Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! The Easter Season is here with the children’s joyous shouts of “Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! The coins our students and families saved in their mite boxes during Lent , will be collected on Easter Day or April 12th. Once the coins are counted, we will let you know the amount to be donated to our A is for Africa outreach…
The following article is the second of a 2 part series written by Rev. Dr. Bill Doggett. It is in response to some recent questions from parishioners about the vestments worn by clergy and other participants during a worship service. Decorative Vestments The long strip of decorated cloth that ministers drape around their necks is a Stole. The stole was a sign of rank…
Events/Resources for Your Parish, Ministry or School March 21 Celebrating the Episcopal Church Women of Maryland St. John’s Parish, Ellicott City, 10 am-2:30 pm. All women in the Diocese of Maryland are invited. Our featured speaker will be Marilyn Clark, co-author of Stand, Flow, Shine: Caring for the Woman Within. She will lead us…
Click here to see all the happenings at the Claggett Center for March 2015 Chapman Dialogues: Conversations on Faith for laity and clergy of all beliefs Future of Interfaith is Now A new series focusing on contemporary issues of faith, designed to inspire, enliven and educate. Each includes plenary sessions, workshops,…
The pancake supper on Tuesday, February 17th was a great success largely due to the support provided by our wonderful helpers. Many thanks to: the people who supported this event. Thanks to all who donated sausages, applesauce, and juice. Thanks to those who helped set up on Sunday. Thanks to the wonderful kitchen staff who prepared the pancakes and sausage. Thanks to…
St. James’ Thrift Shop Wants to wish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! Please remember to donate locally! It matters in YOUR COMMUNITY! RECYCLE – REUSE- RE-PURPOSE Donate your gently used Clothing, Shoes, Books, DVD’s, Dishes and other household items to St. James Thrift Shop! Our mission: To focus upon ministering to the community as…
Volunteering at St. James’ Nursery School St. James’ Nursery School has been blessed this year with a wonderful volunteer, Deb Schaeffer. Deb is the first church member to volunteer at our school on a regular basis and we have enjoyed having her working with the children and in our Teacher Resource Library (Thank you Deb!!!). Having an extra set of hands and…
Classes meet 9:30-10:15 a.m. in the lower level Lent has begun and the Sunday School children are preparing to collect coins for their mite boxes. We will gather together to decorate our boxes and jars on March 1st. The coins collected in the mite boxes will be donated to the “A is for Africa” project, which we learned more about when Rick…
The following article is the first of a 2 part series written by Rev. Dr. Bill Doggett. It is in response to some recent questions from parishioners. One of the things I do in my spare time is design and make vestments and paraments for churches that commission me. The beautiful things we use to decorate our churches and worship leaders are also strange –…
Please support our nursery school in our Spring Fundraiser by ordering online at www.mixedbagdesigns.com. Make sure to use our school fundraiser ID number, 288029, at checkout. Our school can continue to receive profit from online orders through June 30, 2015 as long as the online orders use our id# 288029.