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The Shell Newsletter – April 4, 2019
From the Rector – Holy Living & Holy Dying – Resources for Planning for the End of Life Thank you to everyone who attended sessions of our Lenten series, Holy Living & Holy Dying. Your questions, experiences, and reflections made it a fruitful endeavor. I also offer thanks to our guest speakers and those…
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Paschal Triduum: The Great Three Days
You may be new to the observance of the paschal Triduum. This is your invitation to follow Jesus’ journey from Maundy Thursday through good Friday to the telling of salvation’s story at the Vigil. do this and you will have an Easter like no other. You might think of the Triduum as one liturgy…
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The Shell Newsletter – March 28, 2019
Vestry As we move into Spring, please keep two dates on your calendar. On Saturday, May 11, the Building and Grounds crew have scheduled a clean-up to start at 8:00 am. If yard work is not your cup of tea, we will also be cleaning the kitchen at that time. Don’t worry if you…
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The Shell Newsletter – March 21, 2019
From the Rector – Why Am I A Christian? On Sunday, April 7th The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton will be visiting St. James’. There will be one service at 10:30 am at which Bishop Sutton will Preside and Preach, followed by a festive coffee hour. In addition, he will be leading a Sunday Forum…
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The Shell Newsletter – March 14, 2019
From the Rector – A Brief Theology of St. Patrick’s Day I found this reflection on St. Patrick from The Salt Project quite lovely. As I prepare corned beef and cabbage and potatoes this weekend I’ll offer a tip of the glass to Patrick and pray the prayer at the bottom! The lives of…
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The Shell Newsletter – March 7, 2019
From the Rector – Attend to the breath The Beloved knelt down and scooped dust up from the earth and bent down and kissed that dirt, laid tender lips on yours and breathed into you and there you are, dirt breathing, breathing God. Attend to the breath… The image of attending to the breath from the poem…
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The Shell Newsletter – February 28, 2019
Vestry Over the weekend of February 22-23, the Vestry met at The Claggett Center for prayer, reflection and discussion. As part of our continuing work on Congregational Development, we are looking at the identity of St. James’. “Congregational development is the development of congregations of all sizes, locations and conditions into more faithful, healthy…
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The Shell Newsletter – February 21, 2019
Rector – As Lent Approaches Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting. ~from the invitation to the observance of a holy Lent from…
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The Shell Newsletter – February 14, 2019
Rector – Reach the Mountaintop! Summer Service Trip to Appalachia We’re returning to Barnes Mountain and St. Timothy’s Outreach Center this July – and the deadline to sign up is NOW! Join folks from St. James’ and St. Andrew’s, Glenwood for a week of community building and construction projects in Kentucky from July 21-27. …
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The Shell Newsletter – February 7, 2019
Rector – Grace & Grub Dinner Fellowship We’re putting on the grub! An ad hoc group of people passionate about building up fellowship and ways we can care for one another as a family at St. James’ has come up with some ideas for new ministries, the first of which – Grace & Grub dinners – will begin next…