Let’s all get to know Amelia better.
This Sunday in Valentine Hall.
This Sunday between the services, you’re invited to a reception welcoming our new Associate Rector, Amelia Arthur.
The reception will feature beverages and an awesome food spread (ham biscuits, brownies, cookies, cheese straws, fruit, scones, and other sweet and savory St. James's favorites) but most importantly, it’ll be a chance to spend some informal time with Amelia and start to get to know her better.
We’re encouraging folks to not congregate on the front steps after the 9 am service so we can devote as much time as possible to this lovely event in Valentine Hall.
Next Sunday, May 1, Amelia will be sharing her spiritual journey with us as part of our Adult Formation. You won’t want to miss that either. Look for details in next week’s social media and eChimes.
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Tuesday, April 26
Tuesday Men’s Bible Study: 7:30 am
Valentine Hall
Education for Ministry (EfM) on Zoom: 6 pm
Tuesday Readers on Zoom: 7pm
Wednesday, April 27
Living Faith Bible Study: 10 am
Valentine Hall
Study and discussions that help to make
our Christian faith a “living faith” and apply the witness of the Scripture to
our everyday lives.
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This week's eChimes features |
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- The Spring Picnic
- St. James's T-Shirts
- April Parish-wide Doer Opportunity
- Memorial Day Concert
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- Juneteenth Organ Recital
- Music to fill your soul
- Easter People: Faith Practice and Climate Justice
- How you can help the people of Ukraine
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The Spring Picnic: 26 Acres of Fun
On Sunday, May 15th, the beautiful riverside property known as Rock Bottom will be buzzing with hundreds of St. James’sers gathering under the warm Spring sun to celebrate everything great about our church.
There will be live Bluegrass music from Oak Lane, fried chicken from Lee’s, grilled burgers and dogs, a Hardywood beer truck and games for the kids (even the grown up ones).
Plus we'll have the Senior Blessing and the Blessing for Rising Middle School students.
But most importantly, this is a chance for all of us to be together and be ourselves again. No Zoom. No masks. And every reason to be here.
To make sure we have all the food we need, we’re asking everyone to register here.
We’ll also be asking for a donation of $5 per person or $15 for a family to be paid on the day of the event. All proceeds will go to St. James’s Outreach ministries
So mark your calendar. Dig out your favorite shorts. And get ready for the party of the year.
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Get your St. James’s T-shirt
for the St. James’s Picnic.
With the warm weather–and the Spring Picnic!--on the way, it’s getting to be T-shirt season. And nothing would look better than a St. James’s t-shirt.
We’ll be selling them this Sunday between the services in Valentine Hall. Adults: $30, Kids: $25. Bring cash or a check.
We have all sizes from Kids small through Adult 2XL.
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Here’s the April Parish-wide Doer Opportunity with CARITAS
This month we’ll be cooking dinner for the CARITAS Men’s Shelter on Sunday, Apr. 24th from 2 to 5 pm in the Michaux House Kitchen. Spots are limited, so signup here now!
To see all the opportunities to DO with our outreach partners, click here.
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Memorial Concert Mass of the Children ( by John Rutter)
Monday, May 30 at 7 pm in the St. James’s sanctuary
One of the great traditions at St. James’s is to remember our veterans on Memorial Day. This year’s Memorial Concert Mass of the Children promises to be especially moving, as we’ll be including our Children’s Choirs as well as other St. James’s Choirs to bring an extra level of beauty and pathos to the already moving music. The performance will also include members of the Richmond Symphony.
As is our custom, names of veterans past and present will be printed in the program.
Click here for all the information.
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SAVE THE DATE
Juneteenth, Sunday June 19
Juneteenth (or Sunday, June 19) will be truly and powerfully celebrated here at St. James’s with a spectacular Freedom Day Organ Recital featuring renowned organist Dr. Carl Haywood.
The program, which starts at 5 pm, will also Include Spirituals in celebration of Juneteenth. There’s more information to come. But for now, save the date–and invite a friend. Or two.
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Our music calendar is full.
Make sure the events are
on your calendar too.
While we’re currently promoting our Memorial Day and Juneteenth events, the St. James’s music calendar is full of other beautiful and inspiring events over the next few months.
Each of them will be promoted as they come, but to see them all in one place, click here, then save the dates. And think about inviting friends to join you at each one.
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Easter People: Faith Practice and Climate Justice
Wednesdays, April 27 – May 25
6-7pm, via Zoom
Join us as we follow the Episcopal Church curriculum on climate justice, for Bible study, discussion and reflection to learn more about climate change, about how God is calling us to be stewards of God's creation, and to discuss what resurrection and healing for the planet and people might look like. Then come to our Sunday Adult Forum on Rogation Sunday, May 22, to learn more about our diocesan Creation Care Task Force.
To see the full schedule, go here.
You can register here i n advance for this series, and you will receive a confirmation email containing Zoom information about joining the meeting.
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Episcopal Relief is helping Ukraine.
You can help them do more.
Ukraine desperately needs our help and you can make a difference by donating to Episcopal Relief & Development. The Episcopal organization is hard at work bringing assistance and support to the people of Ukraine.
Click here to make a direct gift to help Ukrainian families and citizens. Thank you.
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