PhilippianPix

November 13, 2009

Things are ALWAYS happening around St. Philip’s. 


Here's just a sampling of some of what you might have missed.

Mess = St. Philippians at their best. Now, normally, Joan keeps all of us at St. Philip’s in tiptop shape – things are invariably clean and neat all the times. But the PhilippianPix Official Camera found some BIG messes recently.

Gabrielle, a junior at Guilford College, has been tutoring younger students in the Greensboro community. She noticed that her immigrant students, some of them brought here by Amnesty International, were cold when the weather changed recently. Many of these students do not speak English at all. When we asked Gabrielle how she was able to communicate with them, she responded, “Well, pretty much ‘Brrrr! I’m cold!’ is the same in any language!” She made a simple request that perhaps people might leave some warm clothing in Steve’s office if they had any to spare. Steve’s office is overflowing with warm clothes for Gabrielle! What a GOOD mess!

Deacon Annie has been collecting toiletries, baskets, and other treats to create “beauty baskets.” The camera found more messes in the parish hall foyer – more evidence of St. Philippian generosity!

And, on Deacon Annie’s desk in the parish office, MORE messes for the beauty baskets!

On the other hand, Carolyn is keeping the library immaculate! The library is a room that everyone uses. At St. Philip’s, usually that means that everyone leaves something there, and it sits for days or weeks. The library has become a haven of order for us, and we appreciate the calm space.

(And in this picture, please ignore the clutter the photographer left behind on the table!)

Now, it’s not just within the walls of St. Philip’s that order comes out of chaos! The volunteers at the Shop of St. Philip’s recently opened up their Christmas Shop in the back room. Here, Carol and Sharon admire their hard work…

Ellie and Carol sort through the holiday garments for sale.

A few assorted pictures of the remainder of the new displays. Be sure to come shop before you begin your holiday decorating!