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Chamber Music Concert at St. James this Saturday
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Where & When
Date: Saturday, June 30
Time: 20:30
Location: St. James Church
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Organ, Piano & Flute
A Chamber Music Concert will be held at St. James on Saturday, June 30, at 8:30 PM. The musicians are former St. James organist and pianist Donna Brunsma, and flutist Selenia Benzi. They will be performing works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Gluck, Hayden, Boccherini, and Fauré.
The concert is free of charge.
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Father Dunnam on Vacation
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Deputy to General Convention July 4-13
Fr. Dunnam will be on vacation in the United States from June 19 to July 3, and July 14-18.
He will be representing the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe as a Deputy at the General Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana from July 4-13.
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Pastoral Need or Emergencies
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In Case of Need
Should any pastoral need or emergency arise in the absence of the Rector, please contact the parish office (055 29 44 17) or the Senior Warden, Timothy Chaplin (328 145 83 72).
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Visiting Clergy and Schedule
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Fathers Richard Frost and Sam Hartman
Fr. Richard Frost, a priest of the Church of England serving in Cyprus will be celebrant and preacher at our Sunday Eucharists on July 1.
On July 8 and July 15, Fr. Sam Hartman, former Rector of St. James Church, will be our guest celebrant and preacher. Everyone is encouraged to attend and make our guests feel welcome.
Special Note: There will be no 9:00 AM Eucharist on July 1. Otherwise, our schedule remains the same: Sundays, 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM followed by a rinfresco on the front portico.
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Children's Lending Library
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Summer Hours
The Children's Lending Library summer hours are as follows:
June - regular hours
Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 AM & 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00
July - open by appointment only.
Call Karene - 3292092310; Dorothy - 055291528; or
Clara - 0557877211.
Closed in August.
The Children's Lending Library has a vast selection of books for children of all ages, from pre-reader through teenager. The Library has many activiteis during the year, including the annual Halloween, Christmas , and Easter parties, and bilingual book readings.
The next Library meeting will be on September 8. Anyone who likes literature and has a few hours to dedicate is encouraged to come join our committee.
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Visitation September 16
Our Bishop will be making his Visitation to St. James Church on Sunday, September 16. Anyone interested in being confirmed, please contact the Parish Office.
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Food Drive this Sunday
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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.
The shopping cart will be at the back of the Church, waiting to be filled!
Grazie di cuore!
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The General Convention of the Episcopal Church
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Where & When
Date: July 4-13
Location: Indianapolis
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Father Dunnam and Cindy D'Alimonte to Attend
Every three years the Episcopal Church holds what is called the General Convention. Each diocese, 110 in all - and in our case, the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe - is represented by four Clergy and four Lay members. Our Rector will be one of the Clergy Deputies and Cindy D'Alimonte, a member of St. James Church, will be one of the Lay Deputies in what is called the House of Deputies. Our Bishop will meet at the same time with the other bishops in the House of Bishops.
At the General Convention, a budget is approved for the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church on a national and international level. Many resolutions dealing with various aspects of our common life and ministry are voted on. For a resolution to pass, both "houses" must agree, or concur. For further information about the General Convention, updates, and the Episcopal Church in general, please go to the web site: episcopalchurch.org .
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Solidarity with the Earthquake Victims
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St. James Collecting Donations
You have heard about the devastating effects of the recent earthquakes in our neighboring Emilia-Romagna. St. James Church is collecting monetary donations to assist the victims. Please send your donations to:
St. James Episcopal Church
Via Bernardo Rucellai 9
50123 Firenze
Please pray for the victims and rescue workers.
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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.
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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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Festa della Cultura - San Giovanni Battista
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Where & When
Date: Thursday, June 21 -
Saturday, June 30
Location: Various - see text.
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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
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John Singer Sargent: Portraitist and Innovator
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, June 27
Time: 18:00
Location: The British Institute
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Lecture at the British Institute
On Wednesday, June 27, at 6:00 PM, Charles E. Cecil will give a lecture entitled "John Singer Sargent: Portraitist and Innovator." This talk puts Sargent (born in Florence in 1856) within a tradition of English portrait painters - Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Lawrence - that was mediated to him by Carolus-Duran, and that stretched back to Van Dyck and Velasquez. Charles Cecil, founder and director of the Cecil Studio in Borgo San Frediano, is the leading exponent in Florence of oil painting in this tradition.
All are welcome
Library and Cultural Centre
Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
50125 Firenze
Tel: 055 2677 8270
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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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Hymn 525. Words: Samuel John Stone (1839-1900).
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St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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