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On Sunday, February 19th at 7:00 pm you are invited to gather at St. James’ for a service of healing and hope for those who have experienced loss through miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, placing a child for adoption, having a failed adoption placement, or inability to conceive. This liturgy is designed to offer a space for grieving and healing through prayer, hearing God’s word, anointing, and the…
Please plan to stay – or arrive early – this Sunday to attend our Annual Meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. Two essential pieces of work we will do are electing new Vestry members and announcing our next Senior Warden, and reviewing the 2016 financials and accepting the 2017 budget. In addition there will be presentations on upcoming projects at St.…
Our new Parish Administrator, Laura Davis, began the week before Christmas and trained with Christine Burnett, who retired at the end of December. This is Laura’s first week flying solo and we’re delighted to have her on board. Stop by and say hi! Laura comes to us after 14 years of ministry at The Bishops…
This Sunday at the beginning of both services we will bless a new Paschal candle stand. The current stand, a lovely gift from the Wolcott family years ago, has, through normal wear and use, suffered some damage. The main pole has developed a tilt which makes it unstable when the tall Paschal candle is being used. We were able to use it…
It is the policy of St. James’ Nursery School to allow church members to register their children for new spots in our Two, Preschool Three, and Prekindergarten Four classes before registration is open to the public. Completed applications with registration fees will be accepted in the Nursery School Office beginning at 8:00 AM on Monday, February 6. Please be aware that there…
You’re invited to celebrate the full season of Christmas with a gift of 12 Days. This free resource produced by Forward Movement and created by author and mom Mary Ann Frishman features daily mediations on the gift of Jesus that can help your family celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, starting December 25 and running through January…
The Vestry Nominating Committee is very excited to announce the candidates for the Vestry Class of 2017-2020: Susan Straus, Chris Richard, Jeannie Pellicier, and Ave Smith. Look for pictures and brief bios for each candidate in next week’s Thursday News and mark your calendar not for our Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 29th at 9:30…
Don’t forget to bring the items you collected during Advent to church on the 8th of January to be blessed. The items will then be taken to Mt. Airy Net. Interested families are welcome to help with the delivery, so everyone can see exactly where their gifts are going and how they will be used.
The Diocesan Council invites you to participate in listening sessions on reparations. In response to a resolution at last May’s Diocesan Convention, Council was charged with taking up this issue. An ad hoc Committee on Reparations recommended listening sessions across the diocese. At the listening sessions facilitators will welcome attendees and introduce the speakers, the…
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…