Anchor Lines Update, April 3, 2020

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ANCHOR LINES update
PALM SUNDAY SERVICE

PASSION SUNDAY
The Beginning of Holy Week

Father De has asked us to go out into our yards and find palmetto, juniper, holly, or some other evergreen, cut a piece and put it on your door, better yet, make a wreath (if you have the materials at home). Also, bring a clipping inside so you can celebrate with us at 10 AM this Sunday as we begin Holy Week with Passion Sunday. Tune in a few minutes before 10 AM, on our website, stjamesfairhope.org, on our facebook page, or on our brand new YouTube channel! 

A note from Helen Rodgers~
“When my work with the children's choirs at St. James commenced, we learned Natalie Sleeth’s  “Little Grey Donkey” with one of the older children playing what we call the "clip clop" to imitate the donkey’s steps. It came to be a St. James Palm Sunday tradition.  After some years,  a 6th grade child said:  “Ms. Helen, I think it’s time to give little grey donkey a rest!”  Of course I loved this and have told many of you about it so we could enjoy a chuckle. As we approached Palm Sunday 2020, my first thought was “Finally!  Little grey donkey is going to get some rest!”   A few days went by and then I realized we could ALL sing it for our preparation into the Palm Sunday liturgy.  The words will be printed in your online service leaflet.  If you ever sang in the Canterbury or Whitby Choir at St. James you will be able to sing from memory.  No rest for the donkey!"
 

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES...to make your virtual worship more enjoyable:

Click here to download a copy of the bulletin and print it before the service begins.

The Book of Common Prayer is online here: https://www.bcponline.org/
Hymn Source:
 http://www.hymnsuntogod.org/Hymns-PD/ZZ-CompletePDHymnList.html
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WATCHING LIVE

INSTRUCTIONS for WATCHING LIVE from our Website:

  • Go to www.stjamesfairhope.org. 
  • The video will play on the homepage. If you are not seeing the video play, try refreshing your browser.
  • The links to the Facebook page and the YouTube channel are also on the homepage.

INSTRUCTIONS for WATCHING LIVE from our Facebook Page:

  • If you have a Facebook account, log in to your facebook account from your computer, smart TV, or other electronic device. 
  • Search for "St. James Episcopal Church Fairhope" in the search bar.
  • If you have turned on notifications for live streams or have opted to see us first in your news feed, you will be notified when we go live. Broadcast will begin at approximately 9:55 am.
  • SHARE the video while you are watching. This will help others see it that may not have heard we are streaming. 
  • If you do NOT have a facebook account, go to Google or similar search engine on your electronic device.
  • Search “St. James Episcopal Church Fairhope Facebook Live”
  • Facebook would like you to sign up for an account if you don’t already have one, but you DO NOT NEED A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT to watch the video! Click the link and go to the page.

INSTRUCTIONS for WATCHING LIVE from our YouTube Channel

  • Go to our website at https://www.stjamesfairhope.org/ and click the link to our YouTube channel or use this link. 
  • We created the YouTube channel so that you may watch on your TV. If you have a smart TV, Roku, or TV with streaming apps, go to the Youtube app and search St. James Episcopal Church Fairhope AL. You should see our logo.
OTHER NEWS
  • Stay in touch with Father De! He will check in with the parish via video once a week every Wednesday. Look for his post on our Facebook page and on our website under the Virus Update tab.
  • Wednesday Morning Prayer will also be available live at 10 AM on our Facebook page, our website, and our YouTube Channel (see links above).
  • All in-person gatherings at the church (worship services, bible studies, fellowship gatherings, yoga, etc.) are suspended until further notice.
  • The office is closed to visitors. Please call 251-928-2912 if you would like to speak with clergy or office staff during regular business hours.
  • If you have an after-hours pastoral emergency, call 251-928-2912 and listen to the prompts. The on-call priest will return your call.
  • Pay your pledge online on our website: HERE. Just scroll down the page a bit. If you have questions about logging in, call our Financial Director, Jim Ketchum, at 251-928-2912.  For those of you who prefer to write checks, you still have the option of mailing it to the church at 860 N. Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532. Thank you for your continued support.
Holy Week Schedule*

Palm Sunday, Holy Eucharist at 10 AM
Monday Evening, Compline at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Morning Prayer at 10 AM
Maundy Thursday, Holy Eucharist at 6 PM
Good Friday, Meditation at 12:30 PM & Stations of the Cross at 6 PM
Saturday Evening, Easter Fire at 7:30 PM
Easter Sunday, Holy Eucharist at 10 AM

* We plan to post all services as either live or recorded video on our 3 outlets: website, facebook and youTube. Due to technical or other unforeseen difficulties this may be subject to change.
In case you missed the Facebook post last week, we have now posted this virtual prayer walk video to our website. Just click the image above to go to our website. We hope you will take a moment to enjoy it! This video was created by Ellen Huckabay.
Click the photo above to watch a Zoom conference video from St. James Vestry Member, Dr. Elizabeth Orr, speaking with St. James' Christian Formation Director, Anne McEniry, about the Coronavirus.
Dr. Orr suggests that we use the CDC's  webpage as a source of the most accurate and up to date information.
THANK YOU to all who have sent in their photos for the pews. If you have not already done so, just click the image above to email your photo to the church office, so that we might fill our pews with reminders of your presence, each and every time we gather to pray.  
 
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
ADULT VIRTUAL STUDY
Going on Now!
 
COURSE SUMMARY
Grow closer to Christ even when you can't be in church. Learn more about the practice of prayer in its many forms from an array of studied experts.
The Early Church understood the importance of drawing near to Christ when the act of physically coming together became problematic.

In an age of COVID-19, our inability to draw near to one another should not affect our ability to draw near to God. This free, multi-part course is designed for Christians to use this time of separation from one another as a time of drawing near to God.
 
The study has 4 remaining weeks and each week is a separate topic. Below are the topics each week:
April 8:  Praying with the Saints
April 15:  How to Pray
April 22:  How to pray online
April 29:  Praying the Anglican Rosary
 
The study may be found at ChurchNext.tv Click the image above to go straight to the website. Sign up and complete the lesson anytime or join Anne McEniry on Wednesday 7-8 through zoom to complete the lesson together. To join the Zoom meeting, use this link.
 
ZOOM Meeting ID:  350 137 607
ZOOM Password: 522412
 
Questions? Contact Anne McEniry christianformation@stjamesfairhope.org.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Virtual Offerings for Youths
PLEASE NOTE NEW ZOOM CODES
 
Join Lanham at 3:00 pm on Wednesday afternoon for a Zoom call. Even though we are physically distancing, we are not socially distancing. Join the call to catch up with friends and plan other virtual events.  To join the meeting, download ZOOM Cloud Meetings in your app store. When you open the app, click "join a meeting." There is no need to sign in or sign up.

The code for the Sunday evening Compline is 125-778-855
The code for the Wednesday meeting is 843-048-867

Remember to connect audio and video. If you have difficulty joining the meeting, email Lanham by clicking the image above or text her at 251.367.2913.
 
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For the next few weeks, we will be sending out communications only by electronic means. There will be no Anchor Lines newsletter mailed in April. A decision will be made at a later date regarding future Anchor Lines newsletters. For now, look for your Friday weekly updates and more coming to your inbox, our website, Facebook, and Instagram.
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