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Nominating Committee Appointed for Bishop Search
Stories from EDUSC

Nominating Committee Appointed for Bishop Search

posted on Sep 13, 2020

Dear Friends in Christ, As we continue the search and transition process begun earlier this summer, with Bishop Waldo's announcement of his plans to retire at the end of 2021 , the Standing Committee has appointed the Nominating Committee in ...
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Email and text scam targets clergy, lay leaders
Stories from EDUSC

Email and text scam targets clergy, lay leaders

posted on Sep 2, 2020

Diocesan House staff has heard from a number of clergy and lay leaders that they are receiving fraudulent emails or texts that ask for money, gift cards, or other favors posing as Bishop Waldo, or other clergy leaders. Please know that Bishop Wa...
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Application open for EDUSC Nominating Committee

Application open for EDUSC Nominating Committee

posted on Jul 21, 2020

Dear Leaders in the diocese: The search for a new bishop is a momentous event in the life of the Church. Calling a new bishop shapes not only the future of our diocese but the Church as well. The process to call a new bishop is complex and consi...
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Plant, Pray, Proclaim: Good News Gardens
Stories from EDUSC / Environmental Stewardship

Plant, Pray, Proclaim: Good News Gardens

posted on Jul 10, 2020

Along with, and often because of, the issues facing our communities today, there is an immediate and widespread problem with the food supply. Sometimes it's a supply chain glitch, sometimes it's and economic calamity. The Episcopal Church...
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Campus Ministry

A Reflection on Canterbury

posted on Jun 24, 2020

For all of us around the world, the year 2020 has not gone in our favor at all. From the Coronavirus Pandemic, to the display of systemic racism, and the global economic downturn. As well, many of us have had to adjust the way in which we go abou...
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​Bishop Andrew Waldo Announces Plan to Retire, Calls for Election of Next Bishop
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​Bishop Andrew Waldo Announces Plan to Retire, Calls for Election of Next Bishop

posted on Jun 7, 2020

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) The Rt. Rev. W. Andrew Waldo yesterday announced plans to retire at the end of 2021 and called for the election of the Ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. The Standing Committee of the diocese gave thei...
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ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF LOVE
Episcopal Relief and Development / Stories from EDUSC

ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF LOVE

posted on May 31, 2020

Last fall, Episcopal Relief & Development launched a $3 million grass-roots, church-wide fund-raising campaign dedicated to improving the lives of children up to age six. ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF LOVE seeks to help communities nurture children...
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How congregations can support communities during a pandemic
Stories from EDUSC

How congregations can support communities during a pandemic

posted on May 20, 2020

What’s happening in our communities? Healthcare systems stretched; record unemployment: grieving losses; families cooped up, adapting to working from home; everything moved online; churches and businesses retooling for social dist...
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Project Host and Christ Church collaborate to better serve Greenville community
Stories from EDUSC

Project Host and Christ Church collaborate to better serve Greenville community

posted on May 9, 2020

"On April 1, I was having a check-in with Tobin Simpson at Project Host. He told me the story of how its food truck took 100 meals out to a mobile home park in southern Greenville County. One thousand people showed up. It's a horrible story, but ...
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 Fresh Start Ministry aids in providing food security in the midst of COVID-19
Stories from EDUSC

Fresh Start Ministry aids in providing food security in the midst of COVID-19

posted on Apr 25, 2020

St. Luke’s, Columbia’s Fresh Start Ministry is doing its part in providing food security to its clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, Fresh Start is the only operational food pantry in the Columbia area and one of ten ope...
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Diocesan Calendar

Saturday, 6/17 at 9:30 AM
Diocesan Executive Council - Second Quarter Meeting
Saturday, 6/17 at 1:00 PM
EDUSC Standing Committee - Second Quarter Meeting
Friday, 7/14 at 9:00 AM
Commission on the Diocese Regular Meeting
Saturday, 7/15 at 10:00 AM
Commission on Ministry Regular Meeting
Sunday, 8/27 at 2:00 PM
Piedmont Convocation Meeting
Thursday, 8/31 at 2:00 PM
Diocesan Executive Committee
Saturday, 9/9 at 9:30 AM
Diocesan Executive Council
Saturday, 9/16 at 10:00 AM
Discernment of Call Interviews

Diocesan Executive Council - Second Quarter Meeting

Saturday, June 17, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM



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EDUSC Standing Committee - Second Quarter Meeting

Saturday, June 17, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Commission on the Diocese Regular Meeting

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Commission on Ministry Regular Meeting

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Piedmont Convocation Meeting

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Diocesan Executive Committee

Thursday, August 31, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM



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Diocesan Executive Council

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Discernment of Call Interviews

Saturday, September 16, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM



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