Upcoming Events
"Walk-abouts" for Bishop nominees scheduled for November 21 and 22
Visit the Bishop Search Web site for information on and from those nominated to serve as our Eighth Bishop
Register for a walk-about now!
Two walk-abouts are scheduled for the weekend of November 21-22. The
walk-abouts are designed to allow certified delegates to the electing
convention and other interested persons to meet the candidates and ask
them questions. For planning purposes, those who would like to attend
one of the walk-abouts are asked to sign-up beforehand. Registration is
available on the diocesan Web site at www.edusc.org/nextbishop.
The first walk-about will be held on Saturday, November 21, at St.
John's Episcopal Church in Columbia. Registration will begin at 8 am
followed by Morning Prayer and an introduction of the candidates at 9 am
at which time each candidate will make a brief opening statement. At
10:30 am, attendees will move to designated breakout rooms, and the
candidates will rotate from room to room, thereby allowing attendees to
ask questions of each candidate for approximately 30 minutes in smaller
group settings. There will be an opportunity to submit questions at the
beginning of each breakout session in each room, and the questions asked
will be selected at random by the moderator assigned to the breakout
room. A lunch break is planned from 12:15 -1:30 pm, and box lunches will
be available for purchase at a cost of $8 per person. A reservation for
lunch is requested and may be made at the same time as registration for
the Saturday walk-about on the diocesan Web site.
The second walk-about will be held at Christ Church in Greenville the
afternoon of Sunday, November 22. Registration will begin at 12:30 pm
with a welcome and introduction of the candidates to follow at 1:30 pm.
Breakout sessions, similar to those planned for Saturday, will take
place beginning at 2:30 pm. At the conclusion of the breakout sessions,
Evening Prayer and light refreshments will be offered at the church.
St. David's, Columbia, to host fall bazaar November 7
St. David's, Columbia, will host its annual fall bazaar from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m., November 7, at the church located at 605 Polo Rd., in
northeast Columbia.
The event will feature crafts and foods – all handmade by church members
and friends. It also will include a used book sale, a baked goods
sale, a frozen soup shop, a hot dog lunch, a Secret Santa shop, and a
raffle for one of three items: a dessert a month for a year made by a
church member, a handcrafted child’s wooden rocking horse, or a hand
crafted quilt and stand. Children can purchase gifts for their parents
inexpensively in the Secret Santa Shop
Proceeds will go to charitable, community needs. For more information,
call 803.736.0866 or visit www.stdavidscolumbia.org.
Coats for Christ community-wide prayer service at Ascension, Seneca, November 8
The Episcopal Church of the Ascension and St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Seneca are jointly sponsoring Coats for Christ an
effort to collect new and
gently used coats for those in the community who are vulnerable and
unable to purchase a coat for the upcoming cold winter months. All are
welcome to
share in this special time for prayer and worship.
On Sunday evening November 8 at 7 p.m. a community-wide prayer service
will be held and the donated coats will be collected and blessed. Pastor
David
Coffman of St. John's and David McCutcheon of the Oconee United Way will
speak. The service will be held at Ascension at 214 Northampton Road in
Seneca. Light refreshments will be served following the prayer service.
New or gently used winter coats should be brought to the service. Coats
may also be dropped off at Ascension on Friday November 6 between the
hours of
9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monetary donations to be used for the purchase of
coats will also be accepted. All coats collected will be distributed by
the United Way
to those in need in our community.
For more information and directions to the church, call 864.882.2006 or
visit Ascension's Web site www.ascension-seneca.org.
St. Peter's Players opens 10th season, November 12, with A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream opens the 10th season of St. Peter's
Players, Greenville, from November 12th through 14th.
Shakespeare's comic love story concerns the agreements and disagreements
of four couples getting ready for their dream wedding. In the middle of
all that courting six children are rehearsing a love story to present at
the wedding. The children's play-within-the-play is tragic in content
but farcical in delivery making this one of Shakespeare's most popular
plays.
Performances will be held nightly at 7:30 p.m. November 12 through 14t t
St. Peter's Episcopal Church located at the intersection of Devenger and
Hudson roads on Greenville's Eastside. Performances are free and open to
everyone. Groups are welcome.
Please contact the church office if you have questions. 864.268.7280.
St. Peter's, Great Falls, bazaar scheduled for November 14
St. Peter's, Great Falls, will hold its annual bazaar on Saturday, November 22, from 7:30 a.m. till 2 p.m. Come enjoy ham "de-lites," sausage biscuits, vegetable soup and corn muffins, and hot dogs.
The bazaar will also offer homemade cakes, cookies, pies, breads, jams, jellies, chow-chow, and a variety of handcrafted
items and Christmas ornaments.
St. Peter's is located at 30 Hampton Street, Great Falls; 803.482.6755. Map & directions.
Come to Gravatt for a celebration luncheon, November 15
To our friends in the Diocese, We are asking that all congregations in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina send at least two representatives from your church to . . .
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Still Hopes Annual Holiday Market, November 18
Sip warm cider, nibble on tasty treats while you shop from more than 20 vendors at the Still Hopes Annual Holiday Market on November 18 from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. For more information, contact Sherry French at the Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community, 803.739.5015.
Advent Quiet Day at Grace, Camden, December 5
Grace Church, Camden, 1315 Lyttleton Street, will host an Advent
Quiet Day on Saturday, December 5, from 9 a.m. till 3:15 p.m.
An Advent Quiet Morning led by Sister ES/Ellen Stephen, OSH
Theme: Expecting the Holy: Preparing for God’s Holy Wisdom to Light
our Lives. Three meditations will be based
on quotations from the writings of the 13th-century Dominican friar,Meister Eckhardt. The meditations will focus on the ways and means
of preparing to receive the gifts of God’s coming to us in holy
awakening, clarity and wisdom.
An Advent Quiet Afternoon led by Sister Sophia Woods, OSH
Theme: Letting Wisdom Lead Us to Jesus. Using meditative imagination on
the figures of the Nativity, we will open ourselves up further to
Wisdom’s gifts. Bring a journal.
9:00-9:30 a.m. Coffee and fellowship
9:30 a.m. First Meditation with Sr. ES
10:30 a.m. Second Meditation
11:30 a.m. Third Meditation
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Meditation with Sr. Sophia Woods
3:00-3:15 p.m. Liturgy
Please pre-register for this event by calling the Grace Church office:
803.432. 7621
Sister Ellen Stephen, who likes to be called “E.S.”, was born in New
York City and grew up there and in New Orleans. She received a BA degree
in English Lit from Mills College in Oakland, California,. and an MA in Creative
Writing from Stanford University, where she also did three years of work
toward a PhD. E.S. has published two books on spirituality: Vessel of
Peace: A Guide for Pilgrims of the Spirit with Doug Shadel (Abingdon
Press, 2007) and Together and Apart: A Memoir of the Religious Life
(Morehouse Publishing, 2008). She has been an Episcopal nun since
1964. Her ministry includes leading retreats and quiet days, conferences,
and consulting on community building and spirituality, spiritual
direction, and writing.
The Rev. Sr. Sophia Woods was the rector of Emmanuel Church, Holmesburg,
Pennsylvania. She left the Philadelphia area in 2003 for the monastic life, first
with the Community of the Holy Spirit and then with the Order of St.
Helena. As a sister, she continues her priestly ministries, combining
these with writing, spiritual direction and leading retreats. Sophia
Woods is a life-long activist for peace and justice and works with the
Episcopal Peace Fellowship in communications. She holds degrees in
nursing, pastoral counseling, and divinity.
Advent Quiet Day and Prayer Vigil at St. Matthew's, Spartanburg, December 12
An Advent Quiet Day and Prayer Vigil with meditations from St
Francis will be held at St Matthew's, Spartanburg, on Saturday, December
12 from 11a,m till 4 p.m. Readings will be on the hour with
Morning Prayer at 11:55. Contact Melinda McDonald 864.205.2695 or
melindamcdonald07@gmail.com.
for more information.
Mark your calendar for Spring Break Camp at Gravatt
Looking for an exciting spring break opportunity? How about a week at Camp Gravatt? More info to come, but mark your calendar for April 5 - 10 (coincides with spring break for Richland County, SC as well as many others). This camp session is available for 5th through 9th graders. Cost will be $350. Sign up for spring break camp, and receive a discount on summer camp fees!
Tour of the Holy Land departing March, 2010
The Reverend Harold Morgan, Rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church, Clinton, and The Reverend Elizabeth Morgan, Rector of St Luke’s Episcopal Church, Newberry, will be hosting a group on a tour of the Holy Land and Jordan which will depart on March 1, 2010.
The purpose of this tour will be to experience the major Christian pilgrimage sites: Jerusalem, Galilee, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Masada, and Petra among many others. The tour includes round trip transportation form New York, quality hotels, sightseeing with English-speaking guides, lectures, most meals, and much more. For the enjoyment of the travelers, all arrangements will be made in advance.
However, there will also be ample leisure time to pursue personal interests, learn, relax and shop. Mark you calendar and join this wonderful opportunity to travel the Holy Land with your Bible. For further information, contact the Morgans at 204 Derby Lane, Clinton, SC 29325 or call 864.923.2033 or 864.938.6693 or e-mail allsaintsclinton@earthlink.net.