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Diocesan Staff to Lead Lenten Series on Zoom

2/23/2023

How to join the meeting on Zoom
When it's time for the session to begin, join the meeting online by clicking this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84400184048?pwd=S3hUc3czaGhYVXFDa2Z6UzN0Ky9Hdz09

If needed, the meeting information is as follows:
Meeting ID: 844 0018 4048
Passcode: 629355

View the video above to learn more about the special series for Lent that will be offered by Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley and the diocesan staff. The series will be held on Zoom each Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm. For five weeks beginning on February 28, members of staff will be joined with other voices around the diocese to lead an open conversation about what feeds our bodies and our souls. Each session will end with the Evening Devotion found in the Book of Common Prayer. Information on the first two sessions is available below:

February 28 at 6:30 pm: Join the Rev. Cn. Ryan Currie for the first session. He will be joined by Alison Davidow, a member at St. Mark's, Port Royal, to lead an open conversation about what's feeding our bodies and souls, particularly during the Lenten season.

March 7 at 6:30 pm: The Rev. Cn. Ramelle McCall will be joined by Charlinda Gallant of Calvary, Charleston for the second session of this Lenten series.

March 14 at 6:30 pm: For the third session of the series, Canon Andrea McKellar is joined by Renzi Ricketts, who serves as director of Camp St. Christopher at St. Christopher Camp & Conference Center.

March 21 at 6:30 pm: Diocesan Director of Communications Molly Hamilton is joined by Whitney Davis, the Director of Music at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Hartsville, SC, for the fourth session.

March 28 at 6:30 pm: The Canon to the Ordinary, the Rev. Cn. Philip Linder will lead the fifth and final session of this Lenten series. He will be joined by a member of the diocese.

How to join the meeting on Zoom
When it's time for the session to begin, join the meeting online by clicking this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84400184048?pwd=S3hUc3czaGhYVXFDa2Z6UzN0Ky9Hdz09

If needed, the meeting information is as follows:
Meeting ID: 844 0018 4048
Passcode: 629355

Clergy News: The Rev. Jeffrey R. Richardson to retire from Holy Communion, Charleston

2/9/2023

The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Jeffrey R. Richardson as he announces his retirement from active ministry. He will conclude his service as rector of the Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston, on February 21 after serving there since 2018. Father Jeff was ordained to the ministry in 2005 and served as vicar to both St. Alban’s, Kingstree, and St. Stephen’s, St. Stephen (2005-2018). In 2013, he accepted a third church, serving as vicar of St. Catherine’s, Florence (2013-2018). He answered the call to the Church of the Holy Communion in August 2018 as priest-in-charge, then in August 2019 he accepted the call as their sixteenth rector. He has also served the diocese in many ways, including his most recent term on the Standing Committee, where he served a full term as president and then six months later filled that position again when it was left vacant. He served on the Standing Committee until last year.

In making the difficult decision to retire, Father Jeff and his wife Patty knew they wanted to spend more time with each other and their family, particularly their children and grandchildren. In a letter to the vestry and congregation, Fr. Jeff wrote that he and Patty will "always remember the glorious liturgy and music (certainly, some of the most beautiful on the peninsula), but mostly we will miss you and the feeling of community here at this church."

On the occasion of his retirement, Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley offered the following words: "I first came to know Father Jeff during the bishop search process in his role as a mentor of the search committee. Immediately, I came to appreciate his deep spirituality, his grounded life of prayer and his thoughtful listening. Father Jeff has graced numerous churches in our diocese with his wise leadership. I am so grateful for his ministry and wish Patty and him every blessing in the season ahead."

O heavenly Father, Shepherd of thy people, we give thee thanks for thy servant Jeff, who was faithful in the care and nurture of thy flock; and we pray that, following his example and the teaching of his holy life, we may by thy grace grow into the stature of the fullness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Diocesan Staff to Lead Lenten Series on Zoom

Clergy News: The Rev. Jeffrey R. Richardson to retire from Holy Communion, Charleston

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