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87th Convention celebrates mission and ministry, honors Bishop Henderson, looks ahead

Bishop Henderson's address is available for download in print or as audio from the diocesan Web site, www.edusc.org.

Under the thematic banner “Celebrating Upper South Carolina,” the 87th Diocesan Convention met October 16-17 at the Carolina First Center in Greenville. The last diocesan convention convened by our bishop, the Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr., who will retire on December 31, it was a bittersweet event, marked by reflections both serious and lighthearted on the journey together, past, present, and future.

The business of changing lives

Day one of convention was devoted to the business of the diocese, including the long-awaited announcement of five nominees for eighth diocesan bishop, and topped off by a gala banquet and “roast” honoring Bishop Henderson.

Day two, with its emphasis on “changing lives,” featured guest preacher the Rev. Mike Kinman, former executive director of Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation; 25 hands-on workshops focused on our diocesan goals of health, mission, formation, and outreach; and a gathering of congregational displays depicting the many ways lives have been changed during Bishop Henderson’s 15-year ministry among us.

Convention elected individuals to serve on Diocesan Executive Council, Ecclesiastical Court, and the Board of Trustees of the University of the South. Two resolutions—one encouraging the diocese to hold the convention business session on a weekend day and the other designating the first Sunday in February as “Gravatt Sunday”—were adopted, and the proposed Statement of Mission, totaling $2,702,500, was approved.

“Done and left undone”

Noting as “a footnote to our common reality . . . that my tenure as a diocesan bishop is drawing to a close,” in his address to convention Bishop Henderson turned his attention to “‘things done and left undone.’” Addressing the latter, the bishop pointed to an underlying tendency “to do our own thing, both congregationally and individually”—an attitude that has prevented Upper South Carolinians from taking “full ownership as One Body of the very mission outreach projects which we ourselves have established as priorities,” including our ministry in Cange, Haiti.

This same attitude has hindered the passion for “changing lives” that is often reflected in church growth. “[W]e need,” the bishop said, “to recapture a dynamic sense of being spiritual entrepreneurs. To put it in blunt terms, the Episcopal Church in Upper South Carolina must grow.” “Now is the time,” he said, “to take what we believe to heart and put it into action. God-in-Christ has given us what we need; say ‘thank you’; and—and—share the gift!”

Reflecting on “some of the things—only some—that we have accomplished,” Bishop Henderson celebrated our “remarkable sense of stability as a diocese”; the development of a commission-based infrastructure which “encourages, supports, and strengthens mission at every level of the Church, starting with the individual”; a “dependable and sustainable commitment” to our established priorities of health, formation, mission, and outreach, all grounded in our ongoing diocesan Healthy Church Initiative devoted to “developing congregations as places where more and more people come into relationship with God.”

Looking ahead
 

Search Committee chairs Bill Thomason and Suzi Clawson announce the slate of five nominees

“Tip-toe anticipation”—thus Bishop Henderson described the atmosphere as convention-goers awaited the announcement of the final slate of nominees for eighth bishop of Upper South Carolina, which was made at the end of business day by Search Committee co-chairs Suzi Clawson and Bill Thomason.

Five nominees, representing, in Clawson’s words, “a spectrum of choices . . . largely in balance with the results of the diocesan survey,” were put forth by the Search Committee. They are: The Very Rev. John B. Burwell, rector, Church of the Holy Cross, Sullivan's Island, Daniel Island and I'on, South Carolina; The Rev. Canon Dr. Neal O. Michell, canon to the ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Texas; The Reverend Jerre Stockton Williams, Jr., rector, St. Peter's, Kerrville, Texas; The Rev. David F. O. Thompson, rector, St. Bartholomew’s, N. Augusta, South Carolina; and The Reverend W. Andrew Waldo, rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Excelsior, Minnesota.

Clawson and Thomason told convention that additional information about the nominees, including resumes, written responses to questions posed by the Search Committee, and brief video presentations, is available on the Bishop Search Web site, www.bishopsearch.edusc.org. They said also that there is in place for submission of nominations by petition on the diocesan Web site, www.edusc.org. The election will take place on December 12. Clergy, delegates, and other interested parties are invited to meet the finalists at the “walk-abouts” scheduled for November 21 and 22. Visit www.edusc.org/nextbishop to register for a walk-about.


Elective offices filled by the 87th Convention

ELECTION # 1 DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (DEC)/CLERGY ORDER

Three (3) members of the clergy canonically resident within this diocese for a term of three (3) years.

Sally Franklin.jpgThe Rev. Sarah C. ("Sally") Franklin, St. Paul's, Fort Mill

The Rev. Sarah C. ("Sally") Franklin, ordained for 15 years, has been rector of St. Paul's, Fort Mill, for almost five years. During this time she has served on the Cursillo Council, the Bishop's Interview and Discernment Committee, and the Diocesan Transition Committee, and has been a spiritual director for several Cursillo weekends.

Prior to her ministry in Upper South Carolina, Ms. Franklin was rector of a parish in Dublin, Georgia., for almost six years. While in the Diocese of Georgia, she served on the Diocesan Executive Council.  She also worked several summer sessions as a chaplain at Camp Honey Creek. Prior to ministry in Georgia, Ms. Franklin served as an assistant rector in High Point, North Carolina. In that position, she was responsible for Christian education and youth ministries. While in the Diocese of North Carolina, she was a member of the Diocesan Christian Formation Committee, serving as chairperson one year. Prior to ordination, she worked as a certified public accountant for seven years, specializing in taxation.

 

 

The Rev. John ("Trey") Garland III, St. Andrew's, Greenville

garlandpic.jpgThe Rev. John ("Trey") Garland III is a native Texan who grew up in Houston attending an Episcopal parochial school.  He earned a BA (Religion) in 1997 from Alma College in Michigan, and following graduation served for two years as full-time youth minister and teacher at St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School.  Mr. Garland graduated with an MDiv from Sewanee in 2002 and was ordained deacon, and to the priesthood in 2003.

He served as assistant at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tomball, Texas, for two years and in 2004 left the US to begin studies toward a PhD in liturgical theology at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom.  He served as assistant chaplain at St. Chad's College, college tutor to undergraduates at St. Chad's,  and also as a priest in the North East England team ministry, which provided priests to rural and poor parishes in the diocese of Durham. In 2006 Mr. Garland returned to the US with PhD research mostly complete and served as the assistant at Trinity Episcopal Church in Marble Falls, Texas.  In February 2008, he was called to serve as rector to St. Andrew's,Greenville. He currently serves on the Commission on Ministry Formation committee and has been named the bishop's liaison to Furman Canterbury.

   

The Rev. Joseph K. Smith, St. Christopher's, Spartanburg

Joseph Smith.jpgThe Rev. Joseph K. Smith was appointed as vicar of St. Christopher's, Spartanburg, by Bishop Henderson effective January 1, 2009.  Prior to that he was the associate rector at St. Matthew's, Spartanburg, from July 2007 to December 2008. He is currently on the Transition Committee for the election of the eighth bishop of our diocese. Additionally, he is serving a term on the diocesan Ecclesiastical Court as well as on the board of directors for Home Works.  Mr. Smith is a lifelong Episcopalian and a lifelong resident of Upper South Carolina. He was ordained to the diaconate in May of 2007, followed by ordination to the priesthood February of 2008. He is a graduate of Sewanee's School of Theology. 

Before his call to ordained ministry, Mr. Smith was the director of youth ministry at St. John's, Columbia, where he served for 12 years.  In that capacity he served both formally and informally in leadership positions for the diocesan youth. He is involved in recruiting and empowering youth and adults to be "Living Examples of the Gospel" by repairing homes through the Home Works of America program.


ELECTION #2: DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (DEC) / LAY ORDER

Three (3) confirmed adult lay communicants in good standing who are members entitled to vote in congregations in this diocese for a term of three (3) years.

Ned Badgett2.jpgMr. Edward M. ("Ned")Badgett, St. John's, Columbia

Mr. Edward M. Badgett is a member of St. John's, Columbia, where he currently serves as lector, Eucharistic minister, and facilitator of the Tuesday Morning Men's Bible Study. He is also a member of the parish website team. In the past Mr. Badgett has been a member of the St. John's vestry and of the choir. He has also served as Adult Sunday School Coordinator and as board member of Men of  St. John's. He attended Cursillo #107.

On the diocesan level, Mr. Badgett is a member of the Commission on Congregations, for which he serves as liaison to St. Stephen's, Ridgeway, and St. Thomas, Eastover. He is also active in the Midlands Convocation's Chapoteay (Haiti) Partnership. From 2005 to 2008 he was secretary of the Midlands Convocation and a delegate to Diocesan Convention representing St. John's. Mr. Badgett is assistant director, Public Charities Division, S. C. Secretary of State.

 

Mr. William P. ("Bill") Thomason, Christ Church, Greenville

Thomason Photo.jpgMr. William P. ("Bill"}Thomason is a member of Christ Church, Greenville. A retired senior executive in the computer industry, he was responsible for businesses in Europe and Japan, and served as well as the president of a national software/hardware reseller company. A graduate of Clemson University he has been chair of the university Board of Visitors, board member of the Clemson University Foundation, and a National Alumni Council member. In the broader local community he has recently served as a member of the Greenville Symphony board, as president of the Kiwanis Foundation board, and as a board member and officer of the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation.

Throughout his career Mr. Thomason has shared his organizational, administrative, finance, and human resources skills with the Episcopal church, serving as a vestry member, chairing annual stewardship drives, and participating on rector search committees in various parishes throughout the country. At Christ Church, Greenville, he has been a delegate to Diocesan Convention.  In the larger diocese, he is currently serving as lay warden of the Reedy River Convocation, a member of the diocesan Commission on Convocations, and co-chair of the Bishop Search Committee.

 

Dr. Norah T. Grimball, Trinity Cathedral, Columbia (nominated from the floor) 

Norah Grimball.jpgDr. Norah T. Grimball is a life-long Episcopalian and a member of Trinity Cathedral where she serves as Chair of the Eucharistic Ministers, Care Team Chair, Worship Leader, Eucharistic Visitor, Diocesan Convention Delegate, and member of the Christian Formation Committee. On the diocesan level, she is Chair of the Communications Subcommittee of the Bishop Search Committee and serves on the Bishop’s Interview and Discernment Committee (BID). She is also a spiritual director.

Since 1965, Dr. Grimball has worked primarily in the field of adult education, including several years as Director of Education and Training for the Computer Services Division at the University of South Carolina. For the past 23 years, she has been employed by Teradata Corporation (formerly NCR) where she is a manager in the Training Division, responsible for development and delivery of training to a global audience as well as facilitation of cross-functional teams, meetings and conference calls. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina (B.A.), Ohio State University (M.S.), and Graduate Theological Foundation (D. Min.).

 

 

ELECTION #3: ECCLESIASTICAL COURT / CLERGY ORDER

One (1) member of the clergy canonically resident for a term of four (4) years.

The Rev'd Bob Horowitz, Church of the Redeemer, Greenville  (nominated from the floor; no bio available)

 

 

ELECTION #4: ECCLESIASTICAL COURT / LAY ORDER

One (1) confirmed adult lay communicant in good standing who is a member entitled to vote in congregations in this diocese for a term of three (3) years.

 

Leroy.jpgMr. Leroy Delionbach, St. Augustine of Canterbury, Aiken

Mr. Leroy J. Delionbach grew up in Georgia and was baptized in the Methodist Church. He graduated from Georgia Southwestern College and Georgia Southern College with a BA in psychology. After his military service, he returned to Georgia Southern where he earned an MA in psychology. Further graduate work taken at UNC-Greensboro, Georgia State University and Augusta State University culminated in the award of the PhD in Criminal Justice by Americus University in 2001.

He served in the US Army and the GA Army National Guard, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant.  Career highlights include service as a juvenile probation officer, management consultant, college administrator), Methodist minister, and college faculty member. He recently retired from Aiken Technical College where he was the first Psychology Department head, the first program coordinator for the Human Services Program, and the first program oordinator for the Criminal Justice Program.

Mr. Delionbach was confirmed at St. Thaddeus', Aiken, by Bishop Henderson in 2001. Since that time he has been active as a worship leader, a Eucharistic minister, a trainer for worship leaders Safe Church. He attended Cursillo 96. He has served as senior warden at St Thaddeus' is now a member of the Mission Committee at St Augustine of Canterbury, Aiken.  He served two years as lay warden of the Gravatt Convocation He was appointed by Bishop Henderson to the Ministry Discernment Committee when it was formed in 2007.

ELECTION #5: TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH/ LAY ORDER

One (1) Confirmed adult Lay communicant in good standing who is a member entitled to vote in a congregation of this diocese to be elected for a term of three (3) years

Ms. Mildred Lee ("M.L.") Tanner, All Saints', Cayce

Tanner, ML 2X2.jpgMs. Mildred Lee ("M.L.") Tanner is a Mississippi native and a lifelong Episcopalian. She is a 1983 graduate of the University of the South, earning a bachelor's degree in Biology. While at Sewanee, Ms. Tanner was a member of the University Band, the Society of Wilkins Scholars, St. Augstine's Guild, and the Order of Gownsmen. She was a member of the volunteer Sewanee Emergency Medical Service (SEMS) and served as assistant director of the SEMS. Over the past 25 years, she has participated in a number of university and alumni events, including the Perimeter Trail hike weekend, class reunions, local Sewanee Club events, and the Sewanee Call campaign. From 2004 to 2007 she served as lay trustee to Sewanee from Upper South Carolina.

As a member of All Saints', Cayce, Ms. Tanner is a Eucharistic visitor, worship leader, Eucharistic minister, member of the handbell choir, and past member of the vestry. She works as an environmental health manager with the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, where she conducts home risk assessments for foster parents.


Statement of Mission approved by Convention

After brief discussion, Convention approved the Statement of Mission for 2010, totaling $2,702,500. The Statement of Mission is available for download from the diocesan Web site, www.edusc.org, or by contacting Canon Julie Price at Diocesan House, 803.771.7800, ext.23.

Two resolutions adopted by the 87th Convention

Diocesan business included the adoption of two resolutions, one calling for convening the business portion of Diocesan Convention on a weekend day and the other designating the first Sunday in February as "Gravatt Sunday."  The resolutions are posted on the diocesan Web site, www.edusc.org.


Other Convention highlights

Bishop toasted and roasted at Convention gala

Check out the "Roasting Our Bishop" photo gallery on the diocesan Web site, www.edusc.org.

Following the business of the 87th Diocesan Convention, on the evening of October 16 clergy, delegates, and Upper South Carolinians from throughout the diocese—more than 650 people—came together at Greenville’s Carolina First Center for a celebratory dinner and episcopal roast honoring the Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr., who will retire on December 31.

Special guest—and Bishop Henderson’s first surprise of the evening—was Presiding Bishop the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, who blessed the banquet and later took a turn at the podium to talk about the retiring bishop. The roasters were many, including longtime friends of the bishop longtime colleague Archdeacon Byrd, and they came bearing gifts ranging from scrapbooks and t-shirts to a one-of-a-kind zucchetto and purple high-top sneakers. Emcee and head jokester for the evening was the Rev. Michael Flanagan, rector of Holy Cross, Simpsonville.

The last presentations of the evening were of gifts to Bishop Henderson from the people of the diocese—first among them (of course), a rod and reel. Diocesan Executive Council president Robert Clawson then presented three monetary gifts, one a contribution in Bishop Henderson’s honor to the Bishop’s Legacy Fund, established to ensure the future of the diocesan Healthy Church Initiative; another for distribution among the Millennium Development Goal–related ministries in the diocese; and the third for some retirement fun for the bishop himself. And finally, on behalf of the diocese, the Rt. Rev. Charles Duvall, retired bishop of Central Gulf Coast who has assisted Bishop Henderson in Upper South Carolina, presented an icon entitled “Jesus calling the disciples” and written especially for the bishop by Church of the Advent parishioner Sue Zoole.

A final gift—this one to the people of the diocese, presented by Transition Committee co-chairs Susie White and Alan Treeter—was a portrait of Bishop Henderson that will hang alongside the portraits of his predecessors in Diocesan House.


Upper SC awarded UTO grant for ministry in Haiti

Bishop Henderson presents a 2009 UTO grant to Earl Burch, with diocesan ECW president Phyllis Webb (to his right) and national UTO president Regina Ratterree (All Saints', Cayce) looking on (click to enlarge)

Bishop Henderson presented World Mission Committee member Earl Burch with a $63,000 United Thank Offering (UTO) grant that will support our diocese's  ministry in Cange, Haiti, and environs—a ministry which has been active for nearly 30 years.

The money will go toward the building of a water treatment station which will filter and sterilize with UV light the entire water supply for the village of Cange. This is one piece of the Bread and Water Project currently under way in our diocese, a project the completion of which is crucial if the original water system, built by Upper South Carolinians in the early 1980s, is to be restored and expanded to support the growing population.

If the water system fails, the area will face a humanitarian crisis of major proportions. Thanks to the UTO grant, we are closer to averting disaster, but we're not there yet. Your generous gift to the Bread and Water Project will help save the day. Donations, earmarked for Bread and Water, can be mailed to Diocesan House, attn. Julie Price, 1115 Marion Street, Columbia, SC, 29201.


Search Committee announces nominees for Eighth Bishop

Visit the Search Committee Web site, www.bishopsearch.edusc.org for information on and from the nominees and to reserve space at one of the nominee "walk-abouts" coming up November 21 and 22.

On the business day of convention, Bishop Search Committee chairs Suzi Clawson and Bill Thomason announced a slate of five nominees for Eighth Bishop of Upper South Carolina. They also noted that instructions and the form for submitting nominations by petition is on the diocesan Web site and that petition nominees would be accepted until Monday, October 26.

Pictured below are the five nominees presented by the Search Committee and one petition nominee submitted to date. Visit the Bishop Search Web site, www.bishopsearch.edusc.org,  to learn more about the nominees.
 

John Burrwell
The Very Reverend John B. Burwell Rector, Church of the Holy Cross Sullivan's Island, Daniel Island and I'on, South Carolina
Neal Michell
The Reverend Canon Dr. Neal O. Michell, Canon to the Ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
David Thompson
The Reverend David F. O. Thompson, Rector,
St. Bartholomew's Church
North Augusta, South Carolina
Andrew Waldo
The Reverend W.
Andrew Waldo, Rector,
Trinity Episcopal Church
Excelsior, Minnesota
Stockton Williams
The Reverend Jerre
Stockton Williams, Jr., Rector,
St. Peter's Episcopal
Church, Kerrville, Texas
Philip Linder
nominated by petition
The Very Reverend
Dr. Philip C. Linder, Dean,
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina

Upcoming Events

"Walk-abouts" for Bishop nominees scheduled for November 21 and 22

Visit the Bishop Search Web site, www.bishopsearch.edusc.org for information on and from those nominated to serve as our Eighth Bishop

Susie White and Alan Treeter, chairs of the Transition Committee. With the work of the Search Committee done, the Transition Committee goes into full swing, beginning with the Walk-abouts.

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, www.edusc.org.

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.


 

Renewal of Ministry celebrations coming up October 28 and November 5

The Right Reverend Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr., Bishop of Upper South Carolina, will institute The Reverend Mark Anthony Abdelnour as the 5th Rector of St. Simon and St. Jude, Irmo, South Carolina, on Wednesday, the 28th of October Two Thousand and Nine, The feast of St. Simon and St. Jude, at 7:00 p.m. Reception will follow. Your prayers and presence are requested. Clergy: Red stoles.

The Right Reverend Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr., Bishop of Upper South Carolina, will institute The Reverend Jonathan Edward Morris as the 18th Rector of The Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Thursday, the 5th of November Two Thousand and Nine, The eve of William Temple, at 7:00 p.m.
Reception will follow. Your prayers and presence are requested. Clergy: White stoles  


Midlands to honor Bishop Henderson with Choral Evensong, October 29

Your presence is requested at Choral Evensong, Thursday, October 29, 2009, at 5:30 p.m., in honor of the episcopate of the Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr., at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Columbia. A Celebration Reception will follow at 6:30 p.m. at  St. Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church, Columbia.


All Saints', Cayce, 50th anniversary celebration, October 31-November 2

Everyone's invited to the 50th anniversary celebration at All Saints', Cayce, October 31-November 2.

Saints (left to right) Ann, Mary, Teresa (click to enlarge)

Evensong will be celebrated on Saturday, October 31 at 5:30 p.m., followed by a barbecue dinner. On All Saints; Sunday, November 1, Bishop Henderson will dedicate a new stained-glass window in the sanctuary at the 10:30 a.m. service of Holy Eucharist. The All Souls' Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Monday, November 2, at 7 p.m.

Medallions representing Saints Cecilia, Andrew, Catherine, Peter, and Paul (click to enlarge)

The new stained-glass window that will be dedicated on November 1 is the third and final in a series that tells the story of All Saints'.

Eight saints are represented in the window, three in full figure, five with medallions bearing the symbols by which they are known. St. Mary, St. Ann, and St. Teresa, representing the three women's guilds of the church, appear at the top of the window.

Below them are the medallions, standing for St. Cecilia, St. Andrew, St. Catherine, St. Peter, and St. Paul, each one indicative of a particular ministry at All Saints'.


 

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.  


St. Peter's Players open 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 itmes and Christmas ornaments.

St. Peter's is located at 30 Hampton Street, Great Falls; 803.482.6755.


 

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 a Celebration Luncheon kicking off Gravatt's 2010 Friends of Gravatt Annual Fund Campaign, Sunday, November 15. Holy Eucharist at noon, in the Chapel of the Transfiguration. Luncheon Program at 1 p.m., Stewart Dining Hall.

All are welcome! RSVP to 803.648.1817 or gravattguest@wildblue.net.  There is no charge for the event, but donations to defray the cost of the meal will be gratefully accepted.


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.