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A Christmas Message from our Presiding Bishop
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Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church: Among the Christmas Gospels, Luke is surely the crowd pleaser. Nearly our entire visual vocabulary of Christmas—the manger, the shepherds, the angels—comes from the second chapter of Luke. Thanks to Luke, we all know the answer to the trivia question, “Who was Quirinius?” But if you…
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Good Friday Offering 2023
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As the Episcopal Church’s Good Friday Offering enters its second century, Presideng Bishop Michael Curry invites bishops, congregations, and supporters into that selfless way of living demonstrated by Jesus of Nazareth on the cross. Please continue your spiritual practice of supporting the Good Friday Offering, which provides critical support to the dioceses of Jerusalem…
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The Shell Newsletter – April 14, 2022
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Easter Message 2022 Holy Week and Easter Day Worship Information Join us this evening for Holy Eucharist with Anointing of Hands for Service at 7:30 pm, or watch the livestream on Facebook. A printable bulletin can be found HERE. Lectionary Readings Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Psalm 116:1, 10-17…
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The Shell Newsletter – November 18, 2021
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November 18, 2021 From the Rector Always we begin again We are a little over a week away from the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of a new church year. I love that every year we begin again with a season of expectation and anticipation – both for the annual celebration of…
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The Shell Newsletter – December 24, 2020
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Presiding Bishop Curry’s Christmas Message 2020 Joy to the world! The Lord is come. In your hearts, in your homes, in your lives, prepare him room. Joy to the world! The Lord is come: let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing. Perhaps like me, you’ve…
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The Shell Newsletter – April 8, 2020
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From the Rector & Vestry St. James’ Financial Update As we continue to navigate all the changes necessitated by this pandemic, we want to keep you informed as to how we are stewarding St. James’ financial resources in order to fulfill our obligations and take care of the amazing people who work at our…
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March 18 Update on Worship & Community Life
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Dear St. James’ family, Last night the Vestry and I met via Zoom and worked on setting a vision for our community for the coming weeks as we all live into the reality of this pandemic. Three areas emerged: we stay connected, we stay church, we take care of each other.* We stay connected. …
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The Shell Newsletter – April 18, 2019
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From the Presiding Bishop – Hallelujah Anyhow Easter 2019 Message. You can watch the video below. The Rt. Reverend Barbara Harris was the first woman ordained and consecrated a bishop in The Episcopal Church and in the Anglican Communion. In her memoir, entitled Hallelujah, Anyhow! [she] quotes an old Gospel hymn that says it this way:…