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Christian Unity Meeting and Dinner Today

Where & When
Date: Tuesday, January 25
Time: 18:00
Location: St. James Church & Undercroft
"Called to service for reconciliation" 

Today, Tuesday, January 25, at 6 PM, St. James will host a gathering of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The topic will be "Called to Service for Reconciliation." Father Mark will preside, and the speaker will be Pastor Mario Marziale of the Swiss Reformed Church.

 

A light dinner will follow in the undercroft. (A donation of €5 is requested.)

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Where & When
Date: Tuesday, January 25
Time: 18:00
Location: Church & undercroft
Week of Prayer January 18 - 26
 

The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be from January 18 though January 25. 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.



Thrift Shop / Mercatino

Where & When
Date: Wednesday, February 2
Time: 10 AM
Location: Undercroft
Next Thrift Shop is February 2

 

Mark your calendars - the next Thrift Shop is coming up soon!  

 

Don't miss the once-a-month opportunity for bargains on gently used clothing, housewares, knick-knacks, and much more.  

Adult Forum

Where & When
Date: February 13
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Location: Meeting Room
The next Adult Forum will be on February 13

Sunday, February 13, Professor Brunetto Chiarelli will present the topic of "Human Evolution: a Darwinian Approach - The history of humanity in broader perspective."
 

Prof. Chiarelli teaches anthropology at the University of Florence. Sometime President of the  European Anthropological Association, he is currently President of the European Association of Global Bioethics, Vice President of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, and the  founder and editor of several scientific journals. On the occasion of the anniversary of Darwin's birthday (Feb. 12), Prof. Chiarelli will talk to us about the relevance of Darwin's scientific hypothesis on the origins of humanity and about the changes brought about in modern consciousness by looking at humanity as a work-in-progress.
 

Grab a cappuccino and join us in the meeting room.
 

Pictured: Charles Darwin

Valentine Dinner & Dance - FAWCO Fundraiser

Where & When
Date: Saturday, February 12
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Undercroft
Come be my valentine!

 

On Saturday, February 12, at 7.30 PM in the St. James Undercroft, kick up your heels and be whisked away to a dreamy evening of 'Ragtime' - this is an occasion you will not want to miss! Dances to be explained and taught by Donald Francis and the students of the 'L'Atelier de Danse' in Florence.

 

We promise you an evening of fun, dancing, music,  and good company. A delicious buffet dinner with wine and water and entertainment, the compelling beat of the music ... you will not be able to sit still !!!

 

Your enjoyment will be enhanced by the knowledge that you are helping to contribute to AILO's commitment to the FAWCO Development Grant 'Skills for Life,' which will help a chosen organization in the world to enable women to achieve an education or gain skills which will in turn give them economic freedom, something we all value. The other project we are supporting is the 'Wells for Clean Water' (Cambodia) FAWCO Target project, which aims to provide potable water to families whose access to safe water was destroyed during the Pol Pot years.

 

Tickets, are €25 each, and will be available from January 13. Reserve yours as soon as possible as there is a cutoff number. Your husbands, wives, partners, friends, and lovers are all welcome! To book individually, as a couple, or as a table, please contact Jocelyn [email protected]  or Deirdre [email protected].


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 [email protected]

Your St. James
Calling All Pageant Photos!

Please share any photos you took of the Christmas Pageant with the Sunday School

The Sunday school would very much appreciate if anyone who took photos of the Pageant would email them to the Church at [email protected].

Thank you!
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.
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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: [email protected] 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 M�hlbach am Hochk�nig, Austria. 


 

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

Email: [email protected]  Tel: 0043 6467 20 107


St. James' Townhouse Available for Bookings

Contact: [email protected]
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.


O Light of Light, Love given birth; Jesus, Redeemer of the earth!

                                                                                                  Hymn 134
 

St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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