Lenten Program Session #1, February 25th

Please join us for our 2015 Lenten Program, HOSANNAH: A Spiritual Journey Through Holy Week, session #1:
From Paul's Perspective

6:00 PM Fellowship, 6:30 PM Potluck Supper, 7:30 PM Program

Hand-painted Wooden Easter Eggs

Once again, Barbara Howard's beautiful hand-painted wooden Easter Eggs will be for sale during the Lenten Dinners and the Coffee Hours beginning March 1st. Proceeds from these beautiful eggs, which are offered for only $10 each, support the many important ministries of the St. James' Parish Outreach Committee. Through your generous support, we hope to top last year's contribution! For additional information, please contact Barbara Howard at kbhoward@comcast.net.

CANCELLED: St. James' Parish Pancake Supper for February 17th

After careful deliberation and inspection of parking lots and sidewalks, and due to freezing temperatures that will cause icy conditions this evening, we have decided, as have other parishes, to cancel the Pancake Supper for the safety of parishioners and guests. We are sorry to have caused any disappointment.

Potluck Lenten Suppers

The Lenten program begins on Wednesday, February 25, and will be held each Wednesday evening through March 25th. The last will be held on Maundy Thursday, April 2nd. Each week fellowship begins at 6 PM in the Parish Hall, followed by a light supper and an informative presentation entitled, "A Spiritual Journey through Holy Week." This year, rather than providing soup for everyone that attends the program, the Women of St. James' Parish would like everyone to bring a potluck dish to share. A nonalcoholic punch, coffee, tea and dessert will be provided.

Diocesan Meeting, Wednesday, February 11th

On Wednesday, February 11^th from 7 PM - 8:30 PM a diocesan meeting will be held at St. James' to discuss the current events regarding Bishop Heather Cook. This meeting is open to all clergy and laity, and is being held to allow clergy and members of our churches time to express their feelings, ask questions, and get information to share with their congregations. Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton will be present to address questions and concerns. Please join us in the parish hall for this time of fellowship, prayer, and discussion.

You can read Bishop Sutton's January 13^th pastoral letter to the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland at the following link: latestnews.episcopalmaryland.org/?p=68.

For those outside the parish planning to attend, click here for driving directions.

St. James' Youth - if you plan to attend the meeting, the youth will meet at 6 PM for pizza and a pre-meeting discussion. If your youth is interested in joining the conversation, please notify Dawn+ at dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com prior to the meeting.

January Community Assistance Fund

In January, the Community Assistance Fund was able to help 12 families in the amount of $3,493. In addition we gave $500 to the SCCEAG Fund at Johnson Oil and were able to fill the fuel tanks of two additional families. Most of the people needed help with lot rent, electric and fuel bills. In addition, we helped a homeless family with three children’s stay in an Annapolis motel for four nights and in an unusual situation we were able to help a family get back on their feet by assisting with an extremely necessary dental procedure. We feel blessed to be able to help our neighbors in need and appreciate your support.