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Friends, if all things worked out well, I should be landing back in Richmond just before midnight. I look forward to being back with you again on Sunday.
It will be a joyous but bittersweet time as Dawn+ leaves us, and I am thankful for her and her ministry with us. I will miss her. Pray for her as she discerns with the Bishop next steps for her service.
At the picnic on Sunday, I am pleased to say that a dear friend, Jonathan the Juggler, a local celebrity and fixture at regional events, will be performing at 11:30 at our picnic, and after his show, he will be doing table magic for people while they hang out and eat. I hope you were already planning to be there, but please invite your friends and family to join us for this special treat!
I am so thankful for Father Ross and his ministry with us. Below are some words from him.
Hope to see you Sunday!
Rock+
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Dear friends at Saint James the Less,
I am deeply moved and profoundly grateful for your extraordinary sendoff yesterday! Thank you for your cards, with so many generous affirmations, and the beautiful flowers which adorn our dining room table. They are tangible reminders of the gift of your friendship and of the fellowship that we enjoyed during my tenure as your supply priest. Lynda joins me in expressing our heartlet thanks for yesterday’s reception, including the amazing cake!
I have learned a lot from you during these last six weeks, and my Christian life has been enriched by your life together as a thriving congregation. You have much to look forward to as you prepare to welcome Father Rock, to hear what he has learned during his sabbatical, and to continue the visioning work that you have begun. Be assured that I will continue to keep you in my prayers, confident, as Paul says, that God “who began a good work in you will bring it completion” (Phil. 1:6).
With deepest affection in Christ,
Ross
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- 7:30am- Morning Prayer II (with bagels & coffee to follow)
- 10:30am- Vinyasa Yoga with Lorie (in the pavilion)
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- 6pm- Handbell Choir
- 7pm- Parish Choir
Sunday, September 29, 2024
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8am- Eucharist Rite I -outside in Pavilion
- 9am- Adult & Children's Sunday School
- 10am- Eucharist Rite II (music)
- 11am- Church Picnic
- 5pm- Animal Blessing & Blue Grass Mass
- 6pm- Youth Group
Monday, September 30, 2024
- 10:30am- Good Grief
- 10:30am- Vinyasa Yoga
- 5:30pm- Pray for the Country Group
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September Calendar:
- 9/29- Church Picnic following 10am service (bring a dish to share)
- 9/29- Blessing of the Animals/Blue Grass Mass 5pm
- 9/29- Youth Group 6pm
October Calendar:
- 10/4-6- Shrine Mont Retreat
- 10/6- ONLY 10am service, no 8am service
- 10/8-11/19- Book Club- Tuesdays 10am
- 10/13- Youth group 6pm
- 11/14- Office Closed-Indigenous Peoples Day
- 10/20- Coffee Pot- Rock’s Sabbatical Recap
- 10/21- 5:30pm Staff Meeting via Zoom
- 10/21 6:30pm- Vestry Meeting
- 10/27- Cherub Choir sings 10am
- 10/27-Youth Group 6pm
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Please pick up a copy of the Parish Calendar next time you are here! | |
We have such a special community! THANK YOU to all our volunteers that make our time together so rich. | |
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Bring your Keys
We wanted to to make sure that if you are coming to the church, off hours, that you have your keys with you. Our keypads in the Parish Hall and 4th Quarter room are down. Please make sure the doors are fully closed and locked when you leave.
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Annual Church Picnic
Please join us THIS Sunday, September 29th following the 10am service for our annual Church Picnic. We will have drinks and fried chicken (a Gluten free baked chicken option will be available). Please bring a side dish to share.
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Blessing Of the Animals/Blue Grass Mass
Please join us on Sunday, September 29th at 5pm in our Pavilion for our annual Blessing of the Animals. It will be paired with our Blue Grass Mass this year. It will be a lovely service for all involved. We encourage you to bring a friend (finned, feathered or furry) and join us!
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Annual Stew 11/9
It's that time of year again! Our Annual Brunswick Stew is upon us. We are so excited to be selling our famous "Bishop's Blessed Brunswick Stew." They will be $14 a quart. If you would like to reserve a quart (or more) for yourself or your family, please do that here, or you are welcome to call Kasey and she can set you up. (804-798-6336). You can pay when you pick it up via check, cash or card on Saturday, November 9th between 3-5pm.
If you would like to volunteer to help cook, please let us know. We could use the extra help!
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Sunday, October 6th
On Sunday 10/6 we will only have one service that day at 10am, Morning Prayer, lead by Dr. Bart Natoli. There will be no 8am service.
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Supper Club
Supper Club is organizing for the 2024/2025 year. You don't want to miss an opportunity to get together informally for some serious fun and community building. It is a great way to get to know your fellow parishioners in a relaxed homey setting.
We will meet once a month in groups of 6-8 on the third weekend of the month. Most groups will meet on Saturday, but individual groups may decide on an alternate night that weekend. There will be Host, Entrees, Side/Salad, and Desserts assigned to each of the four couples in a group. Hosts will provide the venue, appetizers, bread, and dinner wine/water. The other couples will provide the entree, sides and dessert of their choice. Hosts are responsible for contacting their group members at least a week in advance to finalize arrangements. Don't hesitate even if you know you might be out of town or have some conflict. Almost anything can be accommodated. We have a list of alternates in case a conflict cannot be resolved.
So sign up- the sheet is on the hall bulletin board on the way to Parish Hall. Our first Supper Club is schdueled for October 21. There are friends to be made, stories to be told and laughter to be shared. Come join us! If you have questinos, please reach out to Beth Harrison (bethbill@aol.com)
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Fall Book Club
Please join us for our fall Book Club on Tuesdays at 10am, October 8- November 12. We will meet in the library. If you would like to zoom in, let us know.
We will be reading Becoming Who You Are, by James Martin, Sr. You can purchase the book HERE. We will have a few books available to purchase in the office for $14. If you would like us to help you with purchasing the book, please let me know.
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Deacon's Purse
As we wish our lovely Deacon Dawn farewell we will be collecting a Deacon's Purse for her. If you would like to donate to this, please make your check payable to "St. James the Less", with "Deacon's Purse" in the memo line. Her last day will be 9/29. Please have contributions in by that date. Thank you for your generosity!
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Youth Group Meals
Youth Group is finally back into full swing for the year!! We had a wonderful first session and are looking forward to many more. One of the ways we need help is through meals. Below is a sign up genius for meals for our meetings. Please help us to fill the gaps and show the youth how important they are to our community! Click HERE to sign up. Thank you!
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AED Location
The AED is located in the hallway next to the door. Hopefully there will not be a need to use it, but we wanted to make sure you knew where it was.
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Resources available to celebrate investiture of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe
The planning committee for the investiture of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe has released a batch of resources to aid Episcopalians in hosting local watch parties during the churchwide virtual event at 11 a.m. ET on Nov. 2.
The service will be livestreamed on the event webpage as well as The Episcopal Church’s Facebook page.
As previously announced, this simpler, scaled-down service to welcome our 28th presiding bishop is ordered around a smaller carbon footprint and increased churchwide virtual engagement. A prelude showcasing the rich mosaic of The Episcopal Church will kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET with a video “roll call” of dioceses.
For those planning local watch parties, customizable invitations and promotional graphics are now available for download. A media kit with photos, biography, and statements by Bishop Rowe is also available—as are FAQs. Children’s activities will be added to the webpage in the coming weeks.
The space-limited, in-person component of the service will take place at the Chapel of Christ the Lord in The Episcopal Church Center in New York City—with diverse representation from around the church.
“The Holy Spirit continues to move and groove throughout The Episcopal Church, inviting us to respond anew to God’s call to be agents of transformation and reconciliation,” said the Rt. Rev. Deon Johnson, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri and chair of the investiture planning committee. “As we prepare to gather virtually in a few weeks to witness Bishop Rowe’s investiture in a service unlike any we have seen in the past, we remain grounded together in our church’s rich traditions to joyfully proclaim God’s love in Christ to the world.”
Those with questions may email info@episcopalchurch.org.
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CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAMMING | |
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9am- Nursery & Children's Sunday School
10am- Children's Church
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Children's Program Registration
The program year registration is open for all children's and family activities here. Please complete one form per family. If you ever need anything, please feel free to email Miriam at Formation@stjamestheless.church.
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Volunteers
We have a desperate need for volunteers for an older Sunday School offering. Currently, children ages 3 and up are welcome to join us. We only have the volunteers to offer one class at this time. We would love to be able to provide a separate room for those that are upper elementary and above. Please reach out to Miriam if you are willing to help. We only ask for one sunday a month (once we have enough volunteers) and only one hour (8:50am-9:45am). Please consider helping us provide for our community!!
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Wish List
We are so excited to have everyone back in the classroom and with that comes lots of amazing supplies. HERE is our wishlist link. Any and all items are extremely appreciated!! Thank you so much for your continued support!!!
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Sign up to bring meals for the Clinic Volunteers HERE
- Help stock our Emergency Food Pantry (outside the clinic)
- Send in your Pop Tops for McDonald House
- Bring in Hygiene or laundry items for Peter Paul
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Donate to ACES- Click HERE for current needs (we have a box in our hallway)
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Donate to Peter Paul Development Center. (box in our hallway)
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Lord, we lift up this nation struggling with itself these days. Encourage us to faithfulness, righteousness, and compassion for all God’s Children. We lift up Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Sean, our Presiding Bishop elect, Mark & Gail, our Bishops, Rock+, our priest, and Dawn+, our Deacon, Ross+, our supply priest. We pray for Bart, our Seminarian, in his formation. 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, Glenn, 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 Miller, Erin Yagla, Meghann Batten, Dennis Folsom, Court Warfield, Andrea Alexander McCallum, Joy Stevenson, Andy Newchok, Haden Hopkins, Pam Bowers, Hilda Kelly, Harry Hassell, Bower family, Smith family, Lyde Longaker, Mary Ann Harris, Gini Dryden, Bob & Mary Lou Brown, Diana Timberlake, Kristi Elles, Pam Gillette, Ruth Beaudry, Tom & Fran Burke, Dennis Ray, Dawn Haase & family, Kimette Cannady, Traci Smith, Jerry & Carolyn Peart, John Wagner, Alicia Wood, Lisa Capen, Jenny Bruce, Anna Marie, Steve Crain, Mark, Virginia, Sharon Street, Elizabeth Whitmire, Kay Kemper, John Hodges, Dale Halter, Judy Sledd, Floyd Moore, Debra Molter, Clint Rose, Tim Yagla, Ken Perry, Julie Ericksen, Teva Rittenhouse, and Lee Chambers.
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: Larson Flanagan, Kemper Jones, Greg Ericksen, Matthew Thomas, Philip Morison, James Ashley, Ellie Deas, Andrew Brunson, Liam Higgins, and Katherine Murphy.
We ask your prayers for those who have died, especially Kim Keene, Rone Deas & Leslie Crabbs. We ask your prayers for those who grieve.
Our citizens who live in Hanover County, the Board of Supervisors, School Board, and Manager. The print and broadcast media. The churches of metropolitan Richmond: members and clergy. All who live in poverty. All who suffer from mental illness. Our citizens who live in Ashland, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, and Petersburg, the town and city Councils and Managers. All who work in banks and finance; all making financial decisions for greater Richmond. Prisons and jails of metropolitan Richmond: prisoners and staff. All who are unemployed or underemployed. All public servants.
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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September 25
Paul Wehman
Aliya Cobb
September 26
Dawn McNamara
September 27
Curt Williams
Will Reed
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September 29
Rock Higgins
Henry Miller
October 1
Kaitlyn Crump
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Weekly E-News Deadline: If you have an announcement to be shared with the parish, please get the information in no later than noon on Monday. | | | | |
