Posts from December 2016

2017-2018 Nursery School Registration Information

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…

Candidates for the Vestry Class of 2017-2020

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…

Reverse Advent Calendar

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.

Reparations in the Diocese Of Maryland

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 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…