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The Shell Newsletter – December 17, 2020
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From the Rector Giving Thanks for What Has Been & Looking Ahead to What is to Come As the year draws close, I am filled with gratitude. By any measure 2020 has been an unprecedented year. (And if I never hear the word unprecedented again, I’ll be happy!) Little did we know a year…
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The Shell Newsletter – December 10, 2020
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From the Rector Christmas Eve & At Home Holy Communion We hope you will join us for our streaming Christmas Eve Candlelight & Carols Holy Eucharist at 5:00 pm on December 24. It won’t be what we’re used to, but we’re hoping to make it special by filming it in our beautifully decorated sanctuary,…
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The Shell Newsletter – December 3, 2020
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From the Rector Advent Series: A Thrill of Hope Our Advent series begin this Sunday! Join us on Zoom for videos and discussion of the Christmas story as told in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew, illustrated by the beautiful artwork of John August Swanson, with commentary from members of the faculty at the…
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The Shell Newsletter – November 19, 2020
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From the Rector Winter Heating Help It’s been a tumultuous year to say the least, and as COVID numbers are on the rise and weather is turning, it looks like it will be a hard winter as well. This is why I was blown away when a member of our congregation, who wishes to remain…
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The Shell Newsletter – November 12, 2020
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From the Rector St. James’ Awarded Clergy Renewal Grant I am thrilled to officially share that we were among the 140 congregations across 36 states that have been awarded grants through the Lilly Endowment National Clergy Renewal Program to fund my sabbatical! It seems like more than ten months ago that we were hosting…
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The Shell Newsletter – November 5, 2020
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From the Rector Advent–Christmas–Epiphany Take Home Kits! The First Sunday of Advent is November 29th this year. One of the things I look forward to all year at church is our annual Advent wreath making party. Like so many other things, this is something we will not be able to do in the same…
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The Shell Newsletter – October 29, 2020
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From the Rector Supporting Students through C.A.M.P. at the Claggett Center The Spirit has been on the move with the folks at the Claggett Center who this fall launched the Claggett Academic Mentoring Program (C.A.M.P.) to provide essential childcare and educational services for students grades K-8 and their families as they navigate virtual learning.…
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The Shell Newsletter – October 15, 2020
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From the Rector Transitioning the 8:30 am Eucharist Indoors Since July a small but devout crew has been worshipping in person outside in the Memorial Garden. As the seasons change we will be transitioning this 8:30 am Eucharist indoors beginning on November 1st. Our 10:30 am online service will continue as is. The Re-Gathering…
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The Shell Newsletter – October 8, 2020
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From the Rector The best 90 minutes you’ll spend this week I’m not much of a podcast person, but I made time this week to listen to this episode of Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us which features a conversation with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. This is how she describes the episode: We talk about love. Messy, hard,…
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The Shell Newsletter – October 1, 2020
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From the Rector Hitting the Wall – and Making Time for Mini-Sabbaths Last week a friend shared a link to a Twitter thread that reflected on the dynamics of the 6 month mark in any sustained crisis – like the one we are experiencing with this global pandemic – and how we hit the…