“Welcome to St. James’s! We’re glad you’re here!”
What sweet words. I’ve been so warmly welcomed into this community. Thank you for your emails, social media messages, and personal words of welcome that I’m still receiving every day. I’m getting to know our terrific staff, attending meetings and gatherings to get to know more of you and to learn about our routines and how we do things here. This is a big, busy community, even in summer, and I’m having so much fun getting more and more connected every day. What a blessing.
I welcome you to meet with me personally yourself, either on campus or off, if we haven’t already. The best way to reach me is through email, but of course you can also call or message me through social media. I look forward to getting to know you!
Blessings,
Penny
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Tuesday, August 1
Registration for Parish Retreat Opens at 10am
You'll receive an email Tuesday morning
with instructions on how to register for the retreat.
Thursday, August 3
Brown Bag Book Group - 12 noon via Zoom
This popular book club meets the first Thursday of each month.
Please contact Linda Owen to join the group and receive the Zoom link.
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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- Registration for Shrine Mont
- Calling all 9th graders for Confirmation
- Come be a DOER at Shalom Farms
- Read the Mission Committee's mission update
- Where's Amelia
- A few words from Blake and Doug about their books
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- Keeping Up w/ St. James'sers
- We're having a baby shower
- Save these August event dates
- Praying for St. James's Armed Service members
- Prayers of The People
- See what's happening this summer in one place.
- Diocese of Virginia
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Registration for
our Parish Retreat
opens on Tuesday.
The Parish Retreat registration will go live on this Tuesday, August 1 at 10:00 am. You'll receive an email Tuesday morning 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 for all ages. It's a weekend of fellowship, faith, and fun.
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2023-2024 Confirmation
Calling all ninth graders! Are you interested in Confirmation? The 2023-2024 Confirmation Information packet is now available. Click this link to learn about the process, as well as access our electronic registration form.
There will be a virtual information session for all interested parties on Sunday, August 20 from 7:00-7:30 pm.
For now, save the date for our Confirmation kick off event on Sunday, September 24 from 12:30-2:00 pm.
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Come be a DOER!
We're volunteering at Shalom Farms on Saturday, August 26 from 9:00 am -12:00 pm.
This activity is for all ages. Come be a DOER. Sign up now- we only have 30 spots!
Shalom Farms is a nonprofit that seeks to bring healthy food options to communities in need.
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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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Where's Amelia?
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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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.
On Monday, August 14 at 7:30 pm, Blake will lead a discussion of the book.
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Here's what Doug says about his Summer Book Club Selection
Doug's book is What Christ Thinks of the Church, An Exposition of Revelation 1-3 by John R. W. Stott, Rector Emeritus, All Souls Church, Langham Place, London.
I attended a lecture by John Stott years ago and he was asked, what would he preach as a new rector and his response was - the church. This small book(only 125 pages) gives us an opportunity to read what Christ thinks of the church based on the first chapters from Revelation. I look forward to hearing your responses during our lively discussion in September.
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Keeping Up with St. James'ers |
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Eleanor Angle
exploring New York City
"Exploring nyc for the first time by wheelchair, navigating accessibility & seeing favorite, iconic sights
A whirlwind cultural, touristy & culinary adventures, our first big city exploration, building our confidence for future city exploring"
- Eleanor Angle
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Carol Ann Fuller
at the Lake House
"Just chillin’ during a family week at Lake Anna house (photo by Sam)"
- Carol Ann Fuller
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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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We're having a Baby Shower
Save the date! We’re having a baby shower for Kilpy and Blake on Sunday, August 13 in Valentine Hall after the 10:00 service.
Look for an email next week with registry information, as well as an opportunity to sign up to bring food.
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Save the Dates
Mark your calendars for these 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
Sunday, August 13
Jazz Mass at 10 a.m.
Music will include He’s got the whole world, Come Sunday by Duke Ellington,
and hymns played with swing!
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 from one of the fabulous RVA food trucks.
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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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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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