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After a brief pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the search for the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina has resumed. The Bishop Search Committee is now receiving nominations and applications through October 15, 2020.
While exact dates will be difficult to firmly establish because of the uncertainty of the pandemic, the search will proceed with the expectation of holding a special electing convention in Spring 2021, followed by the Consecration of the new bishop before the end of the year. The period of receiving nominations and applications is now open and will close on Thursday, October 15. The Diocesan Profile has been shared on the website for the bishop search (www.scbishopsearch.org), along with forms for application and nomination. In a time of great uncertainty, the Rev. Dr. Philip Linder, Chair of the Bishop Search Committee, is looking forward to resuming the search. “We are excited to be moving forward, and hope for the careful and prayerful consideration of all who may feel called to serve as the Fifteenth Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina,” said Linder. While specific dates beyond the period for open nominations will not be set at this time, the overall process will continue to follow the timeline on the Bishop Search website. Upcoming events and deadlines will be shared on the website and through Diocesan communications. On Sunday, August 30, churches throughout our diocese celebrated the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost with online services of worship, as most of them have not resumed in-person worship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here for the lessons appointed for use on the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost. Find the links to the services below: All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island All Saints offered a Weekend Worship Service for August 29 and 30. Watch it at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. 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 service 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 service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Conway Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence Watch the Sunday service on Zoom through Facebook 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. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. On Sunday, August 23, churches throughout our diocese celebrated the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost with online services of worship, as most of them have not resumed in-person worship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here for the lessons appointed for use on the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost. Find the links to the services below: All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island All Saints offered a Weekend Worship Service for August 22 and 23. Watch it at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. 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 There were technical difficulties with the video this week. 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 service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Conway Watch the Sunday service at this link (there were issues connecting to Zoom this week, as Fr. Rob explains at the beginning). Click this link for the bulletin. St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence Watch the Sunday service on Zoom through Facebook at this link. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Summerville Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. Click this link for the bulletin. The search for the XV Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina has resumed, after pausing the process on April 22, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Standing Committee unanimously agreed during a meeting on July 28 to restart the search. While exact dates will be difficult to firmly establish because of the uncertainty of the pandemic, the search will proceed with the expectation of holding an election in the first half of 2021, followed by an Ordination of the new bishop by year’s end.
In moving forward, the Search Committee has announced that the period of receiving nominations will begin on Monday, August 31, and close on Thursday, October 15. The Diocesan Profile has been completed and will be shared on the website for the bishop search (www.scbishopsearch.org) on August 31, along with forms for application and nomination. In a time of great uncertainty, Search Committee Chair the Rev. Dr. Philip Linder is looking forward to resuming the search. “We are excited to be moving forward, and hope for the careful and prayerful consideration of all who may feel called to serve as the Fifteenth Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina,” said Linder. While specific dates beyond the period for open nominations will not be set at this time, the overall process will continue to follow the same structure outlined in the timeline on the Bishop Search website. Upcoming events and deadlines will be shared on the website and through Diocesan communications.  The Rev. Dr. Jennie Olbrych has been called to serve as Interim Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church, Charleston. She has served in the Diocese of South Carolina in many capacities since her ordination in 1988 including, most recently, as vicar of St. James-Santee, McClellanville, from which she retired in 2018, and Lower School Chaplain at Porter Gaud School.
Dr. Olbrych also served the Diocese as Canon for Interim Ministry in the 1990s and brings much experience to the position. Of the call, Archdeacon Callie Walpole noted: “Jennie has long been a strong and steady rock of our diocese.” Dr. Olbrych will be with Calvary for a period of nine to twelve months and her first Sunday was August 16. On Sunday, August 16, churches throughout our diocese celebrated the Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost with online services of worship, as most of them have not resumed in-person worship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here for the lessons appointed for use on the Tenth Sunday After Pentecost. Find the links to the services below: All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island All Saints offered a Weekend Worship Service for August 15 and 16. Watch it at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. The Episcopal Church in Okatie, Ridgeland Watch the Sunday service 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 service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Conway Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence Watch the Sunday service on Zoom through Facebook 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. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. On Sunday, August 9, churches throughout our diocese celebrated the Tenth Sunday After Pentecost with online services of worship, as most of them have not resumed in-person worship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here for the lessons appointed for use on the Tenth Sunday After Pentecost. Find the links to the services below: All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island All Saints offered a Weekend Worship Service for August 8 and 9. Watch it at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. The Episcopal Church in Okatie, Ridgeland Watch the Sunday service 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 service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Conway Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence Watch the Sunday service on Zoom through Facebook at this link. St. Francis Episcopal Church, Charleston Watch the Sunday service at this link. The congregation used Zoom for the first time for this service. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Summerville Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. On Sunday, August 2, churches throughout our diocese celebrated the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost with online services of worship, as most of them have not resumed in-person worship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here for the lessons appointed for use on the Eighth Sunday After Pentecost. Find the links to the services below: All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island All Saints offered a Weekend Worship Service for August 1 and 2. Watch it at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. The Episcopal Church in Okatie, Ridgeland Watch the Sunday service 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 service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Conway Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Florence Watch the Sunday service on Zoom through Facebook at this link. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Summerville Watch the Sunday service at this link. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. Click this link for the bulletin. 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. |
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