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Sunday Bulletin 02.18.24
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

Sunday Bulletin 02.18.24

Download the Sunday bulletin and follow along on Facebook at 10am. The 10am service will be broadcast live.

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A Note From Father Rob
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A Note From Father Rob

As you read this on Friday afternoon, I will be at our diocesan convention in Montgomery. Also representing St. James will be Kathy Graham, Jill Hiers, Rick Gassenheimer, Judy Quick and my wife Betsy.

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World Mission Sunday
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World Mission Sunday

The Office of Global Partnerships invites Episcopalians to celebrate the last Sunday in Epiphany—Feb. 11—with a special sermon for World Mission Sunday.

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A Note From Father Rob
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A Note From Father Rob

Some twenty-eight years ago, I went to our diocesan church camp, Camp McDowell, for the first time. It was love at first sight! Since then, I have been to Wonderful, Wonderful, Camp McDowell countless times.

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From the Desk of Deacon Judy
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

From the Desk of Deacon Judy

This Sunday’s Gospel tells the story of Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law. It got me thinking of my mother-in-law – Fay Falkner Quick.

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A Note From Father Rob
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A Note From Father Rob

Well, this is an election year, so I would like to talk to you all about elections and government. No, not national elections and government but parish elections and government.

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From The Desk of Deacon Judy
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

From The Desk of Deacon Judy

We know the story of Paul, how Jesus got his attention on the road to Damascus, how Jesus zapped him blind, how the scales fell from his eyes, and how he saw life in a new way.

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Sunday Bulletin
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

Sunday Bulletin

Download the Sunday Bulletin and follow along Live On Facebook at 10am.

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A Note From Father Rob
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

A Note From Father Rob

This Sunday morning promises to be a brisk one. In fact, we have cancelled the 8 a.m. service for Sunday, the 9 a.m. Sunday school class and postponed our annual meeting. In a week of below-freezing temperatures, this weekend’s early morning temperatures just might be some of the lowest.

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From The Desk of Deacon Judy
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

From The Desk of Deacon Judy

Our gospel readings this year on the second and third Sunday of the Epiphany show the call of several disciples: Nathanael, Philip, Andrew, Peter, James, and John. Each of these first disciples decides to follow Jesus.

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Sunday Bulletin
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

Sunday Bulletin

Download the Sunday bulletin and follow along live on Facebook at 10am.

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A Note From Father Rob
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

A Note From Father Rob

These days in mid-January seem more ordinary than the rush of the last six weeks, which included Advent, Christmas and the New Year. To be ordinary often is defined as being mundane, average or as expected, but the Church applies a more interesting definition to the word.

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From the Desk of Deacon Judy.
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

From the Desk of Deacon Judy.

In a New Year’s Greeting from Episcopal Relief & Development, President Rob Radtke offered this lovely prayer of Henri-Frédéric Amiel with artwork by the Reverend Jay Sidebotham

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From the Desk of Deacon Judy
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

From the Desk of Deacon Judy

Saturday, January 6, is the twelfth day of Christmas, the Epiphany of our Lord, known in our Anglican tradition as “The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles”, the three Wise Men from the East.

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Sunday Bulletin 01.07.24
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

Sunday Bulletin 01.07.24

Here you can download the 8am and 10am bulletins. There is a baptism at the 10am service and you can follow along live on Facebook.

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A Note From Father Rob
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

A Note From Father Rob

Well, today is the fifth day of Christmas, and my true love did not give me five golden rings; however, we did have a wonderful celebration with our children in Huntsville, and we have connected with friends and family members daily. That’s really what Christmas is all about.

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