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What’s Next? As I sit down to write this month’s article, I am looking forward to our Holy Week observances and the beginning of the Great Fifty Days of Easter. It is a busy, expectant, and joyful time of year. …
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Holy Week 2018 I find it hard to believe that we are almost to another Holy Week and Easter together. I began my time here at St. James’ just before Holy Week in 2014, which makes this important time in …
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What’s Happening in Lent Lent starts in February this year. In fact, Ash Wednesday is also Valentine’s Day, so if your valentine gives you chocolate, you’ll have to wait awhile to eat it. (Assuming that you are giving up chocolate …
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Advent Events and Thanksgiving We are entering the season of Advent. While the world around us is increasing in frenzy for the Christmas season, we are scaling back. The periods of silence in the service will be a bit longer. …
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I Love November November has always been a favorite month for me. Between the (theoretically at least) cooler weather, Thanksgiving, and now Bazaar, the month offers a lot. And if these other enticements were not enough, we also have our …
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Ministry in the Church This time last year, I was writing about the expectation of the beginning of a new ministry here at St. James’. We were in the early planning stages for the Christmas party for the foster families …
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Vestry and Wardens and Bylaws – Oh, My The vestry is working on changing our parish bylaws. As it stands, a person elected to the vestry is serving a one-year term and is eligible for re-election twice, three years in …
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Easter, Hope, and Redemption Here we are in the Great Fifty Days of Easter. Christ is risen, and we celebrate. We celebrate the hope that the Resurrection gives us; the hope that comes from knowing that God gives us eternal …
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Holy Week and Easter Spring is in the air, and the Great Fifty Days of Easter are almost here. But not yet. First there is Holy Week. Holy Week and its culmination in Easter Day make up the most important …
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