Parish News (Page 57)

CROP Walk 2016

Mark your calendars! Crop Hunger Walk is Sunday, June 12th at 2:00 p.m. The CROP Walk is a 2.6 mile loop (approx 1 and 1/2 hours) that starts at St James Episcopal Church (1307 N Main St, Mount Airy, MD 21771) heads down to Calvary United Methodist Church (403 S Main St, Mount Airy, MD 21771) and back up to St. James.…

Hand Bells 101

Want to learn a little about hand bell playing  in an informal environment?  Now’s your chance!  Middle School Age through Adults are welcome! We’ll practice briefly after 10:30 Worship 4-6 times and find a date to play for summer worship! No experience necessary!  Sign up in the Narthex.

Youth Summer Outreach Trip

Check out the posters during coffee hour explaining our trip with Samaritan’s Purse! How can you help us get to Texas? Come get your car washed this Sunday, May 22nd at the New Market Food Lion. Youth will be there from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Enjoy a brunch in the church after the outdoor Memorial…

St. James’ Episcopal Church Sunday School

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS 9:30-10:15 a.m. lower level Preschool through high school Sunday School Closing Celebration Can you believe it is now May and we are nearing the end of our Sunday School program? What a wonderful year it has been! We have learned about God’s love through music, Bible stories, class lessons and activities and group outreach projects. Most recently, students decorated…

Now the Green Blade Riseth

Dear St. James’ Parish Family, May is the month that truly brings spring here in Maryland.  In April we enjoyed the first flowers and showers of the season, but now is the time when we see the deep green of new life spring forth.  It is no mistake that this is when we celebrate the…

Poetry as the Path

This week ends National Poetry Month.  In case you haven’t learned this about me yet, I’m a poetry hound.  I find so often in poems the images or words that either escape me when I try to articulate a thought or feeling – or the images and words that open up something new and set…

Easter Season of Prayer

The entire Episcopal Church has been invited by our Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, to enter into a season of prayer for regions of the Anglican Communion that are experiencing violence and strife.  Please check out the link to learn more about what the churches in these regions are doing to be sources of support and hope. This Easter we will focus on Burundi, Central America,…