Closing Celebration and Recognition: May 31, 2015 Pre-school Bible Stories Ryker Bahorich, Jackson Batdorff, William Carbis, JT Conlon* Penny Conlon*, Andrew Griffin*, Emma Meisenkothen* Alana Snyder*, Keara Snyder*, Jack Stull, Wyatt Weiner Yvette Allen, Leader Parent Volunteers Kindergarten – 2nd Grades Isabella Bahorich, Kyle DelRegno*, Ben Griffith* Charlotte Grimes*, Caleb Kearns, Liam Snyder*, Isabella Washabaugh Betsy Davis, Teacher 3rd – 5th Grades…
The General Convention, the Episcopal Church and St. James’ Church The General Convention of the Episcopal Church is hard at work listening, praying and deliberating for the good of the church and the world in Salt Lake City right now, and I thought it might be worth talking a bit about how the Episcopal Church…
Dear all Maryland Episcopalians, I join you in celebrating the election of Michael Curry as our next presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church. As you may know, Michael was rector of St. James-Lafayette Square, Baltimore from 1988 to 2000. Next, he was elected bishop in the Diocese of North Carolina. Michael is a dear friend,…
Our Sunday School is pleased to announce the final amount raised for our Lenten Outreach program, A is for Africa. The Mite Boxes, filled with coins by our children and their families, collected $552.37 and St. James’ Outreach Committee graciously matched the children’s efforts. A total of $1,104.74 will be donated to A is for…
Statement of the Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Episcopal Bishop of Maryland, on the Charleston, S.C. murders at Emanuel AME Church, June 17 June 18, 2015 I am heartsick, outraged and in pain. Last night we saw another shooting in a church, a house of prayer and peace. Innocents are killed because they represent something…
Summer is here – bringing warm weather, beach trips, barefoot days and time for family fun! Summer also means that St. James’ pledges fall behind because vacations and outdoor activities limit parishioners’ attendance on Sunday mornings. This year, your Vestry is more concerned than usual about meeting our financial obligations during the slow summer months. …
Co-chairs Lynda Ellis and Marilyn Hancock would like to personally thank those who so graciously volunteered to help make this month’s Quartermania fundraiser a huge success. We would also like to celebrate that we earned a profit of $1,505.75—more income than either of our last two Quartermania events! The impact of our efforts shows we…
This year St. James Nursery School has been celebrating its 40th Year Anniversary. Their goal and vision to have the best preschool and early education program in the area has been proven time and time again. With lots of hard work and dedication their goal and vision continues to be accomplished. St. James Nursery School is fortunate to have the best staff…
We ended our Sunday School classes for the summer on May 31st and the closing ceremony was held during 10:30 worship. Hopefully you had an opportunity to attend and give thanks for all the wonderful youth of our parish: Sunday School students, acolytes, youth group. What a terrific bunch of kids! In addition to our Living the Good News curriculum activities, each…
Because I spent far too long in school, my head is full of lots of odd stories about how Christians have worshiped through the ages. This one is particularly unusual and, I think, fascinating, as it was one of the important but pretty well forgotten causes of the Reformation. –Bill Doggett The Middle Ages were a time of tremendous change and social…