Diocesan News
Archdeacon Byrd co-hosts first Ridge Spring unity breakfast
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At the first Ridge Spring unity gathering are Archdeacon Byrd (second from left) and (to his left) the Rev. Janet Tarbox, vicar of the Church of the Ridge. |
On November 8, with Archdeacon Fred Byrd and Ridge Spring mayor Ms. Patsy Asbill as co-hosts, the the first unity gathering of local town council members and pastors took place at Juniper Restaurant in Ridge Spring. Churches represented were Yound Second Baptist, Ridge Hill Baptish, Ridge Spring Baptist, and our own Church of the Ridge, where the Rev. Janet Tarbox serves as vicar.
The meeting opened with pa prayer by Archdeacon Byrd and included discussion about concerns in the Ridge Spring community and how to help draw everyone together. Communication, emergency networks, and other issues were discussed.
Celebration of New Ministry, December 6. All welcome!
The Right Reverend
Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr.,
Bishop of Upper South Carolina,
will institute
The Reverend Dimitrula Henson
as the 16th rector of
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church,
Columbia, South Carolina,
Thursday, the 13th of December,
Two Thousand and Seven,
The Feast of St. Lucy,
at 7:00 p.m.
Reception will follow. Your prayers and presence are requested.
Clergy: Red stoles.
YOU can help our ECW provide textbooks for our seminarians!
Have you paid for college textbooks recently either for
yourself or your children? Then, you know how incredibly
expensive they are! Our Diocesan
seminarians face this costly dilemma every semester and unlike
most students, are unable to sell them back at the end of the
course. These are books which
they will use not only in their seminary studies but also
throughout their careers as they preach, teach, and pastor among
us! The DUSC has three seminarians: two second-year students at
Virginia and General Theological seminarians and a first-year
part-time student beginning at the Lutheran Theological
Seminary. The Episcopal Church Women collect donations all
during the year so that at the beginning of each semester we can
send our seminarians funds for these important and vital
purchases. Every dollar collected is disbursed to the
seminarians!
If you are interested in making a donation, please send to
Penny Hayne, DSBF Chairman, 719 Shadowbrook Drive, Columbia, SC
29210. This would be a wonderful project for a Sunday School
class, a prayer circle, a book study group, or just an
individual interested in assisting our seminarians through the
"printed word."
News from Haiti
From Jackie Williams, Christ Church
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The first picture shows the beautiful fabric art of Priscilla Hair of Easley which hangs in the Bon Sauveur church at Cange. It represents Cange as the spiritual center of Haiti's Central Plateau reaching out in all directions.. The second photo shows Je Je, manager of Cange complex, attaching three more "points of light" (with the artist's permission of course!) to the fabric to represent the rural missions Fr. Fritz Lafontant has established. Our diocese is adopting these missions, one by one. Fr. Lafontant intends for each mission to have a church, a school, and at least a closet for medical supplies. I want each one to have a treadle sewing machine.
Our ministry in Haiti is a wonderful opportunity for Upper South Carolinians to honor the Millennium Development Goals and to address directly the problem of world poverty. Incredible advancement in the lives of our Haitian brothers and sisters is possible under the leadership of Father Lafontant.
Gravatt updates
Call for staffers, camp registration begins
Camp Gravatt is
now hiring for summer 2008. Being a part of the summer camp
staff at Gravatt is a positive, life-changing experience. Camp
counselors serve as Christian role models for campers and make a
lasting impression in the lives of the children they serve. If
you have something to gain, and a lot to give, please consider
applying. Applications for counselors, junior counselors,
kitchen staff, and program staff are now available online at
www.bishopgravatt.org or by calling 803.648.1817.
Camp Gravatt registration is online. Brochures will be mailed to last year's campers and to churches in January. There are some new program highlights this summer—Family Camp, a shorter session for younger campers, a Counselor-in-Training program for rising 10th graders, and an all-ages session so that parents can send all their children to camp at one time. Campers will also be able to participate in the new Gravatt Environmental Education Program. There are multi-sibling and multi-session discounts. There are also discounts for early-bird registration. Details are available on the Gravatt Web site, www.bishopgravatt.org. Families wishing to host a "Camp Gravatt Party" in their home are eligible for extra discounts when new friends sign up to attend camp.
Heathwood Hall middle school students win youth fundraising award
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Representatives from Heathwood accept theOutstanding Youth Fundraising Group award on behalf of the Intermediate/Middle School. |
Student representatives from Heathwood Hall’s
Intermediate/Middle School accepted the Outstanding Youth
Fundraising Group award November 15 from the Central Carolina
Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
The United Way of the Midlands nominated Heathwood Hall for the honor in
recognition of students’ service during the annual United Way Day of Caring
and to highlight the remarkable fundraising success of the
Intermediate/Middle School’s Turkey Trot-athon.
Each fall semester, Heathwood 8th graders have pitched in as United Way
volunteers with the Day of Caring. This year,students did yard work at the
Ronald McDonald House, assisted classroom teachers at the Arthurtown Child
Development Center, planted flowers at the Babcock Center, and helped
organize supplies at the Home Works warehouse. This year’s event raised
$8,000 for Columbia’s Harvest Hope Food Bank.