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CALVARY’S INTERIM RECTOR: 

The former Vestry by majority of votes has secured for the next three (3) months The Rev. William L. “Roy” Hills, Jr. as Calvary’s Interim Priest.  Fr. Hills received his BA from the University of South Carolina and his PhD from Florida State and his M.Div from the University of the South in 1990.  He has served in various capacities at St. John’s, Florence, St. Paul’s, Conway and St. Matthew’s, St. Matthew’s before coming to St. Stephen’s in 2005.  He was a professor at the College of Charleston for 16 years, 14 of which as the chairman of the Health and Physical Education Department.  Fr. Roy retired and opened Roy’s Fix-It Shop for woodwork and repairs.  He and his wife Elizabeth have two (2) daughters, Amy and Susan, as well as two grandsons, Isaac and Simon. 

WELCOME, FR. ROY HILLS to Calvary!

 Bishop vonRosenberg  was installed during the special meeting January 26 at Grace Episcopal Church, and will immediately take up his duties as bishop of a diocese that covers 24 counties in eastern South Carolina.  Currently, at least 19 parishes and missions and six worship communities in the diocese have indicated they are remaining with The Episcopal Church, and a number of others are still deciding.

 A provisional bishop has all the authority and responsibility of other bishops, but serves for a limited period of time until a diocese is ready to call a permanent bishop.

Bishop vonRosenberg and his wife, Annie, already reside in the Daniel Island community of Charleston, where he retired in 2011 after serving for 12 years as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee. Since October he has served on a voluntary basis as advisor to the Steering Committee that formed in October to help reorganize the Diocese.

For many years, Bishop vonRosenberg served in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, as rector of the Church of the Resurrection in Greenwood and later as Canon to the Ordinary (assistant to the Bishop) of that diocese from 1989-1994.

 Born in Fayetteville, N.C., on July 11, 1947, he graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a bachelor of arts in 1969. He earned his master of divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1974. Early in his episcopate, the University of the South's School of Theology awarded him an honorary doctor of divinity.

 Ordained as a priest in 1975, he served as rector/vicar of four small churches in and around Bellhaven, N.C. He was vicar and rector of churches in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina from 1976 until 1989. After serving as canon to the ordinary of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, he accepted a call to be rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington, N.C.  

As Third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, he oversaw an area of 34 counties in Tennessee and three in North Georgia, with 45 congregations and five worshiping communities and nearly 16,000 active members.

 Bishop vonRosenberg served in the House of Bishops, and ex officio on the board of trustees of the University of the South. He was also was elected to the university's board of regents. In 2008 he attended the Lambeth Conference, the once-a-decade gathering of the world's Anglican bishops, and participated with other bishops in a "Walk of Witness" through central London to draw attention to the Millennium Development Goals, which target poverty reduction around the world.

 His tenure in East Tennessee was marked by a measured approach and a focus on reconciliation and relationship. Bishop vonRosenberg worked to acknowledge diversity and build a spirit of openness in the diocese, initiating a Bishop's Committee on Inclusivity in 2009 to encourage “reasonable and holy conversations” on same-gender relationships. He also was noted for putting a priority on pastoral sensitivity and responsiveness, especially to clergy, their families and churches.

 He and Annie, a native of Alexandria, Va., married in 1973 and they have two sons and families, including six grandchildren. For recreation, Bishop vonRosenberg enjoys playing golf, sailing, reading, walking and spending time with his family.

Archdeacon appointed

The Venerable Calhoun Walpole
The Right Reverend Charles vonRosenberg, Bishop of the diocese, is pleased to appoint the Reverend Calhoun Walpole, to serve as the Archdeacon of the diocese, on a half-time basis, effective March 1, 2013. Callie will continue as Vicar of Grace Church in Charleston and will complete her ministry as Priest in Charge of St. Mark’s, Charleston, at the end of February. There will be a special celebration of her ministry at St. Mark’s on Sunday, February 24. 

Callie's responsibilities as Archdeacon will include service as Convention Secretary and as clergy transition officer and resource person for other programs in The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Callie will continue to have her office at Grace Church. She can be reached at the following address:

The Venerable Calhoun Walpole
Grace Episcopal Church
98 Wentworth Street
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 723-4575
Email: cwalpole@episcopalchurchsc.org


A native of John’s Island, Callie was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church from her baptism until she entered seminary, and served there on the vestry and in other capacities. She also served the Diocese as Missioner for Hispanic Ministry and as lay vicar for the congregation of San Juan on John’s Island. She has coordinated the diocesan companion relationship between South Carolina and the Dominican Republic.

Callie graduated from The University of the South with a Master of Divinity degree in 2005. She has taught Spanish at Burke High School and at Bishop England. She served as assistant rector of Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church on Pawley’s Island from 2005-2008. In 2009 she was named Vicar of Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, where she continues to serve on a half-time basis.

From February 2012 through February 2013, Callie also served as Priest in Charge at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston on a half-time basis, bringing leadership to that historic congregation while it was without a rector.

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Lauren Kinard, Executive Assistant to the Bishop

Our continuing Diocese invites everyone to actively engage in the life of the Diocese and The Episcopal Church. 

 

If you are a member of a parish where the leaders have said they are no longer part of The Episcopal Church, or if your parish is still considering what to do next, we encourage you to work together with other Episcopalians to continue as a parish and participate in the continuing Diocese.

 

Details on how you can continue to worship together as a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina can be found on the "Information for Parishes" page of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina website.

 

More news from the Episcopal Church in South Carolina

CHARLESTON AREA JUSTICE MINISTRY (CAJM)

The Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) is organized to do powerful justice in Charleston, Dorchester, and Berkeley Counties of South Carolina.  Clergy and laity from the Charleston area formed CAJM.  It is currently composed 22 congregations from the following faith communities: African Methodist Episcopal (AME), Baptist, Congregational, Episcopalian, Greek Orthodox, Lutheran, Orthodox Union of Judaism, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Union of Reform Judaism, Unitarian, and United Methodist.  

Calvary Episcopal Church’s Mrs. Jennie L. Cooper and Mrs. Elaine Gambrell are two leaders in CAJM.  They are called Justice Ministry “Team Members” and they have organized about 20 people to serve as Justice Ministry “Network Members,” including: Mr. George I. Bush, Jr., Mrs. Arenilla Bush, Mrs. Wilhelmina A. Frasier, Mrs. Andrea J. Magwood, Mrs. Andrea Robinson-Lawrence, Mrs. Veronica C. Sheppard, and Ms. Jewell Dingle.

A CAJM Research Meeting Kick-off was held at New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist Church earlier this month.   The purpose of Research Meetings is to build relationships with community leaders (locally, statewide, and nationwide) who have been involved in justice issues of interest to CAJM.  CAJM Research Committees will work to: (a) understand the relationships between these leaders and the issues and (b) obtain information about how they are helping to resolve—or have resolved—these issues in their communities.  The two Justice Issues that CAJM will research in 2013 are: (1) Education and (2) Crime/Violence. 

The CAJM Education Research Committee consists of 70 people and the CAJM Crime/Violence Research Committee consists of 50 people.  They will conduct research meetings on a regular basis to develop a solid understanding of these two issues and identify winnable solutions to these issues based on the “Issue Criteria” which stipulate that the issue: (1) is Popular, (2) is Unifying (not divisive to CAJM), (3) involves Local decision-makers, (4) is Winnable (because our power as a community is significant to the decision-maker), and (5) is Controversial (it was highlighted during CAJM House Meetings and approved at a CAJM Community Problems Assembly).

Please respond favorably when Calvary’s Justice Ministry Team Members and Network Members invite you to attend several important, upcoming meetings in 2013, including: (1) Team Assembly on March 18^th, (2) Rally on April 8^th, (3) Nehemiah Action Assembly on April 29^th, and (4) Celebration on June 10^th.

Deacon Ed Dyckman, Chair, Department of Social Ministries, Diocese of South Carolina

The plan and study is online. The City Dept. of Traffic and Transportation is recommending the adoption of Alternate #2 which converts Coming to two-way from Beaufain St. to Race street, the conversion of St. Philip to two-way from Beaufain to Calhoun and the conversion of Line Street to two-way for Rutledge to King.  The entire study is online at:

http://www.charleston-sc.gov/shared/docs/0/comingstreettwo-wayconversionanalysis%20final022812.pdf  

The Cannonborough/Elliottborough and the Radcliffborough Neighborhood Associations are currently supporting Alternate #2.

 

-- Please keep the Little Red Wagon donations “rolling-in” each Sunday!  The folks at the Crisis Ministries Homeless Shelter on Meeting Street are delighted to receive our gifts of: deodorant, sunscreen, new shower shoes (flip flops), new men’s and women’s t-shirts, new men’s and women’s underwear, pasta, coffee, PAM cooking spray, vegetable and olive oil, breakfast cereal, #10 cans (large) of vegetables and fruit, laundry detergent, packaged socks, Dixie paper cups, new reusable water bottles, toilet paper, paper towels, and cleaning supplies.  Just a can or box per week from every Calvary family can make a great difference!  Please contact Ms. Marion Holmes, Little Red Wagon Ministry Leader, with questions at 884-0584.

The Little Red Wagon is our collection point on Sunday for food and non-perishable items for donation to Crisis Ministries homeless shelter.  Please place your items in the Little Red Wagon as you enter church each Sunday.  Ms. Marion Holmes, Little Red Wagon Ministry Leader, will ask a volunteer to roll the wagon towards the altar when the ushers bring the collection plates for blessing; and arrange a volunteer to bring the items to Crisis Ministries during the week.  Think of the Little Red Wagon when you shop.

Just a can or box of food or other supplies per week from every Calvary family can make a great difference!  If you would like to learn more about helping with this new ministry, please contact Marion at 884-0584 or holmeslongm60@gmail.com. 

Calvary’s HALOS representative is Mrs. Mildred Wise.  She sincerely thanks parishioners and friends for their financial support when called upon and ask for your continued support.  She is still collecting monies for summer camps and you will receive more information for Back to School supplies.

HALOS is the Proud Recipient of the 2011 Erin Hardwick Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management from the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Every day, children across South Carolina suffer from abuse and neglect. In 2004, 17 cases on average were confirmed each day in the state. And in Charleston County alone, more than 1,800 children have open cases of abuse or neglect with the Department of Social Services.

At HALOS (Helping And Lending Outreach Support), we provide assistance to abused and neglected children in Charleston County and to their caregivers. Through a variety of programs and initiatives, we help to improve the lives of these children.

However, HALOS is only as strong as our partners, and we need your help to succeed in our mission. With a single donation, you can change the life of a child.

HALOS works hand-in-hand with individuals, businesses, civic groups, clubs, and religious organizations in the Charleston area to help children and their caregivers. Through partnerships with generous individuals and groups, we connect interested parties with children who desperately need their help. Donors can sponsor children for summer camp, supply much-needed back-to-school items, and donate gifts to celebrate birthdays and Christmas. Donors can also provide essential household items to caregivers who need them to keep children out of foster care. And through the Kinship Care program, volunteers can donate their time and expertise to support those caregivers who provide a safety net for abused and neglected children.

Imagine the relief a little boy feels when he is able to stay with his grandparents instead of moving to a foster home. Or the joy a little girl feels after years of neglect when she goes to summer camp for the first time and has a safe place to stay during the summer.

Then imagine how you can make such a difference in the life of a child in your community.