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A Parish Weekend for Everyone
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Where & When
Date & Time:
Friday, Dec. 7 at 19:00
Saturday, Dec. 8, 9:00-14:30
Location: Undercroft
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Lifelong Christian Formation
Please put December 7 and 8 on your calendar to be at St. James Church. Beginning at 7:00 PM on Friday with dinner, we will be led by Ruth-Ann Collins of the Episcopal Church Center in New York City in looking at the Charter for Lifelong Christian Formation. Beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday, we will break for lunch and end by 2:30 PM.
Cindy D'Alimonte and her team will be in charge of meals. A sign-up sheet will be in the back of the Church, or you may contact the Church office. This gathering is for the entire parish. Please come and welcome our special guest from the Episcopal Church Center in the United States.
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A Parish Seasonal Lunch
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Where & When
Date: Sunday, Dec. 16
Time: Following the 11:00 worship
Location: Undercroft
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Following the Service of Lessons and Carols
At its last meeting, the Vestry voted unanimously to host and sponsor a Parish Seasonal Lunch immediately following the Service of Advent Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 16. The cost will be 10 Euro for adults, kids free. There will also be a raffle. A sign-up sheet will be in the back of the Church, or you may contact the Church office. See you there!
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Adult Forum
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Where & When
Date: Sunday, December 2
Time: 10:00
Location: Undercroft
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Amerigo Vespucci: From the River to the Ocean
This week the Adult Forum welcomes Dott Maurizio Maggini of the Comitato Amerigo Vespucci who will speak about the Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci on the 500th anniversary of his death.
Grab a cappuccino and join us in the Undercroft.
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December Thrift Shop
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, December 5
Time:10:00-12:00
Location: Undercroft
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Next Mercatino December 5
Get a jump on your Christmas shopping at the next Thrift Shop. As always, there will be lots of bargains on gently used clothing, accessories, toys, household wares, knick knacks, and more. Have fun, save money, and support a great cause.
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Every Member Canvass
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Pledge 2013
The time has arrived for us to prayerfully consider and commit our pledges to St. James Church for 2013. Pledge cards will be mailed and can also be obtained at the Church Office and at the Church Entrance. Thank you to everyone who supports the many ministries of St. James Church. We will have an ingathering of all our pledges on December 16 when they will be presented on the Altar for God's blessing.
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Budget 2013
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Ministries Should Contact the Office with Requests
We are now making plans for our ministries in 2013. In order to make preparations, all groups and ministries who would like to be part of the 2013 St. James Church Budget are asked to make a request with detailed information by November 30.
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Outreach Committee Presentations
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Giving Back to the Community
The St. James Outreach Committee will introduce some of the charities that will be recieving donations from the Church this year at the 11 o'clock Eucharist on December 2 and December 9.
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Christmas Flowers Donations
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Christmas Flowers
All who would like to make a donation for Christmas flowers as a Thanksgiving or Memorial to a loved one are asked to send their donation to the Church office, or to use the special envelopes provided in the pews on Sunday. Please enclose the names of those remembered and the donor. Thank you.
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Help Decorate the Church for Christmas
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Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers who would like to decorate the Church for Christmas. Anyone who would like to be part of the Decoration Team, please contact the Church office. We appreciate your help.
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Volunteers Wanted
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Lend a Hand in the Church Office
Volunteers are needed to help with folding bulletins and stuffing envelopes. A small time commitment would make a big difference! If interested, please contact the Church office.
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Weekly Food Drive
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Where & When
Date: Sundays
Time: 9:00 & 11:00
Location: Church
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Help the Hungry
Every Sunday in Church, the St. James Foodbank is collecting donations of food. 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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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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Toy Drive
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Where & When
Drop off a toy at Paperback Exchange Bookstore - Via Delle Oche, 4R - by December 15th, 2012
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Angels for a Day
Angels for a Day is a volunteer project dedicated to children and youth who live in situations of difficulty, poverty, in foster care or are patients in health care facilities. By pairing a "guardian angel" (a youth volunteer) with a child/youth the Angels for a Day program strives to give hope of a better world to those who otherwise may be forgotten. This Christmas you can be an angel for a day by donating a NEW UNWRAPPED TOY. Together we can make a difference by putting a smile on the face of a child or youth this holiday season. You can drop off your Christmas gift at the Paperback Exchange Bookstore - Via Delle Oche, 4R - by December 15th, 2012. All gifts will be donated to the Angels for a Day program for distribution to needy children and youth (age 5 to 18). Thank you for showing the Angels for a Day children and youth that you care about them having a happy Christmas.
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Australians and New Zealanders in Tuscany
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Where & When
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 27
Time: 17:00
Location:
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
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Book Presentation at the British Institute Today
On Tuesday, November 27 at 5.00 PM there will be a presentation at the British Institute of Florence of the new dual-language book
Australians and New Zealanders in Tuscany
Desmond O'Grady
Tuscany, Antipodean-Style
Stephen Tobin
Itineraries
Florence, Edizioni Polistampa, 2012
The untold story of the Australians and New Zealanders who fell in love with Tuscany, in a lively historical narrative by Desmond O'Grady and a guide to the art treasures and the environmental beauty of the areas of Tuscany they have known by Stephen Tobin. The text is in English and Italian.
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Embodiments
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Where & When
Date: Friday, Nov. 30
Time:17:00-19:30
Location:Via Romana 17
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Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence and the artist Janice Gordon cordially invite you to the inauguration of the exhibit EMBODIMENTS.
Friday 30 November 2012 5 pm - 7:30 pm
Via Romana 17, Florence
The exhibition will run from December 1 through January 31.
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Christmas Fair
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Where & When
Date: Friday, November 30
Time: 15:00-18:00
Location:Lungarno Guicciardini 15
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Celebrate the Season at the British Institute
Books, dvds, craft and other home made goods, refreshments, raffles. All proceeds will go towards the Library.
Why not enter our competitions for The Best Christmas Wreath and The Most Beautiful Cake with a Christmas theme. You can win a Library Gift Voucher of €70 each! Contact the British Institute for details.
The British Institute of Florence
The Harold Acton Library, Ground floor,
Lungarno Guicciardini 15, 50125 Firenze
tel. 055 26778270, library@britishinstitute.it
www.britishinstitute.it
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A.I.L.O. Christmas Bazaar
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Where & When
Date: Saturday, December 8
Time: 10:00-17:00
Location:Le Pagliere
Via Machiavelli 24
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Charity Bazaar and Lottery
On Saturday, December 8, the American International League of Florence is holding its annual Christmas Bazaar.
This much anticipated event will be held again this year at Le Pagiere (ex Scuderie Reali), Viale Machiavelli 24. The Bazaar will be open from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM, and the lottery numbers will be drawn at 2:30 PM.
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| Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee; take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love; take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne.
Hymn 707. Words: Francis Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), alt.
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St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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