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A Back to School Message from Bishop Waldo
posted on Aug 12, 2019 As we approach another school year, Bishop Waldo discusses the opportunities that this time of new beginnings provides. And don't forget to stick around until the very end...
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Mission in the Community St. Luke's, Columbia's Fresh Start Program
posted on Jul 17, 2019 On October 14, 2016, St. Luke's began a new ministry called
Fresh Start. It was our mission to provide free laundry services, showers,
clothing and food for the area's homeless population and working poor. Since
opening, our services have expa...
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Crossing Boundaries, Creating Community
posted on Jul 9, 2019 For most of his tenure, Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry has touted the importance of recognizing and supporting the work of the two Episcopal-affiliated historically black colleges and universities as part of a commitment to racial reconci...
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A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Waldo
posted on Jul 1, 2019 Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
"I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me." (Matthew 25:35)
Over and over, Jesus calls his disciples to live with compassion for one anoth...
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A Call To Prayer For An End To Gun Violence
posted on Jun 6, 2019 Dear Family in Christ, This weekend, faith communities, civic organizations, and non-profit partners are joining together in the Wear Orange campaign for National Gun Violence Awareness Day (Friday, June 7). Bishops United Against Gun Violence, ...
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Baptized for Life
posted on May 28, 2019 The following report was written by Ann Marie Jones of St. Phillip's Greenville. We are "called to lives of meaning and purpose." This statement aptly describes one objective of Baptized for Life (BFL), an Episcopal discipleship initiative f...
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Christ Church, Greenville hosts only Rhythms of Grace program in South Carolina
posted on May 23, 2019 Ms. Hedrick Lewis started as the Director of Children's Ministry at Christ Church, Greenville nearly 4 years ago and immediately noticed a void that needed to be filled. There were quite a few families attending Sunday services with children that...
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Diocesan House Staff Change to Support Youth Ministries and Congregational Vitality
posted on May 9, 2019 In order to better strive for our common goal of Making, Equipping, and Sending Mature Disciples of Christ, Bishop Waldo today announces the appointment of Katelyn Kenney as Missioner for Christian Formation, Congregational Vitality, and Missiona...
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Easter in a POW Camp
posted on Apr 19, 2019 It began on April 9, 1942, but he was officially captured the very next day. Thousands of American and Filipino men were transferred from the Southern end of the Bataan Penninsula and made the march northward from the vicinity of Mariveles to San...
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Who Is My Neighbor?
posted on Mar 8, 2019 "Who Is My Neighbor?", is a four-part Lenten Series beginning Sunday, March 10 at 4:00 p.m. sponsored by St. John's Episcopal Church, 301 W. Liberty St., Winnsboro, SC. Speakers from the Episcopal, Jewish, Muslim and Greek Orthodox faiths will of...
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