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Every year at the Easter Vigil we begin by lighting the new fire, gradually moving from darkness to light, ending with the celebration of the first Eucharist of Easter. But before we let ring our alleluias, we gather in candlelight to tell our sacred stories, remembering the arc of salvation beginning with the creation story. This year for our Lenten series, we…
The new 2017 sign-up sheet has been posted in the narthex which allows you to pick any Sunday during the year. This will allow you to write your name on the calendar now instead of hoping to remember later. We just ask that you complete an Altar Flower Donation Form (also in the narthex) and drop it…
On Sunday, February 19th at 7:00 pm you are invited to gather at St. James’ for a service of healing and hope for those who have experienced loss through miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, placing a child for adoption, having a failed adoption placement, or inability to conceive. This liturgy is designed to offer a space for grieving and healing through prayer, hearing God’s word, anointing, and the…
Our new Parish Administrator, Laura Davis, began the week before Christmas and trained with Christine Burnett, who retired at the end of December. This is Laura’s first week flying solo and we’re delighted to have her on board. Stop by and say hi! Laura comes to us after 14 years of ministry at The Bishops…
You’re invited to celebrate the full season of Christmas with a gift of 12 Days. This free resource produced by Forward Movement and created by author and mom Mary Ann Frishman features daily mediations on the gift of Jesus that can help your family celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, starting December 25 and running through January…
The Vestry Nominating Committee is very excited to announce the candidates for the Vestry Class of 2017-2020: Susan Straus, Chris Richard, Jeannie Pellicier, and Ave Smith. Look for pictures and brief bios for each candidate in next week’s Thursday News and mark your calendar not for our Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 29th at 9:30…
Don’t forget to bring the items you collected during Advent to church on the 8th of January to be blessed. The items will then be taken to Mt. Airy Net. Interested families are welcome to help with the delivery, so everyone can see exactly where their gifts are going and how they will be used.
Good News! Just got notice from Amazon.Smile that St. James’ charitable donation from them was $42.88 from July 1 to September 30, 2016. Let’s raise this amount for the next three months with LOTS of Christmas shopping on Amazon.Smile! Amazon.Smile FAQ Sheet.
It is time to start thinking about donating toward Christmas flowers and music A form is provided below that can be made out and returned to the office. The deadline for donating toward Christmas flowers is December 18th. Forms and envelopes will also be available on a table in the narthex. Your contribution of any…
St. James’ Outreach is supporting a new way for families to celebrate Advent, the Reverse Advent Calendar activity. The idea is to mark the days until Christmas, but instead of getting something each day the idea is to collect items to give to others every day. We believe this is a wonderful way to provide much needed support to Mt. Airy Net.…