Established 1661 Chartered 1692
"Feeding Souls Since 1661"
Due to the risk of COVID spread
our historic church and welcoming Parish Hall
at 8700 Ironsides Rd. Nanjemoy, MD 20662
are currently CLOSED
Watch This Space for Updates!
St James' will stream their 10AM Easter morning service on Zoom and Facebook. Click here to join the service over Zoom.
From Wednesday evening, March 31 through Saturday evening, April 3, Durham Parish and St James', Indian Head will offer joint worship services as described below.
Zoom links for all services are available on this page; to join by regular telephone, dial 301.715.8592 and use Meeting ID: 899 6523 0713 and Passcode: 714248 for the services hosted by St James', and use Meeting ID: 827 6276 3261 and Passcode: 411356 for the services hosted by Durham.
Weather and the good Lord willing, we will celebrate Easter Sunday morning (April 4) in person with an outdoor Eucharist by the stone cross in the Durham churchyard at 7:30AM.
Attendees must sign up ahead of time for contact-tracing purposes, and must have a Regathering Covenant on file with the parish. *This is a "Bring-Your-Own-Chair" event.*
A decision about the weather will be made by 6:00 PM Saturday and will be communicated to everyone who has signed up to attend the service.
Holy Week Worship at Durham Church
Saturday evening April 3, St James' will offer a virtual Great Vigil of Easter, the culmination of the Triduum, in which the church recalls God's saving deeds throughout history and welcomes the resurrection of Our Lord.
Old Durham News & Notes
We warmly welcome you to our "Old Durham" Parish Community.
Our buildings are closed until further notice, but we are still
worshiping as the Body of Christ!
Join us online or watch video of previous services
Morning Prayer at 10:30AM on most Sundays
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April and May 2021
Help the Episcopal Deacons of Charles County minister to the needs of food-insecure students at the College of Southern Maryland.
Durham Church has agreed to provide 25 boxes of cereal and 16 bags of apples in April and again in May.
The April date is coming up fast: contributions are needed by April 5, and ideally should be brought to the church on Easter Sunday (April 4).
Contact Deacon Susan with questions or offers of help.