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We are now entering one of my favorite times of the year. Starting with tomorrow and the Feast Day of St. Michael and All Angels till Thanksgiving, it just is a time of busy, but enjoyable, days. It is cooler, chilly mornings with warm afternoons. It is "good sleeping weather" like my grandmother used to call it.
This Sunday is one of those days when we recognize the Feast Day of St. Francis with a Blessing of the Animals service. Gather at the front of the Church with MASKS and SOCIAL DISTANCING. It is a simple service of about 15 minutes, so the critters do not get too antsy. It begins at 6 p.m. so we can be done before sundown. (Our Contemplative is still online at 5!)
Looking ahead, we will try another live service with Eucharist on October 11 at 10 a.m. (Thanks to all who came out on yesterday!) We learned some things, and we will improve all that we can. On the 18th we will have our last Compline service at 6 p.m. The Hibachi Mobile is scheduled to join us at 4 p.m. again.
This is just the next few weeks, of this bustling time of fall. I am so thankful for the reports from Harrison on the Monday Grief and Prayer Groups. His leadership is such an important and welcome addition to our ministries!
I know these are hard days, and we are hoping to bring sane, centered offerings to you. Christ is bigger than any problem we face. Hold onto that. Reach out as you need to. Though distanced, you are not alone. We are not alone, ever. Blessings!
Rock+
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It was so nice being together this past Sunday for our Eucharist service, Rite II. We will have an active life as a church trying to squeeze in a few more outdoor gatherings before the weather becomes to cold to meet.
Upcoming dates for your calendar, weather permitting:
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October 5th- 5pm-Contemplative Service (online) & 6pm-Blessing of the Animals (in person outdoor)
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October 11th- 9am- Virtual Morning Prayer Service & 10am- Eucharist: Rite II (in person outdoor)
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October 18th- 10am- Virtual Morning Prayer Service, 4-6pm Food Truck, & 6pm Compline Service (in person outdoor)
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October 25th- TBD
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November 1st- 9am- Virtual Morning Prayer Service, 10am- Eucharist: Rite II (in person outdoor) for All Saints Day, & 5pm- Contemplative Service (online)
A few things to remember as we prepare to be together again.
- MASKS REQUIRED
- Bringing seating will help us significantly. Seating for some will be available at the picnic tables.
- This is obviously weather dependent. We will make a call at 9 am and put it on our social media and send an email if there is any question.
- We will be hand sanitizing in coordination with receiving.
- We will be maintaining social distancing throughout the service.
- There will be no singing during the service.
We look forward to being together. What a gift!
Prerecorded Morning Prayer Worship will premier at 9am on Sunday morning on Facebook and YouTube for those watching online on the weeks that we have Eucharist Services. We will have a live feed from our Eucharist Service at 10, but wanted to give people the option to have this other service since we don't know exactly how our sound will be as of yet. Thank you for your patience with us as we evolve alongside these changing times. Links to both services and their bulletins are below.
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Congratulations to Paul and Lele Wehman on the birth of their two new grandsons, Preston and Ford Wehman, on September 27th. Proud parents, Blake and Emily Wehman, are doing wonderfully. We are celebrating with you! |
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We hope you will join us for a time of connection and conversation. There is no agenda, simply time to be together. What a gift to see one anothers faces and laugh in real time. Join us! We hope you will.
Join us for Morning Prayer this Wednesday at 7:30am and then a cup of coffee afterward at 8am on Zoom. Please make sure that your screen name is your name so we know who is there.
If you want to be part of this virtual coffee date, join us by clicking the link below at 8am.
If you need to dial in call 1 646 558 8656 US
Meeting ID: 826 2172 6493
Password: 997124
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The Grief Group with 4th Quarter, resumed Monday, September 21st at 10:30a.m, with our beloved Deacon Harrison Higgins leading. People will gather every Monday, weather permitting, in the Memorial Garden in our Courtyard. Chairs will be provided. MASKS REQUIRED! For those who were a part, please rejoin. If you have any questions, please reach out to our office or Harrison directly.
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Friends, we hope you will join Harrison Higgins on Monday nights at 5pm in the Memorial Garden to pray for the country. If you feel like joining him, please come. This is not prayer for one political party over another but for God’s healing, national unity and for us as a people. Masks and social distancing are required.
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Virtual Sunday school for children has started! Everyone is wanted and welcome to attend. It is so wonderful to be together again! It will be held on Sunday mornings at 9am. Invite your children, grandchildren, neighbors, any children that would love to hear more about how much God loves them.
The link for Zoom, so you can join in, is here. Looking forward to seeing you!
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CONTEMPLATIVE SERVICE THIS SUNDAY |
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Please join us for the Contemplative service this Sunday, October 4th at 5pm online. It will be a beautiful time of reflection. The link is listed below. The theme this week is on Angels, looking at them from different perspectives. We hope this will be a time of deep grounding for you in your faith.
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BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS THIS SUNDAY |
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Please join us this Sunday, October 4th at 6pm in person outdoor on the front steps of the church. We will follow in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi and bless the animals we are gifted with on this earth. These fine companions show us attributes of God that we can celebrate. You can choose to come in person, following all social distancing rules, or watch online (links below). Let us bless these faithful companions.
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Pre-Order a FREE Cooked Thanksgiving Dinner. This is a freshly cooked meal, boxed in individual containers, sponsored by God's people from local churches and businesses (Trackside Grill, Ashland Sport's Page Grill, Homemade by Suzanne, Kroger, Wal-Mart of Ashland, Rise & Shine Diner and We Think In Ink.
Meals will be available for pick up on Thursday, November 26th (at your designated time between 12pm- 2:30pm) Pick up will be at First Baptist Ashland (800 Thompson Street, Ashland). This meal is available for anyone who pre-orders to share God's bounty with His people.
Call Helen or Price today to reserve your meals- (804) 798-8988. No drinks or utensils are included.
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We are so excited to announce that we have new ways to give to St. James the Less. You can continue sending your pledge through the mail, but if you would like to give online or on your phone, you have that opportunity too! This is a great video that explains it a bit more.
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Shrine Mont is planning programs and retreats in the fall. Logistics will be different as we strive to provide a safe environment, but we want to give you "A Place Apart." All programing is subject to change depending on the status of things.
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OUTREACH
"We rise by lifting others." -Robert Ingersoll
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Saint James the Less Free Clinic
Right outside our very own Saint James the Less Free Clinic the Girl Scouts have donated a food pantry. It is available 24/7 if people might have an immediate need. Please feel free to come by and donate non-perishables to this. It would be an incredible blessing to our community.
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ACES is in need of the following items:
- Baked Beans and Pork'n'beans
- Canned Fruit
- Boxed potatoes
They are also accepting in-season clothes for children and adults (their clothing closet is now open for clients by appointment only).
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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12pm- Noonday Prayer (online)
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
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7:30am- Morning Prayer (online)
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Link to watch service
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Link for bulletin
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8am- Coffee & Conversation (online)
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12pm- Noonday prayer (online)
Thursday, October 1, 2020
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12pm- Noonday prayers (online)
Friday, October 2, 2020
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12pm- Noonday prayers (online)
Sunday, October 4, 2020
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9am- Children's Sunday School (online)
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Link to join
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10am- Worship (online & in person)
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Link to watch services
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Link for bulletin
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5pm- Contemplative Worship (online)
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Link to watch services
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Link for bulletin
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6pm-Blessing Of the Animals (online & in person)
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Link to watch services
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Link for bulletin
Monday, October 5, 2020
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10:30am- Grief Group (Memorial Garden)
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12pm- Noonday prayers (online)
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5pm- Prayer for our Country (Memorial Garden)
Join us daily for Noonday Prayer online here. You can follow along with the service on page 103 of the Book of Common Prayer or visit BCPonline.org (Click on "Daily Office" and then"An Order of Service at Noonday")
If you can't join us live-time, no worries. All of our services can be viewed at your convenience afterward on Facebook. All our Sunday morning and Contemplative services will be posted on our YouTube Channel, "St. James the Less Ashland VA." You can access that here.
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We ask your prayers for God's people throughout the world; for our Bishops, Justin, the Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Susan, Jennifer, and Porter, our bishops; and for all ministers and people.
We ask your prayers for peace; for goodwill among nations; and for the well-being of all people. Remembering especially Gus, Pat, Dick, Erin, Stewart, Joanie, Anna, Meredith, Jan, Madge, Mary Ann, Katie, Kirsten, Molly, Amy, Meghann, Mark, Jewel, Carol Martin, David Ambrogi, Alice, Dennis Folsom (Emily’s father), Barbara, Colin and Caleb Williams (infant grandsons of Curt and Mary Helen Williams), Jimmy, Callen Cornett (cousin of Joyce Blunt), Bob Brown, Ricki Carson, Michael Fox, Ann Lawrence, Bob Gravatt, Alex Gillette, Sarah Sanders, and Bob Ellithorpe.
We ask your prayers for the poor, the sick, the hungry, the oppressed, and those in prison. We also ask your prayers for those serving in the diplomatic corps, the military, and as missionaries: Kemper Jones, Greg Ericksen, Matthew Thomas, Philip Morison, James Ashley, Andrew Brunson, Jordan Fox, and Katherine Murphy.
We ask your prayers for those who have died.
We ask your prayers for those who grieve.
We pray for health care in Metropolitan Richmond: We pray for public, non-profit, and religious social service work and ministries in Metropolitan Richmond: For all in need of social services, all social service departments and caseworkers; for partnerships between the church and other institutions serving the needy.
For all those who seek peace in the world and for ourselves, that we may bring about God's Kingdom here on earth. For our enemies, and for those who wish us harm.
Praise God for those in every generation in whom Christ has been honored.
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THIS PAST SUNDAY'S HOMILY |
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Click here to see the VA & DC Diocese plan for the phased reopening.
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Click here for the most current response from Bishop Goff and The Diocese.
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COVID VA- Download the Covid Virginia app the Governor recommends.
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Randolph Macon College COVID Dashboard- Link here
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Broccoli Swiss Cheese Soup
(contributed by Anne Thompson on p.41)
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 c. skim milk
- 1/2 c. skim evaporated milk
- 1 1/2 T. cornstarch
- 1/4 t. pepper
- 2 1/2 t. chicken flavor bouillon
- Dash hot sauce
- 1/4 t. dry mustard
- 1 c. shredded Swiss cheese, divided
- 1 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained
- 1/4 t. imitation butter flavor granules
- Chopped chives (optional)
- Carrot curls (optional)
Combine first seven ingredients in a large saucepan; mix well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened. Add half of cheese; stir until cheese melts. Add broccoli and butter flavoring. Cook until thoroughly heated. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle each with remaining cheese. Garnish with chopped chives and carrot curls, if desired. Makes 4 servings.
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Ways to Give- Useful suggestions for your giving
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Prayer List- Prayers of the People
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Ask for prayer-Send in your prayer request (please acknowledge if the prayer is private or for our Parish list)
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Forward Day By Day- Email us if you would like us to mail you a copy of the Forward Day By Day. Please make sure to include your first and last name and US Postal address.
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Giving to the First Baptist Food Pantry- Here's all you need to know about giving to our neighbors.
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List of Local Food Pantries- Click here for a complete list of local food pantries.
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Fall Line Farms- A wonderful organization that supports local farmers. Click here to order food so you can pick it up here at SJTL on Thursdays.
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Self- Guided Ways Of Worship Brochure- It has wonderful ways of engaging with your own space (and the spaces around the church) to find the Holy, already present, within them.
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Good Chi Yoga- Barbara Olin is offering her yoga classes, via Zoom, on Wednesday and Fridays. Click the link to email her and let her know you are interested in joining!
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Father Rock's Blog- Access reading of all of Father Rock's Homilies.
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Blessings & Dressings- A copy of the SJTL Cookbook
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NeverTheLess and Weekly E-News Deadline: If you have an announcement to be shared with the parish, please get the information to Kasey no later than noon on Monday. Thanks!
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September 29
Father Rock Higgins
Henry Miller
October 1
Kaitlyn Crump
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October 3
Lillian Crigger
October 4
Clint Rose
Edward Cichocki
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