubtedly successful.

On Sunday, we will mark the centenary of The Crucifixion’s Charleston premiere, which was held at St. Philip’s in 1924. According to the 1948 quarter-centennial program, The Crucifixion was “an annual service at St. Philip’s on Good Friday and instituted in 1924 by Cotesworth P. Means, with the assistance of Ms. Louise Bargmann, John D. Matthew, and Ms. Dorothy M. Bollwinkle.” While we don’t know exactly when the annual Holy Week Crucifixion institution ceased to exist, we know it continued beyond 1948 and that it was sung with relative frequency in the generations following, including in the latter part of the 20th century during Mr. George Mims’s tenure as St. Philip’s Director of Music. We also know that other houses of worship in Charleston regularly performed The Crucifixion due to the influence and success of its annual production at St. Philip’s.

In 2003, Barry Rose (b. 1934)––who, like Stainer, served at St. Paul’s, London (1974–1984)–– respectfully and tastefully completed orchestration for The Crucifixion, adding a much greater refinement of expression and color. This orchestration also changes the character of the work: since it requires more than a choir and an organ, one might irreverently say it has “come up in the world” and has left the realm of average parish church production. I believe it is fitting to celebrate one hundred years with such a setting.

I would like to thank Mrs. Derrill M. Hagood, Mr. Ben Hagood, Jr., Mr. Alfred Pinckney, and Mrs. Tricia Moore for their help in researching the significance of this centenary production. Their love for music and dedication to the preservation of the spiritual history of Charleston are unmatched.

 

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This Sunday at 5:00 p.m.: The Crucifixion

On February 24, 1887, the day following Ash Wednesday of that year, John Stainer (1840-1901), then the organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, premiered his sacred work The Crucifixion: A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer at St. Marylebone Parish Church in London. This performance marked the beginning of what would become a turn-of-the-century tradition of Anglican Passion works that follow the traditional format of prior Passions, most notably Johann Sebastian Bach’s Passion works and Charles Wood’s St. Mark Passion, which was sung at St. Philip’s on Palm Sunday in 2023.

The text of Stainer’s Passion contains extracts from the King James Bible and poetic material written by W.J. Sparrow-Simpson (1859-1952), a Church of England vicar, writer, and authority on the life and doctrines of Augustine of Hippo. In composing The Crucifixion, Stainer’s intention was to provide a cantata written on a scale that would put it within the scope of most parish choirs, relying heavily on solo work and harmony in no more than four parts.

Over the past century, some have criticized Stainer’s work as “pedestrian” and “sentimentally Victorian,” but despite Stainer’s dramatic use of Victorian dominant suspensions, this Passiontide work has endured through the generations. The unaccompanied “God So Loved the World” continues to be performed as an anthem in its own right. Particularly significant in the overall scheme of the work are the five hymns designed for congregational participation, two of which have lived on in the life of Anglican hymnody: “Cross of Jesus” and “All for Jesus,” both penned by Sparrow-Simpson.

Let us not forget that Stainer’s aim was one in modesty: to provide a Passiontide meditation which ordinary choirs could perform and to which congregations could immediately relate. At the time there was no such piece, and in this respect he was undoubtedly successful.

On Sunday, we will mark the centenary of The Crucifixion’s Charleston premiere, which was held at St. Philip’s in 1924. According to the 1948 quarter-centennial program, The Crucifixion was “an annual service at St. Philip’s on Good Friday and instituted in 1924 by Cotesworth P. Means, with the assistance of Ms. Louise Bargmann, John D. Matthew, and Ms. Dorothy M. Bollwinkle.” While we don’t know exactly when the annual Holy Week Crucifixion institution ceased to exist, we know it continued beyond 1948 and that it was sung with relative frequency in the generations following, including in the latter part of the 20th century during Mr. George Mims’s tenure as St. Philip’s Director of Music. We also know that other houses of worship in Charleston regularly performed The Crucifixion due to the influence and success of its annual production at St. Philip’s.

In 2003, Barry Rose (b. 1934)––who, like Stainer, served at St. Paul’s, London (1974–1984)–– respectfully and tastefully completed orchestration for The Crucifixion, adding a much greater refinement of expression and color. This orchestration also changes the character of the work: since it requires more than a choir and an organ, one might irreverently say it has “come up in the world” and has left the realm of average parish church production. I believe it is fitting to celebrate one hundred years with such a setting.

I would like to thank Mrs. Derrill M. Hagood, Mr. Ben Hagood, Jr., Mr. Alfred Pinckney, and Mrs. Tricia Moore for their help in researching the significance of this centenary production. Their love for music and dedication to the preservation of the spiritual history of Charleston are unmatched.

 

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The St. Philip's inSPIRE https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/the-st-philips-inspire https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/the-st-philips-inspire#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/the-st-philips-inspire  

 

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Worship With Us on the Fifth Sunday in Lent! https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-the-fifth-sunday-in-lent_3 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-the-fifth-sunday-in-lent_3#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-the-fifth-sunday-in-lent_3 Worship with us on the Fifth Sunday in Lent! The Rev. Justin C. Hare is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. 

Worship and Christian Formation

Sunday School for children of all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Click the link at the bottom of this page for more information and to register any first-time attendees. A special Rector's Forum for all adults begins at 9:30 in the Parish Hall: "God’s Revelation: Creation and Redemption" with Alan Runyan, Esq. Foundations with the Rev. Andrew O'Dell (registration closed) begins at 9:30 a.m. in Philadelphia Alley, and Molly and Justin Hare's parenting class begins at 9:30 in the chapel. We are offering services of Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Childcare during the 10:30 service, including nursery for children 0-3 and Children's Church for children ages four through 3rd grade, is available on the ground floor of the Parish House (on the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets).

Worshipping from home? Join us live!

Those who are worshipping from home or out of town may visit our YouTube channel Sunday morning or use the link below to go directly to the video to watch. This week's announcements may be found in the printable bulletin (link near the bottom of the page).

Livestream Direct Link

The link will go live at 10:00 a.m., and the video itself will begin at about 10:25 with the prelude. The recording will remain available at the same link after the stream ends for viewing at your convenience.

If you experience any technical difficulty with the direct link, you may access the stream through St. Philip's YouTube channel homepage.

YouTube: St. Philip's Church (watch live or later)

Here are some notes we have been sharing each week about worshipping online:

  1. A service bulletin is available for you to view or print now. People who have both handheld devices and laptops or desktops may choose to view the bulletin on one screen and the service on another, but we also plan to have the words you will need to participate on the worship screen.
  2. Even if you're at home, you may still give your weekly offering online. You may give securely using the link below or at the top of this page. You may also mail your offering to the church office (142 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401).
  3. We are here to help you if you have any questions about the online worship process! Please don't hesitate to reach out through email or to call the church office.

Give securely online

View/print bulletin

Sunday School registration

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Worship with us on the Fifth Sunday in Lent! The Rev. Justin C. Hare is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. 

Worship and Christian Formation

Sunday School for children of all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Click the link at the bottom of this page for more information and to register any first-time attendees. A special Rector's Forum for all adults begins at 9:30 in the Parish Hall: "God’s Revelation: Creation and Redemption" with Alan Runyan, Esq. Foundations with the Rev. Andrew O'Dell (registration closed) begins at 9:30 a.m. in Philadelphia Alley, and Molly and Justin Hare's parenting class begins at 9:30 in the chapel. We are offering services of Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Childcare during the 10:30 service, including nursery for children 0-3 and Children's Church for children ages four through 3rd grade, is available on the ground floor of the Parish House (on the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets).

Worshipping from home? Join us live!

Those who are worshipping from home or out of town may visit our YouTube channel Sunday morning or use the link below to go directly to the video to watch. This week's announcements may be found in the printable bulletin (link near the bottom of the page).

Livestream Direct Link

The link will go live at 10:00 a.m., and the video itself will begin at about 10:25 with the prelude. The recording will remain available at the same link after the stream ends for viewing at your convenience.

If you experience any technical difficulty with the direct link, you may access the stream through St. Philip's YouTube channel homepage.

YouTube: St. Philip's Church (watch live or later)

Here are some notes we have been sharing each week about worshipping online:

  1. A service bulletin is available for you to view or print now. People who have both handheld devices and laptops or desktops may choose to view the bulletin on one screen and the service on another, but we also plan to have the words you will need to participate on the worship screen.
  2. Even if you're at home, you may still give your weekly offering online. You may give securely using the link below or at the top of this page. You may also mail your offering to the church office (142 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401).
  3. We are here to help you if you have any questions about the online worship process! Please don't hesitate to reach out through email or to call the church office.

Give securely online

View/print bulletin

Sunday School registration

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Pray for the People of Haiti https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/pray-for-the-people-of-haiti https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/pray-for-the-people-of-haiti#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/pray-for-the-people-of-haiti La Gonave map

Our Lord loves the people of Haiti. Brothers and sisters, please pray for them. The tragic situation of gang warfare, which has been worsening month by month since July 2021 with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, has now reached new levels of chaos, violence, and disarray. 80% of the capital city is now controlled by criminal groups. Schools and businesses are closed. Hospitals are overwhelmed. Police stations have been torched and the police are desperate for help.

On March 2, the gangs stormed two of the largest prisons, freeing 4,000 criminals, and two days later, they attacked the airport, suspending all flights in and out. Currently there is no functioning government. Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been in Kenya negotiating the deployment of 1000 peacekeepers. On March 5, his flight home was diverted to Puerto Rico as all flights had been suspended. Now he has been shut out of the country. The gangs want Henry gone and tried to assassinate him in January. Over the night of March 9, the US military airlifted nonessential embassy staff out of the country in an overnight evacuation.

From Suzanne and Gerry McCord, who are in close contact with our brothers and sisters on the island of La Gonâve, where our sister church, St. Jean-Baptiste, is located:

While the Lord has protected the island from the day-to-day violence and chaos on the mainland, the most recent violence continues to impact the lack of or extremely high cost for all basic supplies needed by our church communities on La Gonâve. For example, it costs $25.00+ per gallon of gas if you can find it. Gasoline is needed for transportation as well as generators since the electricity is often off.

Some of our friends from La Gonâve are now living on the mainland. Below is a prayer request I received last week from a priest-in-charge of a church and school in Port-au-Prince. He has a wife and a young daughter.

‘Please, pray for the Haitian people, for them to be calm, for some people can’t find their families. Many people lost their houses and left their neighborhoods. Some sleep in the streets in the rain. Pregnant women and infants are not spared. More than 40 police stations, schools and hospitals are burned. Right now, I have parents, students and staff at my school who are struggling. They are orphans, and call me––I am helpless. Pray that God will speak a word for us, so that the violence, the murder, the rape, the killing, this war can stop. Poverty is increasing. Pray for us and the rest will come from all people with good hearts and good will to help this portion of God’s people. Pray for us.’

Prayers and extra financial support are needed. Donations can be sent to Suzanne and Gerry McCord at 742 Lakenheath Dr., Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, with checks made out to Haitian Island Ministries.

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Our Lord loves the people of Haiti. Brothers and sisters, please pray for them. The tragic situation of gang warfare, which has been worsening month by month since July 2021 with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, has now reached new levels of chaos, violence, and disarray. 80% of the capital city is now controlled by criminal groups. Schools and businesses are closed. Hospitals are overwhelmed. Police stations have been torched and the police are desperate for help.

On March 2, the gangs stormed two of the largest prisons, freeing 4,000 criminals, and two days later, they attacked the airport, suspending all flights in and out. Currently there is no functioning government. Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been in Kenya negotiating the deployment of 1000 peacekeepers. On March 5, his flight home was diverted to Puerto Rico as all flights had been suspended. Now he has been shut out of the country. The gangs want Henry gone and tried to assassinate him in January. Over the night of March 9, the US military airlifted nonessential embassy staff out of the country in an overnight evacuation.

From Suzanne and Gerry McCord, who are in close contact with our brothers and sisters on the island of La Gonâve, where our sister church, St. Jean-Baptiste, is located:

While the Lord has protected the island from the day-to-day violence and chaos on the mainland, the most recent violence continues to impact the lack of or extremely high cost for all basic supplies needed by our church communities on La Gonâve. For example, it costs $25.00+ per gallon of gas if you can find it. Gasoline is needed for transportation as well as generators since the electricity is often off.

Some of our friends from La Gonâve are now living on the mainland. Below is a prayer request I received last week from a priest-in-charge of a church and school in Port-au-Prince. He has a wife and a young daughter.

‘Please, pray for the Haitian people, for them to be calm, for some people can’t find their families. Many people lost their houses and left their neighborhoods. Some sleep in the streets in the rain. Pregnant women and infants are not spared. More than 40 police stations, schools and hospitals are burned. Right now, I have parents, students and staff at my school who are struggling. They are orphans, and call me––I am helpless. Pray that God will speak a word for us, so that the violence, the murder, the rape, the killing, this war can stop. Poverty is increasing. Pray for us and the rest will come from all people with good hearts and good will to help this portion of God’s people. Pray for us.’

Prayers and extra financial support are needed. Donations can be sent to Suzanne and Gerry McCord at 742 Lakenheath Dr., Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, with checks made out to Haitian Island Ministries.

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Canterbury and St. David Choirs Sing for St. David’s Society Annual Great Feast https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/canterbury-and-st-david-choirs-sing-for-st-david-s-society-annual-great-feast https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/canterbury-and-st-david-choirs-sing-for-st-david-s-society-annual-great-feast#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/canterbury-and-st-david-choirs-sing-for-st-david-s-society-annual-great-feast On Thursday, March 7, our Canterbury and St. David choristers sang for the St. David’s Society’s Annual Great Feast––the 22nd time our singers have been in attendance since 2000!

Twenty-three talented musicians represented our church under the direction of Zippy Hood, accompanied by Paul Reese. The children opened with a traditional a cappella arrangement of William Byrd’s “Non Nobis Domine,” which is intended as a blessing prior to a meal.  Then, they sang Mary Ann Cooper’s “What Wondrous, Marvelous Love,” which was also Sunday’s offertory anthem.    

The St. David’s Society made a special request for the closing song: the Welsh National Anthem––sung in Welsh. This was quite a challenge for our singers, as Welsh is “one of the toughest Western European languages to master and is even harder than Swahili,” according to a 2016 study reported by the North Wales Daily Post, which further reported that “at 1,040 hours, learning Welsh takes nearly double the time than it does to become fluent in French, which at 550 hours is one of the easiest of languages examined.”   

Our children were melodious, singing with a rich and elegant tone. They expressed the true joy of our God for what looked to be 80-plus members in the room. As the saying goes, you could have heard a pin drop.  When our children finished singing each piece, you could hear little eruptions of whispered commentary across the members: “Wow,” “Beautiful,” “Gorgeous,” “Exquisite,” etc. And after the Welsh National Anthem finale, a roaring applause came across the room like a large wave.

Each child was made to feel special and needed, with a sense of true accomplishment after so many hours of practice to achieve that moment. We are grateful that our God provides moments like these, as we were able to enrich the lives not only of those audience members by spreading the Gospel Truth, but also the lives of our choristers, so they know that God is real, and He is alive.

Our prayer for all of you this week is that God will reveal something special for you, and that you are blessed so you can be a blessing to others. 

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ––Philippians 4:19

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On Thursday, March 7, our Canterbury and St. David choristers sang for the St. David’s Society’s Annual Great Feast––the 22nd time our singers have been in attendance since 2000!

Twenty-three talented musicians represented our church under the direction of Zippy Hood, accompanied by Paul Reese. The children opened with a traditional a cappella arrangement of William Byrd’s “Non Nobis Domine,” which is intended as a blessing prior to a meal.  Then, they sang Mary Ann Cooper’s “What Wondrous, Marvelous Love,” which was also Sunday’s offertory anthem.    

The St. David’s Society made a special request for the closing song: the Welsh National Anthem––sung in Welsh. This was quite a challenge for our singers, as Welsh is “one of the toughest Western European languages to master and is even harder than Swahili,” according to a 2016 study reported by the North Wales Daily Post, which further reported that “at 1,040 hours, learning Welsh takes nearly double the time than it does to become fluent in French, which at 550 hours is one of the easiest of languages examined.”   

Our children were melodious, singing with a rich and elegant tone. They expressed the true joy of our God for what looked to be 80-plus members in the room. As the saying goes, you could have heard a pin drop.  When our children finished singing each piece, you could hear little eruptions of whispered commentary across the members: “Wow,” “Beautiful,” “Gorgeous,” “Exquisite,” etc. And after the Welsh National Anthem finale, a roaring applause came across the room like a large wave.

Each child was made to feel special and needed, with a sense of true accomplishment after so many hours of practice to achieve that moment. We are grateful that our God provides moments like these, as we were able to enrich the lives not only of those audience members by spreading the Gospel Truth, but also the lives of our choristers, so they know that God is real, and He is alive.

Our prayer for all of you this week is that God will reveal something special for you, and that you are blessed so you can be a blessing to others. 

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ––Philippians 4:19

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House of Prayer: March Prayer Points https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/house-of-prayer-march-prayer-points_2 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/house-of-prayer-march-prayer-points_2#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/house-of-prayer-march-prayer-points_2 “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” ––Isaiah 56:7

Give thanks with a grateful heart for our risen Lord.

Answered Prayers (Thank You, Lord):

1. For our new Vestry members. 2. For the increase in Shine the Light donations. 3. For the many newcomers joining St. Philip’s. 4. For the wonderful children’s and adult choirs and for our music team: Zippy, Chris, and Paul. 5. For the many visitors coming through the Open Door Ministry. 6. For the great attendance at the Foundations and Gifts classes. 7. For the successful outreach ministries locally and abroad. 8. For the wonderful updates at the annual meeting and for the Rector’s Address.

Prayer Points: Local Needs

1. For Bishop Chip Edgar, that he would have the wisdom needed to lead this diocese. 2. For extra energy and good health and protection for our clergy and their families. 3. For plenty of volunteers and gift shop donations for the Tea Room ministry. 4. For  Alan Runyan’s Rector’s Forum teachings. 5. For our new vestry members. 6. For the Shine the Light Campaign to reach its goal. 7. For all of the Easter services be well-attended and for everyone to have ears to hear the Good News message. 8. For safe travel for the team going to Honduras. 9. For excellent, balanced plans for the Union Pier development. May those working on it to be wise and in unity. 10. For Mayor Gogswell, for wisdom as he guides our city.

Prayer Points for the Nations:

Israel: 1. For supernatural peace and resolution to come to the war in Gaza and for hostages be released unharmed. 2. For wisdom for Netanyahu and his government as they make decisions for the nation, its people, and future plans for the Gaza territory. 3. For a hedge of protection around Israel and for the peace of Jerusalem. 4. For the children stuck in the middle of this war to get humanitarian supplies and shelter. Ukraine: 1. For the war in Ukraine to be resolved. For mercy on all the soldiers on both sides. 2. For the release of the journalist being held in Russia. Taiwan: 1. For protection from a takeover by China. For protection for our troops being sent to that region. Haiti: 1. Bring help to this nation to defeat the gangs. For open doors for humanitarian aid to enter. For protection for the clinics that continue to treat patients in the midst of the turmoil. (Thanksgiving for Americans removed safely from the Embassy.) Ecuador: For safe travel for Dr. Sasser and the 69 dental students as they minister to hundreds of patients. May the people hear the gospel message as they are helped with their dental needs. Nigeria: For the release of the hundreds of children just kidnapped from their school. Mercy, Lord. America: 1. For protection for the members of the Supreme Court, Congress members, and their families. 2. For the fear of the Lord to guide all meetings in Congress and special committees. 3. For wisdom for the military advisors dealing with all the issues around the world. 4. For inflation to come under control, especially as it affects seniors, the poor, and those on fixed incomes. 5. For the immigration crisis to be solved. For the cartels to lose their power. 6. For protection for the children coming into this country.

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“My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” ––Isaiah 56:7

Give thanks with a grateful heart for our risen Lord.

Answered Prayers (Thank You, Lord):

1. For our new Vestry members. 2. For the increase in Shine the Light donations. 3. For the many newcomers joining St. Philip’s. 4. For the wonderful children’s and adult choirs and for our music team: Zippy, Chris, and Paul. 5. For the many visitors coming through the Open Door Ministry. 6. For the great attendance at the Foundations and Gifts classes. 7. For the successful outreach ministries locally and abroad. 8. For the wonderful updates at the annual meeting and for the Rector’s Address.

Prayer Points: Local Needs

1. For Bishop Chip Edgar, that he would have the wisdom needed to lead this diocese. 2. For extra energy and good health and protection for our clergy and their families. 3. For plenty of volunteers and gift shop donations for the Tea Room ministry. 4. For  Alan Runyan’s Rector’s Forum teachings. 5. For our new vestry members. 6. For the Shine the Light Campaign to reach its goal. 7. For all of the Easter services be well-attended and for everyone to have ears to hear the Good News message. 8. For safe travel for the team going to Honduras. 9. For excellent, balanced plans for the Union Pier development. May those working on it to be wise and in unity. 10. For Mayor Gogswell, for wisdom as he guides our city.

Prayer Points for the Nations:

Israel: 1. For supernatural peace and resolution to come to the war in Gaza and for hostages be released unharmed. 2. For wisdom for Netanyahu and his government as they make decisions for the nation, its people, and future plans for the Gaza territory. 3. For a hedge of protection around Israel and for the peace of Jerusalem. 4. For the children stuck in the middle of this war to get humanitarian supplies and shelter. Ukraine: 1. For the war in Ukraine to be resolved. For mercy on all the soldiers on both sides. 2. For the release of the journalist being held in Russia. Taiwan: 1. For protection from a takeover by China. For protection for our troops being sent to that region. Haiti: 1. Bring help to this nation to defeat the gangs. For open doors for humanitarian aid to enter. For protection for the clinics that continue to treat patients in the midst of the turmoil. (Thanksgiving for Americans removed safely from the Embassy.) Ecuador: For safe travel for Dr. Sasser and the 69 dental students as they minister to hundreds of patients. May the people hear the gospel message as they are helped with their dental needs. Nigeria: For the release of the hundreds of children just kidnapped from their school. Mercy, Lord. America: 1. For protection for the members of the Supreme Court, Congress members, and their families. 2. For the fear of the Lord to guide all meetings in Congress and special committees. 3. For wisdom for the military advisors dealing with all the issues around the world. 4. For inflation to come under control, especially as it affects seniors, the poor, and those on fixed incomes. 5. For the immigration crisis to be solved. For the cartels to lose their power. 6. For protection for the children coming into this country.

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Worship With Us on the Fourth Sunday in Lent! https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-the-fourth-sunday-in-lent- https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-the-fourth-sunday-in-lent-#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0500 https://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/blog/post/worship-with-us-on-the-fourth-sunday-in-lent- Worship with us on the Fourth Sunday in Lent! The Rev. William K. Christian III is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. 

Worship and Christian Formation

Sunday School for children of all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Click the link at the bottom of this page for more information and to register any first-time attendees. A special Rector's Forum for all adults begins at 9:30 in the Parish Hall: "God’s Revelation: Creation and Redemption" with Alan Runyan, Esq. Foundations with the Rev. Andrew O'Dell (registration closed) begins at 9:30 a.m. in Philadelphia Alley, and Molly and Justin Hare's parenting class begins at 9:30 in the chapel. We are offering services of Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and Morning Prayer with the children's choirs at 10:30 a.m. Childcare during the 10:30 service, including nursery for children 0-3 and Children's Church for children ages four through 3rd grade, is available on the ground floor of the Parish House (on the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets).

Worshipping from home? Join us live!

Those who are worshipping from home or out of town may visit our YouTube channel Sunday morning or use the link below to go directly to the video to watch. This week's announcements may be found in the printable bulletin (link near the bottom of the page).

Livestream Direct Link

The link will go live at 10:00 a.m., and the video itself will begin at about 10:25 with the prelude. The recording will remain available at the same link after the stream ends for viewing at your convenience.

If you experience any technical difficulty with the direct link, you may access the stream through St. Philip's YouTube channel homepage.

YouTube: St. Philip's Church (watch live or later)

Here are some notes we have been sharing each week about worshipping online:

  1. A service bulletin is available for you to view or print now. People who have both handheld devices and laptops or desktops may choose to view the bulletin on one screen and the service on another, but we also plan to have the words you will need to participate on the worship screen.
  2. Even if you're at home, you may still give your weekly offering online. You may give securely using the link below or at the top of this page. You may also mail your offering to the church office (142 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401).
  3. We are here to help you if you have any questions about the online worship process! Please don't hesitate to reach out through email or to call the church office.

Give securely online

View/print bulletin

Sunday School registration

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Worship with us on the Fourth Sunday in Lent! The Rev. William K. Christian III is preaching; read on for in-person and online worship details. 

Worship and Christian Formation

Sunday School for children of all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Click the link at the bottom of this page for more information and to register any first-time attendees. A special Rector's Forum for all adults begins at 9:30 in the Parish Hall: "God’s Revelation: Creation and Redemption" with Alan Runyan, Esq. Foundations with the Rev. Andrew O'Dell (registration closed) begins at 9:30 a.m. in Philadelphia Alley, and Molly and Justin Hare's parenting class begins at 9:30 in the chapel. We are offering services of Holy Eucharist at 8:15 a.m. and Morning Prayer with the children's choirs at 10:30 a.m. Childcare during the 10:30 service, including nursery for children 0-3 and Children's Church for children ages four through 3rd grade, is available on the ground floor of the Parish House (on the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets).

Worshipping from home? Join us live!

Those who are worshipping from home or out of town may visit our YouTube channel Sunday morning or use the link below to go directly to the video to watch. This week's announcements may be found in the printable bulletin (link near the bottom of the page).

Livestream Direct Link

The link will go live at 10:00 a.m., and the video itself will begin at about 10:25 with the prelude. The recording will remain available at the same link after the stream ends for viewing at your convenience.

If you experience any technical difficulty with the direct link, you may access the stream through St. Philip's YouTube channel homepage.

YouTube: St. Philip's Church (watch live or later)

Here are some notes we have been sharing each week about worshipping online:

  1. A service bulletin is available for you to view or print now. People who have both handheld devices and laptops or desktops may choose to view the bulletin on one screen and the service on another, but we also plan to have the words you will need to participate on the worship screen.
  2. Even if you're at home, you may still give your weekly offering online. You may give securely using the link below or at the top of this page. You may also mail your offering to the church office (142 Church St., Charleston, SC 29401).
  3. We are here to help you if you have any questions about the online worship process! Please don't hesitate to reach out through email or to call the church office.

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