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From the Rector Grace Groups are launching tomorrow! Last week we shared that we would be launching Grace Groups, a way for us to stay connected, stay church, and take care of each other in the days ahead. We have now pulled together the Grace Groups Leadership Team who will oversee this project, and we…
This morning, Gov. Larry Hogan enacted an executive order which institutes a Stay at Home directive. No Maryland resident should be leaving their home unless it is for an essential job or for an essential reason, such as obtaining food or medicine, seeking urgent medical attention, or for other necessary purposes. In addition, only essential businesses…
Sunday 3/29/2020 Worship & Coffee Hour Welcome to online church! You’re invited to gather tomorrow at 9:30 am on Zoom for Morning Prayer followed by Coffee Hour. To join us all you need to do is click here. We will put the order of service up on the screen, but you can also download it…
Dear St. James’ family, With the news last week that we will be unable to gather for public worship through at least May 15, we raised up staying connected, staying church, and taking care of each other as our guiding vision for how we respond to this pandemic. To this end Vestry members have reached…
Vestry This last week at home has proven to be an interesting experiment of both displaying and controlling my feelings. I am overjoyed that all my children are safe at home with me yet I am frustrated that they have questions about school issues I can’t answer. I am so excited about all the new…
Dear St. James’ family, Tomorrow we begin to live into the extended period of time before us where we will refrain from worshiping together in order to best love one another and our neighbors. We will stay connected, stay the church, and take care of each other in these coming weeks, even if it looks…
From the Rector Important Update from Bishop Sutton About Public Worship & Gatherings Dear St. James’ family, Today we received official direction from Bishop Sutton that the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all in person public worship and gatherings through May 16, 2020. This is hard news, and it is also how we can…
Dear St. James’ family, Last night the Vestry and I met via Zoom and worked on setting a vision for our community for the coming weeks as we all live into the reality of this pandemic. Three areas emerged: we stay connected, we stay church, we take care of each other.* We stay connected. We…
Dear St. James’ family, Things continue to change daily, and in order to keep up with information sharing we will using Facebook as our primary communication tool. We will also be updating our website regularly and sending parish emails like this one as needed. Here is a link to our first Facebook Live with news about virtual…
Dear St. James’ family, I will miss worshiping with you tomorrow but hope that you will find spiritual refreshment through watching the live-stream of the service at the National Cathedral where Presiding Bishop Curry will be preaching. The service begins at 11:00 am – click here to tune in. You can also click here for additional at home prayer…