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The Office will Reopen on Friday, April 13
The Church office will be closed from Monday, April 9 through Thursday, April 12. The office will reopen on Friday, April 13, and will resume the regular hours of Tuesday - Friday from 9:00 - 13:00.
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Where & When
Date: Saturday, April 21
Time: 17:00
Location: Church
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Elizabeth Anne Chard
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Paolo Tunesi
Cordially invite the Parish Family to their wedding at St. James Episcopal Church, Florence, Italy, on April 21, 2012 at five o'clock in the afternoon and afterward to
a reception at the Rectory.
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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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Thank you!
The beautiful flowers decorating the Church on Easter were given by:
Elizabeth Bacon, in loving memory of James and Nadene Durkin;
The Rev. Canon and Mrs. T. Mark Dunnam in loving memory of their parents and in thanksgiving for their children;
Barbara Maraventano, in loving memory of Vanni;
Betty and Cesare Nadalini, in loving memory of their parents;
Linda Ojomo and family, in loving memory of Prince Joseph Ojomo;
Anonymous;
Anonymous, in loving memory of Jo Leon and Brice Leon;
Anonymous, in loving memory of Edward and Martha Moore.
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Monthly Food Drive
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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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Americans in Florence / American Dreamers
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Where & When
Date: March 3 - July 15
Location: Palazzo Strozzi
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Art Exhibits at Palazzo Strozzi:
Americans in Florence - Sargent and the American Impressionists
(March 3-July 15)
American Dreamers - Reality and Imagination in Contemporary American Art
(CCC Strozzina, March 9 - July 15)
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death of the Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci, Palazzo Strozzi explores American painters' relationship with Italy. Americans in Florence. Sargent and the American Impressionists focuses on John Singer Sargent, and on the Florentine circle around the influential young Italo- American collector Egisto Fabbri. The exhibition takes a close look at the influence Italy had on American painting in the second half of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. It also looks at the impact of the Americans - fresh, young and boisterous - on Tuscan culture. A second exhibition, in the Palazzo Strozzi's Centre for Contemporary Culture Strozzina (CCCS), American Dreamers, takes a look at new trends in American contemporary art.
Information: 055 26 45155
Combined ticket €10.00 per person
Reservations:
Sigma CSC
Monday to Friday
9.00-13.00; 14.00-18.00
Tel. +39 055 2469600
Fax +39 055 244145
prenotazioni@cscsigma.it
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(Anglo)-Americans in Florence: Post Unification Florence through the Eyes of its Admirers
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, April 11
Time: 18:00
Location: Library and Cultural Centre, Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
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A Lecture by James Bradburne
James Bradburne, director of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, explains the background to the current exhibition 'Americans in Florence: Sargent and the American impressionists,' curated by Francesca Bardazzi and Carlo Sisi, which can be seen at the Palazzo Strozzi until15 July. Picture: John Singer Sargent, At Torre Galli: ladies in a garden, 1910.
All are welcome.
The British Institute of Florence
Library and Cultural Centre
Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
50125 Firenze
Tel: 055 2677 8270
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| Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature, O thou of God and man the son; thee will I cherish, thee will I honor, thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
Hymn 383. Words: German composite.
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St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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