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Where are the Silver Dimes??!This week the staff is scurrying to get everything ready for our Gala and Silver Dime Service, with the help of many--as in, dozens of--volunteers. Pictured above is Carol, of last week's email--the woman in the office who helps hold it all together (and who found the dimes!). If you didn't get a ticket for Saturday, contact me at this email address. We want everyone to be included who wants to be, and by all means, don't let ticket price discourage you. We have 2 donated tickets to give away. What goes on behind the scenes of liturgy planning for a service like this? A lot. Victoria and I have been deep in our research, figuring out what liturgy, hymns, and service music would have been authentic to the period when St. James was incorporated. Additionally, a former priest here called me yesterday to make sure we were using the correct dimes to give to the Popham descendents. Apparently, he was here in the 1960s when the then-rector, the Rev. Dudley Stroup, realized that they needed pre-1965 dimes with no copper added, closer to what they would have had in 1849. Father Stroup made a panicked, last-minute rush to the Scarsdale bank to find a roll of authentic silver dimes. That's the same roll Carol just found and that we'll be using on Sunday! We've been having so much fun pulling all this together. But importantly, we think the service (and Gala) will be really meaningful, connecting us in a tangible way to the men and women who founded our church--and to each other. See you there! |
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See You Saturday!If you don't have a ticket, we'll find one for you so you can be included in the festivities. Contact me, Mo. Storm, by replying to this message. We have 2 donated tickets, too, so if you or anyone you know could use those, please do! A few things for our attendees to consider: •Consider taking an Uber to and from the event, since parking can get tight. •If the weather allows and you prefer not to check your coat, leave it at home (but there *will* be a coat check). •Bring your camera (phone cameras are great). We don't have an official photographer, so we're doing crowd-sourced photography. So bring your camer and act like a photographer! |
