Upcoming Events

St. Margaret's to celebrate silver anniversary April 17-18

St. Margaret’s, Boiling Springs, will be celebrating its silver anniversary this year. Anniversary festivities will be held April 17 and 18, with a reception on the 17th starting at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30 followed by guest speakers. All friends of St. Margaret’s, including past and present parishioners, are invited.

Sunday’s service will see all past and interim rectors participating in the celebration of the Eucharist at the 10:30 service. A coffee social hour will follow.

The church was officially organized February 1, 1985 under the leadership of the Rev. Thomas Rickenbaker, who served as rector until 1998. The Rev. Sally Parrot served as interim rector until the Rev. Kate Moorehead became the second rector and served until January of 2003. Under her watch the church was expanded with the addition of the connector in 2002.

The Rev. Roy Cole III served as interim rector for the next three years until the current rector, the Rev. Alan Leonard, began his ministry there.

"All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten," April 22-23, at St. Peter's, Greenville

Please join St. Peter’s, Greenville, to honor The Reverend and Mrs. Eric Schnaufer on the final weekend of their 25-year ministry at St. Peter's with a farewell performance of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.

This charming play with music will remind you of what is most important in life. You will laugh and you will be touched by this production based on the best-selling book written by Robert Fulghum. Children and adults of all ages are invited to attend. Performances are open to the public and groups are welcome.

Performances are Thursday April 22 and Friday the 23 at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge, although donations to support St. Peter's outreach are most appreciated.

Please contact St. Peter's Episcopal, 864.268.7280, for more information or to make group arrangements.

Two Community of Hope commissioning services, April 24

There will be two Community of Hope Commissioning Services on Saturday, April 24, both at 2:00 p.m. One is at Markley Chapel, Christ Church, 10 North Church Street, Greenville, and the other is at St. Mary's, 170 St. Andrews Road, Columbia.

For information about the Greenville group, please contact Peggy Parham, mkparham@bellsouth.net; Jane Bleckley,  NBleckley@SC.RR.com, serves as contact person for the Columbia area.

The Community of Hope is a program of pastoral care ministry that prepares individuals to serve under the supervision of the clergy to meet the pastoral care needs of their church and of other communities.
Candidates who complete the program are commissioned by the bishop as lay chaplains who minister in many settings. Read more.

St. Michael's, Easley, Chicken BBQ, April 24

Join the good folks of St. Michael’s, Easley, for their annual Chicken Barbeque, April 24, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. 

Plates include barbequed chicken, two side dishes, and beverages. Dine in or carry out! Adult plates, $8.00; children 8 and under, $5.00. Proceeds benefit St. Michael's and the Easley community.

More information? Order tickets? Download the flyer or contact St. Michael's, 864.859.6296, office@stmec.org.

St. Paul's, Batesburg, Annual Rummage Sale, April 30-May1

The congregation of St. Paul’s, 116 S. Perry Street, Batesburg, invites everyone to the Annual Rummage Sale, Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m. until 2:00pm. We will be offering "gently used" Summer and Year-round clothing and shoes (for both adults and children), household items, outdoor items and toys. We hope to see you on April 30th and/or May 1st.

May 2 BBQ fundraiser at Advent, Spartanburg, to benefit Episcopal missionaries in Ecuador

On May 2, at 12:15 p.m. in the Parish and Community Life Center, the Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, will host a barbecue fundraiser in support of Laura Jennings Estevez and Cameron Graham Vivanco, Episcopal missionaries in Ecuador.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and may be purchased through the Advent church office, 864.585.2268. April 27 is the ticket purchase deadline.

Here's a flyer with more information!

St. Augustine of Canterbury Spring Festival. April 30-May 1

St. Augustine of Canterbury, Aiken, will hold its Spring Festival on Friday, April 30, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

The festival features craft vendors (including jewelry, children’s clothes, artists, wood workers, ceramics, and pottery), food, entertainment, children’s games, books, and a bake sale. Fun for the entire family!

St. Augustine of Canterbury is located at 1630 Silver Bluff Road (one mile past Woodside on the right)
Aiken. Please contact the church for more information, 803.641.1913.

Midlands wine & cheese fundraiser for Haiti, May 16

The Earthquake is Over but the Crisis is Not!

The gift of water in 1985 by our diocese has been life-giving to the people of Cange, Haiti, but today the system is aging and unable to supply enough water to sustain the socio-educational-medical complex that has developed there. Clean water is essential to operate the hospital and its clinical areas: the tuberculosis hospital, eye clinic, maternity and newborn care, and the school children’s daily meal – plus the needs of thousands of refugees from the earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Please help fund the installation of the new, enlarged water system. The need is critical!

Please plan to attend the Wine and Cheese Benefit to be held on Sunday, May 16, from 4 to 6 p.m., at St.-Martin’s-in-the-Fields, 5220 Clemson Avenue, Columbia. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or by calling Regina Ratterree at 803.794.7147.

Safe Church training, April & May

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Good Shepherd, Columbia, April 17. Please contact the church for details, 803.779.2960.

Advent, Spartanburg, May 2. Please contact the church for details, 864.585.2268.

St. Stephen's, Ridgeway, May 8. Please contact the church for more information, 803.337.2905.

St. Francis of Assisi, Chapin, Saturday, May 15, beginning at 9 a.m. Please contact the church office if you plan to attend, 803.345.1550

SC Christian Action Council's "How We Treat One Another," May 20

On May 20, at Virginia Wingard United Methodist Church, Columbia, all are invited to join the conversation on race for engagement and change. At your SC Christian Action Council's Annual Meeting 2010 we will consider "How We Treat One Another: the Good, the Bad, the Future."

The day begins with ecumenical worship, features a keynote on the topic, and includes a fellowship meal and the presentation of this year's SCCAC Ecumenism awards.

Register online. For more information, contact Doty at sccouncil@sccouncil.net.

"Caring for Creation"at Mepkin Abbey, May 20

"Caring for Creation: A Forum for Religious Education Leaders" will be held May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

This interfaith conference, sponsored by the Center for Humans and Nature, Audubon – South Carolina, and Mepkin Abbey is offered without charge to religious education leaders who wish to know more about faith-based environmental education.

Sister Paula Gonzalez, Ph.D., Sisters of Charity - Cincinnati will be the forum leader and present a keynote address: "Spirituality for the 21st Century." Since 1970, she has presented more than 1,600 programs – workshops, retreats, seminars— on various aspects of global futures. She is a dynamic leader who energizes audiences to teach others that we are participants in creation with the Eternal Creator.

Participants will also learn what South Carolina faith communities are doing to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Speakers from the SC State Energy Office, conservation groups, and places of worship will offer advice and information on making the physical place of worship less consumptive (thus reducing costs) and on ways to educate congregants to become better stewards of the Earth.

Lunch will be provided. Because of limited space registrations are required by May 10. To register, or if you have questions, please contact Dr. William Bailey at wbailey@sc.edu.

Province IV Leadership Conference at Kanuga, June 9-11