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Spring Fling this Coming Sunday!
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Where & When
Date: Sunday, May 5
Time 12:30-18:00
Location: St. James
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St. James Festa di Primavera
The St. James Spring Fling will be held next Sunday, May 5 from 12:30 until 6:00 PM. It will feature an outdoor barbecue lunch, bake sale, handicrafts, and a lottery with wonderful prizes.
All proceeds will go towards the restoration of the church stained glass windows.
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No Sunday School on May 5
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Preparing for the Spring Fling!
Because of the Spring Fling being held next Sunday, there will be no Sunday School on that morning.
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Next Thrift Shop May 8
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, May 8
Time: 10:00-12:00
Location: Undercroft
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Il Mercatino di Maggio
The next Thrift Shop will be held on Wednesday, May 8 (rather than the first Wednesday of the month, which is a holiday).
Mark your calendars, and come for a good time, great bargains, and to support a wonderful cause!
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Adult Forum Series has Concluded
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The Series Will Resume in the Fall
The current Adult Forum has drawn to a close. We are now planning an exciting new series for the Fall.
Many thanks to all the speakers, and to Margi Hammer and Cindy D'Alimonte for coordinating the series.
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2013 Local Outreach
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Call for Recipient Suggestions
We need your suggestions for local outreach donations to be made in 2013. There are so many wonderful organizations in the Province of Florence, run primarily by volunteers, which actively help the community. This is an opportunity for St. James to help them in their work.
The deadline for submissions is September 30.
Please contact Barbara Maraventano at b.maraventano@gmail.com or Jocelyn Fitzgerald at jocelyn.f@tiscalinet.it.
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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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Volunteers Wanted
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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.
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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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"Violet in Florence" Exhibition
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Where & When
Date: April 21-May 4
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Celebrating the Life of One of Florence's Great Expats
Presented by St. Mark's Cultural Association, and curated by Dott.ssa Tiziana Masucci.
April 21 - May 4
Born in London in 1894 to Alice Keppel, Violet Trefusis became a prominent figure among the Europe elite. She was known as a writer, a bon viveur, traveler, and philanthropist. She was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1950 (for her war-time radio broadcasts), the Médaille d'Argent de la Ville de Paris in 1953, and Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana in 1960 (for her activity as a writer and her love of Italy).
"Violet in Florence" at St Mark's Church will encompass many aspects of her career and life, including: an exhibition offering a rare glimpse of Violet's most prized possessions; an Anglo-Italian reading of her book, I Pagagalli sull'Arno; operatic concerts of her favorite arias; 'Hello Violet,' an entertaining and witty musical of her life; guided tours of Bellosguardo and Florence inspired by Violet's favorite haunts; and last but not least, a roaring 1920's inspired party.
The festival will run from the April 21-28, with the exhibition running until the May 4. For further information see: www.facebook.com/stmarksitaly.
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Concert at St Mark's English Church
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Where & When
Date: Friday, May 3 19:00
Time:
Location: St. Mark's Church,
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St. Stithians Boys College Choir
The St Stithians Boys College Choir of South Africa will hold a concert at St Mark's English Church on Friday, May 3, at 7:00 PM. The choir will sing 20 minutes of selected sacred pieces, followed by 30 minutes of African secular music.
Free admission.
St. Marks
Tel.: (+39) 055 294 764
Email: administrator@stmarksitaly.com
Web: www.stmarksitaly.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stmarksitaly
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Tracing Our Roots: the Making of 'Springtime of the Renaissance'
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, May 8
Time: 18:00
Location: British Institute, Lungarno Guicciardini 9
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The proactive Canadian director of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, James Bradburne, explains the background to the new exhibition, "Springtime of the Renaissance."
There will be no lecture on May 1.
All are welcome
Library and Cultural Centre
Palazzo Lanfredini
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9
50125 Firenze
Tel: 055 2677 8270
Email: library@britishinstitute.it
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
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Where & When
Date: Wednesday, May 8
Time: 20:00
Location: British Institute, Lungarno Guicciardini 9
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Score by Bernard Herrmann
As part of the ongoing "Talking Pictures" series, the British Institute will hold a screening of the film, "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956) with James Stewart, Doris Day, and Brenda de Banzie, on Wednesday, May 8, at 8:00 PM, in the Sala Fiamma Ferragamo, Harold Acton Library.
Herrmann's collaboration with Hitchcock continued with his score for Hitchcock's remake of his 1934 thriller of the same name. With its climax at a performance in the Royal Albert Hall which masks an assassination attempt, who better to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra than Herrmann himself? The score carries the mounting suspense in wordless sequences that give prominence to Herrmann the conductor as well as Herrmann the composer (much of the score was based on Arthur Benjamin's score for the original film). And since the star was Doris Day, Hitchcock wanted a song (not by Herrmann, but against much criticism, endorsed by him) resulting in the immortal "Que Será Será."
There will be no showing on May 1.
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Young Adult Gathering in Berlin
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Where & When
Date: May 17-20
Location: City Hostel Berlin, Glinkastraße 5
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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
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"
The strife is o'er, the battle done, the victory of life is won; the song of triumph has begun. Alleluia!
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Hymn 208
Words Latin 1695, tr. by Francis Pott (1832-1909).
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St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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