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The Shell Newsletter – May 16, 2019
From the Rector The 235th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Last Friday and Saturday St. James’ Delegate Carla Kaufman and I attended our Diocesan Convention. It’s always fun to see folks who serve far and wide across our diocese, to visit the booths of all the vendors and organizations, and to pray…
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The Shell Newsletter – April 18, 2019
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:…
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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 – 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 – January 17, 2019
From the Rector Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? The poet Mary Oliver died today. It is hard for me to overstate the importance of her poetry to me – though I did not begin reading her until I was nearly 30. I always…