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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, November 21, Julia Wright will speak on the topic of "Outreach at St. James: Its Reality and Challenges."
 

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

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 next Sunday!

Just in time to do your Christmas shopping! The much-anticipated annual St. James Crafts Fair will be held this coming 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!


Thanksgiving Dinner at St. James

Where & When
Date: November 25
Time: 19:30
Location: St. James Undercroft
RSVP required by November 22
November 25 is Thanksgiving Day!

A Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at St. James on Thursday, November 25 at 7:30 PM for parishioners, their families, and friends.

 

Come join us to celebrate our gratitude for all God's blessings, St. James Church, our families, and our common bonds of friendship.

 

The cost is €10 per person, children 12 years old and under eat free of charge. Reservations are required. Please contact Leslie directly at the church office, by email, telephone, or in person.

 

The deadline to reserve your place is Monday, November 22.

 

Tel. 055 294417

Email: [email protected]

 

 


Christmas Gala

Where & When
Date: December 3
Time: 7:30 PM - 1:00 AM
Location: St. James
Tickets now on sale for the Christmas Gala

The night of our famous Christmas Gala will soon be here.  Reserve the date and tell all your family and friends. Once again Erica O'Kief is chairing this festive fundraiser and holiday extravaganza. 

Tickets can now be purchased at the St. James office.

The Gala will start at 7:30 PM, and tickets cost €50 per person.


Book Study

Where & When
Date: Thursday, November 18
Time: 19:00
Location: Rectory
Next Book Study at the Rectory on November 18

Please join us this Thursday, November 18, for the continuation of the study of The Meaning of Jesus, by Marcus Borg. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Join us for study, scintillating conversation, and refreshments.
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.
 

Your St. James
Donations to St. James
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How to help

Although we are blessed with a beautiful church in a beautiful city, St. James is a parish of modest means. People are often surprised to learn that we are financially independent, and receive no financial support from the national Episcopal Church, from any missionary agency, nor from the US or Italian governments. Our mission and ministry is kept alive year to year by God's grace and the extravagant kindness of people like you.

 

All donations to St. James are fully deductible for US tax purposes. St. James Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Our tax ID number is 13-6132268. In accordance with Section 170 (F)(8)(B), any goods or services provided to you consist solely of intangible religious benefits.

 

Personal checks should be made payable to "St. James Church" and sent to:

St. James Church

Via B. Rucellai, 9

50123 Florence, Italy


or to:

Friends of St. James Church

c/o Anne Bowen

P.O. Box 352

Salisbury, CT 06068 USA


 

It is also possible to donate online at the St. James website:

http://stjames.it


Unless you wish your gift to be earmarked for a special fund or purpose, it will be used by the Vestry wherever it is needed the most. Please use the "Item" box to indicate the gift's allocation, if any, as well as dedication (e.g., "made in memory of..."/ thanksgiving for.../celebration of... etc.) You will receive an electronic confirmation of your gift, followed by a thank you letter that will also serve as an official document for IRS purposes.

 

Gifts of stock are gladly accepted. Transfer instructions are provided on request.

If you might consider the inclusion of St. James in your estate planning, please contact our rector at [email protected] and a time to discuss it in person will gladly be arranged.

 

For more information, please contact [email protected] or call the church office at 055 294417.

 


St. James' Townhouse Available for Bookings

Contact: [email protected]
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
La Pietra Policy Dialogues

Where & When
Date: November 16-17
Location: Villa Sassetti, NYU
Via Bolognese 120
R.S.V.P. only [email protected]
or 055 5007.202

Politics 2010: America and the World

New York University La Pietra Policy Dialogues invites you to the International Conference, "Politics 2010: America and the World," on November 16-17, 2010 at Villa Sassetti.

 

Keynote Address: Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown

 

Top American and European political analysts, media experts and scholars will meet at New York University in Florence to discuss the results of the U.S. mid-term elections and their impact on political dynamics in the U.S. and the world.

 

From the U.S.:

Michael Donilon, Former Counselor to Vice President Joe Biden

David Frum, Author, journalist, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush

Kenneth B. Lerer, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Huffington Post

Bruce Haynes, Republican Political Advisor and Public Affairs Strategist

Steve McMahon, Democratic Political Advisor and Public Affairs Strategist

David Muir, Former Director of Political Strategy and Special Adviser to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Marylouise Oates, Author and activist

Robert Shrum, Senior Fellow Wagner School of Public Service, New York University, and longtime Democratic Strategist

 

From Europe:

Nicole Bacharan, Researcher, National Foundation for Political Science, France, specialist in transatlantic relations

Giuliano Da Empoli, Deputy Mayor for Culture, City of Florence

Sergio Fabbrini, Director and Professor of Political Science and International Relations, LUISS School of Government

Monica Maggioni, Journalist and Host of Speciale RAI TG1

Alberto Simoni, Journalist, Foreign Desk, La Stampa

Paolo Valentino, Washington D.C. Correspondent, Corriere della Sera

Claudius Wagemann, Professor of Political Science, NYU in Florence and the University of Florence

 

For more information or to R.S.V.P. [email protected] or 055 5007.202


Japanese Festival

Where & When
Date: November 19-21
Time: 11:00-18:00
Location: Limonai di Villa Strozzi
                Via Pisana 77
XII festival giapponese

The Festival Giapponese is being held again this year at the Limonaia di Villa Strozzi, Via Pisana 77, on November 19-21, from 11 AM to 8 PM.

Sponsered by LAILAC, the Japanese Cultural Association, the Festival is aimed at increasing awareness of traditional and modern culture. Many exhibitions, performances, shops, and food stands are featured. Entrance is free.

For more information, contact LAILAC at 055-702870 or [email protected]

www.festivalgiapponese.it

The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies vent Name

Where & When
Date: Tuesday, November 23
Time: 18:00
Location: Villa i Tatti
Via di Vincigliata 26

R.S.V.P.

055 603251 or www.itatti.it/reply101123

Sex in the Kitchen: Embodied Masculinity during the Renaissance


The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies invites you to a lecture by Patricia Simons, "Sex in the Kitchen: Embodied Masculinity during the Renaissance," on Tuesday, November 23 at 6:00 PM at Villa I Tatti.

 

Patricia Simons was born and educated in Australia and currently teaches art history at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she specializes in gender and sexuality during the European Renaissance. She has curated several exhibitions, including "Seeing is Healing? The Visual Arts of Medicine" (2000). Publications have treated such issues as the portraiture of women, the visibility of female-female eroticism in the Renaissance, anatomical secrets, the iconography of Hercules, and obscene jokes in a Roman academy of the early sixteenth century. She co-edited with Bill Kent Patronage, Art, and Society in Renaissance Italy (Clarendon Press, 1987) and is at work on a book about the Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The lecture draws from her forthcoming book Embodied Masculinity in PreModern Europe (Cambridge University Press, summer 2011).

 

R.S.V.P. 055 603251 or www.itatti.it/reply101123.


Bronzino Exhibit at the Strozzi Palace

Where & When
Palazzo Strozzi

Through January 23, 2011

Bronzino: Painter and Poet at the Medici Court

The Palazzo Strozzi is hosting an exhibition of the works of Agnolo di Cosimo, known as Bronzino (1503-1572), one of the greatest painters of the Cinquecento. This exhibition has obtained loans from some of the world's most important museums, and it is possible to admire approximately 70 of his works, along with others by  Pontormo, Cellini, Tribolo, Bandinelli, Pierino da Vinci, and Alessandro Allori.

The exhibition in now ongoing, and will continue through January 23.

It is promoted and Organized by the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Ministero per i Beni e le Attivit� Culturali, Soprintendenza PSAE, and the Polo Museale della citt� di Firenze.

Hours: Every day 9:00-20:00; Thursday 9:00-23:00
Information: 055 2645155 
Reservations: Sigma CSC  055 2469200
Now thank we all our God, with heart, and hands, and voices, who wondrous things hath done, in whom his world rejoices; who from our mother's arms hath blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.
Hymn 396; words by Martin Rinckart, tr. Catherine Winkworth
St. James Church, Florence
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Firenze, Italy
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