We’re firing up the grills on
this Wednesday, July 26.
Our July Parish Dinner is this Wednesday, July 26 at 5:30 pm. We’ll be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs and enjoying other cookout favorites on the surface lot (next to Michaux house). If it’s raining, we’ll move inside to Valentine Hall.
Please RSVP by Monday so we know how many burgers and dogs to get. To RSVP, click here. Thank you for your RSVP!
The suggested donation is $5 per person with a maximum donation of $20 per family.
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Curious about Confirmation?
Stay tuned for more information at the end of July!
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Wednesday, July 26
July Parish Dinner, 5:30 pm
Cookout on the surface lot (next to Michaux House)
If it’s raining, we’ll move inside to Valentine Hall.
Please RSVP by Monday, it allows us to plan properly.
Thursday, July 27
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. James'sers.
Brown Bag Book Group
Meets the first Thursday of each month via Zoom
August Book: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
Tuesday Men's Bible Study, Young Adults, and Women in Wisdom
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)
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This week's eChimes features |
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- Where's Amelia
- Mid-Summer Parish Meeting is on YouTube
- Blake's Summer Book Club selection
- Reading about mission work at St. James's
- Keeping Up w/ St. James'sers
- Parish Retreat signup is coming soon
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- Save the dates for these fun August events
- Praying for St. James's Armed Service members
- Those who have recently died
- Prayers of The People
- See what's happening this summer in one place.
- Diocese of Virginia
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Rev. Amelia is away for two weeks for Continuing Education and to serve as Chaplain at Kanuga for a Guest Period week. We look forward to seeing her when she returns in August. |
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See it on our YouTube page.
If you missed The Midsummer Parish Meeting featuring Rev. Penny, it's now available for viewing on the St. James’s YouTube page. Here’s the link.
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A few words from Blake about his Summer Book Club selection
Full disclosure, I hadn’t read On the Road with Saint Augustine before this summer, and I’m about a third of the way finished. I have, however, encountered the author, James K.A. Smith, on several occasions through his other works, appearances on podcasts, and public speaking events. In my experience, Smith is a brilliant scholar who manages to present profound theological truths in compelling and easy to understand ways that are relevant to the present moment. In particular, much of his work has centered around bringing Augustine (considered by many to be the most influential theologian of Western Christianity) into the 21st century.
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In On the Road with Saint Augustine, Smith blends the traditional genres of devotionals, history, and theology as he narrates the journey that so many of us are familiar with and the one that Augustine traveled and summarized with his famous quote from his Confessions, “Our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” During a season of the year when many of us find ourselves literally “on the road”, I thought there was no better time to journey together, with Augustine as our guide, back to our heart’s true desire.
On Monday, August 14 at 7:30 pm, Blake will lead a discussion of the book.
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READ about the future of
Mission work at St. James’s.
The St. James’s Mission Committee has been hard at working trying to answer one simple but powerful question: How is God calling St. James's to engage in missions in 2023 and beyond?
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Keeping Up with St. James'ers |
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Laurie and Ken Hoen at
Staunton Augusta County Art Center
"Ken and I enjoyed working with Staunton Augusta Art Center on an exhibit of my artwork which will be on exhibition through August 5 in Staunton, Virginia. We enjoyed making new friends at the opening and were delighted to welcome St. James's Besty Blair and Joe Cobb who offered their kind words and support!"
- Laurie Hoen
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Linda Owen at Shrine Mont for Summer Camp for grownups
"We were led by Thom Blair in a consideration of the parables of the Prodigal Son and the Wealthy Man and Lazarus. We were led by Herbert Jones in worship and in general foolery. We met people from all around and ate fabulous Shrinemont meals. We talked and made art and swam. It was glorious!"
- Linda Owen
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Maggi Tinsley and her daughter in the Great Smoky Mountains national Park
"Taking a break from dance competition in Gatlinburg, Tenn."
- Maggi Tinsley
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Keeping Up with St. James'sers
We enjoy hearing about where you've been and what you've doing this summer. Don't be shy. Have some fun. Surprise us! There's still plenty of summertime left.
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The Signup for our Parish Retreat is coming soon!
Mark your calendars. The Parish Retreat registration will go live on Tuesday, August 1 at 10:00 am.
At that time, an email will go out with instructions on how to register for the retreat.
The Parish Retreat will be held at Shrine Mont on Oct. 20-22. Please plan to join us for this special weekend of fellowship, faith, and fun.
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Save the Dates
Mark your calendars for these fun Parish events. There's something for all ages.
We'll have more details in upcoming eChimes.
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 local 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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Praying for St. James's members serving in the Armed Forces.
St. James’s is resuming our weekly prayers for members of our church who are serving in the Armed Forces. This week we remember:
David Bhatta
Robby Farmer
Sam Moffatt
William Smith
Mitchell Teefey
If you would like to submit the name of someone for our Military Prayer List, please reach out to Mary Brown at mbrown@does.org or call her at 804-355-1779 ext. 313.
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Parishioners who passed away recently:
Samuel Brown Witt III (d. 7/6/2023)
We commend Sam to God’s love.
If you would like information on how to reach out to the loved ones of the deceased, please do not hesitate to contact the church office at 804-355-1779.
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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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There's so much happening this summer.
See it all in one place.
We’re making it as easy as possible to know what’s happening this Summer at St. James’s. In addition to clicking on the Summer at St. James’s artwork, you can always go to doers.org/summer, where you’ll find the full schedule of summer social and musical events, book clubs and classes, and, of course, worship – all in one place.
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St. James’s Episcopal Church | DOERS.ORG | (804) 355-1779
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