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 St. James' Episcopal Church P O Box 877 510 N. 6th Alpine, Texas 79830 |
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 Sts. Mary and Joseph's Lajitas Chapel, Lajitas |
BISHOP'S WARDEN DALLAS BAXTER BISHOP'S COMMITTEE NANCY ANTRIM DREW POWELL MARTHA STAFFORD MIKE TAYLOR CO-TREASURERS ST. JAMES' JERRY MITCHELL CAROL OFENSTEIN TREASURER STS. MARY AND JOSEPH'S MARCY REED SECRETARY LORNA MEADE |
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Services — All are Welcome! St. James' in Alpine: Church services 11 a.m. every Sunday with either Holy Eucharist or Service of Morning Prayer Healing Prayer Fellowship meets every Tuesday evening at 6 PM at the home of Al Hoyle. Call 837-2088. Th Big Bend Chapter of The Order of St.Luke,a group dedicated to God's Healing Ministry meets monthly at St. James' Church on the fourth Saturday of every month at 9:30 AM. For more information go to OSL CHAPTER The Centering Prayer Group meets Wednesdays at 6 PM in the Parish Hall Prayers for Evening and Healing of the World meets on Fridays at 5:30 PM in the Church Prayers over the Pews meets every Saturday at 3:00 PM in the church T'AI CHI classes meet in the Parish Hall Wednesday mornings from 7:30 to 8:30 AM and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. A $3.00 donation is suggested to cover utilities. Please call the teacher, Mary Louise Lopez at West Texas Food Bank 837-1580. Recently, a History of St. James Episcopal Church was compiled, written and published in pamphlet form by Thelma C. Hoyle. To access the history, open the following link: SAINT_JAMES_HISTORY Sts. Mary &
Joseph's in Lajitas: Services aty St. Mary and St.
Joseph , Lajitas are at 11 AM on the first and third Sundays and as
announced. The Threshold The Threshold offers to guests a quiet retreat at our retreat house, Casa de la Rosa.The retreat house includes guest rooms with private baths, a chapel, beautiful views of the Davis Mountains, quiet paths and gardens to pray, meditate or just relax. All meals are provided. Guests are invited to join The Threshold associates in praying the hours. For more information visit the website for Threshold at : Threshold ===============================
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THRIFT SHOP BIG BEND EPISCOPAL MISSION Clothing and Other Useful
Items REGULAR HOURS Proceeds of sales
benefit: Due to its great success, the Shop is constantly in need of fresh items to sell! Please call 888-244-2363 if you have any items you may wish to donate.
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About
the Big Bend Episcopal Mission The Mission includes the city of Alpine in Brewster County and the towns of Terlingua and Lajitas in south Brewster County which are adjacent to the Rio Grande river. About 100 miles separate the south county towns from Alpine. The
Mission is supported in part by the Diocese and in part by the
Mission's parishioners. . The number is 432-386-6235 CHURCH
NEWS
BBEM ANNUAL MEETING
The meeting will be held on Sunday, February 12, after the morning service, in the St. James' Parish Hall.
BIG BEND CHAPTER
ORDER OF ST. LUKE The
next monthly meeting will be on Saturday January 28 at St. James
Church from 9:30 -Noon The teaching at 10 AM wlll be by the Rev
Lana Covington of the First Christian Church. The Healing Service will
begin at 11 AM in the church. All are welcome.
ALTAR GUILD TRAINING This will be on Saturday morning January 28 with Lucy Baxter in the church at 10 AM.
MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE ELECTIONS
Elections were held on January 11, 2012 and the following officers were selected:
PRESIDENT
The Rev Lana Covington - First Christian Church
VICE PRESIDENT
Nancy Antrim - St. James Episcopal Church
TREASURER
Clark Nussbaum -Church in the Mountains
SECRETARY
Liz Hightower - First Christian Church
First Friday February 3 Concert.
It salutes Love in the month of February “Hooray for Love” is the theme of the First Friday concert at 6 p.m. on February 3 at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Alpine. Laura Ashley Anderson, soprano and Lana Cartlidge Potts, piano, will explore the many faces of love with songs by Stephen Sondheim, Harry Warren, Frank Loesser and others, the music of Claude Debussy and poetry by Robert Frost, Katherine Mansfield, Pablo Neruda, Langston Hughes, Amy Lowell and others. The event begins with a 5:30 service of Prayers for Evening and the Healing of the World. After a short break, the concert will begin at 6:00 p.m. A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert. Members of the community are invited to both the service and the concert, or they are welcome to arrive at 6 o’clock for the concert. The church is located at N. 6th St. and Avenue A in Alpine. EDITOR; : AL HOYLE 432-837-2088
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