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The Shell Newsletter – November 30, 2017
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From the Rector -Sharing the Good News through Social Media Who do you know that is looking for a place to make meaning in the midst of consumer overload this holiday season? Have you invited them to church? Does the thought of saying, “Hey, you should visit my church this Sunday” make you feel…
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The Shell Newsletter – November 23, 2017
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From the Rector – Advent in Darkness and Light ~ A Series Exploring the Season My favorite season of the church year is Advent. I love that just as the world around us speeds up, the Church in her wisdom created a season that invites us to slow down and pay attention to what’s…
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The Shell Newsletter – November 16, 2017
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From the Rector – Seeing the Face of God in Each Other Last weekend over 20 Vestry members, staff, and ministry leaders from St. James’ attended a two-day antiracism workshop sponsored by the Diocese. It was challenging work – listening and dialoguing – about issues of power, class, and race in American history and…
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The Shell Newsletter – October 26, 2017
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From the Rector – The Nature of Generosity Over the past month we have all been invited to reflect on the ways we’ve experienced generosity in our lives. From the way we see each other offer it on Sundays, to our reflections from Vic Pellicier and Jennifer Meisenkothen the last two weeks, it is…
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The Shell Newsletter – October 19, 2017
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From the Rector – Summer 2018 Service Trip! I am thrilled to announce our Summer 2018 service trip! Mark your calendars for the week of July 22-28, 2018. We will be joining folks from St. Andrew’s, Glenwood for a week of service in Kentucky at St. Timothy’s Outreach Center, which is a part of…
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The Shell Newsletter – October 12, 2017
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From the Rector – Parish Vision Update As we settle into the fall and the hubbub from our amazing Basket Raffle quiets down, I want to share an update about the parish vision work we announced at the Annual Meeting last January. The Vestry spent time on retreat in February delving deeper into core…
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The Shell Newsletter – September 21, 2017
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From the Rector – Sabbath in the Daily Life One of the most counter-cultural things I think religion has to offer our over-scheduled and over-stressed world is the practice of sabbath. It is a foundational part of our faith found in the first creation story in Genesis: after six days of work God rested,…
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The Shell Newsletter – September 14, 2017
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From the Rector – The Church Does Not Need Volunteers Over the summer at our Vestry meetings, we began taking a few minutes each month to reflect on a brief article or resource about congregational life. One that really struck a chord with all of us was an article written by Erin Wathen about…
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Celebrating 10 Years on North Main Street
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This Sunday, as we kick off another program year, we will also be celebrating that 10 years ago St. James’ made the move into this “new” building on North Main Street. In honor of this anniversary we are asking everyone to bring 10 items for the Mt. Airy NET Food Pantry. And to mark…
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The Shell Newsletter, September 7, 2017
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From the Rector – Celebrating 10 Years on North Main Street This Sunday, as we kick off another program year, we will also be celebrating that 10 years ago St. James’ made the move into this “new” building on North Main Street. In honor of this anniversary we are asking everyone to bring 10…