A Sabbatical Prayer
Guide us, Lord, as we all journey through the months ahead together. Help us to walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly. May we always be aware of your presence and direction in all we do. Amen.
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The above prayer was selected by the Sabbatical Team to ground us as a community. Thank you to member Joan Fader for composing it. Beginning this Sunday it will be included in our weekly worship, and we invite you to add it to your regular prayers as well.
Please look for our Sabbatical Newsletter, a new communication devoted to sharing news and information about our upcoming time of sabbatical and renewal. We will be sending these out regularly in the lead up to, and throughout, Kristin’s+ time away. Previous newsletters are linked below. Subscribe to receive our weekly newsletter The Shell as well as upcoming sabbatical news in your inbox.
Issue 1, April 26, 2022
Issue 2, May 10, 2022
Issue 3, May 31, 2022
Issue 4, June 7, 2022
Issue 5, June 14, 2022
Issue 6, June 21, 2022
Issue 7, June 28, 2022
Issue 8, July 5, 2022
Issue 9, July 26, 2022
Issue 10, August 16, 2022
Issue 11, August 23, 2022
Issue 12, September 27, 2022
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all indoor worship due to increasing COVID-19 numbers until further notice. We will continue to worship online at 10:30 am on Zoom and Facebook. Join us on the Last Sunday after the Epiphany for the Liturgy of the Word at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or…
From the Rector Update on the Beyond Shelter Campaign Check out this amazing update from The Rev. Kathleen Smith-Jones on the Beyond Shelter Campaign about which she shared with us during online worship last month. The churches in the Frederick Region have given so generously that the original goal has been surpassed and we’re…
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all indoor worship due to increasing COVID-19 numbers until further notice. We will continue to worship online at 10:30 am on Zoom and Facebook. Join us on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany for the Liturgy of the Word at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or…
DOV Intern Dear People of St. James’, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. As you read this, I am probably sitting at my desk, wrestling with the Scripture for Sunday’s sermon, on the final Sunday of my internship at St. James’. It occurs to me that,…
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all indoor worship due to increasing COVID-19 numbers until further notice. We will continue to worship online at 10:30 am on Zoom and Facebook. Join us on the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany for the Liturgy of the Word at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or…
Vestry The Vestry approved a budget of $195,000 at our last meeting. Thank you to the 53 families who have pledged to support St. James’. Unfortunately, our pledges still fall short of our budgetary needs at this time, so the Vestry also voted to ask the Diocese for financial assistance. We have never had to…
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all indoor worship due to increasing COVID-19 numbers until further notice. We will continue to worship online at 10:30 am on Zoom and Facebook. Join us on the Third Sunday after the Epiphany for the Liturgy of the Word at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or…
From the Rector Financial Help for Parishioners The members of our community who gave a generous donation to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund with the hope of helping parishioners with winter heating assistance have extended these funds to help parishioners in whatever way needed during these tough times. Please reach out to me for more information…
If you were unable to be with us for yesterday’s online worship, below you can watch The Rev. Kathleen Smith-Jones who is the Regional Deacon for the Episcopal Churches of the Frederick Region talk to us about the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs effort to transform an old farmhouse into an emergency family shelter. Find out…
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all indoor worship due to increasing COVID-19 numbers until further notice. We will continue to worship online at 10:30 am on Zoom and Facebook. Join us on the Second Sunday after the Epiphany for the Liturgy of the Word at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or…