Weekly electronic newsletter
From the Rector Fall Kick-Off this Sunday! We’re all set for our fall kick-off this Sunday! Grab a chair or a blanket and join us in the Memorial Garden at 8:30 am or 10:30 am for worship.** There will be Sunday School registration after both services, and you can also pick up fall faith at…
From the Rector UPDATED Fall Worship Plans In light of the rising Covid case rate in Carroll County, we have changed our plans for worship beginning on September 12 with Fall Kick-Off Sunday. Both the 8:30 am service and the 10:30 am service will be outdoors in our Memorial Garden. The early service will…
Vestry Time to Freshen-Up If you can come out for an hour or three, we’d appreciate your assistance at a workday sprucing up our building and grounds. This workday will run this Saturday from 9 to noon, August 28th. We’ll address a few items that need attention, some are indoors, some…
From the Rector Fall Worship Plans If you’ve been anywhere on social media for the past week you’ve likely seen a slew of “My fall plans // The Delta variant” memes. I had to share the one above because if you know, you know – I learned early not to get…
From the Rector Updated Diocesan COVID Guidelines First let me say is so good to be back with you all after being away for July. I hope you are also finding time for refreshment this summer. Unfortunately however, in recent weeks we have seen a sharp rise in Covid infections and…
Altar Guild You may have noticed a different look to the altar during the month of July. While Kristin+ was away, we celebrated with the Morning Prayer Service. Candles were the only items on the altar! Ashley Conlon provided the beautiful arrangements beside the altar. The Altar Guild would like to…
Vestry Our Vestry is still moving forward in these beautiful days of summer. We’re continuing to re-learn the process for counting and depositing the Sunday collections from Deb and Jane. I thank our Business Manager Mechelle and our new Treasurer Natalie for their wizardry in reformatting financial reports so they can…
From the Rector July Worship and Pastoral Care While our service schedule will remain the same in July, we will be praying Morning Prayer rather than Holy Eucharist. Earlier this year we announced that Kristin’s sabbatical, which was scheduled for 2021, would be postponed to 2022. In order to build in…
From the Rector July Worship and Pastoral Care While our service schedule will remain the same in July, we will be praying Morning Prayer rather than Holy Eucharist. Earlier this year we announced that Kristin’s sabbatical, which was scheduled for 2021, would be postponed to 2022. In order to build in…
From the Rector Introducing Our New Treasurer I am pleased to share that Natalie DelRegno has accepted the call to become our next Treasurer. With a background in accounting as a former CPA, Natalie has the skills needed in this role, and with her deep faith and commitment to St. James’,…