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This Week at St. James the Less
Friday Morning Prayer Online, 9 am Outdoor Sunday Service 9:00 Indoor Sunday Service 10:30 Optional Healing Prayer offered at both services Coffee Hour following both services Bible Enthusiasts Wednesday July 10 at 7:00 pm For more infomation visit:
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Outdoor Worship Begins This Sunday!
Join us for a short service of Holy Communion in our beautiful churchyard. The 9 am service will be outdoors during the months of July and August. Use our seating, or bring your own blanket or chair. The 10:30 am service will continue indoors. |
Friday Online Morning PrayerFriday, July 5 at 9 am Join us for Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, led by a lay person at St. James. You can watch anonymously, or make yourself known in the chat sidebar. All welcome, or watch afterwards if you like. For more infomation visit:
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Healing PrayerMonthly During the 9 & 10:30 am Service + Sunday, July 7 Parishioners have the option on the first Sunday of each month at both services to receive healing prayers for themselves or a loved one after receiving Holy Communion. Prayers are said by certified lay chaplains in a quiet space (our chapel) and kept always confidential. |
Thank You to Our Pick-Up Choir
We had such a fun time last Sunday singing in (and hearing) the intergenerational pick-up choir last Sunday. Thank you, Victoria, for leading us. Hear us on our Facebook and Instagram pages! For more infomation visit:
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St. James Bible EnthusiastsAn Ongoing In-Depth Look into the Bible + NEXT Wednesday, July 10 The St. James Bible Enthusiasts, a spin-off of our 2022/23 Bible Marathon Group, is open to everyone who wants to learn and get to know other parishioners. Our next gathering is July 10 at 7 pm at the home of group member Bill Haffner. We'll continue our discussion of "Why the Bible Began," but please feel free to attend even if you don't manage to read or finish the book. Note: if you're interested in updates/events on this group, please be sure to fill out this form and you'll automatically be added to our group email list. You can drop in when you're able; it's informal and geared towards participating when you're able. For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/events/st-james-bible-enthusiasts/2024-07-10
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Share Your Summer PicturesWe'd love to know what you are grateful for this summer! While our parish may quiet down at 10 Church Lane during the summer, our parishioners surely do not. You'll be traveling, settling down with a good book, undertaking beautification projects, chasing kids around or just enjoying peaceful moments.
Please send us your summer pictures -- wherever you are -- that we'll post to our Facebook and Instagram pages. The clergy, staff, and vestry will all participate. Let's stay close online while we're off enjoying the summer.
Can't wait to see what you'll send us!
Email to: office@stjamesscarsdale.org
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Bishop Heyd's Monday Morning Notes
Bishop Heyd sends out a message every Monday morning about what's going on in the diocese, things he's thinking and reading, prayers for special occasions, diocesan initiatives and changes, and lots more. It's a short but super informative and inspiring message. Stay in the loop with our wider church and sign up at the link below. For more infomation visit:
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New Volunteer OpportunityWith Hearts and Homes for Refugees at St. James Hearts and Homes for Refugees reached out last week to the St. James Community to let us know they'll be welcome two Afghan families this summer. We're looking for volunteers in our parish to work with volunteers from other area churches on welcoming these families, with commitments ranging from helping with English to helping furnish apartments, to getting kids together for a playdate. There are so many different ways you can get involved. Hearts and Homes for Refugees Coordinates the effort based on your availability and talents. Please click below and Mo. Storm will put you directly in touch with their organization to get you going! For more infomation visit:
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Renew and Revitalize Task Force
Last Tuesday's Renew and Revitalize Member Update contained news of our recent Task Force meeting: updates on our architect's plans, an initial discussion about parking lot surfacing, what we'll be working on over the next months (when our weekly updates go on hiatus), and more. For more infomation visit:
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Read or Listen to a Sunday SermonSunday June 30 Read or listen to Mother Eliza's sermon from last Sunday on the heartwrenching, interlaced Gospel stories of Jairus' daughter and the woman with the hemmorhage, whose encounters with Jesus are a tale of restoration and rebirth. For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/media/2024-06-23-graduation-sunday
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Get Involved at St. James the LessIt's Easy to Join a Group or Volunteer We're trying to make it easier to get involved and help out. Click button below for groups to join and/or volunteer needs, fill out the simple form for the group or ministry you'd like to be involved with, and you'll automatically be added to the email distribution group for that group or ministry. You can also sign up through our phone app any time. We really do run on volunteer labor. Thank you! For more infomation visit: https://www.stjamesscarsdale.org/news/get-more-involved-at-st-james-the-less--34
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Are You a Pledging Member of St. James?
We are so thankful for each and every pledge made to St. James. Ongoing financial contributions from parishioners are how Episcopal churches operate. If you take advantage of anything in the church--worship services, classes for kids and adults, outreach programs, fellowship, anything at all--please make a pledge to help us sustain these programs. The annual average pledge at St. James is approx $3500.00. By the numbers, it costs $6000.00 per family to do everything we do. Click the picture above to make a pledge. It's easy and secure. You'll receive a response from the office and the rector. Thank you! For more infomation visit: https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/2227516
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This Sunday's Bulletin
You can view this Sunday's bulletin at the link below. Names of all readers, servers, and acolytes are always listed on the last page of the bulletin. Readings are also there for readers to view in advance. For more infomation visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12od7Y6lG9ry6H3rKLPvdZN8kigq3VUw7dbUu9TwyJ-I/edit?usp=sharing
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