Our Summer Socials are nearly full.
Sign up quickly.
Our Summer Socials, where adult St. James’sers gather informally in small groups in homes in July and August, are proving to be very popular. Many are already full, while others have only a few slots left. So there’s no time to waste.
Sign up here by selecting 1 date/location that works for you, and then your host will be in touch with additional details. Contact Lisa de Wolff if you have any questions.
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Monday, June 26 - Thursday, June 29
Vacation Bible School
This year’s theme is Hero Hotline: Called Together to Serve God!
Thursday, June 29
Thursday Men's Breakfast Bible Study - 7:30 am
This group meets every other Thursday to read and discuss the Lectionary Readings
for the upcoming Sunday. It’s a great way to learn the scriptures and
build deeper relationships with other St. Jamesers.
Brown Bag Book Group
Meets the first Thursday of each month via Zoom. Here are the books for July and August.
July Book: The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
August Book: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
Women in Fellowship
is taking a summer break, but their next summer social is Thursday, July 20.
Tuesday Men's Bible Study, Young Adults, Women in Wisdom and Lectionary Ladies
are taking a summer break, but will return in the fall.
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Peek at the Week is now on the website (doers.org) too. So if you need to check in on what’s going on this coming week, click on the Peek at the Week banner (The Week's Events)
on the home page.
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This week's eChimes features |
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- July 16 - Meet the Interim Rector at our Midsummer Parish Meeting
- Summer Book Club - read along with the clergy
- Don't miss out - get your tickets for the Flying Squirrels
- Share your photos with "Keeping up with St. James'sers"
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- A peak at some Summer fellowship activities
- College Scholarship application deadline is July 1
- Our online Lost and Found is a great way to find missing items
- Prayers of The People
- Diocese of Virginia
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Meet the Interim Rector at
our Midsummer Parish Meeting
on July 16
On Sunday July 16, everyone is invited to our Midsummer Parish Meeting. This is a chance to meet our new Interim Rector, the Rev. Penny A. Nash, ask her questions, and hear how a variety of church ministries are doing as we look ahead to the new program year. Here’s a link to Penny's bio.
The meeting will be in Valentine Hall from 8:45 to 9:45 am. There will also be coffee and refreshments.
While we’re saving dates, also save Sunday, July 9. It's the first Sunday Penny will be preaching.
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If you have a ministry update that you’d like to share with the parish, please send it (a Word doc is sufficient) to communications@doers.org by July 10.
We’ll gladly add it to the booklet we’ll be preparing to share with parishioners.
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Join our Summer Book Club –
read along with the clergy.
Another way to connect this Summer is the St. James’s Summer Book Club. The clergy have selected three books to read, with a month to read each one. At the end of the month, there will a Zoom meeting led by the clergy member who chose the book where we’ll discuss the month’s book.
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The first book is Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne LaMott, which has been selected by Amelia.
On Monday, July 17 at 7:30 pm, Amelia will lead a discussion of the book on a Zoom call (details to follow).
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The second book is On the Road With St. Augustine by James K.A. Smith, which has been chosen by Blake. |
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The third book is What Christ Thinks of the Church, An Exposition of Revelation 1-3 by John R. W. Stott, which has been chosen by Doug.
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Update on our Richmond Flying Squirrels night out.
It’s not too late to get your tickets to our night out together at the Flying Squirrels game on Saturday, July 8! The Squirrels take on the Bowie Baysox at 6:05 pm, plus it’s Glow Night and fireworks!
To purchase your General Admission Tickets to the game when you click here. We're sitting in General Admission section above section 205 |
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Don’t wait, the Squirrels are drawing big crowds this year, and we don’t want anyone to get shut out.
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Keeping Up with St. James’sers
Don't be shy. Share your photos.
Our popular Keeping Up With St. James’sers program – where you share what you’re doing and where you’re going over the Summer -- is back. And we would love for you to share your photos with us.
This summer we want to see more than your summer vacations, things like: Volunteering, hobbies, backyard/block parties, accomplishments, spending time at the pool, photos of your pets, activities with your kids or grandchildren, weekend activities, offbeat moments, or any other activity – serious or silly. It's about what you’re up to this Summer.
Use this form to tell us what you're up to and send us some pics.
Have some fun. Surprise us!
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Here’s a peek at some other Summer fellowship activities.
To see everything going on at St. James's,
click on the Summer at St. James's image above.
Wednesday, July 26
Parish Dinner at 5:30 pm. We’re grilling burgers and hot dogs -- come for food and fellowship!
Saturday, August 12
Young Family Social from 4-6 pm
Saturday, August 26
Shalom Farms Service Opportunity for all ages from 9 am-12 pm.
Wednesday, August 30
Parish Dinner at 5:30 pm. We’re having food trucks on the surface lot- come and celebrate the end of summer and buy dinner- dessert is on St. James’s!
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The Scott-Taliaferro
College Scholarship
Application Deadline is
Saturday, July 1
The Scott-Taliaferro College Scholarship was created to provide financial aid for the undergraduate college education of St. James’s members. The scholarship awards are based on need and service to the community.
Funding for the Scott-Taliaferro Scholarship is given through the generosity of Mrs. Thomas Branch Scott, Jr. and Lucy Nelson Taliaferro in memory of their parents and grandparents, and Dr. and Mrs. Richard Michaux.
College Scholarship
for 2023-2024 Academic Year
Here are the application requirements:
- Applicant must submit a personal letter which includes:
- the objectives or purposes for pursuing a college education
- financial need and any other sources of funding
- a description of family (e.g. number of household members)
- a description of service efforts (e.g. church, community, and school)
- All application letters are due by Saturday, July 1
- Only one recipient is allowed per household.
Please submit application letters to:
Tracy Schneider--Senior Warden
c/o Mary Brown
St. James’s Episcopal Church
1205 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
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Check our online Lost & Found
for missing items
The St. James’s Lost & Found bin is overflowing. So to help reunite St. James’sers with their belongings, we’ve created a Lost & Found page on our website ( doers.org/lost-and-found).
You can also find the Lost & Found page under Connect on the nav bar at the top of the home page.
If you find something you’ve been missing, come by the Parish House (next to the playground) and retrieve your lost item. Any items not claimed by September 30 will be donated.
Parrish House Summer hours: Monday to Thursday. 9 am - 4 pm.
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We do our best to keep this list current, but if you want your name added or removed, please email Mary Brown at mbrown@doers.org or call her at 804-355-1779 ext. 313
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St. James’s Episcopal Church | DOERS.ORG | (804) 355-1779
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