This Weekend at Saint James |
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Oct. 15, 8:30-10:30 AM
Forum Room
The Upper Room
Men's Group
Join men of all ages for a taste of southern hospitality (shrimp and grits), comradery and an authentic discussion on life and spirituality.
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Oct. 15, 10-11:30
Available on Zoom
Women's
Gathering
Examining faith and action through the working of the Holy Spirit with The Divine Dance: the Trinity and Your Transformation by Richard Rohr. Click here for more info and access to the Zoom link.
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Saturday, October 15 | 5 PM
Saturday Night Mass | In-person
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Join us this Saturday, October 15 at 5 PM
for an informal, contemporary mass with our clergy and the music of John Coltrane performed by the Ryan Kauffman Quartet.
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Sunday, October 16
9:30 AM
RITE13 for
CYF Begins
Beginning October 16th, all youth in grades 5 through 7 are invited to participate in Rite 13 (R13), Sundays at 9:30 AM on the second floor of the Parish House. Read more
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Sunday, October 16
9:30 AM
Forum Hour for Adults Begins
Join us this Sunday as we explore the way Irenaeus attempts to understand the mystery of why God became human by means of the idea of recapitulation. Read more
Available in-person and via Zoom. Click here to join via Zoom.
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Learning and Worship in the Upcoming Week |
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Tuesday October 18 | 7 PM
Contemplative Citizenship
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In the chapel, Available in person
& via Zoom
Join Fr. David Tuesday evenings at 7 PM for a discussion on contemplative citizenship based on the book, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder.
Each session begins with a short meditation followed by an idea or practice that can be implemented in our own way, regardless of our political perspective.
Upcoming sessions:
Oct. 18: Be a patriot (Ch. 19)
Oct. 25: Be as courageous as you can (Ch. 20)
Nov. 1: Epilogue
No. 8: Guest speaker, Dr. Salim Munayer, An election night event to deepen our sense of contemplative citizenship
Click here to join via Zoom. Or, copy/paste this link into your browser: https://us06web.zoom.us/s/81569505140
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Wednesday, October 19 | 3 PM
Holy Eucharist at Willow Valley
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Willow Valley residents are invited to join clergy and staff from Saint James and Holy Trinity Lutheran churches to celebrate Holy Eucharist in Manor North Auditorium, located on the third floor of the main building in Manor North. All are welcome; bring a friend! |
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Saturday, October 22
8:30 AM - 12 PM
New Connections, New Members Retreat
Join us for our New Connections, New Members retreat on Saturday, October 22 from 8:30 AM - 12 PM in the parish house forum room. We'll talk about confirmation, reaffirmation, reception and... read more
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Sunday, October 23
12 - 3 PM
Safeguarding God's Children Training
In the parish house forum room, this hybrid session is for those who have never participated in safe guarding God's Children training. Food will be served. Click here to read more and register.
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Allhallowtide Observances |
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Remembering our dearly departed
We commemorate the dearly departed during a holy time called Allhallowtide. This liturgical season encompasses such days as All Hallows' Eve, Feast of All Saints—martyrs and saints who've died in the name of the faith—and Feast of All Souls, those who've died in the faith.
All are invited to attend these observances. Names of the deceased submitted by Oct 31 will be read at both the Feast of All Souls noonday mass and the Feast of All Souls, Compline or evensong.
If you would like the name of your loved one to be read, please click here and use the form on our website.
Names may also be submitted by calling the church office: 717-397-4858. Or, click here to email your submission to Martha Harris, Pastoral Care Coordinator.
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November 2,
7 PM, Leffler Chapel
Elizabethtown College
Anthony Ray Hinton Lecture
Anthony Ray Hinton shares his journey of survival after being wrongly convicted of the murders of two fast-food restaurant managers and sentenced to 30 years on Alabama's death row. Click here to register. Chuck and Missy Smith will offer a soup meal prior to the lecture in their E-town home. Click here to let them know you'll be attending.
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November 5,
6 PM, in the parish house forum room
Bridge Dinner
Fundraiser
Join us for a time of international sharing as we partake of a delicious meal prepared by local refugee families. We'll hear about their journeys from a place they once called home to Lancaster County—why they left, how long it took and the challenges adjusting to a completely new and different culture, language and way of life. Click here to register.
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Tuesday, November 8 | 7 PM
Contemplative Global Citizenship
Where Mercy and Truth Meet
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Available in person and via livestream
An election night invitation to join Fr. David and Dr. Salim J. Munayer, founder of Musalaha*, to learn about the Musalaha experience of reconciliation in Israel and Palestine.
One of the elders and great teachers of reconciliation, we'll hear how Dr. Munayer uses contemplative practices to build a culture and political will for reconciliation that enables justice and peace to prevail.
The work of contemplative citizenship invites us to widen our framework of understanding and engage our hearts and minds in the contemplative practices of listening, centering and praying thus allowing us to hold a more open stance towards other people.
*Arabic meaning reconciliation
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October 15, 8:30 - 10:30 AM: The Upper Room Men's Group
October 15, 10 - 11:30 AM: Women's Gathering
October 15, 5 PM: Saturday Night Mass with the music of John Coltrane
October 16, 9:30 AM: RITE13 begins with our youth in grades 5 through 7
October 16, 9:30 AM: Forum resumes with Randall Zachman
October 18, 7 PM: Contemplative Citizenship
October 19, 3 PM: Holy Eucharist at Willow Valley in Manor North Auditorium
October 22, 8:30 AM - 12 PM: New Connections, New Members Retreat
October 23, 12 - 3 PM: Safeguarding God's Children training in the Parish House Forum Room
November 2, 3 PM: Holy Eucharist at Willow Valley
November 2, 7 PM: Anthony Ray Hinton lecture at Leffler Chapel, Elizabethtown College
November 4, 9 PM: First Friday Compline at the Urban Well
November 5, 6 PM: Bridge Dinner in the parish house forum room
November 8, 7 PM: Contemplative Global Citizenship with Dr. Salim J. Munayer, founder of Musalaha
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