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Book Study in Lent
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, March 28
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. Last date: March 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.
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Lenten Schedule 2012
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Where & When
Date: Thursday, March 29
Time: 19:30
Location: Undercroft
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Thursdays in Lent - Next Date March 29
A dinner is being 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. Last date is March 29 - Sunday School.
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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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Easter Flowers
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Easter Flower Donations
If you would like to make a donation for flowers to decorate the Church during Easter, please contact the office, or use one of the envelopes provided in the pews. Donations may be made in memory of a loved one or as a thank offering.
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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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A Cypress Tree: A Love Letter to Iran
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, March 28
Time: 18:00
Location: Library and Cultural Centre, Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
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Lescture by Kamin Mohammadi
British-Iranian author, journalist and broadcaster Kamin Mohammadi introduces her book The Cypress Tree, and delves into the modern history of Iran to explain the human stories behind the headlines. Nuclear ambitions, hejab laws, cyberspace uprisings, flirting, dating and sex in the Islamic Republic are explained through personal stories of the author's family and her own experiences gathered over ten years of regular trips back to her homeland.
All are welcome
Tel: 055 2677 8270
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Talking Pictures
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, March 28
Time: 20:00
Location: British Institute, Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library
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Dickens 200 - Great Expectations
There will be a showing of Great Expectations, on Wednesday, March 28, at 8:00 PM at the British Institue, Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library.
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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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Your personal information is processed in compliance with the Italian Privacy Law (D.Lgs.196/03). To consult, modify or cancel your personal data at any time click on the link below, or write to St. James American Church, via Bernardo Rucellai 9, Firenze (Florence) Italy, or email info@stjames.it. Under Italian law (D.Lgs 196/03), the client must be aware of the right to access to his/her own data.
Informativa ai sensi dell'art. 13, d. lgs 196/2003: i Suoi dati personali sono trattati dalla St. James American Church in rispetto al Codice privacy 196/03. Qualora non intendeste ricevere ulteriori comunicazione, potete cancellarvi utilizzando il link sottostante, oppure scrivere a St. James American Church, via Bernardo Rucellai 9, Firenze, o inviare un'email a info@stjames.it
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