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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 21
There will be a Book Study at the Rectory on Wednesday evenings in Lent at 7:30 PM. Next dates are: March 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 22
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 22 - Choir
March 29 - Sunday School
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Where & When
Date: March 24
Time: 21:00
Location: Church
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Maurizio Koan
Pianist and composer Maurizio Koan will perform his own works at St. James Church on Saturday, March 24, at 9:00 PM.
www.mauriziokoan.com
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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 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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Children's Lending Library Party
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Where & When
Date: Saturday, March 31
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Location: Undercroft
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Easter Egg Decorating Fundraiser Party
The Children's Lending Library Easter Party will be held in the St. James Church Undercroft on Saturday, March 31 from 4 PM to 6 PM.
Loads of fun activities!
Easter Egg Decorating
Crafts
Cake Lottery
Suprise Draw
Refreshments
Entrance: Library members only.
(You can sign up or renew at the door.)
€3 per child.
(Accompanying adults and children under two, free of charge.)
Remember to bring as many of the medium sized hard boiled eggs as you would like to decorate, preferably with white shells. (Some white shell hard boiled eggs will be available on sale at the party.)
The Library will be closed on April 8, Easter Sunday.
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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 8 - 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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Monthly Food Drive - First Drive April 1
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Where & When
Date: First Sunday of the Month
Time: 9:00 & 11:00
Location: Church
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Help the Hungry
On the first Sunday of every month, the St. James Foodbank is holding a food drive. Please support this important ministry by donating any of the following items: canned tomatoes, canned beans, 1 liter packages of long shelf life milk, 500 gram packages of pasta, 1 kilo packages of rice, 80 gram and 160 gram cans of tuna, coffee, crackers, small boxes of juice, merendine.
Grazie di cuore!
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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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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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Lecture by John Hoenig
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, March 21
Time: 18:00
Location: Library and Cultural Centre, Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
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Scene and Heard: Dafne, Euridice, and Beyond - The Birth of Opera in Florence
Following John Hoenig's talk last year on Buontalenti's designs for the Intermedi of 1589, this lecture will continue the journey of Florentine music theatre. The composers and designers of the late cinquecento festivals all directly contributed to the future development of opera over the subsequent decades. The talk will focus on the pioneering work of the composers Peri, Caccini, da Gagliano and Monteverdi, and on the designers Buontalenti, Cigoli, and the Parigis. The common themes of the early operas were Apollo and Daphne, and Orpheus and Eurydice. These legends continued to inspire Gluck, Haydn and Richard Strauss. Through images and music, John Hoenig, who has had an extensive career as a theatre director and lighting designer, will trace a path along which there are many signposts for further research - in the palazzi of Florence.
All are welcome
Tel: 055 2677 8270
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Talking Pictures
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, March 21
Time: 20:00
Location: British Institute, Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library
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Dickens 200 - A Tale of Two Cities
There will be a showing of A Tale of Two Cities, on Wednesday, March 21, at 8:00 PM at the British Institue, Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library.
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Book Fair
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Where & When
Date: March 22 & 23
Time: 9:00-17:00
Location: Stanford University
Piazza Santa Maria Sopr'Arno, 1
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Stanford University in Florence
Stanford in Florence Library will be holding a book fair at the Stanford Center (address below) on both Thursday, March 22nd and Friday, March 23rd (from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). They are asking for a small donation for each book and all donations will be used for the purchase of new books for the library. Books are in English and Italian and cover a number of different subjects such as, but not limited to, History, Literature, Social Sciences, Sciences, Art History, etc. Lists available to upon request.
The Breyer Center for Overseas Studies in Florence
Bing Overseas Studies Program
Stanford University
Piazza Santa Maria Sopr'Arno, 1
50125 Florence, Italy
phone: (055)248-0951/2
fax: (055)248-0338
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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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