CANCELLED: Christian Formation Field Trip - June 14, 2015

St. James' Parish National Shrine  Grotto of Lourdes    CANCELLED!! Due to increasing risk of severe thunderstorms in the afternoon/evening (Emmitsburg). When: Sunday, June 14, 2015 Who: Everyone!    The National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, MD on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University. The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton just three miles away.  For more information on both of these sights please click on the links below.   http://msmary.edu/grotto/index.html  http://www.setonheritage.org/learn-and-explore/visitor-center/   For more information, contact Dawn+ by emailing  dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com. God bless, Dawn Campbell+

Senior High Youth Fellowship

St. James' Parish Senior High Youth Fellowship Friday, June 19-20, 2015 On Friday, June 19th we will have some fun celebrating the beginning of summer vacation by playing some volleyball, having a cookout, watching a movie on the barn, and camping out overnight in the area around the outdoor worship space.  We will also a worship service.   The night will begin at 6:00pm with some volleyball and corn hole competition.  After working up an appetite, we will have a cookout of hamburgers and hotdogs.  We will roast marshmallows and make 'smores around the firepit while watching a moving.  We will close with a service of Holy Eucharist and turn in for a night under the stars. We will end our time together with breakfast in the Parish Hall by 9:00am Saturday morning. Youth are required to have a completed  registration form  signed by a parent.   PLEASE bring the following with you: - tent  - Sleeping bag - pillow - flashlight - snack  PLEASE RSVP TO DAWN+ BY JUNE 14th!! We plan on having a good time being in fellowship and making memories.  If there are any questions, Please contact Dawn+ by email dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com or call (410)867-2838.

Summer Programs for Children and Youth

St. James' Parish Summer Programs for  Children & Youth Vacation Bible School Friendship United Methodist Church will be hosting Vacation Bible School this year. Date: June 22nd - June 26th Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Where: Friendship United Methodist Church, 22 W. Friendship Road, Friendship, MD  Ages: 3 yrs - Grade 5 Cost: $10 registration Fee before June 1st ($20 for late registrations) Online Registration: Click here Questions? Call the Friendship United Methodist Church office at (410)257-7133 Space has reached maximum capacity for this camp.    To Register for Sports & Drama Camp, click here! Camp Claggett 2015 To Register for summer camp, click here!

Summer Programs for Children and Youth

St. James' Parish Summer Programs for  Children & Youth Vacation Bible School Friendship United Methodist Church will be hosting Vacation Bible School this year. Date: June 22nd - June 26th Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Where: Friendship United Methodist Church, 22 W. Friendship Road, Friendship, MD  Ages: 3 yrs - Grade 5 Cost: $10 registration Fee before June 1st ($20 for late registrations) Online Registration: Click here Questions? Call the Friendship United Methodist Church office at (410)257-7133  To Register for Sports & Drama Camp, click here! Camp Claggett 2015 To Register for summer camp, click here!

Christian Formation Field Trip - June 14, 2015

St. James' Parish National Shrine  Grotto of Lourdes    When: Sunday, June 14, 2015 Who's Invited: Everyone!    We will be leaving St. James' Church after the 10:00am service to go to the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, MD on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University. If there is time and interest, we will try to end our day at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton just three miles away.  For more information on both of these sights please click on the links below.   http://msmary.edu/grotto/index.html  http://www.setonheritage.org/learn-and-explore/visitor-center/       Transportation: We are working on acquiring a school bus. The drive to Emmitsburg, MD is approximately two hours.      Food: Please bring a bagged lunch.    Everyone under the age of 18yrs. must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.     Please RSVP as soon as possible.  To RSVP, or for more information, contact Dawn+ by emailing  dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com. God bless, Dawn Campbell+

Children and Youth Announcements

St. James' Parish Old Herring Creeke   Children and Youth Announcements    May 25, 2015 Senior Recognition Sunday - On Sunday, May 31st at the 9:00am service, we will be recognizing all graduating high school and college seniors.   If you have a graduating senior, please email Dawn+ at dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com and state whether they would like to receive a  Book of Common Prayer or a Bible as a gift.   **Please also include in the email a short biographical statement about your graduating senior, accomplishments and future plans. Last day of Sunday school - Sunday, May 31st will be the last day of Sunday school for the summer.   Youth Fellowship - Mark your calendars for Friday, June 19th.  We will celebrate summer with some volleyball, food, and fellowship.  Details for the evening will follow.  Stay tuned! Vacation Bible School - Vacation Bible School will be hosted by Friendship United Methodist Church this year. VBS will be June 22nd-26th from 9:00am-12:00pm. Many volunteers are needed to make this a successful event.  Please sign up by June 1st. REGISTRATION: To register your child for VBS click here.   VOLUNTEER: To sign up as a volunteer and to see what help is needed click here.   Earn for St. James' when you shop at Amazon Earn for St. James' Christian Formation through our current eScrip program when you shop at Amazon. If you follow the Amazon link on this post, or on the stjameslothian.com footer, or bookmark and follow the URL goo.gl/lEhsh7, then St. James' earns a percentage of whatever you purchase at Amazon. Church School Registration -  Church school takes place on Sundays after the 9:00am service, from 10:00am - 11:00am in the Education Building.  Click here to register online.  You can print a registration form by clicking here or you can find the forms in the parish hall, in the rack next to the youth bulletin board.  Please return registration forms to Dawn+ by mail or by dropping the form off in the pocket on the door of the clergy offices. We are always looking for volunteers to help with fellowship and events.  Please contact the Rev. Dawn Campbell for more information on how you can participate with our children and youth, email dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com or call (410)867-2838.   Have a blessed week! Dawn+

Christian Formation Field Trip - June 14, 2015

St. James' Parish National Shrine  Grotto of Lourdes    When: Sunday, June 14, 2015 Who's Invited: Everyone!    We will be leaving St. James' Church after the 10:00am service to go to the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, MD on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University. If there is time and interest, we will try to end our day at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton just three miles away.  For more information on both of these sights please click on the links below.   http://msmary.edu/grotto/index.html  http://www.setonheritage.org/learn-and-explore/visitor-center/       Transportation: We are working on acquiring a school bus. The drive to Emmitsburg, MD is about an hour and a half.      Food: Please bring a bagged lunch.    Everyone under the age of 18yrs. must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.     Please RSVP as soon as possible.  To RSVP, or for more information, contact Dawn+ by emailing  dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com. God bless, Dawn Campbell+

Children and Youth Announcements

St. James' Parish Old Herring Creeke   Children and Youth Announcements    May 18, 2015 Senior Recognition Sunday - On Sunday, May 31st at the 9:00am service, we will be recognizing all graduating high school and college seniors.   If you have a graduating senior, please email Dawn+ at dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com and state whether they would like to receive a  Book of Common Prayer or a Bible as a gift.   **Please also include in the email a short biographical statement about your graduating senior, accomplishments and future plans. Last day of Sunday school - Sunday, May 31st will be the last day of Sunday school for the summer.   Vacation Bible School - Vacation Bible School will be hosted by Friendship United Methodist Church this year. VBS will be June 22nd-26th from 9:00am-12:00pm. Many volunteers are needed to make this a successful event.  Please sign up by June 1st. REGISTRATION: To register your child for VBS click here.   VOLUNTEER: To sign up as a volunteer and to see what help is needed click here.   Pizza & Bible Study for Youth (grades 6-12)-       Starting in October we began a monthly Bible study for youth grade 6 through grade 12. The Jr. and Sr. High School youth  (grades 6-12) will be meeting on the fourth Monday of the month. The next session will be May 25th.  We will meet in the YAC classroom on the upper level of the education building. We will meet from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.  Our time together will begin with prayer, pizza and check-in time.  We will then spend the next hour watching a short video on one of the Bible characters then, moving on to discussion time, encouraging "youth to see the similarities between themselves and their faith ancestors...Unlikely people called by God to do amazing things."   re:form Ancestors is a youth Bible study curriculum that helps older students get to know personalities from the Old and New Testaments. Please email Dawn+ at dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com if your youth would like to join the Bible study. Earn for St. James' when you shop at Amazon Earn for St. James' Christian Formation through our current eScrip program when you shop at Amazon. If you follow the Amazon link on this post, or on the stjameslothian.com footer, or bookmark and follow the URL goo.gl/lEhsh7, then St. James' earns a percentage of whatever you purchase at Amazon. Church School Registration -  Church school takes place on Sundays after the 9:00am service, from 10:00am - 11:00am in the Education Building.  Click here to register online.  You can print a registration form by clicking here or you can find the forms in the parish hall, in the rack next to the youth bulletin board.  Please return registration forms to Dawn+ by mail or by dropping the form off in the pocket on the door of the clergy offices. We are always looking for volunteers to help with fellowship and events.  Please contact the Rev. Dawn Campbell for more information on how you can participate with our children and youth, email dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com or call (410)867-2838.   Have a blessed week! Dawn+

Summer Programs for Children and Youth

St. James' Parish Summer Programs for  Children & Youth Vacation Bible School Friendship United Methodist Church will be hosting Vacation Bible School this year. Date: June 22nd - June 26th Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Where: Friendship United Methodist Church, 22 W. Friendship Road, Friendship, MD  Ages: 3 yrs - Grade 5 Cost: $10 registration Fee before June 1st ($20 for late registrations) Online Registration: Click here Questions? Call the Friendship United Methodist Church office at (410)257-7133  To Register for Sports & Drama Camp, click here! Camp Claggett 2015 To Register for summer camp, click here!