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A HOLY MOMENT OF THE WEEK
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Tickets for our BOAT CRUISE on the Detroit River on Saturday, June 11, are available for purchase on Sunday mornings or in the office during office hours. Tickets for adults are $20. Children under 18 are free when accompanied by an adult. The cruise will be catered this year, and will start with an optional Communion in the Park. Also the route is NORTH this year, under the Ambassador Bridge to Detroit.
A Purse is Being Collected for Daniel Susan, our music minister, whose last day with us will be June 12th. To contribute, please clearly mark an envelope with “Daniel Susan Purse” and include cash or a check made out to Saint James’ Episcopal Church. The gifts will be combined and sent as a single gift of thanks.
The Office Will Be Closed for Memorial Day, Monday May 30th.
Graduate Recognition Sunday is planned for a Sunday in June. Please let the office know if you are graduating (from anything!) so we can include you.
Baccalaureate Service is Wednesday, June 8th at 7pm. The service will be held at the high school with a cookie reception following. All church members are invited to attend and celebrate with our graduates.
The Staff At The St. Frances Cabrini Free Clinic would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone at Saint James for the donation of prescription bottles. Our bottles filled an entire 13 gallon size bag! The clinic has recently learned that they will be forced to endure budget cuts so our bottle donations are definitely appreciated and our bottle drive will continue. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Andy June or visit Cabrini’s website at www.cabriniclinic.org
A Memorial Service for Judy (Barbier) Hitter will be held in the chapel on Saturday, June 18th at 10:30am.
Holy Moments Happen Around Us Every Day – a quiet moment at home between a parent and child, an evening of boisterous laughter with friends and family, or an encounter with God’s beautiful creation. We encourage you to open your hearts and minds to see the holiness in every day. And when you capture a holy moment on film (or rather, digitally!) send it to goodnews@gmail.com. We’ll share them here to inspire others to see the holy in every moment.
Exotic Coffees to be Featured at Our Sunday Coffee Hours from such far flung countries as Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Sumatra, and Tanzania. Won’t you please join us?
A New Kroger Community Rewards cycle has begun. If the bottom of your receipt now reads, “At your request, Kroger is donating to St. James Episcopal Church—Grosse Ile,” you are enrolled for 16-17. If your receipt does not show this, please go to KrogerCommunityRewards.com and enroll/re-enroll to earn donations for Saint James. Our group number is 82842. Questions: Contact Lynn Blanks, 676-3967.
Join The Pastoral Care Committee to adopt a homebound parishioner, visiting them every week or two, bringing a bulletin and communion. This group is also the core of the emergency prayer chain, which is activated in times of immediate need. Contact chair Marie Johnson mariewarrenj@comcast.net or Fr. Phil.
We’re Updating Our Picture Directory Send corrections or a new/updated picture to office@saintjamesgi.net. Look for the new version in the fall. If you don’t have a current version you can pick one up on the table outside the office.
Beginner’s Belly Dance Continues will continue to run on Wednesdays at 7pm.
We Continue To Collect Diapers for “Bottoms Up.” Diapers and coupons can be placed in the box in the hallway. Contact Jane Colwell (734-671-9446) or Susan Lowery (734-675-0417) with questions or to make a monetary donation.
New Group Studies are being offered through Saint James. Join us Sunday mornings at 9:05 in the Fireplace Room. A second weekly Study runs on Thursday mornings at 10:30am in the Library. Beginning and ending with centering prayer, most of the time is spent discussing the reading selection on Faith, by such authors as Thomas Aquinas, Ghandi, C. S. Lewis, Augustine of Hippo.
A Weekday Eucharist focused on the life of a saint is held every Wed. at 10:15am.
Fr. Phil’s Open Office Hours are every Tuesday from 4:30-6:30pm.
Coffee and Fellowship follow the 10am Service every Sunday in Galloway Hall. Volunteers are always needed. To host contact Joan Hemsworth (734-675-8191).
FEATURES & ARTICLES
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BLESSING OF THE BICYCLES
Saturday, June 4 at 10am
Blessing, Police Escorted Ride, Lunch
FREE — Come join us
Rummage Lunches
One of the favorite parts of rummage week is the delicious lunches.
Coordinator Norma Smereka sent this report:
We had a great week cooking. Sharon Metz made baked spaghetti & garlic bread which was wonderful! We made a huge salad to go with it and fed 62 people. On Tuesday Nancy Chrysler made baked chicken thighs with potatoes & carrots. We also had cranberry jello by Judy Christie both were great! We fed 60 people. On Wednesday Donna & Larry Crabtree made ham & cheese sandwiches with chips & we had pasta primavera. People said “let’s do this again!” We fed 77 and no, that is not a mistake, 77!!! Thursday we had salad bar with tuna pasta salad by Linda Kurth, couscous by Linda Shannon, deviled eggs by Norma & orange jello by Judy Christie with bean salad & coleslaw, we fed 51. Friday gave us pulled pork, buns & chips by Sue Lowrey, Linda Kurth’s potato salad!!!!! & coleslaw. We fed 47. They love that dinner! On Saturday we had giant hot dogs & buns & chips w/sauerkraut & leftovers. We fed 50. What a week!!!!
Out There With Outreach
Saint James at the Spirit of Hope Soup Kitchen:
Our schedule has been changed…
We will prepare the meal and will also serve the meal on Saturday June 18th. Sacred Heart will have the day off. There will be 2 shifts. The 1st crew will meet in our Chapel parking lot at 8:20 a.m. to meet at the Soup Kitchen at 9:00 a,m, We’ll set-up and prepare the meal. You will be finished at around 11:30, if not before. The 2nd crew will need to arrive at Spirit of Hope before 11:30 a.m. to serve the meal and clean-up. You will be on your way home by 1:45. If you want to work with both crews please sign up on both lists.
Our next day to serve will be Saturday, September 17th. we will set-up and prepare the meal and Sacred Heart will serve. (We will have July and August off)
The most current sign-up sheets are always posted on the Outreach/Soup Kitchen bulletin board in the hallway near the East River Room. We guarantee that you will enjoy wonderful fellowship and will walk away filled with the spirit that comes from doing for others. Amy Kohair 734-693-0694 & Frank Kohair 734-693-5904
SERVING THIS WEEK
Email goodnews@saintjamesgi.net if you want to serve in one of these capacities.
| May 29 | |
| Altar Guild | Carolyn Hoey, Lil Everlove, Meren James |
| 8am 1st lesson reader | Margret Horvath |
| 8am Eucharistic Minister | David Hartwell |
| 10 am 1st lesson reader | Larry Crabtree |
| 10am 2nd lesson & chalice | Nancy Crysler |
| 10am prayers & chalice | Pat Zavadil |
| Ushers | Dave & Judy Christie, Walt Denson, Chuck Kurth |
| Greeters | Dave & Judy Christie |
| 10 am Crucifer | Kaleb Turner |
| 10am Acolytes
Prayer Team |
Thomas Shumate & TBA
Sue Anderson & Madeleine Jones |
SAINT JAMES WISH LIST
Below are some things that St. James would love to have, but the budget does not allow them at this time. If one of these items speaks to your heart, please make a donation toward the purchase. All partial gifts will be gratefully accepted and put toward the total cost. Also, if you see or think of something that should be on this list, please let us know.
- Evangelism Ink Pens to share – 500 pens $275
- New floor in the River Room Kitchen $600
- Hard Cover Bibles in the Pews $2,000
- Automatic per-cup Espresso Machine for Galloway $1,200
- Landscape and decorate area outside breezeway $1,700
- Chapel window plexiglass $6,000
- Island-wide mailing $3,000
- Fall flowers and decorations for hallway and Galloway $400
- Finish the Organ Fund ($35,000 of the $65,000 has been received.)
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
🎵 🎶 🎶🎵 MUSIC NOTES 🎵🎶🎶 🎵
A Weekly Series by Daniel Susan, our Minister of Music
“Silence may be kept” is the name of one section of a larger organ work entitled “Rubrics”, written by the living American composer, Dan Locklair. He was inspired to compose this during a particularly long sermon when he began flipping through The Book of Common Prayer and reading the rubrics – the brief directions to stand, sit, kneel, or other actions. Traditionally they have been printed in red to be set apart from the black text of the liturgy, thus the name “rubric”. I often hear seminarians quote the direction “Do the red, say the black”. “Rubrics” has five movements with the titles: 1. “…’Hallelujah,’ has been restored…” 2. “Silence may be kept”. 3. “…and thanksgivings may follow.” 4. “The peace may be exchanged.” 5 “The people respond – Amen!”. (I can find these for you in the prayer book if you really want to see them; none are from the Holy Eucharist.) Next week we’ll hear “The peace may be exchanged”, one of the most lovely organ compositions of our time. The entire work is easy to find on YouTube. Who knew that something as mundane as liturgical rubrics could spark such beautiful art? Silence may be kept, indeed!
CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
We Celebrate Birthdays This Week
| Marissa Tissot (5/29) | Jeff Hightower (5/29) | Karyn Hightower (5/29) | |
| Jennifer Drake (5/30) | Margaret Horvath (5/30) | Brenda Roekle (5/30) | |
| Dianne Tissot (5/30) | Kate Sullivan Hartwell (5/31) | Monica Treadwell (6/1) | |
| Andrew Johnson (6/1) |
We Celebrate Anniversaries This Week
| Linda Shannon & Herman Rugel (5/29) | Dana & Peter Uhse (6/3) | |
| Nancy Warren & Russ Atkinson (6/4) |
Please Pray This Week For Healing
| Lee | Jerry Zavadil | Maureen Kohn | |
| Jerry | John Kurth | Marsha Childress | |
| Pete Fernandes | Jean Fernandes | Andrew Brunell | |
| Philip Metz, S. | Kathy | Judy Williams | |
| Allison Bell | Charles | Carol Tyler Gacioch | |
| Joan Klose | Pat Smith | Jackson Bruce Beidler | |
| Rick | Elizabeth Verdugo | Dorothy Galloway Crooks |
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 Drew, Jimmy Adams, AJ Allen, Billie Ray Brewer, John Chambers, J.B. Faistenhammer, Cristopher Gernand, Devon Goyert, Steven Grzywa Jr., Matt Hertl, Keith Johnson, Laura Levillier, Blake Liddle, Ken Matthews, Buckley Neal, PJ Ramsey, Brett Ready, Ronald Riling, Christopher Rodgers, Kristina Rodgers, Bettina Sauter, Jonathan Southerland, Jeff Speer, and Travis Tam.
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.