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Saint
James Anglican Church
warmly
welcomes all to worship with us. We
are located at the
Armdale Rotary in
Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) and trace our history
at this site back to 1857. Here,
you will find a schedule of worship
services, the bible readings and hymns
for this week, a calendar of parish events, an
index to many activities, and an information
pamphlet. We
seek to live out the
Christian faith in the Anglican tradition, under the
guidance of the Holy Spirit. We strive to grow as a welcoming, friendly,
parish family that has strong liturgical, pastoral and teaching
ministries. We are dedicated to fostering the values of the Christian
faith in our parish, and reaching out to the wider community.
St.
James is a Parish in the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island,
Anglican Church of Canada. A warm welcome is extended to members of The
Episcopal Church to worship with us while in Halifax.
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OF RECENT INTEREST
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Ministry
Matters: Inspiration for Anglicans
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Forty-something
Melody (not her real name) walked timidly through the church
door for the first time one morning. During worship, her
eyes welled up with tears. At the end I invited her to join
us on Wednesday night for adult study. She did, and shared
that her common-law partner had just left her, and the
province, with major bills. Over the next few months
Melody discovered the love and grace of God. She found
comfort, and healing, in a faith family, then joyfully took
on ministries in music and program leadership. “This is
such a safe place,” she often said.
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Saint
James to sponsor refugee family
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Sponsoring
refugees provides a tangible opportunity to welcome the
stranger, feed the hungry and shelter the homeless. In many
cases, these families have been struggling to survive in
refugee camps for years, even decades. Our support of
refugee sponsorship represents renewed hope for a life of
freedom, dignity, and peace - Archbishop Fred Hiltz.
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Rector's
sermon: Trinity Sunday
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This
story comes from a colleague of mine, now long retired. He
once served for a considerable period of time as a pastor in
a small fishing community. As such, he knew just about
everyone in the village. He certainly knew everyone who came
to church whether frequently or infrequently. One Sunday
while conducting services, he noticed a "stranger"
sitting near the back of the church. When the stranger came
up to receive Communion, my friend noticed he was wearing a
wool sweater, work pants, and a pair of rubber boots.
Perhaps the stranger was a fisherman from the other side of
the cove. Perhaps he was visiting one of the families in the
village. This particular Sunday was Trinity Sunday. So the
sermon was an effort to address the congregation on the
subject of the Holy Trinity. When the service ended, my
friend went to the back of the church, to the door, to greet
worshippers as they left the service. Naturally the stranger
in church, having sat close to the back, was one of the
first people out the door. He shook the hand of my friend,
broke into a broad smile, and without introducing himself
said, "Well done father. Very nice heresy you gave us
this morning".
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A
lesson from the Gulf oil spill: We are all connected
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The
original peoples of the North American continent understand
that we are all connected, and that harm to one part of the
sacred circle of life harms the whole. Scientists, both the
ecological and physical sorts, know the same reality,
expressed in different terms. The Abrahamic traditions
(Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) also charge human beings
with care for the whole of creation, because it is God's
good gift to humanity. Another way of saying this is that we
are all connected and there is no escape; our common future
depends on how we care for the rest of the natural world,
not just the square feet of soil we may call "our
own." We breathe the same air, our food comes from the
same ground and seas, and the water we have to share cycles
through the same airshed, watershed, and terra firma.
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