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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 - Next Date March 14
There will be a Book Study at the Rectory on Wednesday evenings in Lent at 7:30 PM. Next dates are: March 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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Lenten Schedule 2012
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Where & When
Date: Thursdays
Time: 19:30
Location: Undercroft
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Thursdays in Lent - Next Date March 15
A dinner will be held each Thursday night during Lent, beginning March 1. The cost is €5 Euro (kids free).The dinner will be followed by Compline.
This year various groups in the parish will be sponsoring and preparing dinner. Next dates are:
March 15 - Youth
March 22 - Choir
March 29 - Sunday School
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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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Where & When
Date: Sunday, March 18
Time: 14:00
Location: St. James Church
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Nightingale-Bamford & the Fiesole Music School
The Nightingale-Bamford School for Girls, together with Youth Choirs from the School of Music of Fiesole, will present a choral concert on Sunday, March 18, at 2 PM, at St. James.
Free Entrance.
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Spiritual Conversation Group
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Where & When
Date: Friday, March 30
Time: 20:45
Location: Undercroft
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A Monthly Encounter
Are you in search of spirituality? Do you believe that you can still find vital impulses in Christianity despite its long and difficult history? Are you perplexed by resistance to change? Do you wonder if it is possible to reconcile faith and people's reality? Do you want to avoid becoming entrapped in rigid new orthodoxies? Are you not looking for absolutes, but enjoy sharing your hopes and listening to others' ideas? We will be exploring these and other themes. The meetings will be held in Italian.
Ti consideri una persona in ricerca spirituale. Pensi che il cristianesimo possa ancora esprimere impulsi vitali nonostante il suo
lungo e travagliato percorso storico. Rimani perplesso di fronte alle chiusure al rinnovamento. Ti chiedi se non sarebbe possibile una riconciliazione tra la fede e il mondo reale delle persone. Non ti interessa imbarcarti in una nuova rigida ortodossia. Non cerchi risposte assolute ma ti piace condividere le tue speranze e ascoltare le idee degli altri.
Questi, e non solo, sono i temi che vorremmo affrontare con amici che li condividono con noi. Gli incontri si terranno in lingua italiana.
Responsabili degli eventi per la St. James Church:
Il Rev. Mark Dunnam (Rector).
Prof. Gianluigi Gugliermetto (Teologo Anglicano), in collegamento
Skype da Chicago.
Dr. Nicoletta Arbusti (Chiesa Episcopale Americana - psicologa).
Co-relatrice e Moderatore degli incontri: Dr. Anita Tosi, Teologa,
Chiesa Cattolica Romana.
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Lenten Quiet Day
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Where & When
Date: Saturday, March 31
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Location: Chapel
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Rediscovering the Holy Week
Saturday, March 31, 2012
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Lunch €5
Registration: Contact the Church Office tel. 055 294417 or email office@stjames.it
Led by the Rector, the Reverend Canon T. Mark Dunnam
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Holy Week
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Where & When
Date: April 1 - April 8
Location: Church
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Holy Week Schedule
April 1 - Palm Sunday: Sunday of the Passion
9:00 AM - Worship
11:00 AM - Blessing of Palms
April 2 - Monday in Holy Week
7:30 PM - Worship
April 3 - Tuesday in Holy Week
7:30 PM - Worship
April 4 - Wednesday in Holy Week
7:30 PM - Worship
April 5 - Maundy Thursday
7:30 PM - Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar
April 6 - Good Friday
7:30 PM - Good Friday Liturgy and Adoration of the Cross
April 7 - Easter Vigil
7:30 PM - First Mass of Easter followed by Agape
April 18 - Easter Day
Feast of the Resurrection
9:00 AM - Worship
11:00 AM - Festive Eucharist
12 Noon - Easter Egg Hunt
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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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New Vestry Members
Congratulations to the new members of the Vestry elected at the Annual Parish Meeting: Sylvia Behrman, Mary Louise Culpepper, and Antonietta Ferraioli for a three year term; Clare Lillingston for a one year term; and Maude Jacopozzi as an alternate.
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Earmark your "5 x 1000" to "Amici di St. James in Florence"
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Support the Church's Ministries with a Simple Gesture
Support the Food Bank and other outreach programs by requesting that the 5 X 1000 on your Italian tax return be donated to "Amici di St. James in Florence." Simply sign the relevant box on your tax return form and indicate the 'codice fiscale' (tax ID number) for Amici di St. James in Florence:
94138720480
There is no financial implication to you for doing this; funds from the "5 x 1000" that are not specifically allocated for nonprofit associations are left to the government.
Please share this information with anyone who is interested in supporting the charitable activities of St. James.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
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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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Concert by Duo Quartararo-Ravier
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, March 14
Time: 18:00
Location: Library and Cultural Centre, Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
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Music by Bach, Beethoven, and Britten
The recently formed Duo Quartararo-Ravier consists of two young musicians, Vittoria Quartararo (pianoforte) and Fanny Ravier (violin). They were launched at the 22nd Gubbio Summer Festivallast year. On this occasion they will play Bach's Sonata for violinand pianoforte n. 1, BWV 1014; Beethoven's Sonato for violin and pianoforte n. 4, opus 23; and Britten's Suite for violin andpianoforte, opus 6.
All are welcome
Tel: 055 2677 8270
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Talking Pictures
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, March 14
Time: 20:00
Location: British Institute, Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library
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Dickens 200 - Little Dorrit Part Two
There will be a showing of Little Dorrit: Part Two, Little Dorrit's Story, on Wednesday, March 14, at 8:00 PM at the British Institue, Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library.
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Associazione Consonanze - "Psiche e Potere" Lecture Series
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Where & When
Date: Thursday, March 15
Time: 17:00
Location: Palazzo Vecchio,
Sala d'Arme
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I Fedeli d'Amore
Lecture in Italian, sponsored by the Associazione Consonanze.
Dante e Beatrice, Lorenzo de' Medici e Simonetta Vespucci, il Granduca Cosimo e Eleonora da Toledo.
Relatore: Dr. Anita Tosi, Movimento Culturale "Il Cenacolo"
Introduzione e coordinamento: Dr. Nicoletta Arbusti, Associazione Consonanze
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Where & When
Date: Mondy, March 19
Time: 21:00
Location: Teatro della Pergola
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Concert at Teatro della Pergola
On Monday, March 19, at 9:00 PM, in the historical Teatro della Pergola, the Amici di Firenze will present a concert by the Pacifica Quartet, a celebrated American group based in the New York Metropolitan Museum of New York and nominated by Musical America as the "Ensemble of the Year 2009". This concert is part of the project "Amerigo & America."
Members of St. James are offered specially priced tickets of €7, which may be reserved by Monday, March 19 at 1:00 PM: telephone 055607440 or email: promozione@amicimusica.fi.it
Francesco Ermini Polacci
Direttore Servizio Stampa e Promozione
Amici della Musica Firenze onlus
Via Pier Capponi 41
50132 - Firenze
tel. 055607440/055608420 uffstampa@amicimusica.fi.it www.amicimusica.fi.it
frerminipolacci@iol.it
QUARTETTO PACIFICA
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Sacred Music Concert
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Where & When
Date: Tuesday, March 20
Time: 19:00
Location: Church of Santa Margherita in Santa Maria dei Ricci, Via del Corso
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Hudson High School Chamber Choir and Chanteuse
On Tuesday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. Hudson High School Chamber Choir and Chanteuse (Hudson, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) will be performing a sacred music concert at the Church of Santa Margherita in Santa Maria dei Ricci, Via del Corso, Florence. Free admission.
The event has the support of the U.S. Consulate General in Florence.
We hope to see you there!
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Now let us all with one accord, in company with ages past, keep vigil with our heavenly Lord, in his temptation and his fast.
Hymn 146. Words: Att. Gregory the Great (540-604); tr. Praise theLord, 1972, alt.
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St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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