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Dear Members and Friends of St.James Church
At this special time, I wish to send you love and warm best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I continue to marvel at how many varied and sundry ways God comes to us and calls us together here at St. James Church, Florence. From all the corners of the earth we have come, with different backgrounds, languages, life experiences and expectations. In and through it all God has built a community and a special home of belonging, welcome and hospitality for everyone. The Divine process of creation, formation and transformation is alive within us. And Christ is made manifest to us here in the many faces of friend and stranger. The Christ child visits us in our little ones whom we cherish so much, as well as in our middle-aged and elderly who are children grown up. The Holy Child comes to us in those we feed and clothe, with those with whom we celebrate, and with those with whom we grieve. This Christmas I hope and pray that the Christ child who lives in each of us and within this Holy Community will dance and prance with exhilaration and joy, and that our spirits will be refreshed and renewed.
At the close of each "E-news" we enclose the words of a hymn. I would like to share it with you now as a graceful Christmas gift.
" Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas: star and angels gave the sign." Hymn 84
Your friend and brother,
Mark
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Presiding Bishop's Advent Message 2013
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" It's a time to be still and listen."
" Advent is a quieter time of the year in the Church's understanding, " Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says in her Advent Message 2013. "It's a time to be still and listen, listen deep within to what is growing, ready to emerge into new life."
The Presiding Bishop's Advent Message 2013. videotaped in the Chapel in New York City, is available with this link.
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/presiding-bishop
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Sunday Nursery
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Where & When
Date: Sundays
Time: 10:45 - 12:00
Location: Undercroft
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A Fun Place for Your Little Ones
A nursery is provided each Sunday during the 11:00 AM Eucharist for toddlers and little ones who are happier there. Parents please consider the use of our professionally staffed Nursery.
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Support the New Sunday School Project
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Where & When
Date: Sundays
Time: After the 11:00 Eucharist
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Comfort Ye My People
"Comfort Ye My People" is a Sunday School project this year. Preserved and fresh homemade goods will be sold after the 11:00 AM Parish Eucharist on Sundays. Proceeds from the sale of these "comfort foods" will fund an outreach project of the Sunday School to help needy children in Tuscany.
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Noonday Prayer
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Where & When
Date: Tuesday-Friday
Time: 12:00-12:10
Location: Church
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Noonday Prayer in the Church
St. James Church holds Noonday Prayer in the Church every Tuesday through Friday at 12:00 PM.
Come join us for 10 minutes of prayer and meditation. Noonday Prayer will be led by the clergy and staff of St. James Church, and any volunteer who is interested in this leadership. Please contact the Church office.
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Help Decorate the Church for Christmas.
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Where & When
Date: December 22nd.
Time: From 12.15
Location: Church
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Volunteers Needed.
Help decorate the Church for Christmas after the Sunday eucharist on the 22nd of December. We appreciate your help.
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St James Christmas Schedule
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December 24 - Christmas Eve
6:00 PM Parish Eucharist and Christmas Pageant
11:00 PM Christmas Midnight Mass
December 25 - Christmas Day
Eucharist at 11:00 AM
In observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Parish office will be closed December 24 and will reopen January 7, 2014.
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Support the Church's Ministries with a Simple Gesture
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5 X 1000 Tax Contribution
Support the Food Bank and other outreach programs by requesting that the 5 X 1000 on your Italian tax return be donated to "Amici di St. James in Florence."
Simply sign the relevant box on your tax return form and indicate the 'codice fiscale' (tax ID number) for Amici di St. James in Florence:
94138720480
There is no financial implication to you for doing this; funds from the "5 x 1000" that are not specifically allocated for non-profit associations are left to the government. Please share this information with anyone who is interested in supporting the charitable activities of St. James.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Earmark your "5 x 1000" to "Amici di St. James in Florence""
http://stjames.it/donate/5x1000
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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, and especially baby food (fruit) and baby formula.
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, 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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"Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, love divine; love was born at Christmas; star and angels gave the sign"
Hymn 84
Words:Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)alt
Music: Gartan,melody from Petrie collection of Irish melodies Part II.1902.
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St. James Church, Florence
Via B. Rucellai, 9
Firenze, Italy
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Your personal information is processed in compliance with the Italian Privacy Law (D.Lgs.196/03). To consult, modify or cancel your personal data at any time click on the link below, or write to St. James American Church, via Bernardo Rucellai 9, Firenze (Florence) Italy, or email info@stjames.it. Under Italian law (D.Lgs 196/03), the client must be aware of the right to access to his/her own data.
Informativa ai sensi dell'art. 13, d. lgs 196/2003: i Suoi dati personali sono trattati dalla St. James American Church in rispetto al Codice privacy 196/03. Qualora non intendeste ricevere ulteriori comunicazione, potete cancellarvi utilizzando il link sottostante, oppure scrivere a St. James American Church, via Bernardo Rucellai 9, Firenze, o inviare un'email a info@stjames.it
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