Our Weekly News & Updates |
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Just a reminder to turn your clocks back and enjoy another hour of sleep this Saturday night. |
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Friends,
It has been a fun and good weekend. The "thin space" of All Hallow's Eve, All Saints, and today, All Souls' is particularly meaningful this year with all that has transpired. We have been reminded how delicate and precious life is. The world passed the milestone of 5 million known dead (and it is most definitely higher). Continue to pray for this ongoing crisis.
Many thanks to all who made Saturday's movie night, Sunday's baptism and service, and the Election Eve Call to Prayer all so special.
This Sunday we will have our Stewardship Ingathering Sunday with a special luncheon after our 10 o'clock service. We do hope you will join us. We will have indoor and outdoor seating as to your comfort, weather permitting. Bring your pledge cards as we celebrate and give thanks for what God can do through our gifts.
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We will have another special weekend next week on November 14 as well. We will have a special celebration of the Free Clinic's 15th Birthday! The actual day was October 26th. The many lives helped and bettered through their plethora of services is a remarkable thing. We will give thanks and will bless their continued work during the 10 o'clock service. After the later service we will have a short workshop in Brydon looking at End of Life questions. Have you done all the helpful things for the one inevitability we all share? Most of us spend more time planning our vacation than we do our retirement or our last details. Join us as we look at some of the questions that will help when that time comes. Lastly, it will be a busy day with our Bluegrass Mass at 5 pm. I hope you will join us!
It is hard for me to fathom that it is already November. Enjoy this season, especially as we give Thanks!
Blessings,
Rock+
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
- 10am- Book Club
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Link to join Zoom call
- Go vote!
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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7:30am-Eucharist Rite II
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Link to watch service
- 8pm-Youth Parent's Small Group
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Link to join Zoom Call
Thursday, November 4, 2021
- 6pm- Handbell Choir
- 7pm-Parish Choir
Sunday, November 7, 2021
- 8am- Eucharist: Rite I (no music)
- 8:45am- Adult Sunday school (Brydon Hall)
- 9am- Children's Sunday school (IN PERSON OUTSIDE)
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Link to join
- 10am- Eucharist: Rite II (music)
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Link for bulletin
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Link to watch
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11am- Stewardship Celebration & Luncheon
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6pm- Journey to Adulthood
Monday, November 8, 2021
- 10:30am-Grief Group
- 5:30pm-Centering Prayer Group
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Our Beloved Priests
The Rev. Rock Higgins
Rector
The Rev. Becky McDaniel
Associate Rector
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What a gift to be present to Victoria's baptism on Sunday! What a wonderful family and we pray blessings upon them! |
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Are you hoping to add some Saint James the Less "swag" to your collection? Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? We have a online website, through The Supply Room, that allows us to order items with the SJTL logo on it. There are all kinds of shirts, jackets, and bags that you can get with Saint James the Less on it. Click HERE to see the many different options. |
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Please join us this Sunday, November 7th at 11:30am for a church wide luncheon celebrating our Stewardship campaign, Broken Open. We will have a catered lunch outdoors, as long as the weather cooperates. We hope you will make plans to join us! |
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If you are willing to help us with the Stewardship luncheon this Sunday, we would be grateful. We are looking for folks who can come by on Saturday and help set up. On Sunday, we will be looking for people to help serve drinks and provide an extra set of hands as jobs come up. If you are interested, please email Kasey. |
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As we reflect on our lives, there are practices that can help us plan for our future. We are offering an End of Life Planning Seminar on Sunday, November 14th at 12pm that will help you look at Estate planning, funeral planning, wills and answer any questions you might have. We will have a luncheon to go along with this seminar. Please RSVP so we can make sure to have enough food and copies. We hope you will join us! |
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Please join us for Bluegrass Mass on Sunday, November 14th at 5pm. We will attempt to have it outside, but if the weather is poor we will move indoors. Bring a chair for outside or a mask for indoors. We are thrilled to have this service. Please bring a friend and join us! |
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The Saint James the Less Dream Group is re-constituting in November. If you are interested in exploring the meaning of your dreams and meeting with others to do so it will be on Monday's at 7pm at the Harrison's home. Give Bill a call at 540-903-7001 to let him know you will be there. |
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We are so happy that we get to host Fall Line Farms every week. They are looking for someone who might be interested in volunteering every Thursday afternoon to help pass out customer's orders. Volunteers will get a free membership and classes. Email Kasey if you are interested and she will get you connected.
In case you are new to Fall Line Farms, please check them out. They are a wonderful organization that helps sell local farmers and artisans goods. You order online and pick them up weekly on Thursdays here at Saint James the Less. *The week of Thanksgiving the pick up day will be on Wednesday afternoon.
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Our beloved Formation Director, Miriam Smith, and her family have been in a difficult season. If you would like to provide them a meal to make their load a little lighter, please click on their Meal Sign Up HERE. Please be aware they do have a gluten allergy. They bless so many and it would be wonderful if we could bless them right back. |
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The 14th annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner is happening this year. It will take place on November 26th at First Baptist Church Ashland. Please pre-order fully cooked meals before November 19th by calling Helen or Price at 798-8988. Freshly cooked meals will be available for drive by pick up at a designated time between noon and 2:30pm. Please note this meal is boxed in individual containers. No beverages or utensils will be provided. Limited meals available. We appreciate your prayers for this community event! |
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Sunday School IN PERSON
We are excited to announce that we will have our first in person Sunday school on November 7th. This will be held outdoors behind the church. We are excited to see you all again!! Also, there is a poll in our Facebook group to help us with future planning.
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Children's Facebook Group
Please join our new private Facebook group for families. This will be a place to share your day to day experiences and hear a bit more about Sunday school and special events we have coming up!
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Journey 2 Adulthood (J2A)
Don't forget to sign up for our new regional youth group offering. Our next meeting will be Sunday, October 24th. We meet for a meal and discussion a 6pm. Please complete the registration form at
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Children's Virtual Sunday School
Did you love hanging out with our youth at Shrinemont? Do you miss hearing their sweet wonderful ideas? Join us for Sunday school on Zoom! We are looking for 2 volunteers to help weekly in our virtual Sunday school. No preparation or training needed. We can even set it all up for you at the church if you need to be in the building on Sundays. Please email Miriam if you are interested.
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Parent Small Group
Join us for fellowship in the virtual Parent Small Group. Every Wednesday at 8pm we will meet over Zoom with your favorite beverage in hand to support each other throughout this journey of parenthood and grow in faith togethe r. HERE is the link to join. If you would like to dial in please call 301-715-8592 and enter Meeting ID: 820 5734 4002 and Passcode: 756956. |
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Reserved Family Section
We are offering the balcony as an option for families to use during worship. Many families have unvaccinated children and we want to make sure we protect you the best we can. You do not have to sit there, but know this is an option for you.
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OUTREACH
"We rise by lifting others." -Robert Ingersoll
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Emergency Food Pantry
Right outside our Saint James the Less Free Clinic we have a food pantry. It is available 24/7 and used a great deal as immediate needs come up. Please donate non-perishables to this. It would be an incredible blessing to our community.
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ACES is in need of the following items:
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Pantry: Instant potatoes, rice, (small bags, pork & beans, canned peaches, shampoo
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Adult Clothing: Women's bras (all sizes) and feminine hygiene items, Men's athletic socks, work boots and jeans.
- Children's Clothing: Socks (larger sizes), Boy's underwear (Sizes L & XL), boy/girl fall and winter clothes (seizes 10 and larger)
ACES is open on both Mondays and Wednesday from 8:30-1130am. Thank you for your continued support!
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POP TOPS
We are still collecting Pop Tops for Ronald McDonald house. Hang on to them or bring them by when you can. This is a valuable resource that goes to help families with children in the hospital here in Richmond.
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PETER PAUL
Peter Paul is in need of these supplies on behalf of their students. The collection boxes are in our hallway.
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School Supplies: glue, scissors, folders, erasers and pencil pouches
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Laundry supplies: Travel size detergent or 4 pods, rolls of quarters
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Hygiene items: toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, chapstick, Vaseline, pads, tampons, face wipes and wash clothes
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Meals-to-go: pop-top food- soup, beans, canned meat, tuna packets, water (reusable bottle), crackers, chips, fruit cups
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Winter weather items: hand warmers, fleece blanket, hat, gloves, thick socks
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Lord, we lift up this nation struggling with itself these days, reeling from this pandemic and its repercussions. Encourage us to faithfulness, righteousness, and compassion for all God’s Children. We lift up Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Susan, Jennifer, and Porter our Bishops, Rock and Becky, our priests. May they be strengthened and encouraged as the work with us to proclaim your Good News in this world. We pray for Joe, our President, Ralph, our Governor, and Steve, our Mayor, and all our elected officials. Guide them to lead us to the common good.
We ask your prayers for peace; for goodwill among nations; and for the well-being of all people. Remembering especially Gus Miller, Erin Yagla, Meredith Moon, Madge Carter, Meghann Batten, Mark Longaker, Michael Fox, Bill Blakemore, Chambers Cromwell, Dennis Folsom, Carter and Lila, Shirley Dols, Jack, Pam Bowers, Lin Varner, Connie Geisenderfer, Paul Robb, Jonathan Smith, Debra Bernard, Beth Arrott, Rev. Dr. Susannah Metz, the Rev. Victor King, Smith family, Alex Gillette, Pam Gillette, Sally Budd, Sarah Chamblee & family, Loisanne Rockwell, Katherine Anderson, Paige, Emllyn, and Clara Meyer (and family), Wiley Hughes, Jimmy Smith, Jeff Lawrence, May and family, and the Diocesan Search Committee for our new Bishop.
We ask your prayers for the poor, the sick, the hungry, the oppressed, and those in prison. We also ask your prayers for those serving in the diplomatic corps, the military, and as missionaries: Kemper Jones, Greg Ericksen, Matthew Thomas, Philip Morison, James Ashley, Andrew Brunson, Jordan Fox, and Katherine Murphy.
We ask your prayers for those who have died, especially Karl Meyer.
We ask your prayers for those who grieve.
We pray for public, non-profit, and religious social service work and ministries in Metropolitan Richmond: For advocates who provide a voice for the rights of persons whose voices are not heard.
For all those who seek peace in the world and for ourselves, that we may bring about God's Kingdom here on earth. For our enemies, and for those who wish us harm.
Praise God for those in every generation in whom Christ has been honored.
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Proper 26/All Saints' Day sermon- October 31, 2021 |
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November 3
John Hoar
Tanya St. Laurent
November 4
Susan Hubbard
Shelby Davies
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November 7
Thomas Leachman
Joseph Boyle
November 8
Vicky Bickel
Phoebe Sieg
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Saint James the Less Episcopal Church
125 Beverly Road
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 798-6336
Staff:
Miriam Smith- Christian Formation- Children & Youth Director
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Weekly E-News Deadline: If you have an announcement to be shared with the parish, please get the information in no later than noon on Monday. |
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