The rector, wardens and vestry of the Parish Church at Habersham invite the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina and its clergy to attend the Consecration Service of their New Church Building at 100 North Market, Beaufort South Carolina on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 5 p.m. A reception will follow. Clergy are to wear green stoles.

Read a message from the Rector of The Parish Church:

Dear friends and neighbors,

I want you to know how special the upcoming consecration of the church building is, and how much we want everyone to be there to join in the celebration. You may not have any experience with that term or what a consecration even is. To be fair, even clergy have very little personal experience with it. They are rare. The last time a church building was consecrated in our Diocese, ADoSC, was back in 2006. In Beaufort, the last Anglican Church that was consecrated was St. Helena’s in 1720!

The Bishop will return to us and will ask the Holy Spirit to: “Be present with us who now come with humility and gratitude to consecrate this place to the honor of your great Name. We dedicate it to the work of your kingdom, separating it from all profane use: for reading your most holy Word, for celebrating your Sacraments, for offering to your glorious majesty the sacrifice of prayer and thanksgiving, for the blessing of your people and for the mission of your Church.” (2019 Book of Common Prayer page 252).

The Bishop will pray blessings over the doors, the altar table, the lectern, the vestments, and everything we use to worship God in our services. The service will then follow our normal Sunday morning liturgy for Communion. During the service we will also tell the story of how the church came to be and say thank you to the great many people who have helped us get to this tremendous milestone in our common life.

So, we want to invite anyone who would want to join in a celebration of gratitude for all that God has done and who want to see what God will do next. I hope our whole congregation, our neighbors, and people from other churches will all join us on Thursday January 23rd at 5pm and stay for the reception to follow in the pavilion. Please help me spread the word!

Godspeed to the Parish Church,
Jamie Sosnowski

Download the invitation.