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The Shell Newsletter – November 5, 2020
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
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
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
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
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…
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The Shell Newsletter – September 17, 2020
From the Rector Diocesan Convention Follow Up Last Saturday the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland met for its 236th Diocesan Convention. Our Convention usually occurs in May but was postponed due to COVID. Because of the ongoing need for social distancing, most clergy and delegates gathered on Zoom, and it was livestreamed on YouTube. You can watch…
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The Shell Newsletter – September 10, 2020
From the Rector Introducing our DOV Intern I am excited to share that this fall we will once again be welcoming a DOV Intern at St. James’. Please join me in welcoming Nancy Smith this Sunday 9/13. DOV (Discerning Ordained Vocation) is the second year of the process in the Diocese of Maryland for…
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The Shell Newsletter – September 3, 2020
From the Rector Survey Results & What’s Next Thank you to everyone who filled out the August survey about worship and re-gathering. Fifty-three folks shared their thoughts and gave us lots of data to use for planning for the fall. The big picture is that while there is a small group of folks who…
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The Shell Newsletter – August 27, 2020
From the Rector Diocesan Convention Resolutions Our annual diocesan convention, which usually happens in May, was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will now take place mostly virtually on September 12. St. James’ delegate Carla Kaufman and I will both be attending. Pre-Convention hearings on the proposed resolutions will also take place virtually…
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The Shell Newsletter – August 13, 2020
From the Rector – A Little Bit of Summer Left As we begin to turn our eyes toward fall and families plan for the start of school, here are a few ideas for some quality family time before everything changes again. Both involve inviting our children into practices that can help to calm and…