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Presiding Bishop's Lent message
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Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Lent Message 2014
"So as you enter Lent, consider how you will live
in solidarity with those who are hungry, or broken,
or ill in one way or another."
Lent is a season of reflection that begins on Ash Wednesday (March 5) and concludes on Easter (April 20).
http://publicaffairs.createsend1.com/t/r-l-pduhljl-xtuktxdd-w/
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Weekend Retreat April 4-6, 2014
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Where & When
Date: April 4-6
Location: Tutzing,Germany  |
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Reconciliation: A Radical Religious Response.
Leader: The Rev. Canon Dr. Sandye A. Wilson
A weekend retreat will be held at the Guesthouse of the Missionsbenediktinerinnen, Bahnhofstr 3, 82327 Tutzing ( near Munich, Germany).
For further information please contact Rev. Dorothee Hahn,
( RevDorotheeHahn@4edition.org) or Rev. Deacon Richard Cole (cole@ebu.ch)
Anyone who is interested in attending should contact the church office this week as the deadline for registration was actually the end of February. There may still be some places available.
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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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Chiesa Santa Croce, Bologna
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The Bishop's visit to Bologna
Bishop Whalon's visitation to Santa Croce in Bologna has been rescheduled to March 30th at 4pm.
Make plans to join a group of us from St.James Church, leaving at 2.30pm from the stazione.
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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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Ash Wednesday Next Week
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Where & When
Date: March 5
Time: 12.00 & 7.30pm
Location:St. James
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This year there will be two opportunities to worship: Noon and 7.30pm. There will be Imposition of Ashes and Eucharist.
Invite family and friends for this special liturgy.
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Thrift Shop Wednesday 5th March
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Where & When
Date: March 5
Time: 10-12.00
Location:Undercroft
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Thrift Shop is this Wednesday.
Come to the Thrift shop this Wednesday , where you can buy slightly used clothing , shoes, childrens' toys and many other items.
The Thrift Shop takes place the first Wednesday of every month. Proceeds go to St.James Food Bank, the Sisters of Calcutta and St. James Church.
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Lenten Schedule 2014
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Lenten Schedule 2014
Lenten Book StudyJoin us each Wednesday evening during Lent for a book study at the Rectory beginning at 7.30pm. This year we will read "The Dream of God" by Verna J. Dozier. A theologian and teacher, Verna Dozier was a beloved and respected member of the Episcopal Church. Books will be provided free of charge, and it is not necessary to attend every week in order to be part of the group. Mark the dates: March 12, 19,26; April 2 and 9. Lenten Dinners and Compline
Every Thursday at 7.30 pm in Lent we will offer a simple, free dinner, hosted by the various ministries in the church, closing with Compline in the Church. The dates are :
March 6: The Vestry
March 13: The Ushers and LEM's
March 20- The Choir,
March 27: Youth
April 3 : Sunday School
April 10: African Community
Come with family and invite friends!
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Call for Vestry Nominations
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At the Annual Parish Meeting on March 9 new Vestry members will be elected. Anyone who would like to serve on the Vestry for a 3 year term or who would like to nominate someone, please contact the Church office. Nominees must be 16 years old or older and " be known to the Treasurer " of the Church.
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Annual Parish Meeting
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Where & When
Date: March 9
Time:12.15
Location: St. James
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Sunday March 9
The Annual Parish meeting
will be on March 9 , immediately following the 11am Eucharist .
Make plans to come to the Annual Parish meeting. There will be a financial report and a presentation of the 2014 Budget approved by the Vestry. Reports will be given by our various ministry groups and new Vestry members will be elected.
Parish Lunch- you are cordially invited to a free parish lunch immediately following the Annual Parish meeting in the Undercroft. The Vestry will be your host!
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Holy Week- April 14-19 2014
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Each day during Holy Week there will be a Eucharist at 7:30 pm. On
MAUNDY THURSDAY, April 17, there will be Washing of Feet and Stripping of the Altar. On GOOD FRIDAY there will be Eucharist from the Reserved Sacrament and Veneration of the Holy Cross at noon and 7:30pm.
The First Mass of Easter, the Easter Vigil, will be celebrated at 7:30 pm, April 19. Come and experience this ancient liturgy; the lighting of the Paschal fire and candle, and trace our salvation history with the historic readings.
EASTER DAY - 9:00 am and 11:00 am Invite family and friends to celebrate with us the joy of Easter and Resurrection followed by a prosecco toast on the front Portico and an Easter Egg Hunt in the parish gardens.
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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: small tins of canned beans(packs of 3), 500 gram packages of pasta, 1 kilo packages of rice, 80 gram and 160 gram cans of tuna, crackers, small boxes of juice, 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. Coming soon- Information on St.James newly renovated Carriage House |
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Cultural programme at the British Institute of Florence | 
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Location: British Institute,
Lungarno Guicciardini 9.Florence.
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Wednesday March 5 ,Julia Lacey Broke lecture.
The lecture is entitled 'Miscreants and Machiavels: The Italian Influence on Jacobean drama.
Julia, who has a new book out on the subject, discusses the Italian influence on Jacobean drama.
Talking Pictures,
programme of films, every Wednesday at 8pm
March 5 Il gattopardo
March 12 Vaghe stelle dell'orsa
March 19 La caduta degli dei
March 26 Death in Venice
April 2 Ludwig
April 9 Conversation Piece
April 16 L'innocente
Entrance to the cultural events and films are available to Library members only. Please see the British Institute website for details on how to become a member and costs.
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Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
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Palazzo Strozzi will be hosting from 8 March to 20 July 2014 a major exhibition entitled
Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino. Diverging Paths of Mannerism, devoted to the work of Pontormo and of Rosso
Fiorentino, the two painters who were without question the most original and unconventional adepts of the new way of interpreting art in that season of the Italian Cinquecento which Giorgio Vasari called the 'modern manner'.
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Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
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The Robert F. Kennedy centre in Florence ,
Via Ghibellina 12/a
50122 Firenze.
For information about the center, or forthcoming events call this number, or visit their website:
Tel:+39 055 5389250
Fax:+39 055 5383602
email: infoeurope@rfkcenter.org
Click on this link to visit their website:-
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"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
Music: Old 124th
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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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