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Youth Formation
Fall 2021 Youth Programs and Updated COVID Guidelines
posted on Sep 13, 2021 The school year has begun, and with it comes a mix of emotions, which may include simultaneous excitement and apprehension about being back inside school buildings. If this is you, you’re not alone. What we had hoped would be a “normal” sch...
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Stories from EDUSC
Updates from Haiti - Summer 2021
posted on Aug 27, 2021 by Harry G. Morse, MD, Diocesan World Missions Committee Several of our fellow parishioners have expressed concern in recent weeks for the safety and security of our brothers and sisters in Haiti.
Political Crisis --As most of you know, ...
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Bishop Search / Stories from EDUSC
Standing Committee Announces Slate for IX Bishop of Upper South Carolina
posted on Aug 16, 2021 On August 14, the Standing Committee announced the slate of nominees for the IX Bishop of Upper South Carolina. Find the announcement on the Search and Transition website .
The petition process by which candidates can be added to the slate is...
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99th Diocesan Convention
Call to Convention 2021
posted on Aug 3, 2021 Dear Clergy and Delegates to Convention, With prayers of thanksgiving for our bishop, clergy (active and retired), parishes and missions, it gives me great pleasure to offer the official “Call for a Special Convention for The Episcopal Di...
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Stories from EDUSC / Email Newsletter (EDUSC News)
Diocesan House staffing updates
posted on Jun 23, 2021 23 June 2021 Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Among the events common with episcopal transitions are diocesan staff members discerning God's next call in their lives. Two ...
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Stories from EDUSC
Four Deacons Ordained in Upper South Carolina
posted on Jun 10, 2021 Bishop Waldo ordained four new deacons in Christ's one, holy, and catholic church on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Trinity Cathedral in Columbia, S.C.
The Rev. Janet Atkins was ordained to the vocational diaconate, and the Rev. Beth Hendrix, the...
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Youth Formation
Middle School Connect Reflection
posted on Jun 2, 2021 This year, we all had to learn to adapt to changing circumstances as our worlds were turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Going into the new year after not having youth programming in the fall, we knew we, too, would need to adapt in orde...
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Youth Formation
Bridge Retreat 2021 Reflection
posted on Jun 2, 2021 We hosted Bridge Retreat at Camp Gravatt May 15 & 16. It was a wonderful 24-hour experience for 5th and 6th grade participants led by high school members of the Diocesan Youth Leadership Committee. We learned about Jesus’ prayer for his discipl...
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Happening & El Camino / Youth Formation
Happening #84 Reflection
posted on Jun 2, 2021 Hello, my name is Caroline Griffin, and I was the Rector for Happening #84! Happening has always been such a special event for me, so being able to lead this weekend after a very hard and confusing year, was the biggest honor. I can’t lie and s...
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Stories from EDUSC
Midlands Convocation Celebrates Confirmation
posted on May 19, 2021 Clergy and people from St. John's, St. Martin's, and St. David's gathered on March 19, 2021, at St. David's for a convocation-wide confirmation celebration. The Rev. Scott Fleischer, Dean of the Midlands Convocation, preached.
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