The Rev. Sandra (Sandy) Moyle has been named by the Ven. Callie Walpole as Interim Priest-in-Charge at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence. Sandy retired from Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island, where she served as the Assistant Rector. After graduating from Virginia Theological Seminary, she went on to serve at churches in Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida before moving to South Carolina.

​Prior to answering the call to ministry, she worked in radio and television news in Virginia for 20 years. Her mission as a priest is, “Always recognizing God's sovereignty and initiative, I seek to celebrate God's covenant with us, steadfast love for us, and creative work among us.”  Sandy will begin with St. Catherine’s on May 1.

On Sunday, April 26, churches throughout our diocese celebrated the Third Sunday of Easter with online services of worship, as the suspension of public worship services continues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Click here for the lessons appointed for use on the Third Sunday of Easter.

Find the links to the services below:

All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island
All Saints offered a Weekend Worship Service on Saturday, April 25. Watch it at this link. Click this link for the bulletin.
 
 The Episcopal Church in Okatie, Ridgeland
Watch the Sunday Liturgy of the Word at this link.
 
The Episcopal Church on Edisto, Edisto Island
Watch the Sunday service at this link.
 
 The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville
Watch the Sunday service at this link.
 
​Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston
Watch the Sunday Choral Eucharist at this link. Click this link for the bulletin.
 
​Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church, Pawleys Island
Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin.
 
Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston
Watch the Said High Mass from Sunday at this link.
 
Church of the Messiah, Myrtle Beach
Watch the Sunday Liturgy of the Word at this link. Click this link for the bulletin.
 
 ​St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Conway
Watch the Sunday Morning Prayer at this link. Click this link for the bulletin.
 
St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence
Members of St. Catherine’s joined on Zoom for Morning Prayer. Watch it at this link.
 
St. Francis Episcopal Church, Charleston
Watch the Sunday service at this link.
 
St. George’s Episcopal Church, Summerville
Watch the Sunday service at this link. Follow along with the bulletin at this link.
 
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Charleston
Watch the Sunday service at this link.
 
​St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Port Royal
Watch the Sunday service at this link.
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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Charleston
Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin.
 
​St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, North Myrtle Beach
Watch the Sunday service at this link.

​Lauren Kinard, Executive Assistant to the Bishop and Diocesan Administrator, was elected last week to the B+E+S+T Board as Member-at-Large at the group’s virtual Annual Meeting on Friday. B+E+S+T is a professional association of men and women who support Episcopal Bishops with the mission to empower each other through networking and education.

The Member-at-Large position is a two-year term and Lauren will work with the group’s provincial representatives and also coordinate education and gatherings for new B+E+S+T members (known as B+E+S+Ties) that start in between conferences. The picture above shows Lauren (back row, second from the right) with other Province IV representatives at last year's conference.

As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to impact our daily lives and immediate future, the Rev. Cn. Caleb Lee, President of the Standing Committee of The Diocese of South Carolina, has written an update regarding the current search for the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina. A copy of his letter can be viewed here.

The text of the letter is below:

April 22, 2020
 
Dear Faithful People of the Diocese of South Carolina,
 
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most unprecedented national and global crisis in any of our lifetimes and it has presented all of us with unique and unforeseen challenges in almost every aspect of our lives. As we are all well aware, the Church is not excluded from these challenges.

Due to various factors outside of our control, the Standing Committee has made the decision to pause the Search for the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina. This decision was made in consultation with The Reverend Dr. Philip C. Linder, Chair of the Search Committee, and our Search Consultant, The Reverend Canon Rick Callaway. We will reassess this decision on an ongoing basis. Rest assured that there is no one more ready to have a diocesan bishop than members of your Standing Committee!

There are many factors that were considered in this decision. However, our primary reason for making this decision was to safeguard the integrity of the discernment process for possible candidates, the Search Committee, and the diocese. We are not the only diocese with this challenge. There are currently 18 dioceses that have had to modify or postpone part of their search process because of COVID-19.

The good news is that our excellent committee is in full agreement with this decision and are at a point in the process where a pause can be easily managed. By the end of April, the Search Committee will be finished with the Diocesan Profile and all the preparation necessary to begin receiving nominations. Therefore, when your Standing Committee decides to proceed, there will be very little time between that decision and when the Diocesan Profile is published and nominations can be received.

Unfortunately, this means that our current timeline, including the anticipated election at our Annual Convention in November, will have to be altered. Due to the uncertainty of this time we are not able to make a decision about when that will be at this point. However, we plan to proceed as soon as possible.

Our Search Consultant has stated on more than one occasion that our Diocese has one of the most energetic and hardworking search committees with whom he has ever worked. It did not surprise me that he said this. We have great people in this diocese; people who have endured much and yet still rise to unprecedented challenges with grace and unbelievable faithfulness. I speak for your entire Standing Committee when I say that we are very grateful and honored to be serving you during these times, and we remain very excited about our future.  

Faithfully yours,  

The Reverend Canon Caleb J. Lee
President of the Standing Committee

On Sunday, April 12, churches throughout our diocese celebrated Easter with online services of worship, as the suspension of public worship services continues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Find the links to the services below:

All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island

• Follow along with the bulletin at this link.

Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville 

Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston 

Church of the Messiah, Myrtle Beach 
 
The Episcopal Church in Okatie, Ridgeland

The Episcopal Church on Edisto, Edisto Island

Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston 

• Follow along with the bulletin here: https://go.aws/3a0f48Y

Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island 

• Follow along with the bulletin at this link: https://bit.ly/2K0lyKs

​St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Conway 

•  Access Password: [email protected] – View the bulletin at this link.

St. Francis Episcopal Church, Charleston 

St. George's Episcopal Church, Summerville

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal 

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Charleston

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Charleston 

• On Easter Day, the church shared The Singing of the Exsultet and Releasing of the Alleluias, and the Easter Service.

​St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, North Myrtle Beach 

Throughout the diocese, in addition to services on Sunday, churches are offering Holy Week services as well. Find a link to these services below. Please email Molly Hamilton at [email protected] to change or add any information.

All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island will share all online services on their website at this link. Find the Easter Day service at this link.

Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville will continue to share services on their YouTube Channel. The Maundy Thursday service will be available by 6 pm, the Good Friday service at 12 noon, and on Easter Day, the Sunday service will be uploaded by 10:30 am. Find the Easter Day service at this link.

Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston, will share all services on their YouTube Channel. They are also sharing family Compline services on their Facebook page. Watch the Said High Mass for the Sunday of the Resurrection Sunrise service at this link. 

Church of the Messiah, Myrtle Beach will offer a Maundy Thursday service online on their YouTube Channel  at 7 pm, and an Easter Day service at 10 am on April 12. Watch the Easter Day service at this link.
 
The Episcopal Church in Okatie will share an online service live on Good Friday at 12 noon on their Facebook page. On Easter Day, the service will aired live at 10 am on the Facebook page and can be watched at this link. 

The Episcopal Church on Edisto, Edisto Island will offer live, virtual services for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday using Zoom. Dial-in information has been sent to members, if you need assistance, email Elizabeth at [email protected]. Watch the Easter Day service at this link.

Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston will offer an online service each day of Holy Week on their YouTube page (Bulletins for each service can be found in the information below each video: select “SHOW MORE.”). Check out the schedule at this link. Maundy Thursday will be live at 7 pm, Good Friday at noon, Easter Eve at 7 pm, and Easter Day at 11 am. All services can be watched later on the YouTube page.

Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island  Readings for each day of Holy Week and services will be shared on their website at this link. Watch the Easter Day Sunday worship service at this link.

​St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Conway will join with First United Methodist Church of Conway for a series of online Holy Week services: a Maundy Thursday foot washing service at 7 pm, a Good Friday service at 3 pm, and The Easter Vigil Service on Saturday at 8 pm. Find a link to join each service on the St. Anne’s Facebook page or website. The Easter Sunday Worship will begin live at 10 am. Links to all services for the month can be found at this link.

St. Francis Episcopal Church, Charleston has shared instructions for Maundy Thursday on their Facebook page. Check the page for other Holy Week reflections. An Easter Sunday service will be shared there on Sunday morning.

St. George's Episcopal Church, Summerville will share services for Maundy Thursday (Online presentation of the Lord’s Supper with sermon and veiling of the Crosses at 6:30 pm) and Good Friday (Online presentation of meditation and Good Friday Liturgy at 5 pm) on their YouTube channel when available. The Sunday service on Easter aired live on their Facebook page at can be watched at this link. 

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal will offer Holy Week services on their Facebook page including: April 9, Maundy Thursday with Holy Eucharist and stripping of the altar; April 10, Good Friday Liturgy; and April 12, Resurrection of our Lord: Easter Service with Holy Eucharist. Watch the Easter Day service on Facebook at this link.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Charleston will share reflections during the week and a service for Easter Day on their website and Facebook page. Find the Easter service at this link.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Charleston shares Noonday Prayer, and a Nighttime Children’s Story and Prayer each day on their YouTube Channel. Also on this channel, you can find the church's Maundy Thursday service and Good Friday service. On Easter Day, the church shared The Singing of the Exsultet and Releasing of the Alleluias, and the Easter Service.

On Sunday, April 5, churches throughout our diocese continued to offer an online service of worship for the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday. Find the links to the services below:

• All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island
  • Find the Sunday bulletin at this link.
• Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville
• The Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston
• Church of the Messiah, Myrtle Beach
  • View the bulletin at this link.
• The Episcopal Church in Okatie, Ridgeland
• The Episcopal Church on Edisto, Edisto Island
• Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston
  • View the bulletin at this link. 
• Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island
  • You can find the bulletin for the service at this link.
• ​St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Conway
  • The bulletin is found here.
• St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, Florence​
• St. Francis Episcopal Church, Charleston
• ​St. George's Episcopal Church, Summerville
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Charleston
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal
• ​St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Charleston
  • Find the bulletin at this link.
• St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, North Myrtle Beach

Throughout the week, many of the churches are offering online services, meditations, prayers, and more. Find a link to these offerings on our COVID-19 website at this link.