The Shell November, 2015
St. James Episcopal Church 1307 North Main St.
Mount Airy, MD 21771 301.829.0325 www.stjamesmtairy.org
From the Rector – Symbols, Symbols Everywhere
Dear St. James’ Parish Family, It is hard to believe it is November! This is a month of turning in the church year. We begin
with the great Feast of All Saints and end with the start of the new church year when we enter
Advent. Throughout it all, symbols help point us along the way.
Beginning on All Saints you will notice a small change to how the sanctuary is set up. No,
we’re not moving the chairs! (Yet) This change will center on the altar. As it is right now the altar
is set for the entire service with “the stack” – that is a chalice, a paten, a pall, a veil and a burse.
These are symbols of the Eucharistic liturgy and they are important. But did you know there are
two distinct liturgies in our Eucharist? We begin with the Liturgy of the Word and then move into
the Liturgy of the Table. In an effort to better visually recognize this – and have what we mean
match with what we do – we are going to place the Gospel book on the book stand in the center of
the altar to be our symbol for the Liturgy of the Word, and then bring the Eucharistic vessels over
at the start of the Liturgy of the Table.
This is one of a few small changes we will be incorporating over the next month. As we move
into Advent, and a new seasonal bulletin, you may notice that the format will shift a bit to reflect
the above change, and a few others. One is that instead of Processional and Recessional Hymns, the
opening and closing hymns will both simply be called Hymn in Procession. Whoa, you may be thinking,
don’t go crazy there with the change! Or perhaps even, who cares Kristin? And you’re right, this is
a very small thing. And yet it holds a big symbolic meaning. Procession and Recession point solely
toward ‘entering church’ and ‘exiting church.’ When we call them both hymns of procession then
what we are saying is that we process out of the world into church, and then we process out of
church into the world. As George Herbert wrote, we are meant to live seven whole days, not one in
seven.
And finally, a note about Advent. St. James’ along with many churches over the last many
years made the move to use blue instead of purple as the liturgical color for the season. At one
time Advent was seen as a penitential season of penitence and fasting in preparation for the coming
of the Lord. Thus purple was used, and on the third Sunday, pink – a burst of joy and color. Known
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as Gaudete Sunday (Gaudete being the Latin word for rejoice, which begins the Epistle reading on
that Sunday), this was a break from the somber scripture of the season and offered a more joyful
sense of anticipation.
When churches began to move away from understanding Advent as a “mini-Lent” and began
emphasizing joyous anticipation and preparation for the entire season, blue was the color chosen –
one that can evoke the sense of the morning sky shortly before the dawn of the sun. In some
places the pink candle migrated along. But again, in making our symbols match what we say we mean,
there are really two to choose from, and that is either purple/pink or all blue. And so it is that the
change you will notice is that we will have four blue candles on our Advent wreath this year – and
indeed in the ones you make and take home!
Because on the First Sunday of Advent, we will have Advent devotional materials for the
entire family, as well as supplies for each family to make and take home a wreath to light
throughout the season, marking time and counting down to the Mystery of Christmas. Please mark
your calendars to join us on November 29th and look for more information about this in the coming
weeks.
November is a month of turning the church year. I hope to see you all as we come close to-
gether, with our symbols pointing the way.
In peace,
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Saint James’ Episcopal Church Sunday School
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
9:30-10:15 a.m. lower level
Preschool through high school
Fall is definitely here and we hope you have been enjoying the beauty of the season. In order to
help our fine-feathered friends during this seasonal change, our Sunday School students made bird
feeder treats during their group activity. You may have seen the treats hanging in the trees by our
outdoor altar. This is the prayer they recited:
Dear Lord,
Hear and bless all animals and singing birds
And guard with tenderness small things that have no words.
Amen.
Mark your calendar
As part of the opening of Sunday School classes each week, our children make a joyful noise unto
the Lord in song with Mr. Jon on the guitar (or banjo). With this in mind, the group will be singing
during the 10:30 worship service on Sunday, November 22nd. This is the 4th Sunday of the month
when our older youth will be participating in the service. Please mark your calendar for this event
and come see, hear, witness the ministries of our Sunday School children and youth.
Don’t forget to pick up the monthly family activity sheets that Rev. Kristin provides, which has lots
of ideas and suggestions fitting for the season. They are located in the lower level on the en-
trance counter and upstairs in the foyer by the name tags.
Speaking of name tags……all Sunday School children should be wearing their name tag lanyards as
well as adults. This will make it easier for Kristin+ to remember our names more easily – and, it
helps our guests identify who we are. Please let your child’s teacher know if a lanyard is needed.
In thanksgiving for our volunteer teachers
Bible Stories for Preschoolers Yvette Allen (and parent volunteers)
Kindergarten – 2nd Grades Betsy Davis
3rd – 5th Grades Addie Straus, Susan Straus
6th – 12th Grades Joan Fader, Peter Sabonis
“4th Sunday Fun” Group Events Nancy Nanavaty
Children’s Music Jon Fader
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St. James’ Nursery School Happenings So many exciting things are happening at St. James Nursery School! Recent trips
to Summers Farm, Gavers Farm and Clarks Elioak Farm were enjoyed by all and
capped off with Halloween festivities at the end of October. The Pre-K 4’s will also
be enjoying an upcoming trip to Piney Run in November.
The Holiday Extravaganza will be held Saturday, November 14th and we welcome all
who would like to attend. Local vendors will be onsite selling a variety of goods.
This is a great opportunity to start shopping for the holidays! Money collected
from the vendors will again be donated to Mount Airy Net.
The Nursery School will be hosting a Mini-Scholastic Book Fair to be held
November 16th & 17th. A wide variety of children’s books will be available for
purchase and proceeds benefit the school. If you are unable to attend in person,
please check out the online book fair at :
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/stjamesnursery1.
As always, please feel to check out our Facebook page at :
www.facebook.com/stjamesnurseryschool
St. James’ Holiday Extravaganza! The second Holiday Extravaganza/ Vendor Fair will be on November 14 from 10:00-
4:00. We will have more vendors than last year which means bigger and better!!! The
money collected from the vendors for this event will again be donated to the Mt Airy
Net. Last year between the vendor fees and silent auction we were able to donate
$1,000.00! That was HUGE and they were very grateful.
Some of the vendors we currently have are: A variety of homemade crafters, Thirty
-One, Longaberger, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Tupperware, Mary Kay, Jamberry Nails,
CDJ Genie Services, Beads Bows & Beyond, Rodan & Fields Dermatology, doTerra Es-
sential Oils, Paparazzi, Origami Owl, Silpada, Candy Blooms and more.
An additional part of the Vendor Fair is the Scholastic Mini-Book Fair!!
We hope to see you there!
Christina Christiansen
Vendor Fair Coordinator and
St. James Parent
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Welcoming our New Music Director- Len Langrick
It is with great joy that I invite you to welcome Len Langrick as our long term
interim Music Director. Len will be with us for six months, through Easter, and
from there further plans will emerge. Len’s first Sunday with us is November 1,
so make sure to introduce yourself and welcome him when you see him! Please
hold Len and our choir in your prayers as they, and we, begin this new
collaboration.
A native of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Len Langrick received the
Bachelor of Music degree in choral music education and organ performance
from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, and the Master of Music degree
in organ performance from Indiana University. Currently he teaches music at
Indian Creek School, Crownsville, and also serves as director of early childhood
music for the Children’s Chorus of Maryland. Previously Len has served as
director of the Handel Children’s Choir of Baltimore and as director of music
and organist for congregations in Maryland, North Carolina, Indiana, and
Michigan. He has served the Presbyterian Church (USA) at both the regional
and national level, most notably as director of the Montreat Conferences on
Worship & Music. In his spare time Len enjoys honing his accordion playing
skills, particularly to accompany the folk dances of his music classes.
Mount Airy Net’s Specific Needs ...
Mount Airy Net is in need of the items listed below. All items can be placed in
the grocery cart located in the Narthex at St. James. The Outreach Committee
will make sure the items are taken to Mt. Airy Net. Thank you all for everything
you do. The world is a better place when we work together.
Personal Care Items Canned Meat Canned Fruit
Canned Vegetables Snacks Quick Pack Lunches
Soup Pasta Cereals
Oatmeal Rice Potato Flakes
Condiments Salad Dressing Boxed Dessert Mixes
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Save the Date !!! The Renewal of Ministry with the
Welcoming of a New Rector On Thursday, November 19th at 7:00 pm we will gather in celebration! Once
called the Institution of a Rector, this service now lifts up both the
community and the priest – celebrating a renewed dedication to ministry as we
begin together. The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton will preside and the Rev.
Dina van Klaveren will preach. More details to come as we get closer to the
date!
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St. James’ Annual Basket Raffle/Silent Auction Thank You
We are pleased to report that our 9th Annual Basket Raffle and Auction was
quite a success; in spite of Hurricane Joaquin, our net proceeds for all of our
efforts is $5,511.00! It definitely became more of a challenge to regroup
and come up with a backup plan, but with the help of so many, we made it a fun
and successful event. This would not have been possible without the
generosity, both in materials, time, talent and spirit, of so many of you. We
should first thank the Raffle committee—from our volunteer coordinator and
donation solicitors to "Basket Brigade” assemblers to those who posted flyers
(twice!) to the ladies who called the winners, all deserve a huge thanks!!
In addition, we are very grateful for all of the wonderful donations of lovely
items and baskets received. Many thanks also to our Nursery School and
Thrift Shop for their continued support of this event. Most importantly, Ave
and I would like to give our most sincere appreciation to Mary Hutchins-Danna
for her unequivocal guidance throughout the planning and execution of our Bas-
ket Raffle/Auction.
Averelle Smith and Marilyn Hancock
Co-Chairs 2015 Basket Raffle/Auction
November Wedding Anniversaries !!!
November Birthdays !!!
2 Kyle Mark DelRegno
3 Carter Lemig
4 Katie Dulany
Elias Etzler
8 Peter Davis
10 Grace Christensen
Barbara Fishell
Jeremy Williams
18 Tom Patterson
20 Charles Riel
22 John Sorna
25 Steven Stowell
Winks Winkler
26 David Oland
30 Patricia Chalk
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11 Dennis Sautter
12 Daniel Barazotto
Leon Straus
Richard Straus
15 Jeannie Pellicier
16 Maria Pellicier
Lisa Sorna
17 Kyle Wellen
11/4/72 Sharon & Ernie Hansen
11/28/09 Ty & Ashley Conlon
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St. James Thrift Shop 234 South Main Street
Mt. Airy, MD 21701
301.829.0314
November 14th
10am - 5pm
Children’s Holiday Bazaar
Children shop for family and friends in an “adult free” zone with an assistant!
These gifts are NEW and AFFORDABLE! Wrapping station, coloring station, Goody bags to
go! Great gift ideas for parents, siblings, bus driv-
ers, teachers! Parents will enjoy shopping and snacks while they
wait!