Vestry First, the vestry thanks all of you who participated in our annual meeting January 30th, it was good to have a strong turnout for this. The vestry met with Bishop Ihloff on Tuesday, February 15th, after his visit to preach and confirm members of St. James’ on Sunday. He was pleased to see young…
Entering Lent We are a few weeks away from once again entering the holy season of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is March 1st and Ash Wednesday is March 2nd. Like many of you, the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper is one of my favorite events of the year. That’s why I’m sorry to share that after consideration…
Vestry Please plan to attend our annual meeting at 9:30 this Sunday, January 30th. Both the annual meeting and the combined worship service will be held on Zoom. The service will also be live-streamed to Facebook. Our COVID numbers are dropping pretty quickly – Maryland and Maine have the lowest case rates in the nation – but we’re still above…
From the Rector Join the Livestream Ministry There’s a clergy group on Facebook that I’ve belonged to for a few years called “Things they didn’t teach us in seminary!” It’s a good place to seek advice and share joys, and the title definitely fits for our newest ministry – livestreaming worship. I learned nothing about…
Dear St. James’ family, In consultation with our Senior Warden and Music Director I have made the decision to move worship to Zoom this Sunday, 1/16/22. We will gather at 10:30 am, and the service will be livestreamed to Facebook as well. The reason for this decision is twofold. First, I am sorry to report that a member of my family tested…
From the Rector In light of the continuing surge of Covid cases in our area, and after prayerful reflection, we have made the decision to move to only one in-person service at 10:30 am on Sundays for the rest of January. Services will continue to be livestreamed to Facebook, and as indicated in the…
This Sunday there will only be one in-person worship service at 10:30 am. It will be livestreamed on Facebook. Out of an abundance of caution we will not have any congregational singing this week. A reminder of our Covid mitigation measures: mandatory mask use – masks should be well fitted and cover both mouth and nose…
From the Rector Christmas can be hard Christmas is next week, and at this time of year many folks grieve loved ones who have died. I know that for some the holidays are hard for other reasons, like financial pressures, the stress of expectations to make everything special and perfect, and the anxiety of…
November 18, 2021 From the Rector Always we begin again We are a little over a week away from the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of a new church year. I love that every year we begin again with a season of expectation and anticipation – both for the annual celebration of the…