Vestry Dear St. James’ family, This Sunday after the 10:30 service we will gather for our Fall Feast Potluck and reflect on how we Shine Our Light as members of St. James’. Then on the following Sunday, 11/3, we will offer our pledges to support St. James’ in 2020. If you have not already had…
Vestry I hope you have had a chance to participate in some of our September events such as the Ministry Fair, Grace & Grub dinners and the Basket Raffle. If not, there are plenty of happenings in October! First, our Fall Work Day is scheduled for October 5th (rain date 10/12). This is a great…
From the Rector – Fall Kick-Off: Ministry Fair, Choir Returns, Backpack Blessing, and more! As hard as it is to believe, summer is coming to an end. It’s been nice over the summer, to worship together in one service and slow down a bit, but I know I’m getting excited for all that fall brings: …
From the Rector Reflections on the College for Congregational Development Last Saturday Heather Albertson and I completed our second year of the College for Congregational Development (CCD). We read all the required books, did two parish projects, passed the exam – and graduated! This isn’t the last you’ll be hearing about CCD though obviously, as…
Environmental St. James will host a free screening of the new documentary, The Climate for Change is Now: Paris to Pittsburgh on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 7 pm. We will ask for a donation of canned for Mt Airy NET. Please plan to attend and invite your friends. Included for your edification is the…
Vestry In the past several months St. James’ has had to make some expensive repairs. The first was the new heat exchanger on the York HVAC unit that serves the sanctuary. That cost was $4,430 and was paid from the operating reserve account. The Vestry also unanimously approved a proposal to fix our outside kitchen walkway/ramp.…
Vestry As we move into Spring, please keep two dates on your calendar. On Saturday, May 11, the Building and Grounds crew have scheduled a clean-up to start at 8:00 am. If yard work is not your cup of tea, we will also be cleaning the kitchen at that time. Don’t worry if you can’t…
Vestry Over the weekend of February 22-23, the Vestry met at The Claggett Center for prayer, reflection and discussion. As part of our continuing work on Congregational Development, we are looking at the identity of St. James’. “Congregational development is the development of congregations of all sizes, locations and conditions into more faithful, healthy and…
Vestry – New Year, New Vestry We are so very blessed to have a wonderful church family that is willing to say “Yes” when called to serve. As we embark upon our Annual Meeting this Sunday at 9:30 am, and welcome three new Vestry members, we also give our thanks to those rotating off. During…
Presiding Bishop Curry’s Christmas Message 2018 In the Third Chapter of John’s Gospel, Jesus says at one point, “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that all who believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” For years, I’ve often thought that that passage only referred to Jesus…