Parish House Update!
We are happy to announce that heat has been restored in the parish house, and all regularly scheduled meetings and activities can resume in the parish house beginning with this Sunday's forum hour at 9:30 AM.
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Friday, March 1 | 9:00 PM
First Friday Compline at the Urban Well
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Join us Friday, March 1st for a contemplative service of quiet reflection at the end of your day. Compline at the Urban Well includes meditative music played on the oud and the Saint James Compline Choir singing a cappella by candlelight in our beautifully lit sanctuary.
Available in person and via livestream.
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Sunday, March 3 | 9:30 AM
Forum Hour in the Parish House
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In the parish house forum room!
In Forum during March and April, we will be considering the Sacrament of Holy Communion and the understanding of this mystery as it developed in the Christian tradition. This Sunday, we will explore the reflections of Justin Martyr (c.100-c.165) and Ambrose of Milan (d. 397) on the presence of the body and blood of Christ in this sacrament. For Justin, our flesh and blood are nourished by "transmutation" by the body and blood of Christ in communion, whereas for Ambrose the bread and wine are "transfigured" into the body and blood of Christ. Join us this Sunday as we explore the insights of these two early and formative theologians into the mystery of holy communion.
Did you know? All resources used in forum hours along with the Zoom recordings are available on our website. Click here to go to the Forum Resources page.
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Sunday, March 3 | 9:30 AM
Women's Bible Study
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Attention all ladies!! Starting this Sunday, March 3rd at 9:30 AM in the parish house library, we’ll have an opportunity to gather for Bible study, prayer and fellowship. The format will be simple - a verse to read, study, pray on and discuss and finish with prayer requests. Kristy Clark will start off leading the group and then we will rotate facilitation. We’ll meet the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.
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Wednesdays through March 20th | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Rise From the Ashes: A Lenten Bible Study of the Psalms With Mother Shayna
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In person and via Zoom
In the parish house forum room
Join us as we embark on a journey of reflection and growth in a study of the Book of Psalms. Beloved by many, the Psalms express the profound human experience with God in a range of emotions from grief and despair to joy and hope, and they offer us valuable insights into our own spiritual lives.
We warmly invite you to join us on this meaningful journey of self-discovery, spiritual growth, and connection with God as we rise from the ashes together and find inspiration in the timeless wisdom of the Psalms. Click here to let us know you'll be attending.
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Sunday, March 10 | 4:00 PM
World & Early Music Concert with Filament
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In their program, Bound up in Love, soprano, Alice Teyssier,
joins Filament as together, they explore the collective understanding of women in music history and the ways women’s stories are told through the juxtaposition of different national and compositional styles to cast a fresh light on timeless human issues like grief, longing, and motherhood, creating space to tell ancient stories in a new way.
Available in person and via livestream. Click here to purchase tickets.
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Saturday, March 16 | 8:30 - 10:30 AM
Upper Room Men's Group
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Parish House Forum Room
Join the Upper Room Men's Group in the parish house forum room for breakfast on Saturday, March 16th. Men of all ages are welcome to this time of food, fellowship and thought-provoking discussion! Saturday's discussion will be on resiliency through the eyes of Richard Rohrer.
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Saturday, March 16 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Women's Gathering
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Via Zoom
Women's Gathering continues their discussion of Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by contemporary Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama. The book draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland's longest established peace and reconciliation organization and captures the essence of the Corrymeela prayer experience to help us incorporate its spirituality into your practice of prayer. Click here to email Lorraine Rollo for the Zoom link.
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Sunday, March 17 | After the 10:30 AM Mass
Summer Mission Trip Meeting
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In the parish house meeting room
The first planning meeting for the mission trip to Potter County this summer will be Sunday, March 17 after the 10:30 AM Mass.
This first planning session will be for the volunteer work week scheduled for May 5 - 11 and the mission trip July 7 - 13 when the team will work with Potter County's Habitat for Humanity to renovate and repair a local residence. All are welcome; prior experience is not necessary.
Click here to email Paul Hoffer for more information.
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Beginning Sunday, March 17 | 11:30 AM
CYF Children's Communion Class
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CYF Communion Classes begin Sunday, March 17th.
Children in second grade, or ages 6 - 9 are invited to learn more about the Holy Sacrament of Communion. This is a special time for children to engage in a deeper understanding of their relationship with God in Jesus Christ as experienced in the sacrament of Holy Communion. Participants will be communed on Sunday April 7th during the 10:30 AM mass.
Classes meet Sundays March 17th and March 24th in the chapel following 10:30 AM Mass. Attending both classes is preferred but not required. Click here to register.
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Easter Flowers
As our celebration of Easter approaches, we invite you to honor or memorialize a loved one by donating Easter flowers for our sanctuary.
Click here to visit our Easter flower giving form. In the memo box, key in the name of the person you would like to honor or memorialize. If you are ordering multiple flowers and run out of space in the memo box, simply make your donation, type “list to Kristen” in the memo box and click here to email Kristen Vieldhouse, our office administrator, the list of names.
Submission deadline: Monday, March 25th.
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Wednesday, March 27 | 3:00 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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Maundy Thursday, March 28 | 9:00 PM - 7:00 AM
All Night Prayer Vigil
with the Blessed Sacrament
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This year’s All Night Prayer Vigil is once again being facilitated by the Daughters of the King and will be held in-person in the Saint James Chapel beginning at 9:00 PM on Maundy Thursday, March 28th and will conclude at 7:00 AM on Good Friday, March 29th with morning meditation. Participants are encouraged to bring their own meditations, prayers and/or prayer beads.
Please click here to sign up for the hour(s) you wish to “keep watch in the garden.”
For those who wish to participate virtually, click here to view the Vigil at your convenience.
For more information about the All Night Prayer Vigil or for help in signing up, please click here to email Kristle Evans.
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We pray for the soul of William (Bill) Hall Hutchinson, husband of The Rev. Barbara Hutchinson, who died on February 17th.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on March 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 204 E. Burd Street, Shippensburg.
Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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March 1, 9:00 PM | First Friday Compline
March 3, 9:30 AM | Forum and Women's Bible Study in the parish house
March 9, 5:00 PM | Saturday Night Mass featuring the music of U2
March 10, 4:00 PM | World & Early Music concert with Filament Baroque and soprano Alice Teyssier
March 16, 8:30 - 10:30 AM | Men's Upper Room Group
March 16, 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Women's Gathering via Zoom
March 17, 11:30 | CYF Children's Communion Class
March 17, After the 10:30 AM Mass | Summer mission trip meeting
March 27, 3:00 PM | Holy Eucharist at Willow Valley
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