Newsletter/Blog (Page 51)

St. James’ Nursery School Board

St James Nursery School is wrapping up their fall events and getting ready for all the excitement of Christmas! The 3-year-old students will have a special cookie event and the Pre-K will enjoy Christmas evening events with their families during December. As always, our students continue to enjoy Bookmobile visits and chapel time with Rev. Krantz. The Yellow room has a new…

St. James’ Sunday School News

9:30-10:15 a.m. lower level Preschool through high school If in your heart you make a manger for his birth, then God will once again become a child on earth. It is Advent…..are you ready? Our Sunday School students began the Advent Season by making Advent wreaths during their 4th Sunday Fun group activity. There were many beautiful and creative wreaths and we…

Reverse Advent Calendar—Available Sunday

St. James’ Outreach is supporting a new way for families to celebrate Advent, the Reverse Advent Calendar activity.  The idea is to mark the days until Christmas, but instead of getting something each day the idea is to collect items to give to others every day.  We believe this is a wonderful way to provide much needed support to Mt. Airy The…

A Reflection on CREDO

I wrote last month about what CREDO is, a clergy wellness conference developed by the Church Pension Fund.  In short, it is a time to unplug and spend time reflecting on the health and balance in four key area:  spiritual life, finances, physical health, and vocational path.  And so it was that I spent a week on retreat, learning and discerning, and…

Angel Tree

Angel Tree Support for Mt. Airy Net Families and Pleasant View Residents The Christmas season is under way, and as you may have seen our Angel Tree is filled with angels.  The red, green and blue angels are for the families and the yellow angels are for Pleasant View residents.   How the Angel Tree works – There are two tags for…

Christmas Flowers & Music

It is time to start thinking about donating toward Christmas flowers and music  A form is provided below that can be made out and returned to the office. The deadline for donating toward Christmas flowers is December 18th.  Forms and envelopes will also be available on a table in the narthex.  Your contribution of any…

The Beginning is Near

I hope everyone has a filling Thanksgiving this week – and that you will come to church this Sunday as we enter the holy season of Advent.  Advent is a time of expectation of God-with-us, the divine presence born human.  It is a time to prepare to come close to the Mystery of Christmas. Mysteries…