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Dear St. James’ family, With the news last week that we will be unable to gather for public worship through at least May 15, we raised up staying connected, staying church, and taking care of each other as our guiding vision for how we respond to this pandemic. To this end Vestry members have reached…
Vestry This last week at home has proven to be an interesting experiment of both displaying and controlling my feelings. I am overjoyed that all my children are safe at home with me yet I am frustrated that they have questions about school issues I can’t answer. I am so excited about all the new…
Dear St. James’ family, Tomorrow we begin to live into the extended period of time before us where we will refrain from worshiping together in order to best love one another and our neighbors. We will stay connected, stay the church, and take care of each other in these coming weeks, even if it looks…
From the Rector Important Update from Bishop Sutton About Public Worship & Gatherings Dear St. James’ family, Today we received official direction from Bishop Sutton that the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has suspended all in person public worship and gatherings through May 16, 2020. This is hard news, and it is also how we can…
Dear St. James’ family, Last night the Vestry and I met via Zoom and worked on setting a vision for our community for the coming weeks as we all live into the reality of this pandemic. Three areas emerged: we stay connected, we stay church, we take care of each other.* We stay connected. We…
Dear St. James’ family, Things continue to change daily, and in order to keep up with information sharing we will using Facebook as our primary communication tool. We will also be updating our website regularly and sending parish emails like this one as needed. Here is a link to our first Facebook Live with news about virtual…
Dear St. James’ family, I will miss worshiping with you tomorrow but hope that you will find spiritual refreshment through watching the live-stream of the service at the National Cathedral where Presiding Bishop Curry will be preaching. The service begins at 11:00 am – click here to tune in. You can also click here for additional at home prayer…
Dear St. James’ family, As you have likely heard by now, our Bishop, in response to Governor Hogan’s executive order to close all Maryland public schools from March 16-27, has instructed all churches in the diocese to cancel worship and meetings during this two-week period. Please read his full statement below. This is what this…
From the Rector – Live Streaming Worship Begins this Sunday There’s a lot going on right now in the world and in our church. We are taking seriously the CDC recommendations around healthy practices (wash your hands!) and the need for vulnerable populations (those over 60 or with compromised immune systems) to practice “social distancing”…
Dear St. James Family, Today I write with a few updates for our communal life as it is affected by the coronavirus COVID-19. In addition, I share with you below the latest guidance from our Bishop. I have been fielding calls and emails about news that Episcopal churches are closing for the next 2 weeks. …