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A Ministry of St. James Episcopal Church • 205 N. Fourth Street • Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA 70802 • 225-387-5141 |
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Contact the CSF for further information on the Center's mission and programs by writing info AT stjames csf DOT org.. Contact the Websexton with any questions or problems with this site by writing websexton AT stjames csf DOT org. Last Modified: January 31, 2008 Copyright 2008, St. James Center for Spiritual Formation. All Rights Reserved.
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This month, our Fifth Sunday celebration will be May 31, the feast of Pentecost. We will have a combined10:30 morning service with guest homilist, the Rev. Dr. Mitzi Minor, Professor of New Testament at Memphis Theological Seminary and an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Her sermond for Pentecost will be Wind & Fire, Spirit & Life. Dr. Minor is a popular lecturer and the author of The Power of Mark’s Story and the soon-to-be-released Second Corinthians. The focus of her professional life and ministry is the intersection of Holy Scripture and our spiritual lives. Following the combined morning service, we will have our annual church picnic in Bishops Hall. In the tradition of Fifth Sunday established by our rector and the late Prior John Moloney, our downtown homeless neighbors are invited to join us for the picnic meal. Fried chicken will be prepared by the cafeteria staff. Parishioners are asked to bring side dishes, using our annual last-name assignment schedule: • A-D — potato salad • E-F — bread • G-N — beans/vegetables • O-Q — salads • R-Y — desserts/sweets • Z — potato chips There will be kite making for the young, and young-at-heart. The Rev. Dr. Minor will present an evening program at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall Parlor, continuing the theme, Wind & Fire, Spirit & Life: Letting Pentecost Happen Among Us. The evening program will be promoted to the Baton Rouge and Diocesan community. Please come and bring a friend. There will be free nursery for children three months to four years of age during the evening program.
Led by Margaret Culbertson on the second Tuesdays and fourth Mondays from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the CSF Atrium on the third floor of the Ministries Center Svaroopa® is a highly meditative and therapeutic style of Hatha yoga that uses familiar yoga poses to create deep openings in the muscles around the spine. Core tensions in the body begin in the muscles around the base of the spine and then affect the rest of the body. When these tensions are released, you will feel more connected to your body, and begin to cultivate and experience bliss. This is not exercise, although you will experience many physical improvements; it is a consciousness-oriented yoga that promotes healing and transformation. Yogis use yoga poses as a preparation for meditation, and you likely will find that Svaroopa® will help to deepen your meditation practice. All poses are propped and many people who can’t do other styles of yoga will feel comfortable in this class. Wear comfortable and loose fitting clothing. There is no fee for this class. The class will be taught in the Atrium of the St. James Center for Spiritual Formation on the third floor of the Ministries Center. The first class will be held on Tuesday, October 9. and be offered on the second Tuesdays and fourth Mondays thereafter, from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Please call or e-mail Margaret if you are interested in this class. She is trying to get a count of those who may be interested so that she can order supplies. Margaret should also be contacted if you have questions, either via email or 225-753-4206. By appointment. Spiritual direction is a privileged time and place to reflect about one’s relationship with God. The Center offers this service monthly with a one-hour meeting with Deacon Pat Lyle or Linda Nelson of Advent House, New Orleans. To make an appointment with Pat, call her at 225-936-1492. Linda is available the first Tuesday of each month; e-mail her for an appointment. |
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31, 2009 Fifth Sunday Celebration