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Ash Wednesday Tonight
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 22
Time: 19:30
Location: Church
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Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes
The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2012.
A Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes will be held at 7:30 PM.
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| Lenten Schedule 2012 | 
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Lent begins February 22
Thursdays in Lent: 7:30 PM - Dinner (5 Euro, kids free) followed by Compline.
This year various groups in the parish will be sponsoring and preparing dinner:
March 1 - Ushers
March 8 - Lay Eucharistic Ministers
March15 - Youth
March 22 - Choir
March 29 - Sunday School
There will be a Book Study at the Rectory on Wednesday evenings in Lent at 7:30 PM. (See below.)
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Bollywood Indian Dinner
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Where & When
Date: Friday, February 24
Time: 19:30
Location: Undercroft
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F.A.W.C.O. FUNdraiser
The American International League / F.A.W.C.O. is holding a fantastic BOLLYWOOD INDIAN DINNER at St. James on February 24, at 7:30 PM.
Delicious food and delirious dancing!
Tickets are 30 Euro.
Support our Development Grant and 'Wells for Clean Water' project.
Contact: Deirdre 339 6621794 or Jocelyn 347 9009448
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Book Study in Lent
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Where & When
Date: Wednesdays in Lent
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Rectory
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12 Steps to a Compassionate Life
There will be a Book Study at the Rectory on Wednesday evenings in Lent at 7:30 PM. Dates are: February 29, March 7, 14, 21, and 28.
Books will be provided and all are welcome! We will be studying 12 Steps To A Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong, a world-renowned religious writer. It will not be necessary to attend every session to participate in the book study.
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| Annual Parish Meeting | 
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Where & When
Date: Sunday, March 11
Time: 12:00
Location: Church
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Parish Meeting and Lunch
The Annual Parish Meeting will be Sunday, March 11, 2012 following the 11:00 AM Eucharist. Reports from various organizations and ministries will be made along with the election of vestry members, and the presentation of the 2012 Operating Budget adopted by the Vestry. There will be a free Parish lunch following in the undercroft.
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| Spirituality Retreat | 
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Where & When
Date: March 16-18
Location: Palazzola Center
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Learning to be Free
When: March 16-18, 2012. Friday 19:00 until Sunday 14:00
Where: to Rome, Italy and then on to Palazzola Center (www.palazzola.it ) One can travel to Fiumicino or Ciampino airports.
Cost: travel expenses and 120 euros for room and board.
Bill Tompson and the Rev. Clair F. Ullmann will be our leaders this year.
Jesus repeatedly promises to set His followers free, and New Testament writers liken His passion and resurrection to the Exodus, when God freed the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. As we approach Easter, then, it is a good time to reflect on what freedom in Christ means. This retreat offers an invitation to explore a range of spiritual practices that can help us begin to experience the freedom that Jesus offers. In particular, we will explore the ways in which Jesus can lead us out of some forms of bondage that we inflict on ourselves. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Clair+ at: revclair@gmail.com or +43 646720107 for a conversation.
So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." John 8.36
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Lifelong Christian Formation
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Where & When
Date: June 1-3
Location: Munich
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Program for Parish Leaders
The European Institute of Christian Studies Announces the Third Event in the Rolling Program for Parish Leaders
SAVE THE DATE: June 1-3, 2012
Third Event: Lifelong Christian Formation
Where: Schloss Fuerstenried Retreat House, Munich, Germany
Who should attend: Current and future formation leaders in our parishes and missions.
Expense: EICS will fund room, board, and a partial travel stipend for 3 persons from each parish and 2 from each mission in the Convocation. Parishes outside the Convocation are welcomed to attend on a self pay basis.
Conference Leader: Ruth-Ann Collins is the Lifelong Learning Officer at Episcopal Church Center. She is the Liaison to the Standing Commission for Lifelong Christian Formation for General Convention and one of the authors of
The Charter for Lifelong Christian Formation, which was overwhelmingly adopted by the General Convention in July, 2009. www.formationcharter.com
Please express your interest to your parish priest.
Details and registration forms will follow promptly
For further information contact the European Institute of Christian Studies at eics.convocation@gmail.com
The European Institute of Christian Studies of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
23 avenue George V, Paris, 75008, FRANCE
The Rt. Rev. Pierre W. Whalon, Bishop-in-Charge
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Election of New Vestry Members
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Nominations for New Vestry Members
The candidates for election to the Vestry at the Annual Parish Meeting on March 11, 2012 are:
Silvia Behrman
Mary Louise Culpepper
Antonietta Ferraioli
Margi Hammer
Maude Jacopozzi
Clare Lillingston
Wendy Yates
We will elect three people for a three-year term, one for a one-year term, and one alternate.
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St. James' Townhouse Available for Bookings
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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. |
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
Time: 18:00
Location: Library and Cultural Centre, Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
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Music by Johan Sebastian Bach
There will be a concert by Sayumi Yamazaki (pianoforte) at the British Institute on February 22, 2012 at 6:00 PM. She will be performing music by Johan Sebastian Bach.
Sayumi Yamazaki studied music at the European Music Academy in Como and has performed in Italy, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and Japan. This is her second concert at the British Institute, her début here being in January 2008. The Institute's Bechstein mezzacoda was restored thanks to the generosity of Mrs Mary Foreman.
Tel: 055 2677 8270
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Talking Pictures
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 22
Time: 20:00
Location: British Institute, Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library
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Dickens 200 - The Old Curiosity Shop
There will be a showing of The Old Curiosity Shop on Wednesday, February 22, at 8:00 PM at the British Institue, Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library.
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Galileo Museum Guided Tour
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Where & When
Date: Saturday, February 18
Time: 15:00
Location: Museo Galileo, Piazza dei Giudici 1
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Experiential Visit in English
This 90-minute entertaining visit is a great way for both adults and children (6 and older) to visit Museo Galileo with a guide to help them better understand both the functions and historical importance behind the scientific developments. At the conclusion of the visit the native-English speaker guide will demonstrate some replicas of the museum's instruments in a special area dedicated to the didactics department.
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 3.00 pm
Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 3.00 pm
Information and reservations
Tel. +39 055 265 311
Fax +39 055 265 3130
E-mail: weekend@museogalileo.it
Reservations are not required but highly recommended as there are only 30 spots available.
Costs:
2 Euro + Museum entrance fee
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| Lecture by Shafquat Towheed | 
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Where & When
Date: Tuesday, March 6
Time: 18:00
Location: Library and Cultural Centre, Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
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An Exceptional Reader in Florence: Vernon Lee's Books in the Archive of the British Institute
Lecture at the British Institute on Tuesday, March 6 at 6:00 PM.
The author of over 40 books on a range of subjects from aesthetics to music, and from fiction to literary criticism, the Anglo-Florentine novelist and critic Vernon Lee (pseudonym of Violet Paget, 1856-1935) was considered to be one of the leading public intellectuals of her era. But she was not just a remarkably prodigious writer; she was also an exceptionally voracious reader, and for much of her life, she kept a meticulous record of her own reading. By examining Vernon Lee's marginal notes, we can get a far better flavour of what she read, how she read, when she read, and how she reacted to the ideas that she encountered. In this talk, Dr Towheed (The Open University) will examine examples of her reading and marginalia, and explain why these books are an invaluable resource in uncovering the reading practices of a remarkable intellectual who was perhaps the most gifted reader in Florence at the time.Tel: 055 26778270
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O Light of Light, Love given birth, Jesus, Redeemer of the Earth: more bright than day your face did show, your raiment whiter than the snow.
Hymn 133. Words: Latin 10th c., translated by Laurence Housman.
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St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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