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Good morning, friends!
We had a great Sunday with more loosened restrictions and thank you all for masking up and giving folks who wanted/needed distancing their space. We will continue with that trend and move to the next phase of our returning to "normal" on July 11. More to come on that.
Tomorrow, June 30 at the 7:30 Eucharist, we will regather in person for the first time. Masks will be required, and communion in one kind will be offered. Afterwards we will gather in Brydon for coffee and bagels. We trust everyone who comes will follow the mask guidelines, remaining masked if unvaccinated. Call the office if you have questions.
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This Sunday, July 4th, we recognize Independence Day with hymns and special readings. The same service will be provided at 8:30 and 10. We will also have the Bring-Your-Own-Basket picnic. Water bottles will be provided. Bring whatever you choose to eat that day and join in the fun at the picnic tables. We will be pre-recording the sermon only beginning this week, with a livestream of the 10 am service available on Facebook Live.
July 9th is our Family Movie Night, with exact times and information next week. (There will be another on July 23, too.)
On Sunday, July 11 we will resume our normal Rite I service without music at 8:30. (We will return to 8 am in September.) The 10 am service will be Rite II with music.
More and more we are regathering and refreshing ourselves. We urge everyone who can to be vaccinated. It will help us all more quickly resume more of life as we knew it.
I am thankful for you and our parish. Blessings and thankfulness this Independence Day!
Rock+
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We are changing the way we do things on Wednesday mornings. Join us for IN PERSON Eucharist:Rite II service on Wednesday morning at 7:30am in the church. Please still wear your masks. We are thrilled this service is opening back up in person. We will have coffee and snacks in Brydon Hall afterward. If you would like to watch live, please click HERE.
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Please join us online this Sunday at 5pm for our Contemplative Service. Our theme will be Proclamation. It will be a beautiful time of reflection as we reflect on the third Baptismal Covenant. We hope you will join us! |
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REMINDERS FOR SUNDAY MORNING |
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We have loosened our restrictions for our worship services as cases continue to decrease. Here are a few reminders for our Sunday indoor services:
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We will no longer be requiring sign-ups, or checking-in. Just come to either the 8:30 or the 10 am.
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We will be cleaning between services.
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We will still be requiring masks when in the service while we are all not yet fully vaccinated or for folks who are immuno-compromised.
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We will reserve the balcony for families with unvaccinated children. (They are not required to sit there but may.) We ask all others to sit downstairs.
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We will reserve a section of the seating for social distancing in the seating.
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As we begin to come together indoors again, we are reminded of our practices from "pre-Covid" times. We have all these wonderful name-tags that we wear to let people know our names to make our space feel more inclusive. If you need a new name-tag or don't have one, please email us and let us know. We will make sure you get one. |
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We've just gotten in the August/September/October Forward Day by Day devotional books. If you would like us to mail you a copy, please email us your name and mailing address and we will get it to you. We will also have copies here at the church in the office and also on the table in the Memorial Garden. |
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We will be starting our next round of Confirmation Classes on Sunday, July 11th from 4:30-6pm in Brydon Hall. We are hoping to finish in 4 weeks, but are leaving the 5th week open just in case. They will meet July 11-August 8 on Sunday afternoons from 4:30-6pm in person. Would you like to join the class? Email us and let us know if you would like to be part. We will make sure you get all the information. We hope you will! |
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Please mark your calendar for Sunday, July 4th after the 10am service for a BYOBasket picnic lunch. We will gather at the picnic tables and enjoy some time to catch up with one another. For everyone's safety we will not be sharing dishes. Thank you for your understanding. We hope you will join us for this fun time being together! |
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Our Parish Retreat at Shrine Mont is being held October 15-17. If you would like to go ahead and sign up, email us. You can mail us your deposit (50%) or bring it by. We so hope you will join us for this glorious time in the mountains for a deepening of your faith and time of connection together!
The cost will be:
- Adults (age 18+) $160
- Teens (ages 13-18) $80
- Children (ages 4-12) $60
- Young Children (0-3) Free
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VBS Sign Up
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!! (click there) We are so excited to welcome all of our families, neighbors and friends to VBS this year. It will be held August 9-12 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. Please complete the registration link and feel free to send it to your grandchildren or neighbors! This year we will be focusing on the parable of the sower and would love to have a few experienced gardeners as volunteers. If interested, please email Miriam.
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Save the Date
Make sure to mark your calendars for Friday, July 9th and 23rd for Family Movie Nights here at SJTL. Bring a blanket, chairs, snacks and get ready to settle in for some cinema magic. (In case of rain plan for the week following each date)
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Wednesday
Join us for IN PERSON Eucharist:Rite II service on Wednesday morning at 7:30am in the church. Please still wear your masks. We are thrilled this service is opening back up in person. We will have coffee and snacks in Brydon Hall afterward.
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Thursday
Please join us this week for Book Club at 10:30am on Thursday as we delve into Searching For Sunday, by Rachel Held Evans. The conversations will be rich as the book is insightful, honest and enriching to your faith. The link to purchase the book is HERE. The link to join the meeting is HERE.
Please read chapters 32-33 (they are short chapters). Even if you aren't able to read this, please still join us. It will be accessible to everyone!
If you would like to call in, please dial 1 301 715 8592 and enter:
Meeting ID: 840 2332 3497
Passcode: 570346
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This Sunday
Please join us for an in-person INDOOR Eucharist: Rite II Worship Service at 8:30am and 10am. If you aren't able to join us and you would like to watch from home the link to watch is HERE at 10am.
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Monday
NO GRIEF GROUP due to the July 4th holiday this week.
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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 Saint James the Less Free Clinic our very own, Flory Brockwell, did her Gold Award Girl Scouts project by donating 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:
- Pantry: Canned mixed vegetables and canned potatoes
- Adult Clothing: Men's jeans (sizes 36 and larger)
- Warehouse: Oscillating or box fans
ACES will be closed on Monday, July 5 but open on Wednesday, July 7th and will be open on both Mondays and Wednesday from July 7th thru the remainder of the summer (or until further notice) Thank you for your continued support!
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POP TOPS
We are still collecting Pop Tops for Ronald McDonald house. Hang on to them or bring them by when you can. This is a valuable resource that goes to help families with children in the hospital here in Richmond.
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PETER PAUL
Students at present time need school supplies. They would be grateful to receive any of the following:
- note book paper
- spiral note books
- high lighters
- pencils
- pens
- erasers
- pencil boxes
- crayons
- markers
In front of the Coleman Center there is a small closet for non- perishable food. Students and families can take what they need. Canned food and small boxes are requested. Cereal boxes are too big. These donations would be much appreciated as well. You are welcome to bring the donations here and we can get them down there. Thank you!
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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7:30am-Eucharist Rite II (in person)
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Link to watch service
Thursday, July 1, 2021
- 10:30am- Book Club (online)
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Link to join
Sunday, July 4, 2021
- 8:30am & 10am- In Person, Indoor Eucharist:Rite II Worship
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Link to watch service
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Link for bulletin
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11am- BYOBasket Picnic lunch
- 5pm-Contemplative Worship Service (online)
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Link to watch service
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Link for bulletin
Monday, July 5, 2021
- OFFICE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
- NO GRIEF GROUP TODAY
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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Lord, we lift up this nation struggling with itself these days, reeling from this pandemic and its repercussions. Encourage us to faithfulness, righteousness, and compassion for all God’s Children. We lift up Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Susan, Jennifer, and Porter our Bishops, Rock and Becky, our priests, and Harrison, our deacon. May they be strengthened and encouraged as the work with us to proclaim your Good News in this world. We pray for Joe, our President, Ralph, our Governor, and Steve, our Mayor, and all our elected officials. Guide them to lead us to the common good.
We ask your prayers for peace; for goodwill among nations; and for the well-being of all people. Remembering especially Gus, Pat, Dick, Erin, Joanie, Anna, Meredith, Madge, Mary Ann, Katie, Molly, Amy, Meghann, Mark, Carol, David, Alice, Dennis, Barbara, Colin and Caleb, Jimmy, Michael Fox, Alex Gillette, Bill & Beth Arrott, Bill Blakemore, Mason, Jan Meacham, Karl Meyer, Chambers Cromwell (friend of Betty & Jim Moore), Horace Crowe (friend of the Meyer’s family), Delaney Thompson family, Aubrey Fletcher, Dee Alvarez, Shelby, Lyla Buchanan, Kimette Cannady, Pam Gillette, Melanie Fischer, Dennis Folsom, Tom & Fran Burke (Beth Renswick’s aunt & uncle), Ginny Miller (Carol Barnes’ sister), Carter and Lila (family of Betsy Snipes and Kristina Raney), Shirley Dols, Jay Hart, Cliff Pierce (cousin of the Wehman-Hopkins family), Jack, Judy Malory, Connie Geisenderfer, Paul Robb, Roxanne, Sarah Reece, William Timberlake, Doc and Karen, Jonathan Smith, Anne Ericksen (Julie Ericksen’s mother-in-law), Debra Bernard, and Dick Shirey, Rev. Dr. Susannah Metz and the Diocesan Search Committee for our new Bishop.
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 the Churches and religious institutions of Metropolitan Richmond: For a spirit of unity, mutuality, cooperation, reconciliation, reform, and common ministry within the faith community.
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 SERMON |
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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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June 29
Townes Rison
Sasha Sieg
June 30
Jan Meacham
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July 2
Cecile Cox
Keenan Field
July 4
Jeanne Trible
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