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Popcorn Theology this Wednesday
Full on Church
Where & When
Date: Wednesday, May 30
Time: 19:00
Location: Rectory
Celebrating the Great 50 Days of Easter
 
Back by popular demand, during the Great 50 Days of Easter, St. James will sponsor evenings of Popcorn Theology - watching a movie with snacks and "unpacking" the movie together afterwards.
 
The next Popcorn Theology event will be held at the Rectory, Wednesday, May 30, at 7:00 PM. See you there! And bring a friend! 
 
Your St. James
Outreach 2012
Full on Church
Calling for Suggestions of Charities to Fund

 

Application forms for funding of charities within the Province of Florence are avaiable for Parishioners in the Office. The due date is no later than Sept. 30, 2012.

 

Food Drive This Sunday!!
Full on Church
Where & When
Date: First Sunday of the Month
Time: 9:00 & 11:00
Location: Church
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.  

 

The shopping cart will be at the back of the Church, waiting to be filled!

 

Grazie di cuore! 


 

Earmark your "5 x 1000" to "Amici di St. James in Florence"
Full on Church

 http://stjames.it/donate/5x1000

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.

 

St. James' Townhouse Available for Bookings

Contact: townhouse@stjames.it
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.

 

Events in Florence
Talking Pictures at the British Institute
Full on Church
Where & When
Date: Wednesdays, 
May 30 & June 6
Time: 18:00
Location: Harold Acton Library, British Institute
Terrence Malick - All Things Shining

 

Wednesdays at 8:00 PM, the British Institute is projecting a series of films directed by Terrence Malick.

May 30 THE NEW WORLD 2005
June 6 THE TREE OF LIFE 2011
 
Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library

 

Dinner in Support of the Banco Alimentare
Full on Church
Where & When
Date: Saturday, June 9
Time: 20:00
Location: Oratorio di S. Anna di Prato
"Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola"

 

I Fiori di Santa Teresa ONLUS and the Banco Alimentare are pleased to invite you to a dinner at the Oratorio di S. Anna di Prato, on June 9 at 8:00 PM, for an evening of good food, good company, and solidarity. 

The menu includes an aperitif, hors d'oeuvres, first & second courses, and dessert. The price is €20 for adults and €10 for children. 

All proceeds will go to support the activities of the Banco Alimentare. The Banco Alimentare della Toscana provides important support to the St. James Food Bank.  

info@santateresa.org
Ing. Riccardo Taverna - 3397830265
La Pietra Invitations
Full on Church
Where & When
Date: Friday, June 15
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Odeon Cinema
Auf Wiedersehen - 'Til We Meet Again

 

On Friday, June 15, at 10:15 AM there will be a presentation at the Odeon Cinema of the documentary film, "Auf Wiedersehen, 'Till We Meet Again"  This will be followed by a special dialogue with Chelsea Clinton and Linda G. Mills, sponsored by La Pietra Dialogues. 

About the film: Author and activist Linda G. Mills pries open the darkly guarded doors of history as she takes her comedic son and opinionated mother to Vienna, Austria, where they discover an astonishing array of collaborators, victims, and unlikely heroes is a startling humorous adventure dspanning from World War II to 9/11.

This event is free and open to the public.

RSVP is required: lapietra.reply@nyu.edu

 

Festa della Cultura - San Giovanni Battista
Full on Church
Where & When
Date: Thursday, June 21 -
Saturday, June 30
Location: Various - see text.
Mostre - Convegno - Musica

 

Ten days of antiquarian and contemporary art exhibitions, a one-day conference, two performances of Stradella's baroque oratorio ʻSan Giovanni Battistaʼ, a string quartet in the Palazzo Pitti, Gregorian chant at Santa Felicita, and guided visits to rarely-seen works in their original locations.

 

Presented by i Buontalenti, the festival will be in partnership with Associazione Via Maggio, the British Institute of Florence, St Markʼs English Church, Amici di Palazzo Pitti and la Chiesa parrocchiale di Santa Felicita. The Festival has received the patronage of the Comune di Firenze, the Provincia di Firenze and the Società San Giovanni Battista.

 

Tickets for the conference (June 22) which includes a buffet lunch are available at the British Institute of Florence, Harold Acton Library, Lungarno Guicciardini 9.

 

Tickets are now on sale for the oratorio (June 24 & 25) from St Markʼs English Church, Via Maggio 16, directly online at ClassicTic.com and also through Opera at St. Markʼs.

 

For further information please visit the Festival website: www.johnhoenig.com


 

Americans in Florence / American Dreamers
Full on Church
Where & When
Date: March 3 - July 15
Location: Palazzo Strozzi
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 

 

 

American Contemporary Art in Florence

Another Chance to View the Works

 

For those who didn't manage to visit American Contemporary Art in Florence show at the Palagio di Parte Guelfa, you can still see the work of the many talented artists who exhibited at  www.beautifulflorence.blogspot.com
 
The exhibition, featuring works by AILO, Network, YAWN and Healing Photo Art members, was part of the Amerigo & America program in commemoration of Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci who gave his name to two continents.   American Contemporary Art in Florence was under the auspices of the Comune di Firenze, the American Consulate in Florence, the Florence Chamber of Commerce and ACCUPI (American College and University Programs in Italy). 

Pictured: a painting by one of  the participating artists, AILO member
Lolita Valderrama Savage. 
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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