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Parish Annual Meeting 2011

February 6, 2011

St. James’ held its Parish Annual Meeting on January 30, 2011. The meeting followed a 9 am Solemn High Mass combining our regular 8 am and 10 am congregations. These are the election results: David Horvath – Senior Warden Valerie Horvath Amy Kuna Maria Milillo Moses Powell – Clerk of the Vestry The Vicar and [...]

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A wonderful St. Nicholas Family Celebration!

December 6, 2010

On Dec. 4, 2010, we enjoyed our annual and much anticipated St. Nicholas’ Family Day Celebration! This was a special service for children and families to both learn about and celebrate St. Nicholas. Fr. Chris shared a homily with the children about his grandmother’s favorite Christmas present when she was a young girl in rural [...]

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Latest Cross Talk

December 4, 2010

The Winter 2010-11 issue of Cross Talk is available. Download here.

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New side altar given in memory of Mr. Joel Simon

November 23, 2010

A beautiful side altar has been given to St. James’, in memory of Mr. Joel Simon. It has been placed in the chapel area to the left of the organ, and our three icons of Jesus, Mary and John the Baptizer have been installed as a triptych over it. With this new altar, we will [...]

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C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters” – November 13, 2010

October 29, 2010

Saturday, November 13 at 4 pm. The Screwtape Letters is a smart, provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view – now playing at the Westside Theatre, 407 W. 43rd St,  New York City. The St. James’ crew will leave from Long Beach [...]

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Blessing of the Animals October 3, 2010 – Feast of Saint Francis

August 30, 2010

This special service welcomed over 25 dogs and cats, and their human caretakers! Take a look David Horvath’s photos of the event here. St. Francis of Assisi, an Italian monk who died 783 years ago, may be the most celebrated Christian voice to affirm the moral worth of animals. According to stories, he often spoke [...]

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Worship Guild Training Day – Saturday, September 25

August 21, 2010

Join the Worship Guild! Have you thought about serving our worship at St. James’ by reading, carrying the Cross or incense, assisting at the altar, or serving Communion? Now’s your chance! We will be enrolling new lay liturgical ministers during the next two months, with training on Saturday, September 25. Attendance is mandatory for all [...]

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Patriot Day Liturgy of Service and Remembrance

August 20, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 10 am This service of Morning Prayer will commemorate the events of September 11, 2001 and renew our commitment to lives of service, peace and evangelical tolerance. Please remember that flags should fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today. Please send Father Chris names to be remembered in the [...]

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Join us for Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” at Carnegie Hall

August 20, 2010

You can see photos from this outing here. Thursday, October 21, 8 pm The Mariinksy Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Russia performs this remarkable symphony, one of the largest choral works in the classical concert repertory. Part 1 is based on the 9th-century Christian hymn Veni creator spiritus, while Part 2 is a setting of words [...]

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Baptism of Simon Joubeaud-Pulitzer

August 17, 2010

Simon Charles Victor Joubeaud-Pulitzer, son of Courtney Pulitzer Joubeaud and Emmanuel Joubeaud, received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on August 15, 2010 at the 10 am Solemn High Mass. It was an especially joyous occasion, as the baptism coincided with the Feast of Saint Mary the Virgin: Our Lady’s “Yes!” to the Incarnation opened the [...]

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Feast of St. Mary the Virgin 8/15/2010

August 7, 2010

On Sunday, August 15, 2010 – the Church honored the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the story of salvation. Our 10 am Mass began with prayers at the Shrine of Our Lady (where we keep the large painting of Mary Queen of Heaven) and ended with the recitation of the Angelus, a medieval [...]

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Breathtaking Egyptian Antiquities

August 7, 2010

On Saturday, August 7, a group of nine St. James’ parishioners enjoyed an afternoon exploring Egyptian antiquities that were part of the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition at Times Square. At the beginning of the day, Father Chris offered a pre-outing talk on “Ancient Conceptions of the Afterlife” to help unpack [...]

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Youth Confirmation Program

July 29, 2010

Beginning in the 2nd week of September! Youth ages 12-16 are invited to prepare for Confirmation this year! If your teen is ready (or willing to be ready ), please speak with Father Chris about this opportunity. We will use a curriculum called “Confirm not Conform” or CnC, which was developed at one of Father [...]

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An Arts & Crafts Fair “Thank You!”

July 25, 2010

The days were hot and humid, but we still turned it out for the Arts & Crafts Fair last weekend. We thank everyone who took time out to staff our booth: Linda Baessler, Denise Lenci, Maria Milillo, Helene Oliviera, Helene Oppedisano, Bob Cottrell, George Milos, David Horvath, Valerie Horvath, Jules Cavanagh, Michael Cavanagh, Joseph Cavanagh, [...]

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Dedication Ceremony for Flagpole

July 23, 2010

The 30 foot flagpole in the parish’s Gethsemane Garden was given to St. James’ by Long Beach benefactor and veterans’ advocate John Radin nearly 20 years ago, during Fr. Marlin Bowman’s tenure as vicar. However, it was never properly dedicated. On July 23 at 11:30 am, we installed and blessed a dedication plaque that reads: [...]

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