Vestry Stewardship packets were mailed out earlier this week and I hope you’ve had a chance to read through yours. Our Stewardship campaign, “Faith-Filled Generosity” begins this Sunday with a live speaker at our 8:30 service and a video at our 10:30 Zoom service. I am looking forward to hearing these testimonials as they help…
Vestry The year 2020 is one that we will all remember. Shrove Tuesday is one night that stands out in my memory as a night filled with music, good food and the joy of spending the night in the company of my fellow parishioners. Little did I know that in less than 3 weeks from…
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 this…
From the Rector – Supporting St. James’ Thrift Shop Today I have two asks for you – prayer and action. First, please keep our Thrift Shop Manager Sandy Baker in prayer as she faces some serious health issues (not COVID related). Please also keep our dedicated staff (Becki, Sergio, Jeanne, and Ed), and the volunteers who…
From the Rector Next Steps For Worship Following up on my Shell article from last week, here are some more details about the next steps for our worship. As I shared previously, in addition to Governor Hogan’s stages for re-opening for our state, we also must work within the guidelines of our diocese. Last weekend…
Vestry Our Vestry Retreat last weekend was filled with laughter, scripture, moments of silence and good discussion. The following were lifted up to be an Officer/Liaison of the Vestry: Ty Conlon – Jr. Warden Dave Rak – Clerk Andrew Gobien – Thrift Store Liaison Vivian Carden – Nursery School Liaison Jeannie Pellicier – Outreach Liaison…
From the Rector – Why Do We Do That? – How2charist Whether you’re a lifelong Episcopalian or new to this branch of the church, you’ve probably had the stray thought (or active question!) about why we do some of the things we do during worship. Or maybe your experience on Sundays is so ingrained that…
Vestry This year we have 4 members of the Vestry rotating off: Susan Straus, Ave Smith, Chris Richard and Jeannie Pellicier. We thank them for their 3 years of time and service to the church. After reviewing the 2020 nominations, we are pleased to announce that Dave Rak and Matt Kastel will be joining the…
Vestry You might have noticed some visitors that attended our October 27th service – BUCKETS! Yes, we had buckets out to catch the drips coming from the sanctuary ceiling. Fortunately, this has been remedied. Jim Bullington and his company stripped the old caulk from around the windows on the west side of the portico and…
What cool toys are abandoned in your closet? Our Thrift Shop with the help of Andrew Gobien (Vestry Member and Thrift Shop Liaison) has been selling items on ebay for more than a year. Online sales of donations to the Thrift Shop currently provide between 5 and 10% of total sales, but there is the…