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From the Rector The best 90 minutes you’ll spend this week I’m not much of a podcast person, but I made time this week to listen to this episode of Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us which features a conversation with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. This is how she describes the episode: We talk about love. Messy, hard, complicated…
Join us in person or online on Sunday 10/4 for our annual pet blessing! Weather permitting we will gather for our 8:30 am Eucharist and set aside time for a socially distanced blessing of pets in attendance. Our 10:30 am online service will feature a video and prayer for pets who have died, and a…
From the Rector Hitting the Wall – and Making Time for Mini-Sabbaths Last week a friend shared a link to a Twitter thread that reflected on the dynamics of the 6 month mark in any sustained crisis – like the one we are experiencing with this global pandemic – and how we hit the wall.…
We will gather at 8:30 am outside for Holy Eucharist in the Memorial Garden and field. All attendees must abide by the provisions of the Covenant for Regathering, including: wearing a mask maintaining physical distancing from those not in your household only attending when non-symptomatic for COVID-19 or any other transmittable disease abstaining from attending if…
Vestry The year 2020 is one that we will all remember. Shrove Tuesday is one night that stands out in my memory as a night filled with music, good food and the joy of spending the night in the company of my fellow parishioners. Little did I know that in less than 3 weeks from…
We will gather at 8:30 am outside for Holy Eucharist in the Memorial Garden and field. All attendees must abide by the provisions of the Covenant for Regathering, including: wearing a mask maintaining physical distancing from those not in your household only attending when non-symptomatic for COVID-19 or any other transmittable disease abstaining from attending if…
From the Rector Diocesan Convention Follow Up Last Saturday the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland met for its 236th Diocesan Convention. Our Convention usually occurs in May but was postponed due to COVID. Because of the ongoing need for social distancing, most clergy and delegates gathered on Zoom, and it was livestreamed on YouTube. You can watch videos…
We will gather at 8:30 am outside for Holy Eucharist in the Memorial Garden and field. All attendees must abide by the provisions of the Covenant for Regathering, including: wearing a mask maintaining physical distancing from those not in your household only attending when non-symptomatic for COVID-19 or any other transmittable disease abstaining from attending if…
From the Rector Introducing our DOV Intern I am excited to share that this fall we will once again be welcoming a DOV Intern at St. James’. Please join me in welcoming Nancy Smith this Sunday 9/13. DOV (Discerning Ordained Vocation) is the second year of the process in the Diocese of Maryland for people…
We will gather at 8:30 am outside for Holy Eucharist in the Memorial Garden and field. All attendees must abide by the provisions of the Covenant for Regathering, including: wearing a mask maintaining physical distancing from those not in your household only attending when non-symptomatic for COVID-19 or any other transmittable disease abstaining from attending if…