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What a beautiful day for ๐๐ฉ. ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ! โค๏ธ After a morning of live-streamed services, it was a delight to see the many faces of our St. James Family for drive-up blessings Sunday afternoon. We saw decorated cars, happy faces, and warm smiles we all have missed these last few months. The clergy were in full spirit with the celebratory vestments and a few of the liturgical instruments we use in the Episcopal church to deepen and enhance our spiritual communion together. #AllAreWelcome
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What are you doing this Sunday afternoon? Fr. Jon has an idea for you... and you can stay in your car! ๐ In celebration of our own Saint James Day, from 2:30-3:30pm, something exciting and different: a drive-through blessing! โ๏ธ Imagine the scene. You drive slowly down St. Andrewโs Pl. (pretending itโs the Camino de Santiago in Spain) and, at the gate to the church parking lot, you will see, surrounded by red balloons, Fr Kim, Fr Jon, Mtr. Kate, and a few of our clergy friends. Weโll bless you (from a safe distance, of course - while you stay in your car!). You can even decorate your vehicle to make things more festive. We canโt wait to lay eyes on you after way too long, and to celebrate our very own St. James! ๐๐๐๐ #AllAreWelcome
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The last week has been painful and profound. We pray that the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of all Americans to how racism corrodes and destroys who God is calling us to be. โฃ โฃ We at St. James in-the-City grieve the terrible, ongoing injustice and suffering caused by racism in this country, call for the end to oppression, and pray for justice and peace. #BlackLivesMatter
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For several weeks now, St. James has slowly evolved just as the world around us has also. We've relearned how to ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐, how to ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป, and how to ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ -- alone together. โฃ โฃ We know that a fabric of a community is made up of many pieces. Some are younger, some older -- some are alone in their dwelling, some with families, and others with friends. โฃ โฃ No matter where you are on your journey to connect with the world, St. James is here for you. You will always be welcome! ๐ผ๐ก๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ข๐, and all can find a home here. We invite you to join us each Sunday -- live and together in spirit.โฃ โฃ So... grab your coffee, grab the bulletin, light a candle, and remember that you are anything but alone. We are together in this and together in God. โฃ โฃ (๐ธ: @omarthanks ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ข๐, ๐ฌ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐พ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ, ๐๐๐ซ. ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ. ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐)
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While missing our much adored ๐๐ญ. ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ Church building and the joy of seeing one another in person, the life and spirit of our church continues to burn brightly amidst the current ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. Through myriad Zoom meetings, lessons, social gatherings and worship services, we ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐. Our soup kitchen, food pantry and showers remain sources of comfort for our unhoused friends. St. James School students enjoy new learning opportunities at home, plus competitions, prizes, and food drives. Our glorious choir sing, visit and create online. And, perhaps best of all, you pick up the phone and check in with a St. James friend. We are Godโs beloved people in this strange new time and place. One last shout out to St. James parishioners in the health care field: we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!!!! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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You're invited for ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ. ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐จ this weekend! โ๏ธ โฃ โฃ Starting tonight, join us for an ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฒ, starting at ๐ฑ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ Pacific Time. This service is led by many of our younger parishioners in their homes as we prepare for Easter Sunday. ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ฆ โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ morning, we will be streaming a special Easter Service at ๐ญ๐ฌ:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ (๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต) and ๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ (๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป). #AllAreWelcome โค๏ธโฃ โฃ Join with us on the live stream. (Link in our bio) ๐ฅ๏ธ
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#GoodFriday Join us for a live stream of Stations of the Cross today at noon and a Good Friday service tonight at 7:30pm PT. โฃ -โฃ More Holy Week virtual services listed on our site: #AllAreWelcomeโฃ โฃ Saturday, April 11โฃ โฃ 5:00PM Live Streamโฃ Easter Vigil Readings for Family and Everybody Elseโฃ โฃ โฃ Sunday, April 12 | EASTER SUNDAYโฃ โฃ 10:30AM Live Stream (English)โฃ โฃ 12:15PM Live Stream (Korean)
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Although we may miss gathering together at St. James on our beloved corner in the city for a service, hugging our friends at coffee hour, and even meeting one another for a conversation or sharing a meal, the idea of community is still happening. The ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐จ.โฃ โฃ Just these past weeks, we have seen each other in a live chat during ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, learned ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ from Bishop Frank, celebrated the Eucharist with Fr. Jon and his husband, Alex -- Fr. Kim leading our Korean family in ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, joined in a deep exercise of ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ with our friend Omar, shared our thoughts and responses among this crisis in ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, and even ๐๐๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐๐บ๐ป๐ together with Canon Buonemani and Associate, Tom Mueller at the console. โฃ โฃ During this time of ๐๐จ๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ and ๐จ๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐, it is important to build and nurture ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. โฃ โฃ Be sure to tune in, like, post, and share your experiences. ๐คณโฃ โฃ We've also set up a dedicated page on our site for best ways you can #StayConnected with the family at St. James, including many things you can listen to, read, and watch. (link in bio) โค๏ธ
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Today there was no "๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ" for our weekly dinner guests under twinkly lights in the courtyard. No ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด to Ella Fitzgerald tunes -- no sit down ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ, no Mr. Shepherd ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด his saxophone or kids from Saint James School on the piano. There was no opportunity to ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ with friends in a ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น way.โฃ โฃ ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ who came up to our little grab and go dinner counter looked us in the eyes and said,โฃ โฃ "๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐!"๐โฃ โฃ "๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฐ. ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ..."โฃ โฃ Earlier this afternoon, practicing social distancing with our small ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ staff today -- Jack, Leah, Luke, Tony, Rev. Kate and Rev Jon -- worked in keeping our #GreatFood programs going with "grab and go" dinners.โฃ โฃ A few folks asked for socks or our homemade hand sanitizer. Here were 95 people living in ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ that were incredibly kind to us and encouraged us to ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น.โฃ โฃ We continue to think about ways to keep our community connected. And we can also use your help! Swipe through to watch the update from the courtyard. #FeedingHungryHearts โค๏ธ
