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Events at St. James
Lenten Schedule

 Ash Wednesday - February 18, 2015

11:00      Eucharist & Imposition of Ashes
7.30pm   Eucharist & Imposition of Ashes

Wednesdays in Lent- 7.30pm
 Feb 25, March 4,11,18,25
This year we will observe the Season of Lent beginning with a TED talk and conversation during dinner followed by Compline. Come & invite family & friends.

What is a TED talk?
TED stands for "Technology", " Entertainment" and "Design". It is a non profit organization that promotes conversation from every discipline and culture and seeks a deeper understanding of the world.
 
Annual General Parish Meeting

Where & When
Date: 1 March 2015
Time: 12.00
Location: St . James
The Annual Parish Meeting will be March 1st 2015, after the 11am Eucharist.
 
Annual reports from the various ministries will be presented, and new Vestry members will be elected.
Afterwards there will be a free Parish Lunch for everyone in the Undercroft. 

Please note: any members of St. James who will be making a presentation on the 1st, could you please email the office a copy so that we can make copies for the meeting. 



 
New Vestry Members

During the Annual Parish Meeting there will be elections for new Vestry Members.

There are four vacancies this year. If you would like to nominate someone or you feel that you would like to stand for election please contact the church office or Father Mark directly.

Many, many thanks to those Vestry Members standing down :
Diane Chaplin
Antonietta Ferraioli
Erica Kopczynski
Betty Nadalini

Weekend Retreat: March 13-15, 2015

Boundaries, Balance and Blessings.
Letting Your Yes be Yes and Your No be No.

Leader: The Rev. Canon Dr. Sandye A. Wilson
Deadline for registration is February 16, 2015.
Location: Guesthouse of the Missionsbenediktinerinnen, Bahnhofstr,3,82327 Tutzing (near Munich, Germany)
For further information please contact the Rev Dorothee Hahn
( [email protected]) or the Rev. Deacon Richard Cole ([email protected])
 
Youth Across Europe May 13-17 2015

Where & When
Date: May 13-17, 2015
Location: Munich, Germany

The Spiritual Pilgrimage, Homing in on God. 

 

Arrive Wednesday evening, May 13, depart afternoon Sunday May 17.

The event will include a walk (not steep) Thursday & Friday along the St James trail, near the Bavarian Alps, with an overnight in a walking hut.

Cost is travel to Munich, and a 20€ registration fee for each youth and leader.Accommodation, meals, transport to the walk paid by the Convocation.

Youth leaders: for further information contact :  

[email protected]

 

* ages 13-18

 

Your St. James
Noonday Prayers

Where & When
Date: Tuesday to Friday
Time: 12.00- 12.10
Location: St James
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 is led by the clergy and staff of St. James Church, and any volunteer who is interested in this leadership. Please contact the Church office.

 

Please let us know if there is anyone you would like to put on our prayer list. 

 

The History of St . James Church

The History of St. James Church is available for 25 euro. Copies are always displayed at the back of the church.

Full of interesting information about St James, it is a great gift for friends abroad and a memory to treasure from your visit to Florence.
 
Next of Kin Contact details
Full on Church
We have been thinking that it would be a good idea
to keep a list of Parishioner's next of kin.
 
Would you like us to keep your next of kin details in the office, so that we can contact them in the event of an emergency?
If you wish please email or bring a list of telephone numbers, emails and any other information you feel might be helpful, and we will keep it on file in the office.
This information will be  held in the confidence and used only in the event of an emergency.
 
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: small tins of canned beans(packs of 3),soft cheese triangles, 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!

  

We are no longer giving out pasta or rice.

 

Grazie di cuore! 


 

St. James' Townhouse Available for bookings

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, dishwasher, microwave oven, and iron. The bedrooms and living room are air conditioned. Off- street parking within the grounds of the church for one car.

 

Newly renovated Carriage House

St. James Carriage House will be available to rent from the end of April this year.
 
Like our ever-popular Town House, the Carriage House is located on the church property, with a private garden and small patio to relax and refresh the spirit after a full day in the city.
It is a three story house with a private entrance. The Carriage House has a lovely living/dining room,kitchen, and bath on the ground floor; bedroom sitting room and balcony/ terrace on the third floor with a picture window overlooking the Corsini Gardens.
Fully equipped with fine linens for both bed and bath, china and glassware, along with kitchen supplies, the Carriage House has everything needed for your stay.Selected antiques have been carefully chosen. Also included are satellite TV, air-conditioning, and free WIFI and off-street parking within the grounds of the church for one car. The Carriage House is the perfect place for one or two people. There is a fold-out bed on the third floor which can sleep 2 people as well.
It should be noted that there is only one bathroom, which is located on the ground floor and there is a spiral staircase to the other floors.
Contact Betty Nadalini for availability and further information.
[email protected]
Sunday March 8th

Where & When
Date:March 8, 2015
Time: 12.00- 22.30
Location:Convitto della Calza, Piazza della Calza, 6
International Women's Day, Sunday 8th March.

 

Women Supporting Women, A charitable event uniting Expat and Italian Artisans

ENTRY FEE:€12 donation

Ticket includes first drink and food. Additional beverages available for purchase

LOCATION:Convitto della Calza, Piazza della Calza, 6.
Tickets available at the door and at the Paperback Exchange Via delle Oche, 4r. Florence.
The entry donations and 10% of all artisan sales will be donated to: Artemisia.

 

 

" 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 V1.     

  Music:  Old 124th 

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