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In celebration of fifty years of Episcopal worship in Fort Mill, South Carolina Saint Paul’s will observe its silver anniversary with a Choral Evensong at 5:45 P.M. followed by dinner in our Parish Hall on Saturday, June 20th, 2009.
On Sunday, June 21st, 2009 the Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr. will be the celebrate at the 10:30 A.M. service. A reception will be held the Parish Hall following the service. Continue reading ‘St. Paul’s Silver Anniversary Celebration’
On June 20th – 21st, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of our building. Episcopalians have been worshipping in Fort Mil for just over 50 years. A group from Our Saviour in Rock Hill began meeting at Wolfe Funeral home in the late 1950’s. But we’re not sure of the actual date. But we do know the actual date of the dedication of our building in 1959, June 21st. At that time the people of St. Paul’s were actually members of the parish of Our Saviour. St. Paul’s remained a chapel of Our Saviour until the early 70’s when it became a mission of the Diocese. So our 50th celebration is of length of time in which we have been worshipping in our building. Continue reading ‘Our 50th Anniversary Celebration’
Each week, except during Lent, our Church Altar is adorned with flowers. The addition of flowers adds so much visual interest. We would love to fill up the flower chart for the remainder of the year. If you would like to put flowers on the Altar to remember someone or celebrate a birthday, anniversary, baptism, etc., please sign up on the calendar in the Narthex. The flowers cost $53 each week, unless you want something special, and are tax deductible. Karen Rogers will get in touch with you when your date gets close to find out about your special occasion. If you have any questions, please contact Clare Hawes at mwhawes@comporium.net or at (803) 547-2552.
Once a year, Bishop Henderson goes to each Convocation of the Diocese for a three day visit or residency. Our Bishop will be with us in the Catawba Convocation on June 24th – 26th. During that time, he will be available for meetings with anyone who would like to see him. He will be available at St. Paul’s on the morning of June 25th. If you would like to meet with him call his secretary, Jane Goldsmith, at the Diocesan offices – (803) 771-7800. That night at 7:00PM, there will be a convocation-wide Confirmation service at Our Saviour in Rock Hill. Everyone is invited.
The Rev. Scott Fleisher, the chaplain of York Place, the Episcopal Home for Children in York S.C., will be visiting at both services on Sunday, June 7th. He will preach and talk about the ministries at York Place. York Place, a residential treatment center for children and youth, is an important outreach ministry of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina. York Place, and especially one of its residential homes, Hart Cottage, is an outreach project of our parish. Many of you have supported this ministry over the years. Please make plans to be present on June 7th to hear Scott speak about this important ministry.
