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Anglican Singers
Look for next season's Anglican Singers schedule soon...
Music@StJ Series
Look soon for next season's Music at St James Series....
Thoughts?
Having difficulties with this site? Do you have a thought or suggestion? Just click on the link to email the webmaster... click on the picture to read more about The Scriptorium....
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Collect After Worship
 Grant, we beseech you, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may, through your grace, be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honor and praise of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.-BCP p835
Special Services
Monthly Services
| 1st Monday |
Compline, 9 pm
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Hallam Chapel |
| 1st Tuesday |
Evening Prayer before Vestry Meeting |
Hallam Chapel |
| 1st Friday |
Holy Eucharist |
Greentree Manor |
| 3rd Sunday |
Healing Prayers |
Sunday Morning Serivce |
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Not Sure What to Do?
Not sure what to during worship with us? Click on the open door for a good discussion of worship in the Episcopal Church. It's easier than you think....
 Whatever your religious background and however you have come to be here, welcome to St. James Episcopal Church.
In the pew you will find two books, which we use in our worship: the red Book of Common Prayer (referred to as BCP in the bulletin) and the blue Hymnal (all music notation preceded by an “S” can be found in the front section). In this bulletin you will find the service outline and the page references to those two books. If you find it difficult to follow the service at first, please feel free to ask someone near you for assistance. After a few services, it will become easier. Standing, sitting, or kneeling for various parts of the service is a matter only of custom, and you should feel free to assume whatever posture is most helpful to you.
All baptized Christians are welcome to receive Holy Communion. At the time of communion, please come to the Altar rail and stand or kneel. First, the bread will be placed in your outstretched hands; when the chalice of wine comes, you may drink directly from it or dip the bread in it. If you prefer not to receive communion, but would like to receive a blessing, please signal your desire by crossing your arms across your chest.
November 12, 2006 - We use three Rites for Holy Eucharist at St James. Why so many, and which would appeal to you? Click here for some thoughts.... 
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Sunday Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord's Day and other major Feasts. All baptized Christians, regardless of denomination, may take communion in the Episcopal Church. If you want a blessing instead of communion, come to the alter rail with everyone else, cross your arms over your chest, and the priest will bless you. If you need to have communion brought to you in the pews, just tell the usher and he will happily arrange it.
| 8:00 am |
Rite I |
| 10:00 am |
Rite II |
| 5:00 pm |
Contemporary |
Special services on Calendar
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Wednesdays at Hallam Chapel (resuming in September)
Beginning in September, On Wednesday, we will worship together in common prayer. In corporate worship, we unite ourselves with others to acknowledge the holiness of God, to hear God's Word, to offer prayer, and to celebrate the sacraments....
| 9:30 am |
Holy Eucharist |
Rite II |
| 5:30 pm |
Evening prayer |
Rite II |
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Weekdays & Holy Days
St James church is a sacred space. It is a place to come, sit, and rest quietly in the presence of God. Why not take a break for contemplative prayer during the late-morning? "...in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and confidence shall be our strength...."
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Using the Book of Common Prayer for Personal Devotions
Prayer is responding to God, by thought and by deeds, with or without words....
 The Book of Common Prayer has many prayers suitable for personal devotion. The Daily Office includes morning, noon, evening, and compline (night) services that can be used alone or in common with others. Morning and evening prayer can be said in the traditional language (Rite I) or in contemporary language (Rite II). These services have their ancient origins in the monastic traditions of the middle ages, where monks and nuns "prayed the hours" seven times a day (as many still do today...)
Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families start on page 136. This section includes shorter, single page services each for morning, noon, evening, and compline. These are perfect for busy people who want to make time for prayer a few times durin g the day.
The Book of Common Prayer includes The Psalter, the 150 Psalms of David, and has two lectionaries for those who want to read the Bible as part of their daily devotions. The weekly lectionary includes Sunday (and special day) readings that will complete most of the Bible in three years. The Daily Lectionary completes The Bible in a two year cycle (as well as the entire Psalter in seven week cycles).
In The Book of Common Prayer, there are prayers (adoration, praise, thanksgiving, penitence, oblation, intercession, and petition) for every occasion imaginable. Some are ancient, from the earliest days of the church, and many were composed in modern times.
Why not establish the daily habit of prayer and scripture reading in your own life? You may find comfort in knowing that, as you pray alone or with a small group of others, you are really praying to God in common with thousands in the "communion of saints".
Click on the links below for more information:
The Book of Common Prayer (online)
Online Episcopal Lectionary
The Daily Office from The Book of Common Prayer Online
Forward Movement
Oremus Online Hymnal
Synopses of the Gospel
Hypertext Book of Hours
Prayer and Blessing, a Method
Sacred Space, by the Irish Jesuits
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Retreats
In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed (Mark 1:35)....
Holy Cross Monastery is an Episcopal, Benedictine Community of the Order of the Holy Cross. It is located on twenty-six magnificent acres on the west bank of the Hudson River in the Village of West Park, New York.
St. Edmund's Retreat on Enders Island is a haven of nautical peace and Roman Catholic prayer on Enders Island, in Mystic, Connecticut.
Mercy Center in Madison, Connecticut is a a conference and retreat center for human development. and a sponsored work of the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy.
The Brothers of the Society of Saint John Evangelist offer hospitality to those seeking a place of quiet and renewal at the monastery in Cambridge, Massachusetts and at Emery House in West Newbury, Massachusetts,
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Cycles of Prayer
Just as the seasons change, our need to pray for those who share our faith around the world never ceases....
The Anglican Cycle of Prayer: this prayer cycle includes a remembrance for all the Provinces and Bishops of the Anglican Communion and a daily lectionary of psalms and scripture.
The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut Cycle of Prayer: This prayer cycle begins the end of August for one calendar year, and includes all the congregations, parishes and institutions within the diocese. Those clergy who are non-stipendiary, retired or employed as military chaplains or serve overseas or elsewhere in this country are periodically remembered by group as are certain organizations. The Dioceses of our former Caribbean Companion Relationship -- Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico -- are each remembered for three months of the year. Parishes (and missions) from Colombia, our Diocesan Companion in Mission, are each remembered twice in this cycle, along with their bishop and leaders. A complete list of diocesan parishes is posted separately.
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Pray for Our Companion Parish
O God, by your grace you have called us at St James and St Margaret's to a goodly fellowship of faith. Bless our clergy, and all our people. Grant that, in both our parishes, your Word may be truly preached and truly heard, your Sacraments faithfully administered and faithfully received. By your Spirit, fashion our lives according to the example of your Son, and grant that we may show the power of your love to all among whom we live; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 Click picture to open page for St Margaret's Episcopal Church -Gallowgate, Aberdeen, Scotland
St. Margaret’s is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the city centre of Aberdeen. They are in the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney which, like St James, is part of the Worldwide Anglican Communion.
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"Katharine, Bishop in the Church of God, we have looked forward to your coming with great joy. In the name of Christ, we greet you,"... with these words began the investment ceremony for our new Presiding Bishop at the National Cathedral. Pray for her success in turbulent times...
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Prayers for peace, for our armed forces, for our country, for our enemies....
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