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This Weekend at St. James the Less
Friday Morning Prayer Online, 9 am St. James Fordham Food Pantry Saturday, 8:15 am Breakfast Run Sunday, 7 am Sunday Services 9:00 and 10:30 am Church School during the 10:30 am service Wally Owen Award for Service to St. James, 10:30 am Coffee Hour following both services Jr. Youth Group Trivia Night, 5 pm For more infomation visit:
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Proud to be Episcopalian
St. James is proud to be part of the Episcopal Church, and to share in its inclusivity towards the LGBTQ+ community. During Pride Month we'll be sure to display our Episcopal Shield to show our support! |
Congratulations to Deidre WynneRecipient of this year's Audrey Davies Award St. James is so fortunate to have so many dedicated and talented volunteers, such as Deidre, the very deserving recipient of this year's Audrey Davies Award! Thank you to all who came last Sunday to celebrate her, and to Jen Young for the lovely presentation of Deidre's accomplishments at St. James. Click the button below to read what Jen wrote. For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/news/congratulations-to-deidre-wynne
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Wally Owen Award for Outstanding Service
Join us at the 10:30 service this Sunday as we recognize this year's Wally Owen Award recipient. This award is given to a man of the parish for outstanding service. We'll continue the festivities after the service at the coffee hour. Hope you can make it! |
Friday Online Morning PrayerFriday, June 7 at 9 am Join us for Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, led by a lay person at St. James. You can watch anonymously, or make yourself known in the chat sidebar. All welcome, or watch afterwards if you like. For more infomation visit:
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Online Fundraiser for OutreachBid from 12 pm Saturday, June 1st - 12 pm Saturday, June 15th We are holding a small online auction to benefit our Outreach Fund. Help replenish our funds to support our work with St. James Fordham Food Pantry, Midnight Run, Rural and Migrant Ministry, Hearts and Homes for Refugees, and the Haiti Congregation of the Good Shepard school. Click the link below to bid on Giants tickets, golf at Sunningdale, hosted events, and more! The auction begins on Saturday, June 1st at 12 pm and will close Saturday, June 15th at 12 pm. For more infomation visit:
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Renew and Revitalize Task Force
Learn what the Task Force is working on *right now,* and thank you to those who are faithfully reading our weekly emails--over 70% of you! Emails will continue through June, adjourn in July, and resume in August. For more infomation visit:
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Intergenerational "Pick-up" ChoirSunday, June 30 at the 10:30 service Summer pick-up choirs are fun! No robing, no pressure, no long commitments, same-day rehearsal, and intergenerational. Try it out! No prior experience needed. For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/events/intergenerational-choir/2024-06-30
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Junior High Youth Year-End Trivia NightSunday, June 9 at 5 pm Kids in 5th-8th Grade: join us for our year-end Trivia Night! Food provided. If you dind't receive a separate email from parent Omaira Crane, you can just show up that evening or reach out to her at omaira.crane@gmail.com. |
St. James Fordham Food Packing & DistributionSaturday, June 8 at 8:15 am All are welcome to help us pack 300+ grocery bags for the food insecure in the neighborhood of our partner parish, St. James Episcopal Church in Fordham. To be added to the email distribution list for this ministry (where you'll receive reminders and occasional updates), please send a brief email to the office: office@stjamesscarsdale.org with "St. James Fordham" as the subject line. For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/events/st-james-fordham-food-packing-distribution/2024-06-08
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Breakfast Run to NYCFeeding the homeless in NYC + Sunday, June 9 at 6:30 am All are welcome to join us as we make a trip into the city to feed the homeless. This is program in coordination with the Westchester-based "Midnight Run" organization. Youth and children are welcome and encouraged to participate with their families. Click the button below to learn more and/or to sign up to bring something (including yourself). For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/events/breakfast-run-to-nyc/2024-06-09
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Read or Listen to a Sunday SermonSermons from June 2 and May 25 Miss a Sunday? Remember you can read or listen to Sunday sermons from our website, phone app, or this email. Last Sunday Mo. Storm preached on the Morality of the Sabbath, reminding us that care for others is tied to the care we give to ourselves. On Sunday May 25, Mo. Eliza preached for Trinity Sunday, tying the mystery of the Trinity to Jesus' wonderful line in John's Gospel: "the wind blows where it chooses." For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/media/2024-06-06-the-morality-of-sabbath
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St. James Bible EnthusiastsAn Ongoing In-Depth Look into the Bible + Wednesday, July 10 The St. James Bible Enthusiasts, a spin-off of our 2022/23 Bible Marathon Group, is open to everyone who wants to learn and get to know other parishioners. Our next gathering is July 10 at 7 pm at the home of group member Bill Haffner. We'll continue our discussion of "Why the Bible Began," but please feel free to attend even if you don't manage to read or finish the book. Note: if you're interested in updates/events on this group, please be sure to fill out this form and you'll automatically be added to our group email list. You can drop in when you're able; it's informal and geared towards participating when you're able. For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/events/st-james-bible-enthusiasts/2024-07-10
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Have a Few Words to Describe our Parish?"Sanctuary, Serenity, Community, Humble, Home Sweet Home" This Sunday, parishioner Francia Morhardt Smith, member of our choir and 175th Anniversary Committee, will continue to ask parishioners after church and at coffee hour for a few words to describe our church. The words above are some that were shared with her last week. Add your own! We're putting together a few words to go with our 175th logo, and are looking for ideas from parishioners. We'd love to hear from you! |
Get Involved at St. James the LessIt's Easy to Join a Group or Volunteer We're trying to make it easier to get involved and help out. Click button below for groups to join and/or volunteer needs, fill out the simple form for the group or ministry you'd like to be involved with, and you'll automatically be added to the email distribution group for that group or ministry. You can also sign up through our phone app any time. We really do run on volunteer labor. Thank you! For more infomation visit: http://stjamesscarsdale.org/news/get-more-involved-at-st-james-the-less
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Are You a Pledging Member of St. James?
We are so thankful for each and every pledge made to St. James. Ongoing financial contributions from parishioners are how Episcopal churches operate. If you take advantage of anything in the church--worship services, classes for kids and adults, outreach programs, fellowship, anything at all--please make a pledge to help us sustain these programs. The annual average pledge at St. James is approx $3500.00. By the numbers, it costs $6000.00 per family to do everything we do. Click the picture above to make a pledge. It's easy and secure. You'll receive a response from the office and the rector. Thank you! For more infomation visit: https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/2227516
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This Sunday's Bulletin
You can view this Sunday's bulletin at the link below. Names of all readers, servers, and acolytes are always listed on the last page of the bulletin. Readings are also there for readers to view in advance. For more infomation visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12od7Y6lG9ry6H3rKLPvdZN8kigq3VUw7dbUu9TwyJ-I/edit?usp=sharing
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