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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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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...
Read MoreApplication 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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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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Stories from EDUSC
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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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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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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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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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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