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Living in the Reign of God, Continued
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Living in the Reign of God, Continued

posted on Sep 21, 2022

As we return to the backroads of the South, both of my childhood and last weekend, we turn back to the call to repent. Repent! It should get an exclamation point if you see it along the backroads-bonus points for hand-painted flames. My favo...
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Living in the Reign of God

Living in the Reign of God

posted on Sep 10, 2022

Driving along the backroads of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, there are nostalgic moments that put me back in the South of my childhood. Old bridges, farms, and rolling hills. Elementary schoolyards in summer, empty but for the weeds. Small...
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Commentary: After Dobbs, Christians face a changing landscape and an unchanging Word
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Commentary: After Dobbs, Christians face a changing landscape and an unchanging Word

posted on Jul 2, 2022

This article was orignally written for and published on Post and Courier . The landscape of the desert is laid bare after a flood. The effects of erosion from wind and water have visible expression in the carved surfaces of vast plains cut by...
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Memory, Grief, and more Prayers
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Memory, Grief, and more Prayers

posted on Jun 17, 2022

June 17, 2022 We grieve with our siblings at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Today, the Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is in Charleston participating in the remembrance of the massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church seve...
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EDUSC deputation gathers in preparation for General Convention
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EDUSC deputation gathers in preparation for General Convention

posted on Jun 8, 2022

Each spring before General Convention, the deputations from each Province IV diocese come together for Synod, intending to ready ourselves for the triennial gathering. This year, we met at Camp McDowell in Alabama in late April. (You may know t...
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Other Guides

Other Guides

posted on May 23, 2022

Backpacking in the desert has one problem before all others: water. When doing long solo hikes, it was not really possible to carry all that one person needed for more than a couple of days, at least it was not for me. So I had to have water sour...
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Bishop Daniel Richards' 2022 Easter Greeting

Bishop Daniel Richards' 2022 Easter Greeting

posted on Apr 17, 2022

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A Q&A with Bishop Richards
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A Q&A with Bishop Richards

posted on Mar 23, 2022

March 23, 2022 The Bishops of The Episcopal Church gathered for the House of Bishops spring retreat on March 15 - 21 at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas. This was the first in-person assembly of the House of Bishops since September 2019; it focused...
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A Heritage of Better: repentance as a spiritual practice

A Heritage of Better: repentance as a spiritual practice

posted on Mar 16, 2022

March 16, 2022 "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand." This is how Jesus begins his ministry and teaching in the Gospel of Mark. For most of my life, repentance was about sin. It basically meant to feel bad about sinning and quit. In fact...
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Diocese of Upper South Carolina notified of successful canonical consent process

posted on Dec 17, 2021

December 17, 2021 Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We are delighted to advise you that the Diocese has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that BIshop-elect Daniel P. Richards has received the required major...
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Diocesan Calendar

Tuesday, 12/5 at 6:00 PM
Reception of the Rev. Doug Graul as a Priest in the Episcopal Church
Wednesday, 12/6 at 6:00 PM
Ordination of the Rev. Deacon Tyler Proctor to the Priesthood
Saturday, 12/9 at 11:00 AM
Ordination of the Rev. Deacon Mitchell Felton to the Priesthood
Sunday, 12/10 at 5:00 PM
Ordination of the Rev. Deacon Christopher Johnson to the Priesthood
Friday, 1/12 at 7:00 PM
SMASH! High School Retreat
Friday, 3/1 at 5:00 PM
Happening #90
Saturday, 3/16 at 11:00 AM
New Beginnings DYLC Meeting

Reception of the Rev. Doug Graul as a Priest in the Episcopal Church

Tuesday, December 5, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM



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Ordination of the Rev. Deacon Tyler Proctor to the Priesthood

Wednesday, December 6, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM



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Ordination of the Rev. Deacon Mitchell Felton to the Priesthood

Saturday, December 9, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM



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Ordination of the Rev. Deacon Christopher Johnson to the Priesthood

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SMASH! High School Retreat

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New Beginnings DYLC Meeting

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