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Events at St. James
Holy Week and Easter 

Holy Week and Easter Day Schedule

 

March 24 - Palm Sunday: Sunday of the Passion

            9:00 - AM Eucharist in Chapel

            11:00 - AM Blessing of Palms and Procession

March 25 - Monday in Holy Week

            7:30 - PM Eucharist

March 26 - Tuesday in Holy Week

            7:30 - PM Eucharist

March 27 - Wednesday in Holy Week

            7:30 - PM Eucharist

March 28 - Maundy Thursday

            7:30 - PM Eucharist, Washing of Feet  and 

            Stripping of the Altar

March 29 - Good Friday

            7:30 - PM Good Friday Liturgy and Adoration of the Cross

March 30 - Easter Vigil

            7:30 - PM First Mass of Easter followed by Agape Feast

March 31 - Easter Day: Feast of the Resurrection

     9:00 - AM Eucharist in Chapel

            11:00 - AM Festive Eucharist

            12:00 Noon - Easter Egg Hunt

 

 

Adult Forum on Hiatus

No Adult Forum March 31 

The Adult Forum will take a break for Holy Week. There will be no Adult Forum on Easter Sunday, March 31.

   
Baptisms at the Easter Vigil

Where & When
Date: Saturday, March 30
Time: 19:30
Location: St. James

Next Occasion for Baptism

 

The next occasion for Baptism will be at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, March 30 at 7:30 PM.

 

If you or anyone you know would like to be baptized, please contact the Church Office.

 

 

 

Easter Holiday

Office Closed April 2 & 3

 

The St. James Office will be closed on Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3 for the Easter Holiday. Many thanks to the St. James staff for all the extra hard work during Lent and Holy Week. 

 

April Thrift Shop

Where & When
Date: Wednesday, April 3
Time: 10:00-12:00
Location: Undercroft
Mercatino Next Week
 
The Thrift Shop will hold the next Mercatino on Wednesday, April 3. Don't miss out on all the great bargains! Have fun and support a great cause at the same time!
Italian Cooking Lessons

Where & When
Dates : Wednesdays, 
April 3, 10, 17 & 24 
Time: 18:30 - dinner
Location: Undercroft
St. James Fundraiser

 

As a main fundraising event for the Church, St. James will be offering a series of four cooking lessons in April, featuring the cuisine of the various regions of Italy. Renowned Florentine chef Maria Paola Giannone (http://www.paolagiannonechef.com) will conduct the lessons in Italian, but her assistant chef, St. James' Antonietta Ferraioli, will be available to translate. Following each lesson, participants will enjoy the fruits of their labor with a scrumptious three course meal, drinks included.

 

The lessons will be on Wednesdays, April 3, 10, 17, and 24 beginning at 6:30 PM.

 

The minimum donation to participate in all is €110, or €30 per class.

 

Reserve soon to guarantee your spot!

 

Contact:

 

Antonietta Ferraioli

Tel. 055 8723804 or 333 5997154

Email: ferraioli.a@virgilio.it 

 

St. James Office

Tel. 055 294417 (Tues.-Fri. 9:00-1:00)

Email: office@stjames.it

 

Quirky Quilters

Where & When
Date: Fridays
Time: 9:00-12:00
Location: Meeting Room
Join the Quilting Group!
 
If you love to quilt or want to learn, join the Quirky Quilters at St. James on Friday mornings in the Meeting Room from 9:30-12:00. 

For information call Anne Barbetti 335-6572367.
 
Your St. James
Easter Flowers

Call for Donations 

 

All who would like to make a donation for the Easter flowers may do so in the envelopes provided on the pews, or contact the Church office. Donations may be made in memory of a loved one or as a thank offering.
Congratulations, Jocelyn!

F.A.W.C.O. Woman of the Year
 
Congratulations to our very own Jocelyn Fitzgeald, who has been named F.A.W.C.O. Woman of the Year. F.A.W.C.O. is an international women's organization that develops and supports projects for the betterment of humanity. Jocelyn has been most recently involved in a project to drill fresh water wells in Cambodia.
 
Volunteers Wanted
Full on Church
Lend a Hand in the Church Office

 

Volunteers are needed to help with folding bulletins. A small time commitment would make a big difference! If interested, please contact the Church office.

 

 

Weekly Food Drive

Where & When
Date: Sundays
Time: 9:00 & 11:00
Location: Church
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! 


 

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
Daylight Savings Time

"Ora Legale" Saturday Night
 
Do not forget to set your clocks one hour ahead on the night between Saturday, March 30 and Easter Sunday, March 31. You don't want to be late for Church and Easter supper!
 
Bible Study

Where & When
Date: Tuesdays
Time: 10:00-12:00
Location: Priscilla's house
English Language Fellowship

 

Bible study and prayer fellowship group in English every Tuesday morning from 10:00 to 12:00. Anyone interested please phone Priscilla - 3337246880

 

 

Piano Recital


Where & When
Date:  Wednesday, March 27
Time: 18:00
Location: British Institute, Lungarno Guicciardini 9
Sinforosa Petralia: Music by Scarlatti, Haydn, Schumann, and Debussy

 

Sinfarosa Petralia (pianoforte) plays Sonata Hob.XVI:37 in Re Maggiore (J. Haydn), Prelude IV (C. Debussy), Sonata K 342 (D. Scarlatti), Prelude XI (C. Debussy), Sonata K 427 (D. Scarlatti), and Humoresque op. 20 (R. Schumann).

 

All are welcome.

 

Library and Cultural Centre

Palazzo Lanfredini

Lungarno Guicciardini, 9

50125 Firenze

 

Tel: 055 2677 8270  

Email: library@britishinstitute.it

 

Young Adult Gathering in Berlin

Where & When
Date: May 17-20
Location: City Hostel Berlin, Glinkastraße 5
We Believe, I Doubt - Finding God in Your 20s
 

Career, Romance, Independence, God - whether you grew up in or outside of Christianity, many of us make some of our most important decisions in our 20s. Hang out for three days in Berlin with other 20-somethings from the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe. We'll experience the city together and talk about how faith fits into our lives. Both skeptics and saints are welcome.

 

May 17-20, 2013

City Hostel Berlin

Glinkastraße 5

 

Accommodation and breakfast cost provided

 

For ages 19 to 29.

 

For registrations or more information contact Rebecca Döbler: rdoebler@students.uni-mainz.de

 

 

 

"Eternal Lord of love, behold your Church walking once more the pilgrim way of Lent, led by your cloud by day, by night your fire, moved by your love and toward your presence bent: far off yet here - the goal of all desire."

                                                                                                                       Hymn 149 

Words by Thomas H. Cain (b. 1931)

 

St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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