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Office Closed January 6
Feast of the Epiphany

The church office will be closed on Thursday, January 6, for the Italian national holiday of the Feast of the Epiphany.
Adult Forum

 Where & When
Date: Sundays
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: St. James Meeting Room
"Know Each Other / Know the World"
The Adult Forum will resume January 9, when Mazin Qumisiyeh will discuss " Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle."

Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh teaches at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities in occupied Palestine. He previously served on the faculties of the University of Tennessee, Duke, and Yale Universities. He served on the steering committees of a number of groups, including the Peace Action Education Fund, the US Campaign to End the Occupation, the Palestinian American Congress, the Association for One Democratic State in Israel/Palestine, and BoycottIsraeliGoods.org. He has been an advisor to the National Council of Churches (USA). He published several books, the most acclaimed of which is Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli/Palestinian Struggle.


Thrift Shop on January 12

Where & When
Date: Wednesday, January 12
Time: 10:00-12:00
Location: Church undercroft
The next Thrift Shop / Mercatino will be held on January 12

The Thrift Shop / Mercatino will be held on the second, rather than the first, Wednesday of this month, January 12.

Do not miss the once-a-month opportunity for great bargains, fun, and more!
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Bishop's Visitation
bishop
Where & When
Date: Sunday, January 23
Time: 9 AM and 11 AM services
Location: St. James
The Bishop's annual visitation will be on January 23

Bishop Pierre Whalon's annual visitation to St. James will be on Sunday, January 23. Anyone wishing to be confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church by the Bishop at that time is asked to contact the church office.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Where & When
Date: Tuesday, January 25
Time: 18:00
Location: Church & undercroft
Week of Prayer January 18 - 25 

The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be from January 18 though January 25. On January 25, St. James will host an Ecumenical gathering at 6PM, with a dinner to follow.

The complete schedule is as follows:

Monday, January 17, 6 PM

Giorgio La Pira International Student Center - Sala Teatina, Via de' Pescioni 3

"Honor Your Father and Your Mother"

Introduction:

Mons. Timothy Verdon (Catholic Church)

Speaker:

Rabbi Joseph Levi (Head Rabbi of Florence)

 

Tuesday, January 18, 5 PM

Baptistery - Piazza San Giovanni

"The Church of Jerusalem"

Speakers:

Archbishop Mons. Giuseppe Betori (Catholic Church)

Pastor Alison Walker (Methodist Church)

Chants:

Greek Orthodox Church

Monastic Brotherhood of Jerusalem

St. Giles Community

 

Wednesday, January 19, 5 PM

Lutheran Community - Via Bardi 20

"Many Members in One Body"

Introduction:

Pastor Martin Moeslin (Lutheran Church)

Speakers:

Prof. Marco Bontempi (Catholic Church)

Fr. Nicola Papadopoulo (Greek Orthodox Church)

 

Thursday, January 20, 6 PM

Methodist Church - Via de' Benci 9

"Faithfulness to the Apostles' Teachings Unite Us"

Ecumenical Worship

Presiding:

Pastor Alison Walker (Methodist Church)

Pastor Pawel Gajewski (Waldensian Church)

Speaker

Fr. Giorgio Blatinski (Russian Orthodox Church)

 

Friday, January 21, 9 PM

Stensen Auditorium - Viale Don Minzoni, 25g

Round Table

"Sharing as an Expression of Unity"

Speaker:

Don Enrico Vannoni, St. Leolino Community (Catholic Church)

Introduction:

Mons. Timothy Verdon (Catholic Church)

Participants:

Pastor Mario Affuso (Italian Apostolic Church)

Mons. Timothy Verdon (Catholic Church)

Fr. I Coman (Romanian Orthodox Church)

 

Saturday, January 22, 6 PM

St. Mark's Anglican Church - Via Maggio 16

"Strengthened by Prayer"

Vespers

Presiding:

The Rev. Lawrence MacLean (Anglican Church)

Speaker:

Mons. Dante Carolla (Catholic Church)

 

Monday, January 24, 6:30 PM

Sacred Family Catholic Church - Via Gioberti 33

"Breaking of the Bread with Hope"

Ecumenical Worship

Presiding:

Don Gianni D'Alessandro (Catholic Church)

Speakers:

Fr. Angelos Beshai (Orthodox Coptic Church)

Maj. David Cavanagh (Salvation Army)

 

Tuesday, January 25, 6 PM

St. James Episcopal Church - Via B. Rucellai 9

"Called to Service for Reconciliation"

Ecumenical Worship

Presiding:

The Rev. Mark Dunnam

Speaker:

Pastor Mario Marziale (Swiss Reform Church)

Agape Fraterna - Light Dinner (€5 contribution)

 

Wednesday, January 26, 6 PM

Giorgio La Pira International Student Center - Sala Teatina, Via de' Pescioni 3

"Unity in the Islamic Revelation"

Introduction:

Pastor Pawel Gajewski (Waldensian Church)

Speaker:

Patrizia Del Monte (Vice President UCOII)

 

The offerings collected during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will by donated to the victims of flooding in the Veneto region.



Watercolor Classes to Resume in February
Painting with Robert Reed

The watercolor classes taught by local artist Robert Reed will resume in February (date TBA).

Information:
Tel. 349 679 0358
Email robert-b-reed@libero.it

Your St. James
Stewardship
The annual stewardship drive continues
 
The  annual stewardship drive continues through the month of January. Please prayerfully consider making a pledge for 2011 to St. James Church. Pledge cards are inserted into the Sunday bulletins or can be found at the back of the church. You may also request a pledge card from the church office.
Water and Spirit 

Where & When
Date: March 25-27, 2011
Location: Rome & Palazzola Center
Registration forms in the St. James office.
A spiritual retreat sponsored by the Rt. Rev. Pierre Whalon and the Commission for the Ministry of the Baptized - registration forms available in church office

When:  March 25-27, 2011.  Friday 19:00 until Sunday 14:00

Where: to Rome, Italy and then on to Palazzola Center (website: www.palazzola.it ) One can travel to Fiumicino or Ciampino airports.

Cost: travel expenses and 120 euros for room and board.

How thirsty is your soul?  Where is your living God? If these questions resonate with you, come and drink; come and be. This retreat offers a peaceful space to rest in God's presence, and an invitation to journey with others on this sacred path. Our lives are so busy and God too often becomes a cry in crisis. The theme will be "Water". It is a mammoth topic and creativity is invited. We know how precious and life giving water is. We are also very much aware of the powerful and destructive force water can be. Come and present yourself to God in loving expectation and longing. God is waiting for you with open arms.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Clair+ at: crullmann2001@yahoo.com or +43 646720107 for a conversation.

The Rev. Clair F. Ullmann will be our leader this year.  Many of you know Clair+ through her activities in the Convocation.  Clair+ has been a spiritual director since 1989.  She studied spiritual direction at the Shalem Institute in Bethesda, Maryland and belongs to Spiritual Directors International as well as Spiritual Directors Europe. She is an experienced retreat leader.   Clair serves as an assisting priest at Church of the Ascension, Munich, Germany and as Vicar of the Chapel of the Holy Family in Mühlbach am Hochkönig, Austria. 


 

 Contact for registration forms and details:  The Rev. Clair and Rainer Ullmann,

Email: crullmann2001@yahoo.com  Tel: 0043 6467 20 107


St. James' Townhouse Available for Bookings

Contact: townhouse@stjames.it
Come stay in the St. James' Townhouse

St. James' Town House, in the heart of Florence, is the perfect place to stay with friends or family. We are centrally located near the train station, the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, and many other favorite places to visit. We accept reservations for a minimum of 1 week and a maximum of 3 months. Your stay with us is considered a donation to St. James Church. Contact us for availability and further information. Everyone is Welcome at St. James' Town House!


St. James' Town House is a three story apartment with its own entrance on via Bernardo Rucellai, next to the church rectory and part of the parish complex. It is a spacious 3-bedroom, 3-bath apartment, furnished with antiques, including a beautiful 1826 John Broadwood fortepiano, and overlooking the church and the rectory garden. It is fully equipped with linens for both bed and bath, along with kitchen supplies. There is satellite television that includes many English language programs, a washing machine, microwave oven, and iron. The bedrooms and living room are air conditioned. Off- street parking within the grounds of the church for one car.


Events Around Florence
Bronzino Exhibit at the Strozzi Palace

Where & When
Palazzo Strozzi

Through January 23, 2011

Bronzino: Painter and Poet at the Medici Court

The Palazzo Strozzi is hosting an exhibition of the works of Agnolo di Cosimo, known as Bronzino (1503-1572), one of the greatest painters of the Cinquecento. This exhibition has obtained loans from some of the world's most important museums, and it is possible to admire approximately 70 of his works, along with others by  Pontormo, Cellini, Tribolo, Bandinelli, Pierino da Vinci, and Alessandro Allori.

The exhibition in now ongoing, and will continue through January 23.

It is promoted and Organized by the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Soprintendenza PSAE, and the Polo Museale della città di Firenze.

Hours: Every day 9:00-20:00; Thursday 9:00-23:00
Information: 055 2645155 
Reservations: Sigma CSC  055 2469200
All hail the power of Jesus' name!  Let angels prostrate fall; bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all.
Words by Edward Perronet.
St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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