'PROCLAIMING GOOD NEWS'
IN NEW MISSION MATTERS VIDEO

Today we're launching the third video in our new "Mission Matters" series, "Proclaiming Good News." Be sure to check out these short video conversations about how the Spirit is at work in the life and joy we are witnessing all around our Diocese.

Watch "Proclaiming Good News" at the link above. You'll find the first two episodes on our website, episcopalchurchsc.org, and on our diocesan Facebook page. Stay tuned for more to come!

OPEN CONVERSATION THIS THURSDAY

Join us in Beaufort on Thursday, July 11, for an Open Conversation from 6-7:30 pm at St. John's Lutheran Church, 157 Ladys Island Drive, Beaufort SC 29907. Read more here.

Bishop Skip Adams and The Episcopal Church in South Carolina invite you to this listening and information session, a time to hear concerns and to engage in an open dialogue about the life and ministry of our Diocese and faith communities. Come join in conversation with the Bishop and other clergy and lay leaders, including our Missioner for Returning Congregations, the Rev. Bill Coyne, and Archdeacon Callie Walpole.

Like our previous Open Conversations, this is an opportunity to invite people you know who have questions about The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Use this flyer to spread the word.

BISHOP'S VISIT TO ST. FRANCIS 

Sunday at St. Francis: Bishop Skip Adams visited St. Francis, Charleston on July 7 to celebrate and preach, and also receive one member into The Episcopal Church.

Read the Bishop's sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. 

Prayer Calendar: This week we are praying for the Episcopal Diocese of Dominican Republic on our Diocesan Prayer Calendar. Our diocese has had a companion relationship with the Dominican Republic for many years, and we are represented on the Dominican Development Group by the Rev. Mac Magee.

About the Prayer Calendar: This concludes the Bishop's calendar of visitations for 2018-2019, but through the summer we continue to pray weekly for institutions of our Diocese. We also continue to pray for our fellow Anglicans worldwide on the Anglican Cycle of Prayer. Find the calendar here. 

HEARING SET FOR JULY 25  

Circuit Judge Edgar W. Dickson has scheduled a hearing on Thursday, July 25 at 9:30 am concerning a lawsuit filed against The Episcopal Church in South Carolina and The Episcopal Church by a breakaway group. The hearing was announced in an email to attorneys July 2, and involves a suit that has come to be known as the Betterments Act case. The hearing will take place at the Calhoun County Courthouse in St. Matthews, in the First Judicial Circuit.

CHURCH RESOURCES ON BORDER CRISIS  

On July 3, Bishop Skip Adams wrote the people of our Diocese about resources The Episcopal Church is offering in response to the crisis on the southern border of our nation. "No matter where one may stand on the complex issues of immigration, refugees and border security, I trust you will see that we are seeking to do so in a manner that is grounded in prayer and seeks action that is rooted in the Gospel," the Bishop wrote. Find his message and an article from The Episcopal Church at the link below. 

NEEDED: YOUR BUDGET IDEAS  

As part of a new process for developing the budget for our Diocese, Bishop Skip Adams and the Diocesan Council are asking members of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina to offer ideas and suggestions for the 2020 Diocesan Budget.

An online form is available now through August 15 for providing input on what should be in the spending plan that will be proposed and voted on at the 229th Diocesan Convention in November. 

UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS 

July 11: "Moments" Special Summer Concert at All Saints, Hilton Head Island, 7 pm. The Silverwood Ensemble invites everyone to an interactive concert of music from around the world, a fun relaxing night of enjoying the moment. The Ensemble features James Brinkmann, flute, and Sarah Hansen, cello. 

July 14: "Music for the Seasons" Old Fashioned Gospel Hour at St. Stephen's, North Myrtle Beach, 4 pm. This summer installment of the parish concert series will feature Curt Harper & Roberta Rowland-Raybold. All are welcome.

July 27: Crab Crack at Calvary, Charleston, 2-5 pm Saturday, July 27. Offered by the Episcopal Church Women of Calvary, this fun day with games and music includes crabs, chicken, hot dogs and drinks. A $20 donation is requested. Details here.

October 30-November 3: Fall Flower Festival at Grace Church Cathedral. Registration is now open for three seminars by floral designer Lee Berrill of England offered October 30-November 1. Displays of the dozens of flower arrangements at the cathedral will run through All Saints weekend (November 2-3). Find details here. A printable form is here. 

UPCOMING EVENTS