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Kate Sullivan Hartwell giving her historical talk….Never Be Limited by Your Circumstances! |
New Bishop Survey! Help choose the next bishop of the diocese by registering your hopes and concerns. An all-diocese survey has been released by the Search Committee: tinyurl.com/mi-bishopsurvey
A 150th BBQ/Potluck/Concert/Bonfire! A huge celebration is planned for Saturday, July 14th on the front lawn of the church starting at 6 o’clock. Our men’s group will be grilling burgers and dogs. Parishioners will bring potluck sides or desserts (soft drinks provided, but bring your own adult beverages). From 6:30 to 8:30 the musical group “Picks and Bows” will be playing lively music of the type people would have enjoyed in the 1860’s. And we’ll end the evening with a great bonfire on the front lawn. Friends, family, community members are all welcome.
The Weds Morning Service will not be held this week due to the 4th of July Holiday.
Fr. Phil will be away on church business from July 2-14 in Austin, Texas. He was elected by the diocese to serve as a deputy at General Convention. Despite its humble name, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church is serious business. Held only once every three years, this is the highest law-making body of our church. Our Constitution and Canons come from this body. Our liturgies are developed and approved by this body. New directions in policy, polity, and mission are proposed and finalized by this body. Each diocese sends 4 clergy and 4 lay people, plus their bishop; thus, the Convention is comprised of over 1000 clergy/lay members and over 200 bishops. Please pray for the Episcopal Church during these weeks, for the General Convention, for our bishops and deputies, and for Fr. Phil.
Follow General Convention on the official news site of the Episcopal Church – www.episcopalnewsservice.org
Free 8×10 Family Photos Now is the time to sign up for your photo shoot! Lifetouch is offering a professional photo shoot to individuals and families and a free 8×10 photo to everyone who participates, on top of numerous discounts on packages if you should choose to get prints made. We are asking everyone to please get a new picture taken for our directory. It only takes a few minutes and is a great time to update your family picture on your wall! Since this is our 150th Anniversary, and we are partying it up this year, we would really like an updated directory with all of your smiling faces. You can sign up on our website at saintjamesgi.net to reserve your spot. We ask that you sign up soon, as spots are filling quickly. If you cannot make our two dates we will try to have make up dates available for you soon.
One Wonderful, Beautiful, Special Service of Worship will be held on Sunday, July 15th at 10AM under a lovely tent next to our historical chapel. We are thrilled that our bishop will preside at this special service. We are also overjoyed to welcome the Rev. Dr. Shannon MacVean-Brown, Canon of Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis, to be our guest preacher for the morning. Shannon began her ministry in the Diocese of Michigan, where she most recently served as Rector of St. Matthew’s and St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Detroit. During that time she led her congregation to start a community development organization, worked with an interfaith group to open a client-choice food pantry that as a collaboration between several churches and nonprofits, and led her parish to become a vital presence in the transformation of the neighborhood around them.
Our Parish Secretary is on vacation this week. Phones will be answered Tuesday through Friday from 9am – noon by volunteers. If you need administrative support we will be happy to assist you when Colleen is back on July 10th.
Register for VBS online at www.saintjamesgi.net. Vacation Bible School is a free week-long day camp open to all members of Saint James, residents of the Island, and friends. Children from 3 years old to 5th grade participate in all activities, while older youth get to serve as helpers and leaders. All are welcome! Adults, we need your help too. Please speak to Nancy Crysler, our children’s ministries coordinator, if you are available to help. August 13-17, 9-11:30am.
Prayer Ministry This Summer continues in the chapel. If you would like prayers during communion, come to the back of the church by the red doors that lead to the front parking lot. In that small narthex the prayer minister will be glad to hear your needs and pray with you.
Save the Float We are in need of a place to store our beautiful Island chapel float to be used in future years. Please let us know if you have a pole barn or storage area that could help.
The Next Soup Kitchen Will Be July 21st Sign-ups will be on the Soup Kitchen bulletin board in the hallway between the Sunday School room and the Choir room. Our Prep Crew will meet in our Chapel parking lot at 8:20am to load up they cars and head out. Servers should be at Spirit of Hope by 11:30am. We will all be on our way home, or out to lunch, by 1:40pm. The August 18th meal will be prepared and served by the Detroit Moose Hockey Team, so we will have it off.
Open Bible Study A drop-in Bible Study runs every Sunday morning from 9:05-9:50AM in the Fireplace Room. The study requires no preparation, and you can come on whatever Sundays are convenient for you. Drop in any time!
The Thursday Study Group is taking a sabbatical during the summer. Look for announcements later this summer for the new sessions that will begin in mid-August or early September and continue through the program year.
Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed Can you take a turn volunteering in the kitchen during coffee hour? You would make the coffee and tea, bring a simple snack and cleanup. Coffee, tea, sugar, creamer, napkins/plates are provided. It is a great way to get involved at St. James. Ask someone to help you. There is a signup sheet on the table in Galloway Hall. Joan Hemsworth is available to show you the ropes.
Gluten-Free Wafers are always available at communion. Just ask.
Prayer at Communion is available every Sunday at the 10AM service. Prayer Team members stand at either side of the altar rail. After you receive the bread and wine, engage a prayer team member and ask for prayer of any kind, which they will offer on your behalf. Prayer requests are confidential.
Secretary Office Hours: Colleen is in the office Tues-Thurs 9-2, & Fri 9-noon.
Open Office Hours Fr. Phil is available by appointment any time, but on Tuesday evenings you never need an appointment. Drop in any Tuesday between 4:30-6:30 pm and say hello. (Fr. Phil is out of town on church business from July 2-14; he will be on vacation with family from July 24-August 5.)
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🎵 🎶 🎶 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
Music Notes: In honor of Independence Day, this morning’s music is all by composers active in America in during the first hundred years of our country. Pipe organs of that time were not much different from our Chapel organ, with the exception that you had to pay someone (usually a local boy) to pump the organ!
Upcoming Music Events:
Summer Music Listening Classes continue in July. These classes last about an hour, during which we will talk about a significant composer of church music and listen to one or more major works. In June, classes will be:
July 19, 7:30pm: Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) and the Sunrise Mass
July 26, 7:30pm: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) and the Resurrection Oratorio
150TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS!
150TH Celebration Picnic — July 14th at 6PM
Marking 150 years since the consecration of our chapel on July 9, 1868, we gather for a BBQ.
150TH Celebration Worship Service — July 15th at 10AM
On this very week 150 years ago St. James was consecrated by the Bishop of the Diocese. On this morning we host a great celebration with a period 1868 service, a guest preacher, guest dignitaries, and a 19th Century period potluck.
The Blessing of the Time Capsule — August 12th at 10AM
An outdoor Sunday Service featuring the blessing and burying of a time capsule to be opened at our 200th Anniversary celebration in the year 2068.
A Church-Fest blowout kick-off — September 9th at 10AM
A Lisette Play
October 13, 2018 4:30pm
Anniversary Recital
November 2018 tba
Blessing of the Renewal Projects
December 2018 tBA
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Rhonda Cruz (7/1) | Lester Campeau (7/3) | Gerald Cleaver (7/3) | |
| Jeannine Hooper-Yan (7/3) | Marilyn Brown (7/5) | Brad Lazorka (7/5) | |
| Kaylee Bohl (7/7) | JB Faistenhammer (7/7) | Courtney McNeill (7/7) | |
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
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Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Elke | Audrey Lyden | Stacy Rodopoulos | |
| Hannah Thomas | Jerry Zavadil | John Brass | |
| Linda Kohn | Jean Fernandes | Stacey Folding | |
| Robert Kohn | Michael Stoddart | Gregory Kohn | |
| Ron Kohn | Julie Kohn | Kevin Kaufman | |
| Jackson Beidler | Debbie Larkin | Glynis Rosendall | |
Pray for those serving in The Church For leaders of the worldwide church, for Philip our priest, members of our vestry, heads of our guilds & committees, and the staff and lay leaders of this congregation; for those engaged in mission work, for Jamie Treadwell in England, Todd and Patsy McGregor & family in Kenya, El Hogar in Honduras, and the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen in Detroit.
Pray for those serving in the military AJ Allen, Buckley Neal, JP Pandoff, Brett Ready, Dr. Bettina Sauter, Alexander Turin, and Alex Bearden.
**To ensure our Lists are current, petitions for healing are listed for 4 weeks per submission. Names may be re-submitted any number of times to office@saintjamesgi.net
PARISH CONTACTS
To update information contact goodnews@saintjamesgi.net or 734-676-17
| STAFF | CHURCH OFFICE | office@saintjamesgi.net | 734-676-1727 | |||
| Rector | The Rev. Phil Dinwiddie | rector@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Minister of Music | Bobby Ragoonanan | music@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Secretary
Sexton |
Colleen Herman
Harold Schwochow |
office@saintjamesgi.net
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| VESTRY | Treasurer | Curt Crysler ‘19 | treasurer@saintjamesgi.net | |||
| Member-at-Large | Carl Colwell ‘19 | carl@carlcolwell.com | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Margaret Horvath ‘19 | mhorvath@comcast.net | ||||
| Recording Secretary | Lynda VanEngelen ‘19 | barrylyndahtg@wowway.com | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Mel Bonis ‘20 | melandron@wowway.com | ||||
| Building & Grounds Jr. Warden | Jeff Faistenhammer ‘20 | jfaisten@yahoo.com | ||||
| Secretary of the Vestry | Beth Primeau ‘20 | bethholliday323@gmail.com | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Barbara Valmassei ‘20 | btvalmassei@comcast.net | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Tom Benson ‘21 | thomas.b.benson@gmail.com | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Laurent Chappuis ‘21 | lbchappuis@icloud.com | ||||
| Member-at-Large | Kim Faistenhammer ‘21 | kfaisten@gmail.com | ||||
| Senior Warden | Blanche Hutchison ‘21 | bhutchison1@hotmail.com | ||||
| MINISTRIES | Acolytes | Tom & Erica Benson | (231) 690-9655 | |||
| Altar Guild | Linda Kurth
Michael Glover |
(734) 675-1506
(734) 676-1062 |
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| Bell Choir | Bobby Ragoonanan | office@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Chapel Tours | Kate Hartwell | (313) 318-3275 | ||||
| Children’s Ministries | Nancy Crysler | ncrysler@outlook.com | ||||
| Choir | Bobby Ragoonanan | music@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Church Rejuvenation | Sue Hartley
Judy Christie |
suecartwright1@comcast.net
(734) 323-8663 |
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| Counters | Curt Crysler | treasurer@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Eucharistic Ministers & Readers | Sue Weston | (734) 931-2232 | ||||
| Episcopal Church Women | Colleen Lough | colleenlough@gmail.com | ||||
| Finance Committee | Curt Crysler | treasurer@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Greeters | Lynn Blanks | lblanks@wideopenwest.com | ||||
| Helping Hands | Linda Kurth | (734) 675-1506 | ||||
| Interfaith Council/ Outreach | Sue Lowery
Jane Colwell |
(734) 675-0417
(734) 671-9446 |
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| Men’s Ministry Group | Jim Holubka | jholubka@sbcglobal.net | ||||
| Memorial Garden | Carole Vandenberg | (734) 671-6492 | ||||
| Office | Colleen Herman | office@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Pastoral Care Team | Marie Johnson | (734) 671-6502 | ||||
| Prayer Team | Herman Rugel | (734) 250-3375 | ||||
| Rainbow Bell Choir | Sue Johnson | (734) 783-1752 | ||||
| SCRIP & Kroger Rewards | Lynn & Paul Blanks | lblanks@wideopenwest.com | ||||
| Soup Kitchen | Amy & Frank Kohair | (734) 693-0694 | ||||
| Ushers | Carl Colwell | carlcolwell@hotmail.com | ||||
| Vestry | Marie Johnson | (734) 671-6502 | ||||
| Worship Committee | Fr. Phil | rector@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
| Youth Group – Sr. High | Fr. Phil | rector@saintjamesgi.net | ||||
SERVING THIS WEEK
THESE ROLES ARE ALWAYS OPEN to new participants.
To join a team contact the office at goodnews@saintjamesgi.net
| July 1 | |
| Altar Guild | Sue Hartley, Marilou Arvin |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Meren James |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Herman Rugel |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Colleen Lough |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Nancy Crysler |
| Ushers | Lynn & Paul Blanks |
| Greeters | Lynn & Paul Blanks |
| 10 am Crucifer | |
| Prayer Team | Linda Shannon |
| July 8 | |
| Altar Guild | Linda Kurth, Lois Zook |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margaret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Tom Coleman |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Mike Bisaro |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Jim Holubka |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Jane Colwell |
| Ushers | Jennifer Dermody, Jennifer Drake |
| Greeters | Judy Christie, Marie Johnson |
| 10 am Crucifer | |
| Prayer Team | Sue Anderson |
| July 15 | |
| Altar Guild | Carol Nankervis, Blanche Hutchison |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Sue Callahan |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | Kim Faistenhammer |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Linda Shannon |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Andrew Johnson |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Blanche Hutchison |
| Ushers | Jack Hartley, Chuck Kurth |
| Greeters | Chuck & Linda Kurth |
| 10 am Crucifer | Landon Johnson |
| Prayer Team | Tom Benson |