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A Note From Father Rob
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

A Note From Father Rob

This Sunday is a milestone on our Lenten journey: We have reached the half-way point! Half of the season of Lent is behind us, and we can see, just on the horizon, a sliver of light that is the Easter promise.

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From The Desk Of Deacon Judy
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

From The Desk Of Deacon Judy

Over these many decades of my spiritual journey, I find that the simplest phrases become theological reflections. SPRING FORWARD has made me ponder its meaning for my life.

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Wilderness Times - Grief
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

Wilderness Times - Grief

Grief grabs us in a range of emotions. It can be an unsettling time of inertia or of endless wandering – perhaps both.

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A Note From Father Rob
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

A Note From Father Rob

I’m really not much of a hiker. Really. It’s not that I can’t hike or won’t; it’s just not something I think of doing very often. But when I do think of it and get up, go outside and hike some of the trails around Lake Martin, I am always rewarded with views or experiences of nature that feed my soul.

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Lenten Meditations
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

Lenten Meditations

We have enjoyed fish and fellowship at our Shrove Tuesday gathering.
We have received ashes on our foreheads at our Ash Wednesday service. Our Lenten Season has begun.

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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
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

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
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

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
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

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
Kristy Steele Kristy Steele

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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