Sunday Worship Information
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all indoor worship due to increasing COVID-19 numbers until further notice. We will continue our online service via Zoom and Facebook at 10:30 am.
ONLINE WORSHIP
Join us on the First Sunday in Lent for Morning Prayer at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or watch the service livestreamed on Facebook.
A printable bulletin is available here.
We will “open the doors” beginning at 10:15 am for folks to greet each other and say good morning. Kristin+ will give instructions at 10:25 am and we will begin recording and livestreaming the service promptly at 10:30 am. Don’t worry if you’re late – you can still attend via Zoom if you “get to church” at 10:40!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 820 8668 4148
Passcode: 242425
One tap mobile +13017158592,,82086684148#
Facebook Livestream
We plan to begin streaming to Facebook at 10:30 am. If you arrive at Facebook and you don’t see the video, please refresh your screen. There is a delay.
Due to the uncertainties of February’s winter weather predictions, the middle-high Sunday School classes will be postponed until March 7th. At that time, we will resume our 9:30 a.m. indoor class in the sanctuary following masks/distancing/sanitizing guidelines. During the rest of February, our teens are encouraged to attend Zoom worship at 10:30 a.m. Once the nicer weather arrives, we will return to holding class in the outside Memorial Garden.
Sunday School classes will be held this coming Sunday, February 21 on Zoom for preschool-5th.
Nursery School
The St. James’ Nursery School staff and students continue to enjoy safe and fun lessons even as Punxsutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter. It seems like Ole Man Winter will be hanging around a little longer based on our recent weather pattern. Despite the cold, snow, ice, and Covid restrictions, staff have still been able to continue the traditions of Valentine’s Day activities, Chapel Time, and Bookmobile Storytime through Zoom. Our staff also continue presenting meaningful, pedagogically sound lessons for the students throughout these unchartered waters in which we swim.
Our Director, Pat Castle, created and implemented a new way to register for the pre-school, using Google Forms. The new “Virtual Registration” was well received by parents as less stressful and convenient. The Nursery school only has a few openings left, so if you are contemplating pre-school for your child, now is the time to register!
Rest assured, St. James’ Nursery School follows the Maryland Department of Health and Maryland State Department of Education guidelines for “Exclusion and Return for Laboratory Confirmed Covid 19 Cases and Persons with Covid-19-like Illness in Schools, Child Care Programs, and Youth Camps”. It is a comprehensive flow chart of guidance if a student or staff member exhibits Covid symptoms, or Covid-like symptoms. Due to the diligence of the staff in regard to these guidelines, our Nursery school students are thriving.
As a reminder, our school follows CCPS for closure due to inclement weather.
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 in needed during these tough times. Please reach out to Rev. Kristin for more information if we can help you in the coming months.
Truth in 10 – Lenten Climate Program
Join us in March when Lynne Murdock (naturalist, climate activist, and member of St. James’) will present The Climate Reality Project’s Truth in 10 focusing on what the average citizen can do to contribute to solutions to the climate crisis. All are invited into this conversation with two dates to choose from: March 2 at 7:00 pm or March 7 at Noon. Both gatherings will be on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
Lectionary Readings for the First Sunday in Lent:
Next Week’s Commemorations:
Prayer Rotation
Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2021 by taking this notice home and by posting it where it will remind you pray to on a daily basis for the needs and blessings of:
Joyce Beddow
David Brinkley and Beth Beam
William Brockway
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.
Diocesan News
For the Love of Nature—An Interfaith Dialogue. Join a virtual discussion of the importance of Environmental Stewardship as viewed through the lens of different faith traditions. Representatives from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Sikh and other traditions will share their views. February 22, 7:00-8:30 PM, via Zoom. Register here. Contact Stuart Scarborough, scarboroughstuart7@gmail.com.
VIRTUAL WORSHIP
All diocesan livestreaming worship services and events are cast on our Livestream Page and archived on our YouTube Channel