Weekly electronic newsletter
From the Rector Leadership Transitions Update As previously announced, our longtime Nursery School Business Manager, Sharon Hansen, is retiring at the end of the month after 40 years of service to St. James’ Nursery School. Several months ago, in anticipation of Sharon leaving, the vestry began exploring the possibility of expanding the business manager…
From the Rector Summer Worship – A Return to Two In-Person Services Beginning Sunday, May 30th we will be making a major transition in our worship schedule with the return to two in-person services. After more than a year of online and hybrid worship, this will be a big change – and one I…
Vestry New Vestry Member Rainey Stafford has volunteered to serve on our Vestry! She will be completing the remainder of Vivian Carden’s term. When you see her, please thank her for stepping forward. Rainey, we look forward to working with you. Since our meetings are still socially distant, you’re exempt from the “New person must…
From the Rector Rain Before Rainbows One of my favorite parts of being at St. James’ is that I get to lead monthly chapels with the Nursery School classes. Yes it looks different this year because of covid, but if nothing else there has been comfort in the monthly routine of prayer, story, and singing…
From the Rector Our Holy Week Journey Today we enter the Triduum, the three holy days encompassing Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday that guide us to Easter morning. For centuries upon centuries Christians have been gathering to retrace the last steps of Christ by journeying through these days. We make this pilgrimage through…
Vestry Vestry members did some visioning work recently and shared what they see on the horizon – their hopes, concerns, and goals for the year ahead. Returning to indoor worship made the list of course. We’d also like to build and nurture connections with young people and remote people. We’ve improved our digital footprint over…
From the Rector We need your ALLELUIA! this Easter The old adage “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone” certainly rings true for me these days – not seeing everyone’s dear faces regularly over the past year has been one of the things I’ve missed most. As we circle around to our second…
From the Rector Resuming the Indoor 8:30 am Service on Sundays I am pleased to share that due to improving COVID metrics the Diocese is lifting the suspension of indoor worship. We will resume our 8:30 am service of Holy Eucharist beginning on Sunday, March 14. We will also continuing gathering at 10:30 am on…
Vestry Our Vestry is starting a new year. We installed several new members at our annual meeting at the end of January. I thank everybody who volunteered to serve. We still have one opening on the Vestry, please consider pitching in for a term – our parish community is strengthened by having many people participate.…
Sunday Worship Information The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all indoor worship due to increasing COVID-19 numbers until further notice. We will continue our online service via Zoom and Facebook at 10:30 am. ONLINE WORSHIP Join us on the First Sunday in Lent for Morning Prayer at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour,…