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Events at St. James
Adult Forum

 Where & When
Date: Sundays
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: St. James Meeting Room
"Know Each Other / Know the World"

This coming Sunday, October 24, for United Nations Day, Mich�le Spike will discuss "The United Nations Millennium Development Goals."

Grab a cappuccino and meet us in the meeting room for an interesting and topical discussion.

Sunday School
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Where & When
Date: Sundays
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: St. James undercroft
Knowing Ourselves and Others
 
An exciting Children's Sunday School program for the year has begun. This year, we are piggy-backing with the theme of the Adult Forum: Knowing Ourselves and Others through Story. We will explore our individual stories and how they connect to our ancestral faith stories, present community and the world community. 
Child Care on Sunday

Where & When
Being organized for Sundays at 11:00.
Interested parents please contact the office!
A nursery school is being organized for the 11 AM service

The Christian Education Program would like to organize a child care service for children under four during the Sunday 11 AM service. However, in order to do this, we need to know your needs! Before we hire and train new personnel, we need a minimum commitment from interested parents, that is, that your child will attend at least an average of twice a month. As soon as we have a minimum number of children, we will get the service up and running!
 
Please contact the Church office at 055 294417.
 

Book Study

Where & When
Date: Oct. 21; Nov. 4 & 18
Time: 19:00
Location: Rectory
Next Book Study at the Rectory on October 21

Please join us for the continuation of the study of The Meaning of Jesus, by Marcus Borg.

Mark the dates: October 21; November 4, 18.

Each session begins at 7:00 PM. Join us for study, scintillating conversation, and refreshments.
Children's Lending Library

Where & When
Hours:
Sundays 10:00-13:00
Wednesdays 10:00-12:00 & 16:00-18:00
Location: St. James undercroft (in the back)
The Children's Library at St. James has begun a fabulous new year
 

The Children's Lending Library was originally founded in 1973 to serve the English-speaking community. Today the Library's fiction and nonfiction books range from those for the tiniest toddler all the way to junior fiction with videos, DVDs and audio books in English available for both adults and children.  At Halloween, Christmas & Easter we celebrate with a children's party with seasonal crafts, games and homemade baked goods. The Library is a nonprofit, volunteer-run Association located in the St. James Church building. We look forward to meeting new families and always welcome new volunteers.

The library is open from September to June on Sundays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to noon and from 4:00 pm to 6.00 pm.

Please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Pugh for any further information, tel. 347 7959134

Robin Walker Organ Concert

Where & When
Date: Saturday, October 23
Time: 20:00
Location: St. James Church
Concert of Prayer and Praise

Classical musician Robin Walker will hold an organ concert at St. James next Saturday, October 23 at 8 PM. The program will feature music by Bach, Rinck, Ellis, Frahm, and Guilmant. A free will offering will be taken.

Robin is based in Florence, where he is currently Director of Music of St. Mark's Anglican Church and enjoys a busy and varied concert schedule in the UK, Europe and the USA, alongside one-to-one and group teaching. He studied for a performance degree and postgraduate diploma at the Royal Academy of Music, London.  While at the Academy, Robin won the Organ Recital Award, and prizes for choral conducting and church music.  He studied with David Titterington and Patrick Russill, and improvisation with Naji Hakim, and graduated from the Academy with DipRAM, the Academy's Gold medal. Robin's most recent CD release on the Divine Arts label is "John Ellis - Music for Organ volume 2."

 

Please visit Robin's website at www.theorganist.co.uk


Benefit Concert for the Foundation for Photo / Art in Hospitals

Where & When
Date: Thursday, November 4
Time: 19:00
Location: St. James Church
An American in Florence

A concert featuring art songs by baritone Scott Beasley and pianist Riccardo Foti will be held at St. James on Thursday, November 4, at 7 PM. An American aperitif and raffle will follow.

The suggested donation of 10 € (7 € for students) will benefit the Foundation for Photo / Art in Hospitals, a marvelous organization founded and headed by St. James' own Elaine Poggi.

Please visit the Foundation's website at www.healingphotoart.org
St. James Crafts Fair

Where & When
Date: Sunday, November 21
Time: 12:30 - 17:00
Location: St. James undercroft
The St. James Christmas & Crafts Fair is coming up!

Just in time to do your Christmas shopping! The much-anticipated annual St. James Crafts Fair will be held on Sunday, November 21, from 12:30 to 5 PM. The fair will feature handicrafts of all kinds, ideas for Christmas, bake sale with American goodies, and food and beverages will also be for sale. Join us for  great shopping, good food, and lots of fun!

If you would like to reserve a table to sell  your handicrafts, contact Lora Vezzosi at 055 425 0126 or email Lorav@tin.it.

Quilting Queens

Where & When
Date: Fridays
Time: 10 AM - 12 noon
Location: St. James meeting room
The St. James quilting group is looking for new members
 
The Quilting Queens meet every Friday in the meeting room at St. James Church, from 10 AM until noon to learn the craft of quilting. No previous knowledge is required.

Contact Susan Bellini at tel. 055 7877082.
Christmas Gala

Where & When
Date: December 3
Time: TBA
Location: St. James
Christmas Gala December 3 - Save the Date!
 
Plans are underway for our famous Christmas Gala.  Reserve the date and tell all your family and friends.  Once again Erica O'Kief will chair this festive fund-raiser and holiday extravaganza.  Be on the lookout for more news and requests to help.
Your St. James
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 Around Florence
Museo Galileo Guided Tours

Where & When
Museo Galileo & La Specola

Tel. 055 294883
Email:
prenotazioni@operalaboratori.com

Florence for Family
 

Museo Galileo, which has just reopened following after 2.5 years of major restoration work, and the Natural History Museum of Florence (The Specola) will be hosting weekends dedicated to children from July through December of 2010.  The museums will offer a fun journey into the secrets of nature and world of science through a variety of laboratories, games and guided visits.

 

Children will learn while having fun and being surrounded by ancient, scientific instruments, skeletons and animals.  Their parents will have the opportunity to leave them during the activities and visit other parts of the museum.

 

The guided visits are offered in English one weekend a month (see website for specific dates) by St. James' own Karen Giacobassi. There is no extra charge, but reservations are required.


Tel. 055 294883
Email:
prenotazioni@operalaboratori.com

 

http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/eflorencefamily.html


 
Lord, make us servants of your peace: where there is hate, may we sow love; where there is hurt, may we forgive, where there is strife, may we make one.
Hymn 593, based on a prayer attributed to St. Francis. Feast Day October 4.
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